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TABLE 2. Earnings by Detailed Occupation: 1999: Pennsylvania: Both Sexes
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
21 to 74 years 5,837,390 $26,215 27.2 3,867,190 $32,433 29.6
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
Chief executives 45,320 $83,698 63.7 39,265 $90,021 64.2
General and Operations Managers 35,855 $51,524 47.5 31,790 $53,635 47.8
Legislators 505 $50,278 66.6 355 $60,076 69.4
Advertising and Promotions Managers 2,935 $40,451 63.4 2,355 $43,898 67.0
Marketing and Sales Managers 46,685 $51,482 63.2 37,930 $57,811 63.6
Public Relations Managers 2,930 $46,850 63.5 2,570 $49,178 64.0
Administrative Services Managers 4,300 $43,786 38.1 3,665 $46,438 37.8
Computer and Information Systems Managers 13,530 $65,568 64.1 11,820 $68,453 64.6
Financial Managers 42,630 $44,184 55.7 35,775 $47,378 57.4
Human Resources Managers 18,435 $42,020 51.9 15,135 $46,198 54.2
Industrial Production Managers 14,595 $51,010 38.2 12,915 $52,022 37.8
Purchasing Managers 8,155 $48,343 49.5 7,250 $50,542 49.6
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 10,755 $39,729 23.7 9,270 $41,728 23.6
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 4,760 $28,072 16.7 3,690 $31,494 16.8
Farmers and Ranchers 18,620 $17,377 11.0 13,980 $21,051 10.1
Construction Managers 24,790 $42,863 24.5 19,605 $49,511 26.7
Education Administrators 29,480 $41,754 78.3 21,640 $48,726 80.4
Engineering Managers 6,385 $76,653 78.2 5,855 $78,706 78.9
Food Service Managers 27,300 $26,170 19.8 20,125 $29,500 20.3
Funeral Directors 2,760 $40,807 48.4 2,115 $45,815 50.1
Gaming Managers 815 $21,979 29.6 515 $31,703 34.6
Lodging Managers 4,330 $26,115 37.0 3,085 $30,288 36.6
Medical and Health Services Managers 20,295 $41,002 54.5 16,510 $43,877 55.5
Natural Sciences Managers 1,140 $76,786 91.6 965 $81,857 93.0
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 2,355 $44,083 19.2 1,965 $47,114 21.9
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
Managers 11,535 $33,555 37.1 8,670 $37,272 37.4
Social and Community Service Managers 11,880 $32,895 64.6 9,040 $38,227 68.0
Managers, All Other 76,480 $46,704 48.5 63,310 $51,041 49.0
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,Performers,
and Athletes 1,155 $25,818 42.4 645 $34,853 42.0
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 485 $31,948 26.3 350 $37,339 28.4
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 9,880 $26,374 28.2 6,415 $32,496 32.6
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and
Farm Products 12,640 $36,002 32.3 10,820 $37,264 32.4
Claims Adusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and
Investigators 16,415 $31,790 35.4 13,515 $33,962 36.3
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation 4,655 $40,270 45.0 3,765 $43,750 46.7
Cost Estimators 5,790 $40,584 26.6 4,805 $43,806 27.6
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations
Specialists 35,735 $34,440 47.8 27,235 $38,080 47.6
Logisticians 1,760 $43,845 51.0 1,445 $46,352 52.3
Management Analysts 23,485 $48,386 74.3 16,030 $54,764 74.1
Meeting and Convention Planners 1,155 $30,293 51.3 830 $33,550 57.3
Other Business Operations Specialists 9,920 $31,194 34.2 7,740 $34,203 35.2
Accountants and Auditors 73,020 $36,951 73.4 55,625 $41,333 75.7
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 3,220 $34,943 46.6 2,420 $39,415 47.7
Budget Analysts 1,675 $42,013 55.1 1,475 $44,775 56.9
Credit Analysts 1,440 $33,538 58.0 1,145 $36,436 59.0
Financial Analysts 2,225 $44,976 74.0 1,590 $51,013 74.6
Personal Financial Advisors 12,325 $44,305 70.7 9,620 $50,239 72.3
Insurance Underwriters 4,640 $36,962 49.5 3,795 $39,837 49.2
Financial Examiners 475 $47,048 75.5 430 $50,625 74.5
Loan Counselors and Officers 10,785 $35,659 42.8 8,960 $38,203 44.0
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 6,090 $28,094 28.5 3,755 $34,169 34.5
Tax Preparers 4,735 $11,224 37.5 1,380 $33,604 46.3
