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 (2007 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	890	47,070	$26,320 - 65,130	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	560	46,020	$24,220 - 71,500	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	500	58,480	$32,340 - 103,320	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	330	49,670	$33,040 - 74,090	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	310	51,560	$32,320 - 81,210	18%	79%
6	Child, family, and school social workers	290	26,050	$18,690 - 32,020	19%	77%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	250	53,250	$35,420 - 75,310	11%	95%
8	Computer software engineers, systems software	210	74,390	$53,630 - 113,430	28%	85%
9	Financial managers	200	86,590	$45,590 -	13%	60%
10	Civil engineers	200	72,080	$46,800 - 100,860	18%	87%
11	Computer software engineers, applications	200	86,950	$64,180 - 122,300	45%	85%
12	Social and human service assistants	180	27,090	$17,560 - 38,290	34%	58%
13	Instructional coordinators	180	47,780	$32,460 - 65,430	23%	79%
14	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	170	44,370	$30,470 - 66,860	13%	73%
15	Legislators	160	18,490	$13,860 - 29,910	1%	65%
16	Management analysts	160	85,880	$28,670 -	22%	78%
17	Network and computer systems administrators	150	52,480	$36,040 - 74,150	27%	50%
18	Teachers and instructors, all other	150	25,870	$13,910 - 51,210	9%	54%
19	Coaches and scouts	150	32,320	$14,340 - 68,070	15%	60%
20	Environmental engineers	140	50,810	$41,250 - 63,460	25%	86%
21	Lawyers	140	103,320	$39,000 -	11%	99%
22	Physical therapists	140	65,030	$34,700 - 95,250	27%	89%
23	Training and development specialists	130	34,680	$16,050 - 56,660	18%	56%
24	Computer programmers	130	53,870	$32,530 - 116,460	0%	73%
25	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	120	35,260	$15,900 - 59,710	18%	56%
26	Librarians	110	57,550	$34,780 - 79,630	4%	85%
27	Network systems and data communications analysts	110	84,150	$42,530 - 109,670	53%	57%
28	Public relations specialists	110	49,820	$32,430 - 86,030	18%	81%
29	Computer specialists, all other	110	52,970	$29,010 - 85,120	15%	68%
30	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	100	29,670	$14,570 - 64,030	17%	56%
31	Market research analysts	100	71,350	$19,560 - 129,910	20%	82%
32	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	90	53,910	$36,400 - 73,910	20%	87%
33	Pharmacists	90	88,600	$67,290 - 114,350	22%	97%
34	Medical and health services managers	80	61,490	$35,390 - 102,560	16%	57%
35	Personal financial advisors	80	72,370	$38,190 - 135,860	41%	81%
36	Architects, except landscape and naval	70	59,990	$40,490 - 84,860	18%	88%
37	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	70	70,200	$24,320 - 127,040	25%	67%
38	Industrial engineers	70	63,710	$41,560 - 89,530	20%	74%
39	Editors	70	38,010	$25,470 - 57,650	2%	81%
40	Engineering managers	70	118,980	$46,860 -	7%	84%
41	Chief executives	70	127,420	$55,540 -	2%	65%
42	Marketing managers	60	102,520	$65,970 -	14%	69%
43	Surveyors	60	43,560	$27,490 - 58,310	24%	82%
44	Special education teachers, middle school	60	46,980	$24,120 - 70,450	16%	87%
45	Chemists	60	74,420	$44,070 - 109,430	9%	93%
46	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	60	52,910	$35,340 - 64,020	34%	73%
47	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	60	73,680	$29,420 - 113,100	8%	78%
48	Sales managers	60	76,690	$37,160 - 129,620	10%	69%
49	Tax preparers	60	17,640	$14,000 - 23,560	0%	54%
50	Social and community service managers	50	56,250	$28,400 - 75,250	25%	72%
51	Meeting and convention planners	50	40,380	$26,880 - 54,120	20%	67%
52	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	50	39,260	$25,850 - 64,040	5%	58%
53	Compensation and benefits managers	50	74,300	$48,240 - 101,960	12%	58%
54	Rehabilitation counselors	50	30,110	$17,400 - 51,150	23%	73%
55	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	55,550	$39,500 - 76,320	9%	87%
56	Graphic designers	50	35,690	$25,740 - 48,120	10%	55%
57	Speech-language pathologists	50	51,200	$38,900 - 61,750	11%	98%
58	Financial specialists, all other	50	45,270	$23,130 - 84,030	12%	50%
59	Mechanical engineers	50	65,360	$42,560 - 95,960	4%	78%
60	Producers and directors	50	45,510	$27,450 - 73,060	11%	75%
61	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	39,580	$17,840 - 60,650	18%	56%
62	Advertising sales agents	40	39,160	$27,960 - 51,220	20%	56%
63	Financial analysts	40	49,380	$32,140 - 80,110	34%	87%
64	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	40	46,290	$26,180 - 79,480	12%	51%
65	Medical and public health social workers	40	40,480	$21,300 - 53,770	24%	77%
66	Electrical engineers	40	73,930	$36,250 -	6%	81%
67	Computer and information systems managers	40	124,510	$67,900 -	16%	73%
68	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	30	38,010	$23,150 - 52,580	30%	77%
69	Occupational health and safety specialists	30		$[?] -	8%	72%

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	Office clerks, general	3,320	28,300	$15,360 - 39,870	13%	19%
