Scranton Employment

Employment and Industries in the Scranton, 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 Scranton than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Scranton.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Scranton.
A list of any large public companies in Scranton.

Most Popular Jobs in Scranton, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2006 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	6,240	52,850	$38,610 - 71,630	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	3,330	49,030	$24,030 - 88,120	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,910	52,500	$33,320 - 73,320	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,870	47,990	$30,410 - 71,530	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	1,730	52,110	$29,320 - 79,780	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,070	48,210	$26,670 - 72,890	11%	95%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	800	27,560	$16,800 - 39,540	19%	77%
8	Medical and health services managers	780	68,210	$38,360 - 110,240	16%	57%
9	Mental health counselors	750	27,860	$18,020 - 37,590	30%	73%
10	Pharmacists	700	77,360	$46,850 - 100,510	22%	97%
11	Lawyers	600	76,370	$38,630 - 132,190	11%	99%
12	Social and human service assistants	590	25,860	$18,350 - 39,510	34%	58%
13	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	550	41,330	$27,790 - 56,420	12%	51%
14	Financial managers	540	76,600	$42,910 - 113,080	13%	60%
15	Legislators	530	13,770	$11,490 - 14,530	1%	65%
16	Advertising sales agents	530	44,170	$23,860 - 71,400	20%	56%
17	Sales managers	510	85,190	$46,420 - 0	10%	69%
18	Occupational therapists	500	52,370	$37,220 - 76,220	23%	90%
19	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	470	63,040	$31,100 - 104,570	12%	51%
20	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	460	35,910	$12,660 - 69,130	17%	56%
21	Computer systems analysts	460	62,740	$44,000 - 87,580	29%	68%
22	Physical therapists	430	65,520	$40,690 - 102,340	27%	89%
23	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	410	31,600	$21,280 - 44,590	15%	51%
24	Management analysts	390	67,400	$39,900 - 105,360	22%	78%
25	Civil engineers	380	56,950	$41,370 - 75,810	18%	87%
26	Computer programmers	370	51,810	$33,110 - 79,350	0%	73%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	370	53,520	$33,500 - 83,120	27%	50%
28	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	360	47,210	$26,490 - 71,910	13%	73%
29	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	340	39,250	$21,630 - 60,240	18%	56%
30	Training and development specialists	320	42,220	$27,460 - 58,280	18%	56%
31	Medical and public health social workers	320	37,980	$17,280 - 58,500	24%	77%
32	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	310	72,440	$44,470 - 97,470	8%	78%
33	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	300	51,700	$33,870 - 71,990	20%	87%
34	Mechanical engineers	300	59,560	$40,210 - 85,770	4%	78%
35	Industrial engineers	290	59,890	$38,400 - 83,530	20%	74%
36	Graphic designers	290	32,990	$21,970 - 49,550	10%	55%
37	Chief executives	280	122,130	$15,540 - 0	2%	65%
38	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	270	43,700	$14,650 - 67,560	5%	58%
39	Computer software engineers, applications	270	63,430	$41,690 - 97,030	45%	85%
40	Personal financial advisors	250	72,880	$30,680 - 0	41%	81%
41	Financial analysts	240	49,060	$32,830 - 74,240	34%	87%
42	Social and community service managers	230	51,970	$30,630 - 78,790	25%	72%
43	Librarians	230	49,320	$19,110 - 73,390	4%	85%
44	Managers, all other	230	71,760	$39,940 - 112,920	7%	55%
45	Engineering managers	230	101,730	$67,710 - 0	7%	84%
46	Public relations specialists	230	38,320	$14,460 - 60,190	18%	81%
47	Computer and information systems managers	200	88,300	$52,740 - 129,900	16%	73%
48	Network systems and data communications analysts	200	65,840	$39,850 - 91,920	53%	57%
49	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	200	35,970	$18,250 - 50,930	34%	73%
50	Market research analysts	190	47,950	$27,680 - 74,640	20%	82%
51	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	180	41,510	$28,860 - 60,620	24%	78%
52	Special education teachers, secondary school	180	45,760	$29,380 - 69,420	9%	87%
53	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	180	35,830	$13,020 - 68,810	16%	99%
54	Electrical engineers	170	63,080	$47,600 - 85,900	6%	81%
55	Speech-language pathologists	170		$0 - 0	11%	98%
56	Dentists, general	170	123,880	$71,020 - 0	9%	100%
57	Special education teachers, middle school	160	49,300	$32,150 - 71,710	16%	87%