Financial Specialists, All Other 1,705 $32,094 44.8 1,345 $36,978 46.2
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Scientists and System Analyts 30,940 $49,232 60.2 24,790 $51,929 60.5
Computer Programmers 29,530 $47,828 61.3 23,185 $51,395 61.9
Computer Software Engineers 24,605 $55,819 72.6 20,235 $59,497 72.1
Computer Support Specialists 15,510 $36,109 37.1 11,410 $41,101 37.4
Database Administrators 3,200 $45,657 60.9 2,530 $50,207 61.2
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 7,280 $44,067 42.9 6,180 $45,995 43.0
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts 11,505 $40,044 48.8 8,660 $46,052 48.4
Actuaries 1,390 $64,313 96.6 1,105 $75,708 98.6
Mathematicians 75 $55,625 100.0 55 $71,071 100.0
Operations Research Analysts 4,285 $49,940 55.8 3,470 $51,541 54.6
Statisticians 1,490 $48,571 82.2 1,125 $56,610 87.7
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 180 $42,206 80.6 120 $47,788 78.2
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
Architects, Except Naval 7,370 $42,878 83.3 5,775 $50,391 85.7
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists 1,265 $32,419 70.1 985 $38,090 69.3
Aerospace Engineers 1,680 $61,250 74.2 1,425 $65,239 75.9
Agricultural Engineers 125 $67,143 89.5 100 $70,278 87.3
Biomedical Engineers 545 $49,750 62.1 440 $52,969 63.3
Chemical Engineers 4,240 $60,778 84.7 3,455 $65,152 88.4
Civil Engineers 11,410 $52,314 82.0 9,495 $56,234 83.1
Computer Hardware Engineers 1,930 $47,591 50.2 1,485 $51,256 53.5
Electrical and Electronic Engineers 12,245 $59,118 71.6 10,430 $61,454 72.3
Environmental Engineers 1,710 $50,682 88.1 1,320 $53,043 92.1
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety 8,655 $48,514 59.1 7,370 $50,549 60.3
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 265 $60,417 84.2 190 $67,679 100.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Materials Engineers 2,300 $53,144 68.2 1,855 $54,947 67.0
Mechanical Engineers 10,320 $51,095 65.0 8,650 $53,429 65.3
Mining and Geological Engineers,Including Mining
Safety Engineers 380 $60,426 71.0 335 $61,349 74.2
Nuclear Engineers 695 $70,810 89.5 515 $76,625 89.3
Petroleum Engineers 130 $54,659 81.8 110 $61,406 80.7
Engineers, All Others 12,480 $55,481 76.7 10,280 $60,120 77.3
Drafters 12,620 $34,418 11.3 9,875 $37,443 10.0
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 18,750 $36,882 13.6 15,195 $40,233 12.4
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 2,905 $29,594 5.9 2,200 $33,993 5.9
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
Agricultural and Food Scientists 1,035 $35,833 73.4 720 $42,388 73.0
Biological Scientists 3,160 $38,871 93.8 2,330 $44,011 94.3
Conservation Scientists and Foresters 1,140 $39,200 73.5 970 $41,442 72.5
Medical Scientists 5,135 $49,982 99.0 3,965 $59,258 99.3
Astronomers and Physicists 625 $66,600 91.4 540 $69,038 92.4
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 315 $31,875 91.1 240 $42,813 88.2
Chemists and Materials Scientists 7,490 $50,467 91.3 6,300 $52,235 91.6
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists 3,285 $42,003 91.7 2,675 $45,210 91.0
Physical Scientists, All Other 7,525 $37,475 96.0 5,280 $51,063 97.5
Economists 690 $50,167 100.0 555 $53,906 100.0
Market/Survey Researchers 3,490 $42,559 75.8 2,275 $56,804 80.6
Psychologists 8,325 $41,791 98.9 4,300 $51,311 99.4
Sociologists 130 $25,638 82.2 75 $26,793 100.0
Urban and Regional Planners 700 $44,676 85.3 565 $47,411 86.6
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers 1,740 $27,188 94.7 1,000 $33,247 96.7
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1,160 $29,803 24.6 905 $32,213 23.2
Biological Technicians 810 $29,219 58.2 540 $37,625 57.6
Chemical Technicians 5,465 $37,103 34.2 4,370 $40,317 34.7
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 465 $36,935 21.1 330 $41,250 17.5
Nuclear Technicians 285 $45,850 20.0 245 $50,833 21.3
