State College Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in State College, 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	1,180	50,630	$33,140 - 79,340	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	650	52,070	$32,510 - 74,500	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	520	61,810	$31,410 - 110,920	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	340	51,510	$34,290 - 76,190	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	290	58,660	$34,950 - 94,330	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	250	55,110	$36,630 - 77,960	11%	95%
7	Computer software engineers, systems software	240	76,920	$54,620 - 118,730	28%	85%
8	Computer software engineers, applications	240	83,890	$55,620 - 121,510	45%	85%
9	Financial managers	190	75,980	$42,880 - 114,940	13%	60%
10	Instructional coordinators	180	48,610	$32,660 - 66,840	23%	79%
11	Management analysts	180	101,030	$31,500 -	22%	78%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	180	30,240	$21,650 - 41,880	19%	77%
13	Social and human service assistants	170	29,300	$21,900 - 39,340	34%	58%
14	Civil engineers	170	76,010	$45,510 - 105,820	18%	87%
15	Legislators	160	20,480	$15,370 - 31,870	1%	65%
16	Network and computer systems administrators	150	51,640	$36,480 - 71,120	27%	50%
17	Teachers and instructors, all other	150	25,790	$15,340 - 50,280	9%	54%
18	Training and development specialists	140	36,000	$17,400 - 58,500	18%	56%
19	Computer programmers	140	56,930	$33,180 - 113,300	0%	73%
20	Coaches and scouts	140	34,470	$15,530 - 74,530	15%	60%
21	Market research analysts	130	70,470	$20,940 - 130,230	20%	82%
22	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	120	37,570	$16,580 - 64,100	18%	56%
23	Librarians	120	59,090	$36,990 - 81,930	4%	85%
24	Self-enrichment education teachers	120	37,280	$21,740 - 55,800	23%	54%
25	Lawyers	120	108,190	$42,810 -	11%	99%
26	Public relations specialists	120	49,250	$28,400 - 87,170	18%	81%
27	Chief executives	120	120,030	$49,500 -	2%	65%
28	Computer specialists, all other	120	53,760	$30,170 - 84,520	15%	68%
29	Industrial engineers	110	69,260	$38,060 - 108,950	20%	74%
30	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	100	71,280	$25,690 - 125,660	25%	67%
31	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	100	31,560	$15,160 - 67,590	17%	56%
32	Graphic designers	100	37,790	$25,730 - 57,440	10%	55%
33	Pharmacists	100	88,390	$64,970 - 115,990	22%	97%
34	Network systems and data communications analysts	90	77,820	$40,000 - 125,170	53%	57%
35	Mental health counselors	80	35,680	$19,810 - 50,880	30%	73%
36	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	80	52,270	$35,020 - 76,400	20%	87%
37	Electronics engineers, except computer	80	86,920	$46,040 - 137,390	4%	81%
38	Architects, except landscape and naval	70	61,440	$40,810 - 90,480	18%	88%
39	Sales managers	70	75,870	$36,430 - 121,170	10%	69%
40	Medical and health services managers	70		$ -	16%	57%
41	Personal financial advisors	70	60,700	$37,420 - 83,950	41%	81%
42	Marketing managers	60	107,860	$68,480 - 160,080	14%	69%
43	Special education teachers, middle school	60	48,580	$24,830 - 73,120	16%	87%
44	Meeting and convention planners	60	40,660	$27,200 - 55,040	20%	67%
45	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	60	47,340	$27,700 - 95,490	12%	51%
46	Editors	60		$ -	2%	81%
47	Engineering managers	60	123,790	$43,930 -	7%	84%
48	Social and community service managers	50	45,420	$29,800 - 65,800	25%	72%
49	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	50	42,720	$27,710 - 67,080	5%	58%
50	Rehabilitation counselors	50	29,460	$17,800 - 51,570	23%	73%
51	Clergy	50	31,780	$15,690 - 42,810	19%	75%
52	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	48,730	$22,470 - 65,360	34%	73%
53	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	50	86,200	$52,670 - 121,690	8%	78%
54	Financial specialists, all other	50	45,510	$23,650 - 76,760	12%	50%
55	Physical therapists	50	68,900	$33,100 - 101,830	27%	89%
56	Computer and information systems managers	50	136,030	$77,420 -	16%	73%
57	Producers and directors	50	45,800	$29,980 - 68,090	11%	75%
58	Surveyors	40	47,260	$30,950 - 62,260	24%	82%
59	Advertising sales agents	40	43,640	$30,710 - 73,660	20%	56%
60	Materials scientists	40	77,330	$48,330 - 104,710	9%	93%
61	Compensation and benefits managers	40	86,190	$55,180 - 123,580	12%	58%
