Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Employment

Pittsburgh Employment

Employment and Industries in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Area

While long thought of as a center for steal production, the Pittsburgh area economy has expanded and diversified beyond its traditional heavy manufacturing base to provide substantial opportunities for business and professional growth. Pittsburgh is home to ten Fortune 1000 company headquarters. The largest company headquartered in the Pittsburgh area is United States Steel. Probably the most famous companies with their headquarters in the area are United States Steel, H.J. Heinz, Mellon Financial, and Dick's Sporting Goods.

Despite its reputation as a center for blue collar industrial work, the Pittsburgh area has a very well educated work force. According to U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, Pittsburgh ranks in the top twenty among American cities with a well educated work force. Almost 34% of the Pittsburgh area population has a college degree or higher. In 2005, Central Connecticut State University ranked Pittsburgh in the top ten most literate cities in the U.S.

Major business honors and awards that have been received by the Pittsburgh metropolitan area include:

Number 50 on Entrepreneur magazine's 2005 list of "Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs".
Number 53 on Inc. magazine's 2006 list of "Best Cities for Doing Business" in the large cities category, and in the top fifty for all three years of the survey (2004-2006). The 2005 survey ranked the Pittsburgh area number ten for the "Most Balanced Economy and Growth".
Number 32 on Forbes magazine's 2005 list of "Best Places For Business and Careers" (out of the 150 largest metropolitan areas).
Number 24 on Expansion Management’s 2005 list of "America's 50 Hottest Cities".
"5-Star Business Opportunity Metro" ranking from Expansion Management’s 2005 Mayor’s Challenge ranking of the "Top Business Opportunity Metros".

Major industries located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area include:

Advanced manufacturing
Biotechnology
healthcare
Financial services
High technology
Retail
Medicine

Driven by organizations such as the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Carnegie Mellon University, life sciences are a strong and growing industry in the Pittsburgh area. UPMC ranks among the top ten recipients in the U.S. for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. Pittsburgh ranks in the top fifteen cities in the United States for NIH funding. In addition, Carnegie Mellon receives more than $73 million a year in National Science Foundation (NSF) research.

Pittsburgh is also home to the busiest inland port, the Port of Pittsburgh, in the United States.

For business travelers, the Pittsburgh area is served by the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). PIT is regularly ranked as one of the top airports in the world by Cond" Nast, J.D. Power, USA Today, Travelocity and the Official Airline Guide. Allegheny County Airport (AGC) also serves the Pittsburgh area.

Companies with headquarters in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area include:

Allegheny Energy
Allegheny Technologies
American Eagle Outfitters
Consol Energy
Dick's Sporting Goods
H. J. Heinz Company
Kennametal
Mellon Financial
PNC Financial
PPG Industries
U.S. Steel
WESCO International
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel

Business organizations/associations in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area include:

The Pittsburgh Business Times, "Business Section" of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the "Business Section" of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review are all good sources of information on business and the economy in the Pittsburgh area.

