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 (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	5,840	58,050	$41,120 - 80,550	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	3,500	52,460	$25,440 - 90,770	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,810	51,210	$26,290 - 79,550	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,130	52,490	$33,740 - 77,470	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	1,770	54,770	$33,330 - 81,480	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,390	56,190	$35,650 - 80,500	11%	95%
7	Mental health counselors	1,240	30,990	$21,480 - 39,880	30%	73%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	1,090	33,320	$21,770 - 51,860	19%	77%
9	Social and human service assistants	710	25,110	$17,010 - 36,480	34%	58%
10	Computer systems analysts	710	68,550	$43,110 - 94,310	29%	68%
11	Medical and health services managers	680	69,910	$34,400 - 119,130	16%	57%
12	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	630	46,310	$33,050 - 62,000	12%	51%
13	Management analysts	590	79,290	$42,410 - 156,460	22%	78%
14	Chief executives	580	136,420	$57,570 -	2%	65%
15	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	550	33,610	$21,490 - 46,580	15%	51%
16	Lawyers	540	97,040	$44,490 -	11%	99%
17	Pharmacists	540	88,450	$64,330 - 109,150	22%	97%
18	Financial managers	520	65,140	$31,420 - 105,240	13%	60%
19	Network and computer systems administrators	480	55,280	$33,260 - 80,620	27%	50%
20	Occupational therapists	460	56,750	$44,440 - 78,610	23%	90%
21	Advertising sales agents	450	41,140	$22,970 - 65,840	20%	56%
22	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	450	50,610	$34,260 - 83,780	17%	56%
23	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	420	48,300	$27,310 - 76,360	13%	73%
24	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	380	51,470	$29,900 - 76,710	20%	87%
25	Legislators	370	24,110	$15,340 - 56,500	1%	65%
26	Graphic designers	370	34,690	$23,650 - 49,050	10%	55%
27	Computer programmers	370	53,980	$35,310 - 78,500	0%	73%
28	Physical therapists	370	68,120	$47,020 - 99,080	27%	89%
29	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	360	43,930	$25,830 - 66,980	18%	56%
30	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	350	65,570	$32,310 - 102,820	25%	67%
31	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	340	63,880	$26,960 - 102,690	12%	51%
32	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	340	86,310	$63,370 - 118,250	8%	78%
33	Sales managers	330	88,310	$40,550 -	10%	69%
34	Medical and public health social workers	320	39,940	$26,680 - 58,010	24%	77%
35	Coaches and scouts	320	24,660	$15,320 - 47,510	15%	60%
36	Training and development specialists	310	43,720	$27,880 - 62,370	18%	56%
37	Librarians	310	43,570	$18,440 - 74,910	4%	85%
38	Civil engineers	310	63,090	$43,040 - 86,780	18%	87%
39	Market research analysts	290	49,420	$30,630 - 76,330	20%	82%
40	Mechanical engineers	290	61,490	$46,240 - 85,300	4%	78%
41	Industrial engineers	280	74,770	$46,420 - 117,260	20%	74%
42	Financial analysts	280	62,090	$38,400 - 92,590	34%	87%
43	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	270	35,610	$21,720 - 57,430	30%	77%
44	Network systems and data communications analysts	270	71,350	$44,120 - 99,160	53%	57%
45	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	270	42,100	$27,160 - 58,640	34%	73%
46	Personal financial advisors	270	76,960	$30,110 - 152,830	41%	81%
47	Public relations specialists	250	42,380	$21,800 - 69,590	18%	81%
48	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	240	48,650	$20,100 - 74,040	5%	58%
49	Self-enrichment education teachers	240	35,730	$17,190 - 52,230	23%	54%
50	Physician assistants	240	64,200	$53,780 - 82,990	27%	67%
51	Special education teachers, secondary school	230	51,100	$30,110 - 77,540	9%	87%
52	Editors	230	42,320	$24,000 - 62,140	2%	81%
53	Engineering managers	230	101,740	$63,070 - 142,860	7%	84%
54	Education administrators, postsecondary	230	90,570	$35,450 -	14%	78%
55	Computer software engineers, applications	230	69,890	$45,480 - 102,200	45%	85%
56	Special education teachers, middle school	220	54,760	$33,950 - 82,640	16%	87%
57	Computer and information systems managers	210	94,600	$52,460 - 136,060	16%	73%
58	Speech-language pathologists	200	93,680	$44,080 -	11%	98%
59	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	200	58,490	$24,330 - 94,190	16%	99%
60	Rehabilitation counselors	190	39,060	$20,240 - 60,540	23%	73%
61	Social and community service managers	180	52,500	$32,280 - 80,170	25%	72%