58	Self-enrichment education teachers	160	33,350	$18,590 - 47,930	23%	54%
59	Computer specialists, all other	160	69,420	$48,190 - 95,000	15%	68%
60	Architects, except landscape and naval	150	56,230	$29,200 - 90,850	18%	88%
61	Marketing managers	150	75,000	$41,380 - 121,650	14%	69%
62	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	150	43,070	$24,910 - 59,910	18%	56%
63	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	140	41,470	$20,360 - 58,300	14%	54%
64	Health educators	130		$0 - 0	26%	58%
65	Dietitians and nutritionists	130	42,570	$30,060 - 60,190	9%	72%
66	Floral designers	130	24,510	$16,000 - 34,690	0%	55%
67	Rehabilitation counselors	120	40,160	$18,190 - 58,940	23%	73%
68	Purchasing managers	110	84,260	$43,290 - 0	3%	57%
69	Clergy	100	27,740	$12,590 - 52,170	19%	75%
70	Recreational therapists	100	37,050	$16,110 - 59,130	4%	77%
71	Producers and directors	100	31,020	$12,480 - 54,190	11%	75%
72	Compensation and benefits managers	90	57,200	$34,930 - 92,360	12%	58%
73	Chemists	90	49,700	$22,980 - 72,540	9%	93%
74	Teachers and instructors, all other	90	34,130	$20,290 - 59,860	9%	54%
75	Instructional coordinators	80	45,650	$25,250 - 70,710	23%	79%
76	Occupational health and safety specialists	80	52,310	$29,330 - 80,480	8%	72%
77	Credit analysts	80	42,460	$20,960 - 71,290	2%	60%
78	Database administrators	80	64,870	$33,250 - 93,910	29%	72%
79	Detectives and criminal investigators	80	56,920	$38,750 - 79,100	17%	54%
80	Advertising and promotions managers	60	68,110	$29,920 - 117,390	6%	76%
81	Electronics engineers, except computer	60	62,400	$45,130 - 90,760	4%	81%
82	Surveyors	60	42,420	$22,530 - 58,860	24%	82%
83	Editors	60	37,550	$19,660 - 59,100	2%	81%
84	Budget analysts	60	52,480	$37,890 - 78,440	7%	78%
85	Postmasters and mail superintendents	60	56,760	$40,630 - 78,400	0%	55%
86	Insurance underwriters	50	58,010	$27,470 - 112,400	6%	53%
87	Operations research analysts	50	52,030	$32,120 - 78,120	11%	71%
88	Podiatrists	50	112,570	$13,550 - 0	10%	99%
89	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	50	64,850	$42,170 - 89,420	10%	74%
90	Conservation scientists	50	42,000	$23,870 - 65,260	5%	86%
91	Public relations managers	50	55,990	$31,710 - 92,330	17%	75%
92	Sales engineers	40	72,450	$38,210 - 144,400	9%	79%
93	Vocational education teachers, middle school	40	56,070	$34,680 - 76,440	0%	95%
94	Materials engineers	40	60,740	$40,160 - 98,200	4%	77%
95	Interior designers	40	44,080	$27,470 - 61,710	20%	55%
96	Human resources managers, all other	30	72,480	$27,850 - 108,940	11%	58%

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	Retail salespersons	8,710	22,840	$12,700 - 37,480	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	8,530	15,710	$11,930 - 21,120	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	6,650	23,730	$13,330 - 36,850	13%	19%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	6,300	24,340	$16,210 - 33,680	2%	5%
5	Customer service representatives	5,530	25,950	$16,380 - 36,860	25%	22%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,800	15,330	$11,740 - 20,540	18%	5%
7	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	4,660	24,140	$17,410 - 31,850	18%	7%
8	Waiters and waitresses	4,410	15,110	$11,550 - 22,380	11%	14%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	4,240	20,800	$13,210 - 30,820	15%	4%
10	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,180	35,360	$23,190 - 53,480	10%	4%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	3,680	27,570	$17,600 - 39,050	13%	16%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,360	19,310	$12,820 - 27,950	-7%	8%
13	Packers and packagers, hand	2,960	20,790	$15,140 - 27,440	-11%	3%
14	Industrial truck and tractor operators	2,890	27,990	$21,170 - 37,230	-1%	2%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,800	25,090	$16,450 - 36,410	1%	18%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,700	30,770	$18,670 - 44,780	10%	6%
17	Team assemblers	2,540	26,050	$13,760 - 47,020	0%	5%
18	Home health aides	2,520	18,950	$13,910 - 24,930	49%	7%
19	Telemarketers	2,430	26,580	$15,150 - 55,730	-9%	14%
20	Food preparation workers	2,370	17,750	$12,890 - 23,050	15%	7%
21	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,330	24,580	$16,530 - 35,130	8%	4%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,280	43,000	$25,430 - 62,600	6%	29%
23	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,180	36,360	$26,420 - 47,560	14%	7%
24	Cooks, restaurant	1,920	18,620	$12,280 - 27,100	12%	5%
25	Helpers--production workers	1,850	24,430	$15,810 - 38,080	0%	4%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,780	37,390	$21,880 - 56,320	4%	25%
