York Employment

Employment and Industries in the York, Pennsylvania Area

York, Pennsylvania is home to a major Harley-Davidson motorcycle factory. York also has facilities of Voith Siemens Hydro and American Hydro which produce hydro-power water turbines. The city is also the headquarters of York International, one of the nation's largest suppliers of HVAC systems.

The notable Stauffer Biscuit Company is rooted in York. The city also has one of the few roasting facilities belonging to Starbucks. In addition, the BAE Systems facility assembles military tanks and equipment.

In York, the primary employment segments are healthcare, accommodation and food services, metal and metal products, educational services, manufacturing and construction. Production, transportation and material moving jobs (26% of the labor force). Sales and office occupations (23% of the jobs). Service jobs (17% of the labor force).

In York, Pennsylvania there are a number of jobs that are mostly occupied by college graduates including registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, teachers, industrial engineers, child, family and school social workers, mechanical engineers, civil engineers and medical and health services managers.

Facts about York, Pennsylvania: Adult population holding a bachelor's degree: 11%. Average salary in 2009: $24,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 85.3.

The top employers in the York region:

WellSpan Health
Defense Distribution Center
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc
York County Government
Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co
UTZ Quality Foods, Inc
FCI Electronics
Glatfelter
Giant Food Stores, Inc
United Defense
Walmart Stores, Inc
Kinsley Construction
Dentsply International, Inc
The Bon-Ton Dept., Stores
Hanover Direct, Inc
Hanover Foods Corporation
Weis Markets, Inc
Hanover Hospital
Memorial Hospital

York businesses have access to useful organizations including:

The York Daily Record provides the latest information about local business and industry.