62	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	180	27,950	$18,460 - 38,620	15%	72%
63	Reporters and correspondents	180	39,800	$24,490 - 54,740	1%	85%
64	Private detectives and investigators	170	38,240	$23,220 - 63,870	18%	52%
65	Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	170	61,930	$41,640 - 95,930	0%	99%
66	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	170	41,960	$26,320 - 59,380	14%	54%
67	Health educators	160	36,220	$15,700 - 60,210	26%	58%
68	Computer software engineers, systems software	150	73,880	$34,130 - 127,960	28%	85%
69	Marketing managers	150	83,420	$44,450 - 136,530	14%	69%
70	Managers, all other	150	72,180	$40,850 - 116,310	7%	55%
71	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	140	47,040	$30,540 - 63,490	18%	56%
72	Architects, except landscape and naval	140	72,230	$31,230 - 136,540	18%	88%
73	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	140	36,300	$27,290 - 49,450	24%	78%
74	Occupational health and safety specialists	140	46,640	$17,790 - 78,640	8%	72%
75	Dietitians and nutritionists	140	53,550	$33,470 - 73,440	9%	72%
76	Electronics engineers, except computer	130	73,060	$47,050 - 105,470	4%	81%
77	Computer specialists, all other	130	74,910	$59,350 - 96,390	15%	68%
78	Floral designers	120	26,710	$15,870 - 36,680	0%	55%
79	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	110	48,620	$25,470 - 73,820	0%	96%
80	Recreational therapists	110	37,860	$18,680 - 60,590	4%	77%
81	Electrical engineers	100	64,640	$40,750 - 88,180	6%	81%
82	Insurance underwriters	90	42,130	$28,790 - 61,650	6%	53%
83	Database administrators	80	71,920	$37,770 - 102,160	29%	72%
84	Detectives and criminal investigators	80	62,990	$39,370 - 92,180	17%	54%
85	Clergy	80	33,660	$15,490 - 58,120	19%	75%
86	Teachers and instructors, all other	80	51,180	$35,900 - 72,540	9%	54%
87	Survey researchers	80	34,720	$19,230 - 50,290	16%	82%
88	Producers and directors	80	33,380	$19,450 - 50,100	11%	75%
89	Sales engineers	70	101,060	$44,330 -	9%	79%
90	Instructional coordinators	70	56,130	$34,670 - 80,330	23%	79%
91	Musicians and singers	70		$ -	10%	53%
92	Purchasing managers	70	83,790	$41,660 - 132,710	3%	57%
93	Dentists, general	70	106,110	$61,060 - 143,420	9%	100%
94	Sales and related workers, all other	70	56,510	$30,580 - 91,900	14%	62%
95	Chemists	60	46,120	$23,700 - 80,540	9%	93%
96	Financial specialists, all other	60	54,650	$36,470 - 85,390	12%	50%
97	Credit analysts	60	51,540	$29,990 - 82,330	2%	60%
98	Postmasters and mail superintendents	60	58,280	$37,190 - 78,550	0%	55%
99	Human resources managers, all other	60	76,800	$47,040 - 120,280	11%	58%
100	Surveyors	50	46,880	$23,800 - 64,300	24%	82%

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	10,440	24,240	$15,470 - 38,550	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	8,010	17,760	$15,230 - 22,510	-2%	10%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	7,290	27,540	$18,200 - 38,340	2%	5%
4	Office clerks, general	6,830	25,250	$15,730 - 37,760	13%	19%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,550	17,820	$15,230 - 22,670	18%	5%
6	Customer service representatives	5,320	28,820	$18,360 - 40,720	25%	22%
7	Waiters and waitresses	5,220	17,680	$15,270 - 22,740	11%	14%
8	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	4,580	24,590	$17,490 - 32,770	18%	7%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,340	35,330	$24,050 - 52,290	10%	4%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,990	23,040	$15,980 - 34,080	15%	4%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,950	22,260	$15,770 - 31,050	-7%	8%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	3,620	29,880	$18,060 - 41,890	13%	16%
13	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,600	27,160	$17,920 - 39,170	1%	18%
14	Packers and packagers, hand	3,210	22,140	$16,130 - 31,030	-11%	3%
15	Industrial truck and tractor operators	2,930	30,770	$22,290 - 39,990	-1%	2%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,730	33,520	$20,860 - 48,730	10%	6%
17	Home health aides	2,720	20,660	$15,830 - 27,380	49%	7%
18	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,360	38,960	$29,520 - 51,580	14%	7%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,200	45,010	$24,790 - 71,040	6%	29%
20	Team assemblers	2,130	29,400	$17,200 - 48,710	0%	5%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	2,040	23,670	$17,020 - 31,430	17%	13%
22	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,980	30,920	$17,550 - 47,650	8%	4%
