Lebanon Employment

Employment and Industries in the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Lebanon than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Lebanon.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Lebanon.
A list of any large public companies in Lebanon.

Most Popular Jobs in Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	970	61,800	$43,050 - 78,860	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	800	51,520	$34,100 - 72,500	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	620	50,870	$21,750 - 81,110	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	450	51,660	$33,030 - 74,070	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	210	58,860	$37,680 - 88,110	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	180	53,320	$34,640 - 79,300	11%	95%
7	Coaches and scouts	140	20,460	$15,290 - 34,100	15%	60%
8	Chief executives	110	118,040	$43,280 -	2%	65%
9	Pharmacists	110	90,670	$69,510 - 111,220	22%	97%
10	Management analysts	110	64,430	$44,630 - 94,470	22%	78%
11	Computer programmers	100	59,640	$33,290 - 82,790	0%	73%
12	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	90	56,220	$35,040 - 83,690	20%	87%
13	Sales managers	90		$ -	10%	69%
14	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	90		$ -	16%	99%
15	Medical and health services managers	90	80,940	$44,410 - 129,830	16%	57%
16	Graphic designers	80	36,740	$24,650 - 54,930	10%	55%
17	Computer specialists, all other	80	66,870	$52,300 - 90,330	15%	68%
18	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	86,440	$66,340 - 114,600	8%	78%
19	Financial managers	70	80,410	$54,530 - 123,890	13%	60%
20	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	70	46,910	$29,310 - 68,080	13%	73%
21	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	60	51,870	$31,310 - 68,450	0%	96%
22	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	57,870	$40,950 - 85,110	17%	56%
23	Industrial engineers	60		$ -	20%	74%
24	Training and development specialists	50	65,290	$36,780 - 102,870	18%	56%
25	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	50		$ -	25%	67%
26	Librarians	50	48,520	$27,760 - 66,690	4%	85%
27	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	50,370	$32,660 - 73,930	9%	87%
28	Physician assistants	50	73,990	$59,250 - 94,250	27%	67%
29	Occupational therapists	40	67,110	$49,210 - 97,470	23%	90%
30	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	41,050	$21,860 - 61,890	18%	56%
31	Lawyers	40	90,770	$47,120 - 150,040	11%	99%
32	Physical therapists	40	70,030	$43,180 - 96,970	27%	89%
33	Mechanical engineers	40	72,430	$42,500 - 104,040	4%	78%
34	Social and community service managers	30	62,100	$45,000 - 107,900	25%	72%
35	Optometrists	30		$ -	11%	100%
36	Chemists	30		$ -	9%	93%
37	Social workers, all other	30	58,320	$43,300 - 77,710	18%	77%
38	Mental health counselors	30		$ -	30%	73%
39	Self-enrichment education teachers	30	36,870	$15,780 - 66,280	23%	54%
40	Speech-language pathologists	30	87,940	$59,660 - 121,580	11%	98%
41	Medical and public health social workers	30	39,440	$28,180 - 54,270	24%	77%
42	Network and computer systems administrators	30	60,920	$44,940 - 82,160	27%	50%
43	Market research analysts	30	50,950	$26,790 - 83,620	20%	82%
44	Public relations specialists	30	52,070	$35,340 - 77,310	18%	81%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Cashiers	1,500	18,330	$15,270 - 23,710	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	1,440	30,060	$16,340 - 54,200	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,430	18,620	$15,300 - 24,860	18%	5%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,330	23,820	$15,670 - 36,940	2%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	1,130	26,200	$15,840 - 38,630	13%	19%
6	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,120	25,800	$18,960 - 33,270	18%	7%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,010	23,490	$16,640 - 31,110	15%	4%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	900	22,660	$15,520 - 35,320	-7%	8%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	830	27,540	$18,640 - 37,800	1%	18%
10	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	790	20,680	$15,430 - 32,050	8%	4%
11	Waiters and waitresses	700	21,250	$15,430 - 31,060	11%	14%
12	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	680	37,820	$26,650 - 51,040	10%	4%
13	Maintenance and repair workers, general	670	35,500	$21,230 - 54,410	10%	6%
14	Customer service representatives	640	30,300	$20,870 - 46,190	25%	22%
15	Bus drivers, school	570	27,050	$21,660 - 32,150	9%	4%
16	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	560	29,370	$15,900 - 41,070	13%	16%
17	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	540	38,670	$27,860 - 50,280	14%	7%