2	Retail salespersons	3,050	22,730	$14,310 - 36,430	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	2,020	16,410	$13,880 - 20,440	-2%	10%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,500	27,620	$19,050 - 36,790	1%	18%
5	Waiters and waitresses	1,380	16,760	$13,850 - 20,450	11%	14%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,260	24,190	$15,620 - 31,520	15%	4%
7	Teacher assistants	1,230	33,740	$14,850 - 61,870	10%	18%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,160	17,190	$13,900 - 23,470	18%	5%
9	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,050	26,380	$15,490 - 38,720	10%	6%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	840	27,350	$14,610 - 39,660	13%	16%
11	Customer service representatives	840	27,130	$16,200 - 41,650	25%	22%
12	Food preparation workers	710	22,450	$14,790 - 33,130	15%	7%
13	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	710	39,930	$20,340 - 60,680	15%	18%
14	Home health aides	680	18,180	$14,150 - 23,600	49%	7%
15	Receptionists and information clerks	640	23,200	$16,330 - 31,100	17%	13%
16	Construction laborers	620	25,310	$20,220 - 31,110	11%	5%
17	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	610	33,660	$20,880 - 49,490	10%	4%
18	Stock clerks and order fillers	550	21,650	$14,300 - 36,090	-7%	8%
19	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	540	20,750	$14,390 - 29,480	2%	5%
20	Bartenders	500	16,860	$13,830 - 24,460	11%	17%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	480	45,670	$28,700 - 63,160	6%	29%
22	Cooks, restaurant	470	21,810	$14,270 - 34,580	12%	5%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	460	40,120	$23,210 - 56,800	4%	25%
24	Carpenters	460	49,020	$27,390 - 93,940	10%	6%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	450	31,180	$17,430 - 44,790	11%	14%
26	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	440	32,420	$17,640 - 48,910	14%	4%
27	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	440	21,430	$15,370 - 29,220	18%	7%
28	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	420	44,280	$28,150 - 66,850	8%	3%
29	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	420	18,870	$14,360 - 24,880	13%	5%
30	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	410	25,430	$16,400 - 38,200	18%	6%
31	Tellers	400	21,830	$16,450 - 28,630	14%	16%
32	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	380	21,090	$13,790 - 31,160	-6%	14%
33	Team assemblers	350	24,670	$14,700 - 38,350	0%	5%
34	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	350	32,860	$25,580 - 42,020	14%	7%
35	Computer support specialists	320	39,060	$26,600 - 58,140	13%	43%
36	Dishwashers	300	15,640	$13,830 - 18,550	10%	3%
37	General and operations managers	300	82,760	$34,940 - 136,760	2%	48%
38	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	290	26,890	$14,300 - 40,210	8%	4%
39	Bus drivers, school	270	26,880	$15,750 - 32,230	9%	4%
40	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	270	17,980	$14,070 - 23,710	10%	8%
41	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	260	19,690	$13,960 - 29,700	10%	5%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	260	47,380	$35,610 - 63,990	9%	10%
43	Counter and rental clerks	260	20,100	$14,100 - 31,000	23%	16%
44	Helpers--production workers	240	22,360	$17,030 - 29,270	0%	4%
45	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	240	27,240	$17,230 - 36,550	13%	4%
46	Child care workers	240	18,990	$14,820 - 24,340	18%	15%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	230	48,950	$32,940 - 65,460	-4%	15%
48	Preschool teachers, except special education	220	22,510	$14,770 - 29,500	26%	43%
49	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	220	17,100	$13,930 - 21,440	17%	14%
50	Driver/sales workers	210	24,980	$14,000 - 39,720	-4%	4%
51	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	190	22,210	$14,540 - 31,620	11%	5%
52	Cooks, fast food	190	17,800	$13,990 - 24,260	8%	5%
53	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	190	17,230	$13,780 - 23,760	10%	17%
54	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	190	25,180	$15,920 - 33,190	12%	6%
55	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	180	55,180	$37,300 - 74,930	11%	33%
56	Dental assistants	180	31,760	$24,510 - 37,850	29%	9%
57	Cooks, short order	180	20,970	$14,880 - 28,180	5%	5%
58	Library assistants, clerical	180		$[?] -	8%	37%
59	Insurance sales agents	170	41,880	$18,120 - 71,170	13%	45%
60	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	170	24,610	$15,000 - 36,600	4%	6%
61	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	170	16,960	$14,100 - 20,530	12%	6%
62	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	160	31,670	$19,710 - 46,700	4%	15%
63	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	160	20,890	$16,030 - 27,070	3%	4%
64	Loan officers	160	46,800	$28,930 - 67,300	12%	49%
65	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	160	32,840	$17,480 - 50,920	11%	4%
66	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	150	48,740	$34,320 - 68,360	7%	13%