27	Receptionists and information clerks	1,770	21,330	$15,610 - 27,920	17%	13%
28	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,720	25,760	$17,400 - 38,070	-4%	5%
29	Carpenters	1,680	37,720	$22,840 - 53,210	10%	6%
30	Teacher assistants	1,630	19,520	$13,040 - 28,310	10%	18%
31	Medical secretaries	1,620	22,670	$13,220 - 32,380	17%	18%
32	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,620	25,390	$16,060 - 35,990	4%	6%
33	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,560	22,530	$14,780 - 34,080	18%	6%
34	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,550	33,490	$20,870 - 45,610	14%	4%
35	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,540	31,030	$20,720 - 45,500	15%	18%
36	General and operations managers	1,490	88,250	$41,090 - [?]	2%	48%
37	Tellers	1,430	19,970	$15,230 - 25,800	14%	16%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,430	32,990	$21,580 - 45,070	11%	14%
39	Child care workers	1,410	18,290	$12,700 - 24,510	18%	15%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,390	51,130	$28,030 - 76,810	-4%	15%
41	Construction laborers	1,350	30,920	$19,810 - 47,670	11%	5%
42	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,270	16,910	$12,660 - 22,270	13%	5%
43	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,240	36,770	$20,100 - 60,670	11%	33%
44	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,150	23,090	$15,190 - 31,030	26%	43%
45	Security guards	1,100	22,570	$15,520 - 31,640	17%	13%
46	Bartenders	1,040	14,760	$11,680 - 18,650	11%	17%
47	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,030	30,300	$19,880 - 43,800	-6%	14%
48	Dishwashers	1,020	14,030	$11,590 - 17,840	10%	3%
49	Bus drivers, school	990	18,620	$12,180 - 26,060	9%	4%
50	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	960	26,180	$19,470 - 34,980	4%	15%
51	Personal and home care aides	940	19,980	$12,960 - 26,460	51%	10%
52	Counter and rental clerks	900	21,620	$12,550 - 34,680	23%	16%
53	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	900	20,090	$12,780 - 34,140	12%	6%
54	Bill and account collectors	890	26,640	$19,520 - 36,790	23%	13%
55	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	870	17,520	$12,440 - 23,220	10%	17%
56	Machinists	870	36,650	$25,120 - 50,580	-2%	3%
57	Electricians	850	47,680	$31,970 - 63,880	7%	7%
58	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	850	14,200	$11,630 - 17,900	10%	8%
59	All other information and record clerks	800	32,990	$25,540 - 39,720	-12%	21%
60	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	790	21,060	$15,490 - 28,710	11%	5%
61	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	770	29,530	$20,550 - 39,760	-14%	0%
62	Pharmacy technicians	770	23,100	$14,910 - 31,670	32%	16%
63	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	740	23,560	$16,140 - 33,920	19%	14%
64	Postal service mail carriers	740	44,050	$35,960 - 50,530	1%	11%
65	Loan officers	730	46,180	$28,040 - 68,080	12%	49%
66	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	720	29,960	$19,270 - 45,900	13%	4%
67	Bakers	670	22,710	$13,470 - 34,840	10%	8%
68	Medical assistants	670	26,110	$20,030 - 34,250	35%	10%
69	Computer support specialists	660	35,520	$24,100 - 48,140	13%	43%
70	Sewing machine operators	660	21,510	$14,090 - 31,600	-26%	5%
71	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	650	21,020	$15,740 - 28,850	-11%	9%
72	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	640	19,840	$12,540 - 27,080	13%	15%
73	Dental assistants	630	25,990	$19,890 - 34,590	29%	9%
74	Legal secretaries	630	23,130	$17,160 - 29,160	12%	18%
75	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	620	14,430	$11,620 - 18,280	12%	6%
76	Industrial machinery mechanics	620	37,940	$26,380 - 51,390	9%	5%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	620	53,200	$34,340 - 79,620	7%	13%
78	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	620	44,350	$27,380 - 62,370	8%	3%
79	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	610	36,200	$24,200 - 50,490	12%	3%
80	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	600	29,160	$19,170 - 39,830	-12%	0%
81	Parts salespersons	600	24,620	$14,290 - 38,400	-1%	6%
82	Driver/sales workers	580	24,840	$12,520 - 42,030	-4%	4%
83	Business operations specialists, all other	570	55,850	$30,170 - 84,730	21%	49%
84	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	560	65,260	$33,970 - 113,350	9%	10%
85	Cooks, fast food	560	14,390	$11,710 - 19,390	8%	5%
86	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	540	29,110	$20,110 - 39,700	0%	22%