18	Team assemblers	500	35,300	$24,230 - 49,090	0%	5%
19	Packers and packagers, hand	480	19,900	$15,410 - 28,690	-11%	3%
20	Carpenters	450	36,470	$25,750 - 48,030	10%	6%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	450	50,140	$30,840 - 76,210	-4%	15%
22	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	430	31,970	$21,960 - 42,210	4%	6%
23	Teacher assistants	390	20,660	$15,600 - 25,860	10%	18%
24	Food preparation workers	360	17,990	$15,210 - 23,370	15%	7%
25	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	350	33,080	$22,320 - 48,100	14%	4%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	340	42,670	$27,300 - 60,660	6%	29%
27	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	340	27,440	$18,200 - 38,730	18%	6%
28	Industrial truck and tractor operators	330	31,370	$22,720 - 44,210	-1%	2%
29	Home health aides	300	20,590	$15,510 - 26,130	49%	7%
30	General and operations managers	300	73,680	$37,130 - 122,430	2%	48%
31	Tellers	280	22,500	$17,670 - 27,050	14%	16%
32	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	280	29,050	$20,990 - 39,440	-4%	5%
33	Receptionists and information clerks	280	22,340	$15,700 - 30,150	17%	13%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	260	39,040	$24,870 - 58,860	4%	25%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	250	29,230	$20,320 - 39,310	11%	14%
36	Cooks, restaurant	250	22,280	$16,290 - 33,070	12%	5%
37	Dishwashers	240	17,240	$15,190 - 20,860	10%	3%
38	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	240	23,980	$15,640 - 32,630	14%	3%
39	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	230	35,140	$25,700 - 48,470	15%	18%
40	Helpers--production workers	220	21,250	$15,570 - 31,610	0%	4%
41	Machinists	220	40,120	$33,890 - 50,060	-2%	3%
42	Electricians	200	40,870	$28,400 - 64,410	7%	7%
43	Construction laborers	180	28,430	$21,770 - 36,360	11%	5%
44	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	180	27,990	$21,110 - 35,960	4%	15%
45	Security guards	180	24,270	$16,960 - 34,070	17%	13%
46	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	180	32,700	$26,090 - 39,960	5%	2%
47	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	180	50,720	$28,600 - 83,870	9%	3%
48	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	170	52,200	$33,920 - 75,730	11%	33%
49	Medical assistants	170	27,270	$21,380 - 35,480	35%	10%
50	Preschool teachers, except special education	170	23,700	$15,500 - 35,820	26%	43%
51	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	170	22,490	$17,800 - 26,820	13%	5%
52	Business operations specialists, all other	170	67,240	$41,380 - 96,370	21%	49%
53	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	170	22,340	$15,630 - 37,720	12%	6%
54	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	170	31,300	$23,780 - 39,310	6%	0%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	160	54,000	$37,360 - 73,110	7%	13%
56	Healthcare support workers, all other	160	28,850	$20,250 - 43,060	16%	10%
57	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	160	33,390	$24,230 - 44,990	-6%	14%
58	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	150	28,120	$17,590 - 40,150	11%	5%
59	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	150	17,480	$15,290 - 20,510	10%	8%
60	Word processors and typists	140	33,060	$26,040 - 43,580	-11%	19%
61	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	140	29,270	$22,060 - 39,290	3%	4%
62	Postal service mail carriers	140			1%	11%
63	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	140	38,020	$24,670 - 50,550	-4%	4%
64	Automotive body and related repairers	130	28,390	$19,880 - 38,760	12%	3%
65	All other information and record clerks	130	37,270	$27,840 - 48,100	-12%	21%
66	Insurance sales agents	120	52,060	$33,570 - 114,930	13%	45%
67	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	120	34,800	$26,100 - 45,990	14%	8%
68	Medical secretaries	120	25,100	$16,000 - 32,170	17%	18%
69	Cost estimators	120	48,720	$32,170 - 67,770	19%	32%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	120	49,050	$30,700 - 71,310	9%	10%
71	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	120	54,030	$32,140 - 71,300	11%	4%
72	Pharmacy technicians	120	28,580	$18,580 - 40,950	32%	16%
73	Computer support specialists	110	45,010	$19,780 - 63,960	13%	43%
74	Industrial machinery mechanics	110	43,080	$31,840 - 53,820	9%	5%
75	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	100	39,910	$25,260 - 70,560	12%	3%
76	Cooks, short order	100	23,120	$15,950 - 37,140	5%	5%
77	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	100	48,100	$30,840 - 70,600	0%	42%
78	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	100	36,760	$26,120 - 49,960	-2%	6%
79	Child care workers	100	18,260	$15,490 - 20,860	18%	15%