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians 6,880 $21,313 36.8 3,620 $31,704 37.6
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS
Counselors 29,560 $25,986 69.5 17,840 $29,490 69.5
Social Workers 36,730 $28,275 74.5 27,080 $30,979 74.3
Misc. Community and Social Service Specialists 12,930 $26,564 55.1 9,005 $30,129 58.6
Clergy 18,635 $26,936 81.9 14,180 $30,286 84.2
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 2,125 $21,083 72.2 1,180 $28,941 76.2
Religious Workers, All Other 3,505 $16,469 55.7 1,740 $25,977 64.7
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS
Lawyers 37,360 $72,691 99.9 30,380 $82,218 100.0
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers 2,505 $53,983 74.7 2,030 $55,849 74.0
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 11,525 $27,711 40.6 7,930 $31,463 36.9
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 9,380 $23,636 33.7 5,865 $28,099 28.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS
Postsecondary Teachers 56,395 $37,422 90.9 35,700 $49,978 92.5
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers 17,045 $12,360 54.9 8,470 $17,585 51.2
Elementary and Middle School Teachers 133,360 $38,611 96.9 102,725 $42,205 97.7
Secondary School Teachers 35,320 $40,005 97.1 27,590 $43,472 98.2
Special Education Teachers 7,565 $36,422 89.4 5,910 $39,856 92.3
Other Teachers and Instructors 20,705 $13,063 52.6 7,320 $30,027 54.4
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 1,500 $26,750 81.8 875 $36,096 84.6
Librarians 7,585 $31,804 85.2 4,110 $36,510 89.2
Library Technicians 1,265 $8,500 21.9 400 $24,271 27.7
Teacher Assistants 34,940 $9,232 15.9 6,175 $16,037 15.1
Other Education, Training, and Library Workers 2,155 $34,271 83.2 1,225 $44,926 84.6
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA
OCCUPATIONS
Artists and Related Workers 8,650 $19,451 41.8 4,745 $29,604 41.4
Designers 30,150 $25,875 37.2 19,280 $32,441 38.4
Actors 790 $15,655 59.5 240 $20,865 69.0
Producers and Directors 3,730 $35,811 66.8 2,765 $40,655 65.8
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires and Related Workers 6,805 $20,392 50.9 3,020 $31,806 62.5
Dancers and Choreographers 685 $16,354 24.0 170 $23,380 20.7
Musicians, Singers and Related Workers 5,925 $11,199 55.0 1,655 $30,287 60.5
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related
Workers, All Other 1,030 $12,329 27.5 265 $22,277 41.9
Announcers 2,055 $20,458 32.0 1,140 $26,786 37.6
News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents 4,040 $31,168 77.1 2,590 $39,464 81.6
Public Relations Specialists 5,300 $32,087 66.8 3,640 $39,512 70.6
Editors 7,410 $31,233 78.7 5,195 $36,254 79.0
Technical Writers 3,010 $41,635 72.2 2,225 $46,364 73.3
Writers and Authors 6,105 $27,463 80.3 3,265 $37,512 80.8
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers 1,720 $21,650 41.5 750 $36,087 38.4
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and
Radio Operators 2,985 $30,166 27.0 2,095 $35,932 29.5
Photographers 4,790 $19,765 33.8 2,570 $29,603 37.7
Television, Video and Motion Picture Camera
Operators and Editors 860 $26,905 43.3 460 $36,657 37.3
Media and Communication Equipment Workers,
All Other 30 $50,083 65.5 20 $50,917 78.9
HEALTHCARE PRACTIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Chiropractors 2,830 $55,950 97.8 1,820 $66,806 99.7
Dentists 7,445 $87,367 99.6 4,435 $100,514 99.6
Dieticians and Nutritionists 3,965 $26,657 65.4 2,420 $31,198 61.8
Optometrists 1,530 $68,875 100.0 1,110 $77,045 100.0
Pharmacists 10,990 $57,477 94.2 7,880 $62,382 98.5
Physicians and Surgeons 37,100 $103,989 99.7 27,735 $123,233 99.7
Physician Assistants 2,765 $35,357 62.9 1,835 $41,419 61.7
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Podiatrists 775 $76,000 100.0 640 $78,684 100.0
Registered Nurses 128,975 $36,689 51.9 77,525 $41,943 51.2
Audiologists 510 $37,917 87.5 265 $45,750 92.1
Occupational Therapists 3,835 $35,547 85.5 1,985 $44,702 85.5
Physical Therapists 6,815 $43,842 90.9 4,205 $50,153 91.7