62	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	54,570	$38,360 - 79,970	9%	87%
63	Financial analysts	40	64,960	$44,420 - 95,560	34%	87%
64	Medical and public health social workers	30	46,380	$29,420 - 65,830	24%	77%
65	Mechanical engineers	30	68,340	$49,260 - 84,040	4%	78%

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	2,900	23,340	$15,330 - 37,840	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,060	17,640	$15,240 - 22,010	-2%	10%
3	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,440	28,330	$20,640 - 37,240	1%	18%
4	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,400	24,610	$16,380 - 32,340	15%	4%
5	Waiters and waitresses	1,370	17,840	$15,290 - 20,880	11%	14%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,290	18,100	$15,280 - 24,060	18%	5%
7	Teacher assistants	1,250	35,680	$15,970 - 64,590	10%	18%
8	Customer service representatives	1,050	27,780	$16,420 - 42,230	25%	22%
9	Maintenance and repair workers, general	950	27,670	$16,080 - 40,650	10%	6%
10	Home health aides	780	19,950	$15,410 - 25,840	49%	7%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	730	28,740	$16,450 - 40,950	13%	16%
12	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	700	41,320	$20,580 - 61,390	15%	18%
13	Construction laborers	670	26,510	$20,860 - 32,600	11%	5%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	640	40,830	$26,110 - 56,000	10%	4%
15	Stock clerks and order fillers	620	23,450	$16,060 - 37,220	-7%	8%
16	Food preparation workers	590	24,850	$16,020 - 35,900	15%	7%
17	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	580	22,990	$16,740 - 30,200	18%	7%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	560	30,980	$17,480 - 43,530	11%	14%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	540	23,160	$16,150 - 31,430	17%	13%
20	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	500	21,900	$15,580 - 30,310	2%	5%
21	Cooks, restaurant	500	21,680	$15,510 - 33,580	12%	5%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	450	40,100	$26,090 - 56,600	4%	25%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	450	44,590	$27,830 - 62,920	6%	29%
24	Bus drivers, school	450	25,590	$15,500 - 32,670	9%	4%
25	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	450	26,150	$16,930 - 39,060	18%	6%
26	Bartenders	440	17,380	$15,270 - 20,560	11%	17%
27	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	440	19,120	$15,260 - 25,250	13%	5%
28	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	420	33,290	$16,240 - 50,820	14%	4%
29	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	420	46,890	$28,630 - 70,640	8%	3%
30	Computer support specialists	370	40,940	$27,750 - 59,890	13%	43%
31	General and operations managers	360	83,570	$31,780 - 140,170	2%	48%
32	Carpenters	350	48,180	$25,450 - 99,890	10%	6%
33	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	350	30,720	$18,120 - 46,350	8%	4%
34	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	330	29,640	$23,070 - 37,220	14%	7%
35	Counter and rental clerks	320	20,600	$15,180 - 33,310	23%	16%
36	Team assemblers	290	21,390	$15,490 - 34,820	0%	5%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	290	47,450	$35,650 - 60,120	9%	10%
38	Tellers	280	23,090	$17,830 - 30,120	14%	16%
39	Cooks, short order	280	19,340	$15,720 - 26,000	5%	5%
40	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	270	16,580	$15,220 - 19,610	12%	6%
41	Dishwashers	250	16,580	$15,240 - 19,320	10%	3%
42	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	230	28,810	$21,370 - 44,880	-6%	14%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	210	48,140	$28,710 - 68,910	-4%	15%
44	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	200	56,320	$38,890 - 74,590	11%	33%
45	Preschool teachers, except special education	200	21,380	$15,730 - 27,870	26%	43%
46	Cooks, fast food	200	19,140	$15,420 - 25,520	8%	5%
47	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	200	19,700	$15,390 - 28,710	17%	14%
48	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	200	22,690	$15,300 - 45,460	10%	17%
49	Child care workers	200	20,290	$15,540 - 27,450	18%	15%
50	Insurance sales agents	190	43,800	$18,690 - 67,450	13%	45%
51	Helpers--production workers	190	21,880	$17,020 - 29,350	0%	4%
52	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	190	39,070	$24,440 - 51,100	9%	3%
53	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	190	40,120	$25,830 - 57,460	11%	4%