80	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	90	33,850	$26,410 - 44,890	-12%	0%
81	Dental assistants	90	31,790	$24,240 - 40,270	29%	9%
82	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	90	37,670	$24,540 - 49,640	7%	3%
83	Sales representatives, services, all other	90	58,320	$29,430 - 100,960	28%	48%
84	Machine feeders and offbearers	90	19,500	$15,440 - 25,050	-14%	0%
85	Bakers	80	21,560	$16,010 - 28,940	10%	8%
86	Industrial production managers	80	75,130	$45,200 - 122,480	-5%	43%
87	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	80	32,300	$22,380 - 41,480	0%	0%
88	Physicians and surgeons, all other	80	193,350	$138,550 -	0%	0%
89	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	80	31,980	$25,870 - 42,310	13%	4%
90	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	80	36,520	$26,670 - 47,500	11%	29%
91	Legal secretaries	70	36,230	$24,710 - 53,480	12%	18%
92	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	70	43,690	$36,360 - 50,320	12%	3%
93	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	70	42,460	$29,870 - 58,600	4%	30%
94	Highway maintenance workers	70	31,290	$23,070 - 39,630	9%	5%
95	Food batchmakers	70	22,820	$15,450 - 33,940	11%	5%
96	Parts salespersons	70	29,980	$18,740 - 42,290	-1%	6%
97	Recreation workers	70	24,420	$17,330 - 36,060	13%	47%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	70	51,060	$28,930 - 77,270	13%	17%
99	Data entry keyers	70	23,610	$16,800 - 31,230	-4%	18%
100	Printing machine operators	70	32,980	$16,250 - 52,200	-5%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Lebanon Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	31,300	170	10.7
Bus drivers, school	27,050	570	4.7
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	34,800	120	4.5
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	29,270	140	4.5
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,020	140	3.9
Word processors and typists	33,060	140	3.8
Automotive body and related repairers	28,390	130	3
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	29,050	280	2.9
Healthcare support workers, all other	28,850	160	2.9
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	20,680	790	2.9
Coaches and scouts	20,460	140	2.9
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	36,760	100	2.8
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,800	1,120	2.7
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,670	540	2.6
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	23,980	240	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,140	450	2.4
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	50,720	180	2.3
Cooks, short order	23,120	100	2.2
Packers and packagers, hand	19,900	480	2.2
All other information and record clerks	37,270	130	2
Elementary school teachers, except special education	51,520	800	2
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,820	1,330	1.9
Machinists	40,120	220	1.9
Industrial truck and tractor operators	31,370	330	1.9
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	31,970	430	1.8
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,080	350	1.8
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,700	180	1.8
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,620	1,430	1.8
Maintenance and repair workers, general	35,500	670	1.8
Cost estimators	48,720	120	1.7
Carpenters	36,470	450	1.7
Helpers--production workers	21,250	220	1.7
Team assemblers	35,300	500	1.7
Tellers	22,500	280	1.6
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,660	900	1.6
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,660	450	1.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	28,120	150	1.5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,490	1,010	1.5
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	22,340	170	1.5
Dishwashers	17,240	240	1.5
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	27,540	830	1.5
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,080	110	1.5
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,820	680	1.5
Cashiers	18,330	1,500	1.4
Preschool teachers, except special education	23,700	170	1.4
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	39,910	100	1.4
Pharmacists	90,670	110	1.4
Food preparation workers	17,990	360	1.4
Postal service mail carriers		140	1.3
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	50,870	620	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Team assemblers	35,300	1.29	500
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	50,720	1.24	180
Retail salespersons	30,060	1.23	1,440
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	28,120	1.19	150
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	31,300	1.18	170
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,020	1.18	140