23	Cooks, restaurant	1,970	20,180	$15,670 - 26,830	12%	5%
24	Teacher assistants	1,860	22,140	$15,490 - 31,540	10%	18%
25	Helpers--production workers	1,860	23,330	$16,140 - 33,110	0%	4%
26	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,770	32,140	$18,240 - 49,330	14%	4%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,760	39,520	$22,630 - 62,380	4%	25%
28	Carpenters	1,720	35,890	$22,930 - 50,890	10%	6%
29	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,640	24,440	$16,600 - 35,020	18%	6%
30	General and operations managers	1,570	87,140	$41,400 - 149,020	2%	48%
31	Food preparation workers	1,530	19,800	$15,530 - 24,880	15%	7%
32	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,490	27,830	$18,670 - 37,970	4%	6%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,470	30,210	$16,110 - 49,180	11%	14%
34	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,410	23,830	$16,240 - 37,840	-4%	5%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,400	48,730	$28,030 - 69,390	-4%	15%
36	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,390	36,660	$23,620 - 52,840	15%	18%
37	Bartenders	1,370	17,110	$15,260 - 20,290	11%	17%
38	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,280	41,410	$21,920 - 70,940	11%	33%
39	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,250	19,260	$15,910 - 24,610	13%	5%
40	Security guards	1,240	24,840	$17,600 - 33,380	17%	13%
41	Construction laborers	1,190	29,430	$18,420 - 46,050	11%	5%
42	Dishwashers	1,180	17,110	$15,240 - 20,010	10%	3%
43	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,150	21,770	$15,650 - 30,400	12%	6%
44	Bus drivers, school	1,140	21,140	$15,240 - 30,680	9%	4%
45	Personal and home care aides	1,120	20,650	$16,080 - 25,300	51%	10%
46	Tellers	1,100	21,870	$16,230 - 29,100	14%	16%
47	Correctional officers and jailers	1,080	43,680	$27,890 - 61,590	17%	11%
48	Bill and account collectors	990	27,840	$18,990 - 41,560	23%	13%
49	Electricians	960	49,890	$26,670 - 70,310	7%	7%
50	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	960	29,440	$21,390 - 39,370	4%	15%
51	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	950	30,860	$20,400 - 45,100	-6%	14%
52	Child care workers	900	18,010	$15,350 - 22,700	18%	15%
53	Order clerks	890	29,530	$17,300 - 42,820	-23%	16%
54	Loan officers	870	62,840	$27,590 - 107,040	12%	49%
55	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	850	16,330	$15,210 - 18,650	12%	6%
56	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	840	46,670	$32,720 - 68,650	8%	3%
57	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	830	32,150	$22,060 - 43,120	0%	22%
58	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	820	23,400	$16,800 - 31,220	11%	5%
59	Counter and rental clerks	820	23,470	$15,360 - 38,940	23%	16%
60	Medical secretaries	790	26,840	$18,440 - 36,060	17%	18%
61	Computer support specialists	780	38,090	$24,180 - 52,510	13%	43%
62	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	770	40,230	$24,420 - 61,670	9%	3%
63	Preschool teachers, except special education	760	25,190	$16,260 - 32,600	26%	43%
64	Postal service mail carriers	760			1%	11%
65	Legal secretaries	720	25,090	$18,930 - 31,410	12%	18%
66	Dental assistants	700	29,430	$21,150 - 41,160	29%	9%
67	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	700	18,450	$15,520 - 23,170	10%	17%
68	All other information and record clerks	680	36,670	$29,190 - 46,680	-12%	21%
69	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	670	26,080	$16,470 - 39,200	19%	14%
70	Industrial machinery mechanics	660	44,180	$30,730 - 62,270	9%	5%
71	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	650	37,190	$27,150 - 51,580	12%	3%
72	Printing machine operators	650	27,730	$15,080 - 46,170	-5%	6%
73	Machinists	640	34,350	$23,330 - 45,020	-2%	3%
74	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	630	40,820	$30,160 - 51,760	3%	38%
75	Parts salespersons	630	26,920	$15,840 - 41,810	-1%	6%
76	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	630	33,170	$22,990 - 47,570	13%	4%
77	Word processors and typists	610	31,460	$24,940 - 40,550	-11%	19%
78	Pharmacy technicians	610	26,220	$18,310 - 34,730	32%	16%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	600	58,980	$39,710 - 88,390	7%	13%
80	Sewing machine operators	600	23,410	$16,080 - 35,090	-26%	5%
81	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	600	32,520	$18,800 - 47,270	5%	2%
82	Highway maintenance workers	590	31,160	$19,030 - 46,170	9%	5%
83	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	570	34,960	$17,790 - 58,800	4%	30%