Radiation Therapists 635 $39,722 22.2 490 $42,292 25.9
Recreational Therapists 1,440 $24,669 63.8 1,010 $28,155 67.9
Respiratory Therapists 4,325 $35,026 33.1 3,190 $37,539 32.8
Speech-Language Pathologists 4,125 $38,801 99.2 1,655 $42,908 98.9
Therapists, All Others 6,520 $24,301 86.2 3,570 $29,987 84.4
Veterinarians 2,280 $57,381 99.8 1,670 $64,900 100.0
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners,
All Other 285 $31,875 76.5 150 $37,083 92.1
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technicians 15,770 $30,472 54.3 10,595 $35,272 53.1
Dental Hygienists 5,315 $28,143 28.1 1,785 $36,742 28.5
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 12,640 $30,459 19.1 8,530 $34,521 20.4
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 6,775 $25,459 12.0 5,035 $28,033 11.3
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners Support
Technicians 12,875 $17,258 15.0 7,330 $22,781 13.6
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 34,640 $24,006 9.3 20,700 $27,543 9.4
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 3,875 $21,447 13.2 2,540 $24,408 10.8
Opticians, Dispensing 2,655 $22,170 15.7 1,775 $25,841 17.3
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 4,215 $25,652 26.4 2,845 $29,786 25.0
Other Healthcare Practioners and Technical
Occupations 2,880 $35,706 59.7 2,145 $41,240 62.0
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 96,720 $16,621 5.9 53,530 $20,724 5.5
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 790 $24,138 4.9 430 $26,576 3.0
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 2,855 $22,116 20.9 1,520 $27,203 15.1
Massage Therapists 2,385 $13,476 28.5 730 $23,167 26.8
Dental Assistants 9,005 $16,894 6.6 3,855 $21,310 4.5
Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support
Occupations 31,430 $17,288 10.0 17,205 $21,457 9.5
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers 1,620 $42,500 28.3 1,500 $45,254 27.1
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives 3,815 $53,025 30.5 3,400 $54,042 31.2
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and
Prevention Workers 675 $51,310 12.2 600 $51,490 12.3
Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other 3,440 $32,083 26.8 2,805 $36,264 29.5
Fire Fighters 6,110 $42,330 6.1 5,340 $43,109 6.5
Fire Inspectors 560 $38,919 21.9 450 $41,047 20.8
Baliffs, Correctional Officers and Jailers 16,620 $35,439 9.5 14,500 $36,503 9.6
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 3,785 $51,419 46.0 3,295 $52,904 47.4
Fish and Game Wardens 70 $37,778 22.2 65 $38,750 20.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Parking Enforcement Workers 365 $21,196 1.6 200 $26,082 3.0
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers 24,750 $43,882 23.2 21,430 $45,544 24.0
Transit and Railroad Police 20 $50,125 0.0 10 $51,250 0.0
Animal Control Workers 160 $17,353 0.0 95 $26,786 0.0
Private Detectives and Investigators 2,165 $31,550 50.6 1,615 $35,903 52.2
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers 32,160 $17,268 9.1 18,100 $24,137 9.5
Crossing Guards 4,600 $7,461 4.8 510 $20,421 1.4
Lifeguards and Other Protective Service Workers 2,385 $5,508 19.1 465 $29,792 33.3
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
Chefs and Head Cooks 11,945 $21,294 10.0 8,090 $25,887 9.8
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
and Serving Workers 20,625 $17,825 11.1 12,975 $22,167 12.5
Cooks 60,465 $11,997 3.5 28,350 $17,392 3.6
Food Preparation Workers 18,810 $9,623 3.6 6,335 $16,336 3.0
Bartenders 19,525 $11,196 9.5 8,510 $16,394 10.1
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers,
Including Fast Food 13,495 $9,141 3.9 4,335 $15,397 4.2
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and
Coffee Shop 4,730 $7,287 4.7 1,085 $14,604 6.6
Waiters and Waitresses 62,285 $9,656 10.2 18,000 $15,463 9.4
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 7,380 $13,334 3.1 3,340 $20,143 3.7