Most Popular Jobs in York, 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	3,470	60,610	$44,920 - 77,740	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,670	61,510	$28,570 - 110,250	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,460	57,900	$36,560 - 79,920	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	1,250	62,860	$35,560 - 104,140	18%	79%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,100	54,000	$35,810 - 78,580	6%	96%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	710	54,430	$35,960 - 79,770	11%	95%
7	Industrial engineers	550	72,920	$48,850 - 100,560	20%	74%
8	Chief executives	500	142,270	$69,530 -	2%	65%
9	Child, family, and school social workers	450	34,870	$19,690 - 54,690	19%	77%
10	Mechanical engineers	410	75,820	$46,930 - 100,910	4%	78%
11	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	380	72,560	$29,270 - 125,520	12%	51%
12	Lawyers	370	91,660	$42,820 - 150,160	11%	99%
13	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	360	54,250	$23,380 - 94,650	17%	56%
14	Civil engineers	360	75,160	$46,770 - 101,730	18%	87%
15	Medical and health services managers	340	70,230	$41,340 - 106,120	16%	57%
16	Social and human service assistants	310	27,920	$21,030 - 38,150	34%	58%
17	Sales managers	290	91,780	$46,440 - 147,430	10%	69%
18	Financial managers	280	81,490	$45,380 - 126,080	13%	60%
19	Public relations specialists	280	43,980	$27,400 - 60,820	18%	81%
20	Physical therapists	270	72,780	$53,720 - 102,520	27%	89%
21	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	270	55,340	$34,960 - 79,160	13%	73%
22	Computer systems analysts	260	67,260	$38,780 - 102,040	29%	68%
23	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	240	86,570	$67,090 - 113,730	8%	78%
24	Network and computer systems administrators	240	65,100	$38,490 - 97,490	27%	50%
25	Computer programmers	230	61,510	$35,890 - 85,130	0%	73%
26	Coaches and scouts	230	28,410	$15,700 - 55,050	15%	60%
27	Management analysts	230	63,950	$37,470 - 101,090	22%	78%
28	Electrical engineers	230	69,010	$45,970 - 94,610	6%	81%
29	Mental health counselors	220	31,640	$22,620 - 45,460	30%	73%
30	Market research analysts	220	50,210	$28,430 - 87,490	20%	82%
31	Pharmacists	220	93,900	$73,520 - 119,200	22%	97%
32	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	200	40,750	$25,380 - 59,100	18%	56%
33	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	200	34,620	$24,770 - 47,520	15%	51%
34	Graphic designers	200	37,720	$23,450 - 56,770	10%	55%
35	Occupational therapists	190	64,910	$41,480 - 96,580	23%	90%
36	Special education teachers, secondary school	180	54,990	$37,270 - 76,720	9%	87%
37	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	170	70,360	$32,180 - 128,660	25%	67%
38	Medical and public health social workers	170	43,780	$29,650 - 61,550	24%	77%
39	Engineering managers	160	99,590	$62,290 - 152,610	7%	84%
40	Personal financial advisors	160	67,020	$29,300 - 128,650	41%	81%
41	Librarians	150	53,780	$33,660 - 77,920	4%	85%
42	Speech-language pathologists	150	67,550	$44,100 - 101,330	11%	98%
43	Physician assistants	150	81,190	$63,000 - 99,610	27%	67%
44	Computer specialists, all other	150	83,190	$61,340 - 102,430	15%	68%
45	Social and community service managers	130	47,440	$29,760 - 68,230	25%	72%
46	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	130	33,480	$25,870 - 47,690	30%	77%
47	Advertising sales agents	130	43,940	$27,300 - 80,850	20%	56%
48	Teachers and instructors, all other	130	50,320	$30,870 - 68,700	9%	54%
49	Sales and related workers, all other	130	37,420	$17,960 - 64,280	14%	62%
50	Computer and information systems managers	130	94,710	$52,060 - 139,060	16%	73%
51	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	120	52,770	$41,190 - 67,410	12%	51%
52	Landscape architects	120	52,740	$28,540 - 88,670	16%	88%
53	Training and development specialists	110	45,800	$26,050 - 65,310	18%	56%
54	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	110	55,080	$36,250 - 82,610	5%	58%
55	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	100	55,140	$36,440 - 77,520	0%	96%
56	Commercial and industrial designers	100	53,570	$28,710 - 85,090	7%	55%
57	Marketing managers	90	96,120	$41,080 - 156,410	14%	69%
58	Sales engineers	90	79,490	$49,630 - 107,610	9%	79%
59	Network systems and data communications analysts	90	68,310	$39,270 - 99,890	53%	57%
60	Dietitians and nutritionists	90	48,670	$32,250 - 65,330	9%	72%
61	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	80	53,410	$36,860 - 80,740	18%	56%
62	Architects, except landscape and naval	80	89,610	$44,860 - 155,360	18%	88%
63	Environmental engineers	80	60,430	$45,650 - 78,020	25%	86%
64	Rehabilitation counselors	80	37,570	$18,620 - 65,690	23%	73%
65	Self-enrichment education teachers	80	36,390	$16,150 - 64,080	23%	54%
66	Electronics engineers, except computer	80	78,860	$55,130 - 104,760	4%	81%
67	Computer software engineers, applications	80	57,380	$35,760 - 92,640	45%	85%
68	Computer software engineers, systems software	70	74,580	$49,140 - 98,890	28%	85%
69	Surveyors	70	50,170	$35,010 - 72,490	24%	82%
70	Floral designers	70	22,110	$17,020 - 27,050	0%	55%
71	Instructional coordinators	70	57,070	$34,030 - 80,530	23%	79%
72	Managers, all other	70	88,790	$54,540 - 123,540	7%	55%
73	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	70	32,470	$18,660 - 49,390	34%	73%
74	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	70	72,280	$45,680 - 98,810	10%	74%
75	Purchasing managers	70	94,560	$53,220 - 135,670	3%	57%
76	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	68,950	$39,890 - 96,020	16%	99%
77	Database administrators	60	61,340	$31,300 - 101,890	29%	72%
78	Chemists	60	62,010	$36,630 - 107,270	9%	93%
79	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	60	56,310	$34,520 - 84,020	25%	93%
80	Recreational therapists	60	33,880	$21,370 - 48,560	4%	77%
81	Veterinarians	60	77,670	$42,160 - 118,910	35%	100%
82	Dentists, general	60		$ -	9%	100%
83	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	60	36,210	$23,200 - 55,350	14%	54%
84	Meeting and convention planners	50		$ -	20%	67%
85	Marriage and family therapists	50	39,550	$27,670 - 60,320	30%	73%
86	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	39,230	$24,800 - 51,840	24%	78%
87	Financial analysts	50	62,050	$37,920 - 89,790	34%	87%
88	Occupational health and safety specialists	50	54,490	$35,220 - 79,350	8%	72%
89	Insurance underwriters	40	58,680	$36,470 - 98,660	6%	53%
90	Engineers, all other	40	74,290	$41,160 - 105,380	6%	82%
91	Compensation and benefits managers	40	99,300	$60,890 - 160,960	12%	58%
92	Legislators	40	22,480	$15,320 - 39,630	1%	65%
93	Podiatrists	40		$ -	10%	99%
94	Clergy	40	33,010	$22,600 - 47,680	19%	75%
95	Budget analysts	40	67,350	$45,330 - 95,470	7%	78%
96	Writers and authors	30	37,730	$27,350 - 51,040	13%	84%
97	Education administrators, postsecondary	30	73,210	$38,790 - 108,890	14%	78%
98	Postmasters and mail superintendents	30	63,000	$49,050 - 78,820	0%	55%
99	Human resources managers, all other	30	106,280	$74,400 - 160,460	11%	58%
100	Urban and regional planners	30	43,790	$30,990 - 55,930	15%	92%