54	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	180	22,020	$15,440 - 31,950	10%	5%
55	Library assistants, clerical	170			8%	37%
56	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	160	23,960	$15,720 - 34,200	11%	5%
57	Personal and home care aides	160	19,160	$16,310 - 23,690	51%	10%
58	Driver/sales workers	160	27,660	$15,500 - 46,330	-4%	4%
59	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	160	26,890	$16,340 - 41,680	4%	6%
60	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	150	45,850	$27,960 - 73,130	0%	42%
61	Postal service mail carriers	150			1%	11%
62	Loan officers	150	46,370	$27,180 - 67,160	12%	49%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	140	51,450	$35,470 - 70,130	7%	13%
64	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	140	33,030	$23,070 - 42,390	-2%	6%
65	Amusement and recreation attendants	140	17,070	$15,000 - 22,970	24%	22%
66	Food service managers	140	40,030	$16,810 - 72,000	5%	24%
67	Machinists	140	34,580	$25,500 - 48,960	-2%	3%
68	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	130	29,360	$21,140 - 39,580	-26%	6%
69	Dental assistants	130	29,810	$21,840 - 39,630	29%	9%
70	Cost estimators	130	48,930	$26,210 - 80,520	19%	32%
71	Medical records and health information technicians	130			18%	12%
72	Security guards	130	28,900	$18,680 - 45,870	17%	13%
73	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	130	25,240	$16,110 - 33,870	12%	6%
74	Administrative services managers	130	59,610	$34,860 - 96,970	12%	40%
75	Electricians	120	39,650	$25,880 - 51,940	7%	7%
76	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	120	17,130	$15,120 - 19,830	19%	31%
77	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	120	41,170	$30,390 - 51,200	5%	8%
78	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	120	31,480	$22,630 - 47,150	5%	2%
79	Real estate sales agents	120	52,180	$28,630 - 77,380	11%	45%
80	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	110	38,020	$26,610 - 50,640	4%	30%
81	Medical assistants	110	23,620	$17,450 - 31,110	35%	10%
82	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	110	21,100	$15,340 - 30,660	27%	47%
83	Packers and packagers, hand	110	17,990	$15,310 - 24,130	-11%	3%
84	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	100	24,270	$18,410 - 31,150	-12%	0%
85	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	100	30,900	$17,730 - 47,160	4%	15%
86	Chefs and head cooks	100	32,910	$18,490 - 51,000	8%	14%
87	Printing machine operators	100	31,280	$15,710 - 47,980	-5%	6%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	90	36,820	$24,100 - 50,000	13%	11%
89	Painters, construction and maintenance	90	32,020	$15,570 - 50,250	12%	6%
90	Medical secretaries	90	27,400	$17,860 - 38,340	17%	18%
91	Order clerks	90	26,740	$19,050 - 33,720	-23%	16%
92	Loan interviewers and clerks	90	28,400	$20,100 - 35,030	0%	24%
93	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	90	20,430	$15,450 - 28,720	14%	3%
94	Legal secretaries	80	34,400	$27,060 - 44,850	12%	18%
95	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	80	44,620	$27,440 - 62,940	4%	18%
96	Radiologic technologists and technicians	80	45,690	$28,390 - 64,010	15%	25%
97	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	80	26,010	$16,730 - 39,520	19%	14%
98	File clerks	80	23,660	$17,010 - 32,320	-40%	20%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	80	50,760	$32,220 - 73,390	10%	17%
100	Motor vehicle operators, all other	80	27,760	$17,330 - 44,880	11%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near State College Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Legislators	20,480	160	9.8
Cooks, short order	19,340	280	5.1
Library assistants, clerical		170	4.4
Instructional coordinators	48,610	180	3.9
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	46,890	420	3.2
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	17,130	120	3.2
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	33,030	140	3.1
Bus drivers, school	25,590	450	3
Chefs and head cooks	32,910	100	2.8
Teacher assistants	35,680	1,250	2.8
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,700	200	2.6
Home health aides	19,950	780	2.4
Bartenders	17,380	440	2.4
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,270	100	2.3
Coaches and scouts	34,470	140	2.3
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	22,020	180	2.3
Librarians	59,090	120	2.2