87	Sheet metal workers	530	43,940	$24,170 - 62,680	7%	4%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	530	49,860	$30,740 - 75,650	10%	17%
89	Data entry keyers	520	22,530	$16,420 - 29,330	-4%	18%
90	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	500	37,130	$23,040 - 56,960	9%	3%
91	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	490	31,960	$20,440 - 45,890	5%	2%
92	Correspondence clerks	480	25,300	$20,030 - 30,740	12%	16%
93	Printing machine operators	480	33,560	$19,990 - 45,310	-5%	6%
94	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	480	37,710	$22,100 - 57,040	4%	30%
95	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	480	28,790	$20,420 - 37,970	3%	18%
96	Recreation workers	480	22,470	$12,580 - 33,400	13%	47%
97	Highway maintenance workers	470	27,920	$17,370 - 36,820	9%	5%
98	Order clerks	470	27,530	$16,540 - 46,090	-23%	16%
99	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	470	30,300	$15,830 - 45,760	-2%	6%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	470	67,170	$31,070 - 122,070	4%	38%

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Jobs More Common Near Scranton Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Correspondence clerks	25,300	480	24.2
Legislators	13,770	530	8.1
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	51,800	130	6.2
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians	24,440	230	6
Conveyor operators and tenders	29,730	280	5.9
Job printers	28,520	380	5.4
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	29,870	210	5.1
Mental health counselors	27,860	750	5
History teachers, postsecondary	56,580	100	4.4
Education teachers, postsecondary	55,490	270	4.1
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	23,400	150	3.9
Telemarketers	26,580	2,430	3.7
Crossing guards	15,100	270	3.5
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	61,460	410	3.4
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	29,960	720	3.4
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	57,260	120	3.3
Occupational therapists	52,370	500	3
Highway maintenance workers	27,920	470	3
Millwrights	38,810	150	2.8
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,530	260	2.8
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	56,920	150	2.8
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	23,560	740	2.7
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,160	600	2.7
Recreational therapists	37,050	100	2.7
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	53,420	130	2.7
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,760	1,720	2.6
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,990	2,890	2.6
Bakers	22,710	670	2.6
Medical equipment repairers	45,260	110	2.5
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,130	270	2.4
Business teachers, postsecondary	50,940	220	2.4
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	21,020	650	2.4
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	41,510	180	2.3
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	64,700	120	2.3
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,440	350	2.3
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,930	110	2.2
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	19,840	640	2.2
Opticians, dispensing	24,360	240	2.2
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	60,500	100	2.2
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	23,590	360	2.1
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	42,390	310	2.1
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	29,600	130	2.1
Helpers--carpenters	24,020	350	2.1
Medical secretaries	22,670	1,620	2.1
Helpers--production workers	24,430	1,850	2.1
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	30,300	470	2.1
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,700	230	2.1
Industrial engineering technicians	47,880	220	2.1
Packers and packagers, hand	20,790	2,960	2
Dental laboratory technicians	27,440	140	2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Scranton, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Production workers, all other	35,420	1.26	270
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	61,460	1.25	410
Painters, construction and maintenance	38,550	1.2	190
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	42,390	1.2	310
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	65,260	1.19	560
Helpers--electricians	29,720	1.19	190
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,050	1.19	320
Rehabilitation counselors	40,160	1.18	120
Travel agents	35,040	1.16	250