Jobs in Pittsburgh

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	1153620	$51,550	$24.79	100
2	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	165450	$39,750	$19.11	13.75
3	Sales and Related Occupations	107000	$42,050	$20.22	9.5
4	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	104060	$25,360	$12.19	8.7
5	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	88140	$69,450	$33.39	5.85
6	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	87130	$37,590	$18.07	6.7
7	Healthcare Support Occupations	63340	$29,890	$14.37	2.85
8	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	62570	$65,120	$31.31	6
9	Production Occupations	59710	$42,420	$20.4	5.6
10	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	59610	$74,840	$35.98	5.35
11	Management Occupations	55640	$122,000	$58.65	6.35
12	Construction and Extraction Occupations	54230	$55,290	$26.58	4.6
13	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	47840	$51,200	$24.62	3.75
14	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	37990	$82,560	$39.69	3
15	Fast Food and Counter Workers	35020	$21,460	$10.32	2.45
16	Registered Nurses	33600	$67,870	$32.63	1.95
17	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	32960	$26,060	$12.53	0
18	Office Clerks, General	31000	$36,200	$17.41	1.9
19	Personal Care and Service Occupations	30570	$27,700	$13.32	4.65
20	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	29680	$30,080	$14.46	3.6
21	Retail Salespersons	29200	$28,590	$13.75	2.7
22	Cashiers	28060	$21,490	$10.33	2.2
23	Customer Service Representatives	27330	$36,350	$17.48	1.75
24	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	24810	$80,460	$38.68	1.7
25	Protective Service Occupations	23710	$44,850	$21.56	2.2
26	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	21700	$33,080	$15.9	1.8
27	Community and Social Service Occupations	20290	$46,270	$22.25	1.75
28	Waiters and Waitresses	19680	$27,020	$12.99	1.65
29	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	17860	$36,860	$17.72	1.4
30	General and Operations Managers	17400	$129,700	$62.36	1.5
31	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	15850	$30,400	$14.61	1.5
32	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	15760	$51,890	$24.95	1.2
33	Nursing Assistants	14760	$31,180	$14.99	0.95
34	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	14100	$60,120	$28.9	0.95
35	Stockers and Order Fillers	13510	$26,580	$12.78	1.25
36	Cooks, Restaurant	12540	$26,690	$12.83	0.9
37	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	12260	$39,780	$19.12	1.05
38	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	12220	$50,590	$24.32	1.8
39	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	11590	$71,460	$34.36	0.85
40	Accountants and Auditors	10640	$71,700	$34.47	0.9
41	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	10560	$41,050	$19.73	0.9
42	Construction Laborers	10050	$43,710	$21.02	0.9
43	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	9790	$67,310	$32.36	0.8
44	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	9670	$95,270	$45.8	0.65
45	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	9640	$46,130	$22.18	0.95
46	Legal Occupations	9250	$103,330	$49.68	0.8
47	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	8730	$38,470	$18.49	0.6
48	Security Guards	8190	$28,490	$13.7	0.7
49	Receptionists and Information Clerks	7720	$27,860	$13.39	0.7
50	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	7290	$31,860	$15.32	0.3
51	Carpenters	7200	$59,510	$28.61	0.6
52	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	7200	$63,870	$30.71	0.7
53	Bartenders	6820	$25,620	$12.32	0.4
54	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	6660	$38,310	$18.42	0.8
55	Light Truck Drivers	6540	$35,880	$17.25	0.6
56	Computer Systems Analysts	6390	$93,510	$44.95	0.4
57	Management Analysts	6310	$83,240	$40.02	0.55
58	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	6190	$42,800	$20.58	0.5
59	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	6030	$24,960	$12	0.4
60	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	5980	$24,700	$11.87	0.9
61	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	5870	$45,590	$21.92	0.5
62	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	5780	$30,500	$14.66	0.75
63	Medical Assistants	5580	$32,360	$15.56	0.45
64	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	5470	$67,730	$32.56	0.4
65	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	5310	$80,840	$38.86	0.7
66	Lawyers	5300	$137,800	$66.25	0.5
67	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	5170	$57,430	$27.61	0.25
68	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	5000	$72,720	$34.96	0.4
69	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	4960	$63,050	$30.31	0.4
70	Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	4900	$136,580	$65.66	0.3
71	Computer User Support Specialists	4880	$49,600	$23.85	0.4
72	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4800	$66,650	$32.05	0.45
73	Childcare Workers	4760	$24,190	$11.63	0.7
74	Human Resources Specialists	4670	$64,410	$30.96	0.4
75	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	4640	$38,000	$18.27	0.4
76	Electricians	4610	$69,140	$33.24	0.45
77	Dishwashers	4590	$22,130	$10.64	0.3
78	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	4440	$20,770	$9.99	0.3
79	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	4170	$72,310	$34.76	0.3
80	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	4130	$82,950	$39.88	0.3
81	Financial Managers	4090	$150,360	$72.29	0.4
82	Pharmacy Technicians	4060	$30,700	$14.76	0.3
83	Mechanical Engineers	4030	$90,020	$43.28	0.2
84	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3920	$34,660	$16.66	0.4
85	Medical and Health Services Managers	3900	$96,610	$46.45	0.3
86	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3850	$53,580	$25.76	0.2
87	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3830	$44,160	$21.23	0.2
88	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	3790	$46,350	$22.28	0.2
89	Billing and Posting Clerks	3760	$38,150	$18.34	0.3
90	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	3610	$50,520	$24.29	0.2
91	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	3590	$44,500	$21.4	0.35
92	Computer and Information Systems Managers	3580	$143,060	$68.78	0.3
93	Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other	3540	$81,020	$38.95	0.2
94	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	3530	$52,370	$25.18	0.2
95	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3460	$62,710	$30.15	0.3
96	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3460	$49,180	$23.64	0.3
97	Civil Engineers	3450	$85,450	$41.08	0.2
98	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	3390	$63,400	$30.48	0.3
99	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	3220	$53,860	$25.89	0.2
100	Machinists	3220	$45,070	$21.67	0.2

Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$51,550	1,153,620
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$39,750	165,450
Sales and Related Occupations	$42,050	107,000
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$25,360	104,060
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$69,450	88,140
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$37,590	87,130
Healthcare Support Occupations	$29,890	63,340
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$65,120	62,570
Production Occupations	$42,420	59,710
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$74,840	59,610
Management Occupations	$122,000	55,640
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$55,290	54,230
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$51,200	47,840
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$82,560	37,990
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$21,460	35,020
Registered Nurses	$67,870	33,600
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$26,060	32,960
Office Clerks, General	$36,200	31,000
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$27,700	30,570
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$30,080	29,680
Retail Salespersons	$28,590	29,200
Cashiers	$21,490	28,060
Customer Service Representatives	$36,350	27,330
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$80,460	24,810
Protective Service Occupations	$44,850	23,710
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$33,080	21,700
Community and Social Service Occupations	$46,270	20,290
Waiters and Waitresses	$27,020	19,680
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$36,860	17,860
General and Operations Managers	$129,700	17,400
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,400	15,850
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,890	15,760
Nursing Assistants	$31,180	14,760
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,120	14,100
Stockers and Order Fillers	$26,580	13,510
Cooks, Restaurant	$26,690	12,540
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$39,780	12,260
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$50,590	12,220
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$71,460	11,590
Accountants and Auditors	$71,700	10,640
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$41,050	10,560
Construction Laborers	$43,710	10,050
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$67,310	9,790
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$95,270	9,670
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,130	9,640
Legal Occupations	$103,330	9,250
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,470	8,730
Security Guards	$28,490	8,190
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$27,860	7,720
Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$31,860	7,290

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$51,550

1,153,620

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$39,750

165,450

Sales and Related Occupations

$42,050

107,000

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$25,360

104,060

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$69,450

88,140

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$37,590

87,130

Healthcare Support Occupations

$29,890

63,340

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$65,120

62,570

Production Occupations

$42,420

59,710

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$74,840

59,610

Management Occupations

$122,000

55,640

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$55,290

54,230

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$51,200

47,840

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$82,560

37,990

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$21,460

35,020

Registered Nurses

$67,870

33,600

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$26,060

32,960

Office Clerks, General

$36,200

31,000

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$27,700

30,570

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$30,080

29,680

Retail Salespersons

$28,590

29,200

Cashiers

$21,490

28,060

Customer Service Representatives

$36,350

27,330

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$80,460

24,810

Protective Service Occupations

$44,850

23,710

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$33,080

21,700

Community and Social Service Occupations

$46,270

20,290

Waiters and Waitresses

$27,020

19,680

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$36,860

17,860

General and Operations Managers

$129,700

17,400

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$30,400

15,850

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$51,890

15,760

Nursing Assistants

$31,180

14,760

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$60,120

14,100

Stockers and Order Fillers

$26,580

13,510

Cooks, Restaurant

$26,690

12,540

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$39,780

12,260

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$50,590

12,220

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$71,460

11,590

Accountants and Auditors

$71,700

10,640

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$41,050

10,560

Construction Laborers

$43,710

10,050

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$67,310

9,790

Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

$95,270

9,670

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$46,130

9,640

Legal Occupations

$103,330

9,250

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$38,470

8,730

Security Guards

$28,490

8,190

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$27,860

7,720

Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

$31,860

7,290

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$51,550	1,153,620
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$39,750	165,450
Sales and Related Occupations	$42,050	107,000
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$25,360	104,060
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$69,450	88,140
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$37,590	87,130
Healthcare Support Occupations	$29,890	63,340
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$65,120	62,570
Production Occupations	$42,420	59,710
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$74,840	59,610
Management Occupations	$122,000	55,640
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$55,290	54,230
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$51,200	47,840
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$82,560	37,990
Registered Nurses	$67,870	33,600
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$26,060	32,960
Office Clerks, General	$36,200	31,000
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$27,700	30,570
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$30,080	29,680
Retail Salespersons	$28,590	29,200
Customer Service Representatives	$36,350	27,330
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$80,460	24,810
Protective Service Occupations	$44,850	23,710
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$33,080	21,700
Community and Social Service Occupations	$46,270	20,290
Waiters and Waitresses	$27,020	19,680
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$36,860	17,860
General and Operations Managers	$129,700	17,400
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,400	15,850
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,890	15,760
Nursing Assistants	$31,180	14,760
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,120	14,100
Stockers and Order Fillers	$26,580	13,510
Cooks, Restaurant	$26,690	12,540
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$39,780	12,260
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$50,590	12,220
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$71,460	11,590
Accountants and Auditors	$71,700	10,640
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$41,050	10,560
Construction Laborers	$43,710	10,050
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$67,310	9,790
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$95,270	9,670
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,130	9,640
Legal Occupations	$103,330	9,250
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,470	8,730
Security Guards	$28,490	8,190
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$27,860	7,720
Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$31,860	7,290
Carpenters	$59,510	7,200
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$63,870	7,200