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	6,450	24,370	$15,550 - 38,370	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,170	18,430	$15,290 - 24,390	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	4,730	18,140	$15,260 - 22,990	-2%	10%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,400	27,830	$17,600 - 38,810	2%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	3,990	26,130	$16,980 - 37,870	13%	19%
6	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,670	40,170	$27,310 - 59,990	10%	4%
7	Team assemblers	3,550	33,730	$19,810 - 48,170	0%	5%
8	Waiters and waitresses	2,870	17,810	$15,220 - 23,890	11%	14%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,850	22,540	$16,170 - 31,260	15%	4%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,720	25,280	$15,850 - 41,570	-7%	8%
11	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,520	27,970	$16,220 - 39,390	1%	18%
12	Customer service representatives	2,450	28,690	$17,220 - 43,620	25%	22%
13	Packers and packagers, hand	2,430	23,310	$15,640 - 31,860	-11%	3%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,230	31,830	$21,380 - 47,010	13%	16%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,940	37,780	$24,610 - 50,830	10%	6%
16	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,730	25,710	$19,540 - 32,680	18%	7%
17	Helpers--production workers	1,720	25,380	$17,380 - 35,740	0%	4%
18	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,640	29,630	$22,050 - 38,620	-1%	2%
19	Teacher assistants	1,550	21,700	$15,770 - 30,480	10%	18%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,530	55,950	$34,650 - 81,220	-4%	15%
21	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,510	34,080	$16,770 - 56,940	8%	4%
22	Carpenters	1,390	42,700	$29,240 - 59,830	10%	6%
23	Construction laborers	1,330	29,700	$21,330 - 39,210	11%	5%
24	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,320	32,320	$20,970 - 40,870	4%	6%
25	General and operations managers	1,290	87,120	$42,540 - 139,830	2%	48%
26	Machinists	1,280	41,760	$28,280 - 54,780	-2%	3%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,250	44,720	$26,310 - 68,840	6%	29%
28	Food preparation workers	1,240	19,190	$15,230 - 25,480	15%	7%
29	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,230	34,200	$21,350 - 47,850	-6%	14%
30	Cooks, restaurant	1,210	23,330	$15,930 - 31,920	12%	5%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,150	41,870	$24,420 - 61,080	4%	25%
32	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,120	32,660	$17,540 - 52,410	14%	4%
33	Receptionists and information clerks	1,110	23,680	$15,960 - 31,790	17%	13%
34	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,110	38,760	$30,120 - 49,050	14%	7%
35	Bus drivers, school	1,080	27,060	$15,770 - 53,800	9%	4%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,050	29,550	$17,390 - 45,720	11%	14%
37	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,050	37,580	$28,600 - 48,260	5%	2%
38	Bartenders	990	18,920	$15,310 - 24,560	11%	17%
39	Child care workers	990	21,270	$15,760 - 29,560	18%	15%
40	Tellers	980	22,060	$17,460 - 28,080	14%	16%
41	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	970	31,620	$21,540 - 42,480	-14%	0%
42	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	950	37,540	$26,410 - 52,920	15%	18%
43	Home health aides	940	22,320	$16,760 - 31,580	49%	7%
44	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	910	40,160	$28,900 - 52,250	8%	3%
45	Electricians	880	42,250	$28,870 - 54,200	7%	7%
46	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	880	34,500	$19,680 - 47,830	0%	3%
47	Driver/sales workers	870	31,070	$15,500 - 52,620	-4%	4%
48	Industrial machinery mechanics	870	48,490	$33,650 - 65,650	9%	5%
49	Security guards	860	25,100	$17,400 - 41,740	17%	13%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	850	59,360	$38,840 - 86,260	9%	10%
51	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	820	25,480	$16,750 - 37,030	18%	6%
52	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	730	30,110	$20,000 - 38,980	-4%	5%
53	Personal and home care aides	720	21,570	$17,560 - 25,510	51%	10%
54	Medical assistants	700	27,130	$21,190 - 33,350	35%	10%
55	Medical secretaries	680	28,880	$21,080 - 37,630	17%	18%
56	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	670	35,960	$21,940 - 50,140	-15%	0%
57	Printing machine operators	660	33,600	$23,060 - 46,580	-5%	6%
58	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	650	23,440	$16,120 - 38,430	27%	47%
59	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	640	30,620	$22,140 - 41,140	4%	15%
60	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	620	59,690	$40,160 - 81,720	7%	13%
61	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	610	24,090	$15,750 - 35,340	12%	6%
62	Computer support specialists	570	41,120	$27,540 - 59,020	13%	43%
63	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	570	36,620	$24,480 - 49,230	12%	3%
64	Business operations specialists, all other	560	66,490	$38,080 - 99,530	21%	49%
65	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	560	41,170	$27,270 - 53,140	11%	4%
66	Order clerks	550	27,580	$19,950 - 37,740	-23%	16%
67	Physicians and surgeons, all other	550			0%	0%
68	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	540	44,020	$27,880 - 67,820	4%	30%
69	Dishwashers	540	18,080	$15,400 - 21,690	10%	3%
70	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	540	24,090	$16,500 - 32,230	14%	3%
71	Counter and rental clerks	540	23,670	$15,480 - 38,040	23%	16%
72	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	540	28,850	$20,890 - 42,800	-12%	4%
73	Cement masons and concrete finishers	530	39,180	$28,800 - 51,230	11%	2%
74	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	530	37,440	$27,300 - 49,330	0%	0%
75	Tool and die makers	530	42,390	$30,170 - 57,550	-9%	5%
76	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	520	18,650	$15,400 - 24,150	13%	5%
77	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	520	16,780	$15,200 - 19,460	10%	8%
78	Machine feeders and offbearers	510	30,090	$21,380 - 41,080	-14%	0%
79	Postal service mail carriers	510			1%	11%
80	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	490	43,930	$29,960 - 60,450	9%	3%
81	Preschool teachers, except special education	480	22,350	$15,610 - 33,100	26%	43%
82	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	480	19,820	$15,630 - 26,250	10%	17%
83	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	470	28,960	$19,210 - 39,370	6%	0%
84	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	460	26,050	$17,350 - 38,520	-12%	0%
85	Roofers	460	39,980	$25,580 - 60,830	14%	3%
86	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	440	52,030	$32,450 - 74,570	11%	33%
87	Cooks, fast food	440	18,170	$15,310 - 23,220	8%	5%
88	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	430	24,370	$16,720 - 32,770	11%	5%
89	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	430	55,610	$33,180 - 90,020	0%	42%
90	Recreation workers	430	20,850	$15,670 - 29,100	13%	47%
91	Sewing machine operators	420	22,680	$17,890 - 28,740	-26%	5%
92	Cost estimators	420	55,530	$33,810 - 82,630	19%	32%
93	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	420	24,690	$18,050 - 35,320	19%	14%
94	Parts salespersons	420	31,890	$19,680 - 47,220	-1%	6%
95	Procurement clerks	410	46,090	$34,840 - 59,320	-1%	24%
96	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	410	17,260	$15,260 - 20,250	12%	6%
97	Insurance sales agents	390	73,570	$30,740 - 158,270	13%	45%
98	Data entry keyers	380	25,110	$17,260 - 32,820	-4%	18%
99	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	370	37,410	$25,670 - 51,570	-17%	0%
100	Dental assistants	370	26,520	$20,900 - 33,450	29%	9%