Medical records and health information technicians		130	2.1
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,330	1,440	2.1
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	41,170	120	2.1
Maintenance and repair workers, general	27,670	950	2
Self-enrichment education teachers	37,280	120	2
Real estate sales agents	52,180	120	2
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	39,070	190	1.9
Food service managers	40,030	140	1.9
Counter and rental clerks	20,600	320	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	30,980	560	1.9
Child, family, and school social workers	30,240	180	1.9
Food preparation workers	24,850	590	1.8
Construction laborers	26,510	670	1.8
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,290	420	1.7
Training and development specialists	36,000	140	1.7
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,610	1,400	1.7
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	29,360	130	1.7
Retail salespersons	23,340	2,900	1.7
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,580	270	1.7
Computer support specialists	40,940	370	1.7
Civil engineers	76,010	170	1.6
Cashiers	17,640	2,060	1.6
Computer specialists, all other	53,760	120	1.6
Amusement and recreation attendants	17,070	140	1.6
Computer software engineers, systems software	76,920	240	1.5
Waiters and waitresses	17,840	1,370	1.5
Insurance sales agents	43,800	190	1.5
Cost estimators	48,930	130	1.5
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	37,570	120	1.5
Cooks, restaurant	21,680	500	1.5
Social and human service assistants	29,300	170	1.5
Industrial engineers	69,260	110	1.5
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	22,690	200	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Teacher assistants	35,680	1.6	1,250
Management analysts	101,030	1.37	180
Food preparation workers	24,850	1.29	590
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	22,690	1.28	200
Carpenters	48,180	1.23	350
Market research analysts	70,470	1.2	130
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	56,320	1.16	200
Security guards	28,900	1.15	130
Librarians	59,090	1.12	120
Real estate sales agents	52,180	1.11	120
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	22,020	1.11	180
Cooks, fast food	19,140	1.1	200
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	46,890	1.1	420
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,110	1.09	250
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	61,810	1.09	520
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,830	1.09	640
Computer software engineers, applications	83,890	1.09	240
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	26,150	1.08	450
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,610	1.07	1,400
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	41,320	1.07	700
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	30,720	1.06	350
Driver/sales workers	27,660	1.06	160
Lawyers	108,190	1.06	120
Child care workers	20,290	1.05	200
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,100	1.05	1,290
Elementary school teachers, except special education	52,070	1.05	650
Civil engineers	76,010	1.04	170
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	40,100	1.04	450
Social and human service assistants	29,300	1.03	170
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,450	1.03	620
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	30,980	1.02	560
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,960	1.01	160
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,700	1.01	200
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,510	1.01	340
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	25,240	1	130
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,120	1	440
Cooks, restaurant	21,680	1	500
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	29,360	0.99	130
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	44,590	0.99	450
Accountants and auditors	58,660	0.98	290
Bus drivers, school	25,590	0.98	450
Public relations specialists	49,250	0.98	120
Computer support specialists	40,940	0.98	370
Tellers	23,090	0.98	280
Self-enrichment education teachers	37,280	0.97	120
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,330	0.97	1,440
Cooks, short order	19,340	0.97	280
Receptionists and information clerks	23,160	0.97	540
Coaches and scouts	34,470	0.97	140
Dishwashers	16,580	0.96	250

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