Cement masons and concrete finishers	40,070	1.16	110
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	32,990	1.16	1,430
Industrial production managers	92,500	1.15	280
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,530	1.13	260
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	21,010	1.13	350
Elementary school teachers, except special education	52,500	1.13	2,910
Computer specialists, all other	69,420	1.12	160
Tire repairers and changers	25,320	1.12	200
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,440	1.11	350
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	44,350	1.11	620
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	48,550	1.11	360
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	51,700	1.11	300
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	48,930	1.1	340
Sheet metal workers	43,940	1.1	530
Telemarketers	26,580	1.1	2,430
Medical equipment repairers	45,260	1.1	110
Network systems and data communications analysts	65,840	1.09	200
Packers and packagers, hand	20,790	1.09	2,960
Bindery workers	29,250	1.09	190
Helpers--production workers	24,430	1.09	1,850
Electricians	47,680	1.09	850
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	17,520	1.08	870
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	44,090	1.08	370
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,140	1.08	4,660
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	29,960	1.08	720
Floral designers	24,510	1.08	130
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	38,510	1.08	230
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	24,340	1.08	6,300
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	80,370	1.07	180
All other information and record clerks	32,990	1.07	800
Construction laborers	30,920	1.07	1,350
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,160	1.06	600
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,530	1.06	770
Personal and home care aides	19,980	1.06	940
Printing machine operators	33,560	1.06	480
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	20,660	1.06	340
Computer operators	35,240	1.06	230
Conveyor operators and tenders	29,730	1.05	280
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	51,290	1.05	140
Purchasing managers	84,260	1.04	110
Special education teachers, middle school	49,300	1.03	160

Highest Paying Jobs in Scranton, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	191,620
Family and general practitioners	152,040	300
Physicians and surgeons, all other	124,600	210
Dentists, general	123,880	170
Chief executives	122,130	280
Podiatrists	112,570	50
Engineering managers	101,730	230
Industrial production managers	92,500	280
Psychiatrists	92,110	50
Computer and information systems managers	88,300	200
General and operations managers	88,250	1,490
Sales managers	85,190	510
Purchasing managers	84,260	110
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	80,370	180
Pharmacists	77,360	700
Financial managers	76,600	540
Construction managers	76,430	190
Lawyers	76,370	600
Veterinarians	75,910
Marketing managers	75,000	150
Personal financial advisors	72,880	250
Human resources managers, all other	72,480	30
Sales engineers	72,450	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,440	310
Managers, all other	71,760	230
Economics teachers, postsecondary	70,790	40
Computer software engineers, systems software	70,270
Computer specialists, all other	69,420	160
Medical and health services managers	68,210	780
Advertising and promotions managers	68,110	60
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	67,950	210
Management analysts	67,400	390
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	67,170	470
Sales and related workers, all other	67,060
Physics teachers, postsecondary	65,920	50
Network systems and data communications analysts	65,840	200
Physical therapists	65,520	430
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	65,260	560
Database administrators	64,870	80
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	64,850	50
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	64,700	120
Computer software engineers, applications	63,430	270
Electrical engineers	63,080	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	63,040	470
Computer systems analysts	62,740	460
Electronics engineers, except computer	62,400	60
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	61,460	410
Diagnostic medical sonographers	60,990	80
Materials engineers	60,740	40
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	60,500	100

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