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Jobs More Common Near York Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	36,530	150	11.3
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,500	880	9.9
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	41,670	280	8.3
Engine and other machine assemblers	35,150	160	7.9
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,960	670	6.8
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	28,960	470	6.8
Proofreaders and copy markers	27,340	100	6
Landscape architects	52,740	120	5.6
Tool and die makers	42,390	530	5.5
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	30,500	170	5.3
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	39,950	150	5.1
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,850	540	5
Home appliance repairers	34,350	170	4.7
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	42,920	210	4.7
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	39,050	240	4.1
Prepress technicians and workers	33,570	310	4.1
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	31,560	250	4.1
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	37,440	530	4.1
Procurement clerks	46,090	410	4.1
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	32,140	150	4
Machine feeders and offbearers	30,090	510	4
Millwrights	39,340	150	3.9
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,430	330	3.6
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,410	370	3.6
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,620	970	3.5
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	26,050	460	3.1
Helpers--production workers	25,380	1,720	3
Roofers	39,980	460	3
Opticians, dispensing	27,120	210	3
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	45,560	120	2.8
Team assemblers	33,730	3,550	2.7
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	60,040	270	2.7
Industrial machinery mechanics	48,490	870	2.7
Printing machine operators	33,600	660	2.6
Commercial and industrial designers	53,570	100	2.6
Machinists	41,760	1,280	2.6
Mechanical drafters	42,580	230	2.5
Packers and packagers, hand	23,310	2,430	2.5
Sewing machine operators	22,680	420	2.5
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	43,860	370	2.4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	37,580	1,050	2.4
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,150	360	2.3
Food batchmakers	25,770	230	2.3
Highway maintenance workers	32,870	260	2.2
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	34,200	1,230	2.2
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	33,160	290	2.1
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,630	1,640	2.1
Veterinary technologists and technicians	29,570	210	2.1
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	23,440	650	2.1
Industrial engineering technicians	48,390	170	2.1