67	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	150	15,900	$13,810 - 18,760	19%	31%
68	Postal service mail carriers	150	43,440	$34,320 - 50,880	1%	11%
69	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	150	40,480	$24,780 - 50,810	9%	3%
70	Administrative services managers	150	72,740	$40,700 - 126,210	12%	40%
71	Machinists	150	33,340	$25,120 - 46,260	-2%	3%
72	Security guards	140	26,540	$15,170 - 43,630	17%	13%
73	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	130	35,900	$26,140 - 47,630	4%	30%
74	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	130	47,460	$30,160 - 71,870	0%	42%
75	Cost estimators	130	49,260	$25,510 - 78,690	19%	32%
76	Food service managers	130	43,470	$17,830 - 74,850	5%	24%
77	Printing machine operators	120	31,420	$14,880 - 46,550	-5%	6%
78	Real estate sales agents	120	40,420	$26,210 - 57,980	11%	45%
79	Medical secretaries	110	26,450	$19,480 - 36,450	17%	18%
80	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	110	18,700	$14,080 - 25,330	14%	3%
81	Legal secretaries	100	32,940	$26,280 - 41,600	12%	18%
82	Electricians	100	41,490	$29,990 - 50,560	7%	7%
83	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	100	39,870	$28,550 - 49,950	5%	8%
84	Amusement and recreation attendants	100	18,160	$14,990 - 23,860	24%	22%
85	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	100	22,740	$15,270 - 30,790	27%	47%
86	Pharmacy technicians	100	25,270	$18,020 - 35,190	32%	16%
87	Word processors and typists	90	28,970	$14,350 - 43,600	-11%	19%
88	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	90	26,670	$17,020 - 39,880	19%	14%
89	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	90	33,780	$22,490 - 44,150	-2%	6%
90	Parts salespersons	90	24,200	$14,830 - 38,410	-1%	6%
91	Chefs and head cooks	90	31,190	$17,480 - 50,740	8%	14%
92	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	80	32,320	$22,500 - 45,240	-26%	6%
93	Bakers	80	22,530	$15,950 - 30,060	10%	8%
94	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	80	27,190	$18,670 - 41,240	-12%	0%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	80	36,740	$27,260 - 47,150	13%	11%
96	Medical assistants	80	27,290	$22,330 - 31,500	35%	10%
97	Helpers--carpenters	80	26,080	$19,690 - 32,470	12%	3%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	80	46,640	$30,490 - 69,550	10%	17%
99	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	70	45,010	$28,870 - 59,100	4%	18%
100	Radiologic technologists and technicians	70	48,710	$36,440 - 62,640	15%	25%

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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	18,490	160	11.3
Environmental engineers	50,810	140	7.3
Library assistants, clerical		180	4.6
Instructional coordinators	47,780	180	3.9
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	15,900	150	3.9
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	27,240	240	3.7
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	20,890	160	3.6
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	19,690	260	3.1
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	44,280	420	3
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	52,330	110	2.9
Cooks, short order	20,970	180	2.9
Child, family, and school social workers	26,050	290	2.9
Office clerks, general	28,300	3,320	2.7
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	17,100	220	2.7
Teacher assistants	33,740	1,230	2.6
Bartenders	16,860	500	2.6
Coaches and scouts	32,320	150	2.5
Home health aides	18,180	680	2.2
Physical therapists	65,030	140	2.1
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	21,090	380	2.1
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	27,620	1,500	2.1
Maintenance and repair workers, general	26,380	1,050	2.1
Food preparation workers	22,450	710	2.1
Civil engineers	72,080	200	1.9
Librarians	57,550	110	1.9
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	44,370	170	1.9
Bus drivers, school	26,880	270	1.8
Tellers	21,830	400	1.7
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	39,870	100	1.7
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	32,420	440	1.7
Retail salespersons	22,730	3,050	1.7
Real estate sales agents	40,420	120	1.7
Food service managers	43,470	130	1.7
Training and development specialists	34,680	130	1.6
Dental assistants	31,760	180	1.5
Social and human service assistants	27,090	180	1.5
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	35,260	120	1.5
Printing machine operators	31,420	120	1.5
Administrative services managers	72,740	150	1.5
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,210	190	1.5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,190	1,260	1.5
Construction laborers	25,310	620	1.5
Dishwashers	15,640	300	1.5
Cashiers	16,410	2,020	1.5
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	40,480	150	1.5
Waiters and waitresses	16,760	1,380	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	31,180	450	1.4
Computer specialists, all other	52,970	110	1.4
Preschool teachers, except special education	22,510	220	1.4