84	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	570	30,570	$21,540 - 39,920	-14%	0%
85	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	570	31,290	$22,160 - 40,230	-6%	0%
86	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	560	19,630	$15,420 - 25,530	13%	15%
87	Amusement and recreation attendants	560	17,440	$15,240 - 21,930	24%	22%
88	Insurance sales agents	550	52,260	$25,360 - 80,940	13%	45%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	550	61,100	$34,850 - 105,340	9%	10%
90	Medical assistants	540	27,940	$20,710 - 35,720	35%	10%
91	Sales representatives, services, all other	540	56,260	$29,200 - 84,010	28%	48%
92	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	520	31,770	$21,690 - 43,830	3%	18%
93	Cooks, short order	520	21,840	$16,320 - 28,460	5%	5%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	520	56,140	$36,220 - 81,900	10%	17%
95	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	520	17,090	$15,250 - 20,430	10%	8%
96	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	500	20,980	$15,470 - 29,210	14%	3%
97	Bakers	490	22,550	$16,800 - 30,620	10%	8%
98	Radiologic technologists and technicians	490	46,560	$34,670 - 62,510	15%	25%
99	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	490	38,730	$26,460 - 58,990	14%	8%
100	Couriers and messengers	490	24,740	$17,310 - 38,180	0%	12%

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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.*
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	61,930	170	15.6
Mental health counselors	30,990	1,240	6.7
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians	24,850	220	5.2
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	19,720	100	4.6
Legislators	24,110	370	4.5
Private detectives and investigators	38,240	170	4.3
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,290	570	4.3
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40,820	630	4.2
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	56,400	110	4.2
Residential advisors	26,220	300	3.9
History teachers, postsecondary	57,540	100	3.8
Highway maintenance workers	31,160	590	3.5
Recreational therapists	37,860	110	3.2
Education teachers, postsecondary	60,160	240	3.2
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,300	330	3.1
Food batchmakers	29,700	450	3.1
Correctional officers and jailers	43,680	1,080	2.9
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	38,730	490	2.9
Psychiatric aides	28,000	180	2.7
Couriers and messengers	24,740	490	2.7
Word processors and typists	31,460	610	2.6
Industrial truck and tractor operators	30,770	2,930	2.6
Occupational therapists	56,750	460	2.6
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	28,100	160	2.5
Job printers	37,090	160	2.5
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	59,900	150	2.5
Medical equipment repairers	39,290	140	2.5
Machine feeders and offbearers	26,020	460	2.5
Reporters and correspondents	39,800	180	2.5
Sewing machine operators	23,410	600	2.4
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	66,860	110	2.4
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	23,830	1,410	2.3
Glaziers	38,380	160	2.3
Packers and packagers, hand	22,140	3,210	2.3
Helpers--production workers	23,330	1,860	2.2
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	59,400	100	2.2
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	33,170	630	2.2
Child, family, and school social workers	33,320	1,090	2.2
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	67,590	140	2.2
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	61,280	130	2.1
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	26,080	670	2.1
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	42,100	270	2.1
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	46,310	630	2
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	33,280	210	2
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,940	440	2
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	55,010	180	2
Broadcast technicians	47,610	110	2
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	33,610	550	2
Business teachers, postsecondary	59,040	210	2
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,500	310	2

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Speech-language pathologists	93,680	1.45	200
Broadcast technicians	47,610	1.34	110
Production workers, all other	37,880	1.31	350
Travel agents	39,380	1.25	160
Family and general practitioners	202,890	1.23	320