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Procurement clerks	46,090	1.33	410
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	41,670	1.33	280
Teachers and instructors, all other	50,320	1.32	130
Insurance sales agents	73,570	1.31	390
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	42,920	1.3	210
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	43,860	1.26	370
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	30,500	1.26	170
Team assemblers	33,730	1.23	3,550
Office and administrative support workers, all other	38,260	1.23	120
Computer specialists, all other	83,190	1.23	150
Couriers and messengers	29,690	1.23	180
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	39,950	1.23	150
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	35,700	1.21	260
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	54,410	1.19	170
Driver/sales workers	31,070	1.19	870
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	42,130	1.18	150
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,960	1.18	670
Bakers	28,380	1.18	290
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	34,080	1.18	1,510
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,410	1.17	370
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	81,660	1.17	280
Elementary school teachers, except special education	57,900	1.16	2,460
Production workers, all other	33,670	1.16	120
Machine feeders and offbearers	30,090	1.16	510
All other information and record clerks	38,250	1.16	110
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	27,830	1.15	4,400
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	30,110	1.15	730
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	24,090	1.15	540
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	39,050	1.14	240
Packers and packagers, hand	23,310	1.14	2,430
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	32,320	1.13	1,320
Roofers	39,980	1.13	460
Service station attendants	23,220	1.13	120
Machinists	41,760	1.13	1,280
Logisticians	73,140	1.13	240
Business operations specialists, all other	66,490	1.13	560
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	63,040	1.13	140
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	31,860	1.12	170
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	39,250	1.12	140
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,150	1.12	360
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	19,820	1.12	480
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	27,540	1.11	360
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	37,440	1.11	530
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,280	1.11	2,720
Child care workers	21,270	1.1	990
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	57,250	1.1	370
Maintenance and repair workers, general	37,780	1.1	1,940
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	60,040	1.1	270
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	36,530	1.09	150
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	28,960	1.09	470

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Obstetricians and gynecologists	186,210	40
Family and general practitioners	165,330	200
Chief executives	142,270	500
Human resources managers, all other	106,280	30
Engineering managers	99,590	160
Compensation and benefits managers	99,300	40
Marketing managers	96,120	90
Funeral directors	95,080
Computer and information systems managers	94,710	130
Purchasing managers	94,560	70
Pharmacists	93,900	220
Sales managers	91,780	290
Lawyers	91,660	370
Architects, except landscape and naval	89,610	80
Managers, all other	88,790	70
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	87,860	110
General and operations managers	87,120	1,290
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,570	240
Construction managers	85,570	210
Computer specialists, all other	83,190	150
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	81,660	280
Financial managers	81,490	280
Physician assistants	81,190	150
Industrial production managers	79,810	310
Sales engineers	79,490	90
Electronics engineers, except computer	78,860	80
Veterinarians	77,670	60
Mechanical engineers	75,820	410
Civil engineers	75,160	360
Computer software engineers, systems software	74,580	70
Engineers, all other	74,290	40
Insurance sales agents	73,570	390
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	73,540	60
Education administrators, postsecondary	73,210	30
Logisticians	73,140	240
Industrial engineers	72,920	550
Physical therapists	72,780	270
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	72,560	380
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	72,280	70
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	70,360	170
Medical and health services managers	70,230	340
Electrical engineers	69,010	230
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	68,950	70
Administrative services managers	68,630	180
Network systems and data communications analysts	68,310	90
Real estate brokers	68,270
Speech-language pathologists	67,550	150
Budget analysts	67,350	40
Computer systems analysts	67,260	260
Personal financial advisors	67,020	160

Large Companies Headquartered in York

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Dentsply International	1.7

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