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,490	1.18	170
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	54,030	1.17	120
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	23,980	1.14	240
Business operations specialists, all other	67,240	1.14	170
Waiters and waitresses	21,250	1.14	700
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	27,440	1.13	340
All other information and record clerks	37,270	1.13	130
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	31,970	1.12	430
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	29,050	1.11	280
Machinists	40,120	1.09	220
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,620	1.08	1,430
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	52,200	1.08	170
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,800	1.07	1,120
Computer support specialists	45,010	1.07	110
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,320	1.06	180
Word processors and typists	33,060	1.06	140
Industrial truck and tractor operators	31,370	1.04	330
Bus drivers, school	27,050	1.03	570
Elementary school teachers, except special education	51,520	1.03	800
Maintenance and repair workers, general	35,500	1.03	670
Office clerks, general	26,200	1.03	1,130
Cooks, restaurant	22,280	1.03	250
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,490	1.03	1,010
Customer service representatives	30,300	1.02	640
Pharmacy technicians	28,580	1.02	120
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,660	1.01	450
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,040	1.01	260
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,820	1.01	680
Registered nurses	61,800	1	970
Dishwashers	17,240	1	240
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	33,390	1	160
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,660	0.99	900
Cashiers	18,330	0.99	1,500
Healthcare support workers, all other	28,850	0.99	160
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,820	0.99	1,330
Accountants and auditors	58,860	0.99	210
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,480	0.98	150
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,670	0.98	540
Packers and packagers, hand	19,900	0.98	480
Medical assistants	27,270	0.97	170
Home health aides	20,590	0.97	300
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,080	0.97	110
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	29,230	0.97	250
Security guards	24,270	0.96	180

Highest Paying Jobs in Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	193,350	80
Family and general practitioners	135,680	40
Chief executives	118,040	110
Lawyers	90,770	40
Pharmacists	90,670	110
Speech-language pathologists	87,940	30
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,440	70
Administrative services managers	82,310	50
Medical and health services managers	80,940	90
Financial managers	80,410	70
Industrial production managers	75,130	80
Computer systems analysts	74,140
Physician assistants	73,990	50
General and operations managers	73,680	300
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	73,490	40
Mechanical engineers	72,430	40
Physical therapists	70,030	40
Database administrators	69,560
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	67,980	30
Business operations specialists, all other	67,240	170
Occupational therapists	67,110	40
Computer specialists, all other	66,870	80
Logisticians	65,370	40
Training and development specialists	65,290	50
Management analysts	64,430	110
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	63,180	40
Social and community service managers	62,100	30
Registered nurses	61,800	970
Network and computer systems administrators	60,920	30
Computer programmers	59,640	100
Accountants and auditors	58,860	210
Sales representatives, services, all other	58,320	90
Social workers, all other	58,320	30
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	57,870	60
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	56,220	90
Computer software engineers, applications	56,160
Dental hygienists	54,870	50
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	54,030	120
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,000	160
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,320	180
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	52,200	170
Public relations specialists	52,070	30
Insurance sales agents	52,060	120
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	51,870	60
Real estate sales agents	51,840	40
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,660	450
Elementary school teachers, except special education	51,520	800
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	51,060	70
Market research analysts	50,950	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	50,870	620

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