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	39,790	1.23	170
Office and administrative support workers, all other	37,880	1.22	140
Painters, construction and maintenance	41,080	1.2	240
Cement masons and concrete finishers	44,160	1.19	170
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	83,040	1.19	360
Structural iron and steel workers	53,790	1.18	150
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	50,230	1.17	420
Correctional officers and jailers	43,680	1.16	1,080
Food batchmakers	29,700	1.16	450
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	54,530	1.15	190
Sheet metal workers	47,890	1.15	420
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	27,540	1.14	7,290
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	22,550	1.14	360
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	91,400	1.13	150
Photographers	35,690	1.13	160
Helpers--carpenters	29,370	1.13	180
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,190	1.12	1,390
Computer specialists, all other	74,910	1.11	130
All other information and record clerks	36,670	1.11	680
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	27,440	1.11	320
Network systems and data communications analysts	71,350	1.1	270
Floral designers	26,710	1.1	120
Cooks, short order	21,840	1.09	520
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	36,850	1.09	170
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	33,170	1.09	630
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	46,670	1.09	840
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	42,100	1.09	270
Packers and packagers, hand	22,140	1.09	3,210
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40,820	1.09	630
Sales representatives, services, all other	56,260	1.08	540
Rehabilitation counselors	39,060	1.08	190
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	56,140	1.08	520
Management analysts	79,290	1.08	590
Team assemblers	29,400	1.08	2,130
Helpers--electricians	28,690	1.07	110
Special education teachers, middle school	54,760	1.07	220
Prepress technicians and workers	37,800	1.07	120
Cooks, fast food	18,600	1.07	360
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	30,920	1.07	1,980
Electricians	49,890	1.06	960
Loan officers	62,840	1.06	870
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	20,650	1.06	250
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,500	1.06	310
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,310	1.06	340
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	36,850	1.05	240

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	206,730	70
Family and general practitioners	202,890	320
Anesthesiologists	199,990
Physicians and surgeons, all other	171,880	160
Chief executives	136,420	580
Psychiatrists	118,560	40
Dentists, general	106,110	70
Engineering managers	101,740	230
Sales engineers	101,060	70
Lawyers	97,040	540
Political science teachers, postsecondary	96,760	30
Computer and information systems managers	94,600	210
Podiatrists	94,250
Speech-language pathologists	93,680	200
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	91,400	150
Education administrators, postsecondary	90,570	230
Pharmacists	88,450	540
Sales managers	88,310	330
General and operations managers	87,140	1,570
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,310	340
Purchasing managers	83,790	70
Marketing managers	83,420	150
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	83,040	360
Veterinarians	82,800	50
Construction managers	81,160	170
Industrial production managers	80,520	280
Management analysts	79,290	590
Chiropractors	79,280
Optometrists	78,580
Advertising and promotions managers	78,470	50
Personal financial advisors	76,960	270
Human resources managers, all other	76,800	60
Compensation and benefits managers	76,790	50
Materials engineers	75,730	40
Environmental engineers	75,700	50
Computer specialists, all other	74,910	130
Industrial engineers	74,770	280
Computer software engineers, systems software	73,880	150
Electronics engineers, except computer	73,060	130
Sociology teachers, postsecondary	73,060	70
Architects, except landscape and naval	72,230	140
Managers, all other	72,180	150
Database administrators	71,920	80
Network systems and data communications analysts	71,350	270
Medical and health services managers	69,910	680
Computer software engineers, applications	69,890	230
Radiation therapists	69,080
Administrative services managers	68,780	210
Computer systems analysts	68,550	710
Physical therapists	68,120	370

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