Cost estimators	49,260	130	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the State College, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Teacher assistants	33,740	1.56	1,230
Network systems and data communications analysts	84,150	1.34	110
Carpenters	49,020	1.3	460
Management analysts	85,880	1.21	160
Food preparation workers	22,450	1.2	710
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	55,180	1.18	180
Computer software engineers, applications	86,950	1.16	200
Office clerks, general	28,300	1.15	3,320
Librarians	57,550	1.14	110
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	52,330	1.1	110
Security guards	26,540	1.1	140
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,250	1.09	250
Cooks, short order	20,970	1.09	180
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,190	1.09	1,260
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	25,430	1.09	410
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	31,670	1.08	160
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	44,280	1.08	420
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	39,930	1.07	710
Cooks, fast food	17,800	1.06	190
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	31,180	1.06	450
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,980	1.06	270
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	40,120	1.06	460
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	58,480	1.05	500
Bus drivers, school	26,880	1.05	270
Lawyers	103,320	1.04	140
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,190	1.04	1,160
Administrative services managers	72,740	1.04	150
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	25,180	1.04	190
Cooks, restaurant	21,810	1.03	470
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	45,670	1.03	480
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	40,480	1.03	150
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,960	1.02	170
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	19,690	1.02	260
Civil engineers	72,080	1.02	200
Child care workers	18,990	1.02	240
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,870	1.02	420
Dental assistants	31,760	1.01	180
Public relations specialists	49,820	1.01	110
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	17,230	1.01	190
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	49,670	1.01	330
Driver/sales workers	24,980	1	210
Receptionists and information clerks	23,200	1	640
Postal service mail carriers	43,440	0.99	150
Social and human service assistants	27,090	0.98	180
Helpers--production workers	22,360	0.98	240
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	27,620	0.98	1,500
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,210	0.98	190
Printing machine operators	31,420	0.97	120
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,890	0.97	290
Financial managers	86,590	0.97	200

Highest Paying Jobs in State College, Pennsylvania Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	127,420	70
Computer and information systems managers	124,510	40
Engineering managers	118,980	70
Lawyers	103,320	140
Marketing managers	102,520	60
Pharmacists	88,600	90
Computer software engineers, applications	86,950	200
Financial managers	86,590	200
Management analysts	85,880	160
Network systems and data communications analysts	84,150	110
General and operations managers	82,760	300
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	79,080	50
Sales managers	76,690	60
Purchasing managers	76,630
Industrial production managers	74,520	50
Chemists	74,420	60
Computer software engineers, systems software	74,390	210
Compensation and benefits managers	74,300	50
Electrical engineers	73,930	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	73,680	60
Administrative services managers	72,740	150
Personal financial advisors	72,370	80
Civil engineers	72,080	200
Market research analysts	71,350	100
Computer systems analysts	70,920
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	70,200	70
Construction managers	66,430
Mechanical engineers	65,360	50
Physical therapists	65,030	140
Industrial engineers	63,710	70
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	61,830	40
Medical and health services managers	61,490	80
Architects, except landscape and naval	59,990	70
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	58,480	500
Librarians	57,550	110
Social and community service managers	56,250	50
Sales representatives, services, all other	56,080
Special education teachers, secondary school	55,550	50
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	55,180	180
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	53,910	90
Computer programmers	53,870	130
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,250	250
Computer specialists, all other	52,970	110
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	52,910	60
Network and computer systems administrators	52,480	150
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	52,330	110
Accountants and auditors	51,560	310
Speech-language pathologists	51,200	50
Environmental engineers	50,810	140
Public relations specialists	49,820	110

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