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender
Helpers 9,415 $6,507 3.4 1,475 $17,027 4.7
Dishwashers 8,805 $7,882 2.0 2,635 $13,575 2.1
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee
Shop 4,340 $7,441 5.3 1,025 $16,156 6.0
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers,
All Other 230 $9,120 7.4 60 $23,750 14.5
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and
Janitorial Workers 8,525 $24,590 7.9 6,445 $27,316 7.7
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn
Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 5,245 $28,988 19.1 3,585 $31,791 19.4
Janitors and Building Cleaners 94,480 $16,511 3.0 52,145 $22,995 2.6
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 46,115 $11,830 2.3 20,700 $17,309 2.1
Pest Control Workers 1,915 $30,386 10.2 1,485 $31,652 10.9
Grounds Maintenance Workers 32,380 $15,837 8.1 14,155 $23,220 7.4
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming Workers 1,170 $22,351 32.3 675 $31,806 39.2
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service
Workers 5,040 $21,655 19.2 3,370 $25,326 22.2
Animal Trainers 1,215 $16,822 12.8 880 $19,721 11.7
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 4,655 $12,407 14.6 2,315 $20,236 15.2
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Gaming Workers 725 $11,722 9.1 240 $24,397 9.2
Motion Picture Projectionists 165 $11,089 19.4 75 $19,191 6.5
Ushers,Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 1,445 $5,652 13.2 270 $18,043 18.4
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and Related
Workers 4,060 $7,878 18.2 1,130 $25,041 12.5
Funeral Service Workers 605 $10,585 16.7 200 $28,214 14.5
Barbers 4,045 $16,816 3.1 2,305 $24,220 4.4
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 32,710 $12,310 4.8 14,135 $18,853 5.3
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers 4,300 $12,427 8.3 2,080 $18,863 10.6
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 1,535 $17,189 7.0 830 $22,470 5.7
Tour and Travel Guides 1,490 $6,713 28.6 375 $23,250 40.9
Transportation Attendants 4,845 $24,526 26.3 1,880 $35,908 26.3
Child Care Workers 42,355 $8,197 14.2 15,415 $14,554 16.1
Personal and Home Care Aides 9,790 $11,252 7.9 4,110 $16,915 7.4
Recreation and Fitness Workers 11,200 $12,907 36.3 4,715 $24,607 42.2
Residential Advisors 5,110 $17,076 16.4 2,715 $21,588 19.0
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 1,400 $12,850 21.6 550 $22,902 17.3
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Workers 117,690 $26,840 22.1 93,065 $30,063 22.6
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers 36,720 $40,401 36.5 30,950 $43,405 37.4
Cashiers 90,005 $9,581 6.2 30,585 $16,799 7.0
Counter and Rental Clerks 5,470 $11,514 11.4 2,375 $21,414 13.8
Parts Salespersons 5,730 $23,854 5.4 4,540 $25,881 4.8
Retail Salespersons 137,880 $14,824 19.5 67,520 $26,335 21.8
Advertising Sales Agents 8,730 $31,175 46.0 6,240 $37,261 46.7
Insurance Sales Agents 22,450 $33,068 42.9 16,975 $39,338 46.0
Securities, Commodities, and Finanancial Services
Sales Agents 14,305 $40,816 59.0 11,055 $47,384 61.6
Travel Agents 6,135 $22,217 22.1 3,780 $27,469 20.9
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 23,685 $39,017 43.2 17,830 $45,151 46.3
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 63,430 $40,963 43.7 51,140 $45,562 45.4
Models, Demonstrators, and Product Promoters 2,150 $6,100 14.6 525 $24,398 24.6
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents 20,500 $28,298 35.4 12,825 $39,161 36.9
Sales Engineers 1,820 $59,700 67.2 1,615 $60,907 65.5
Telemarketers 12,275 $10,162 11.1 3,665 $19,491 16.1
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors
and Related Workers 7,655 $9,504 14.6 2,435 $25,466 17.8
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 10,065 $30,035 49.9 6,395 $40,113 57.3
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and
Administrative Support Workers 73,735 $30,648 23.8 59,040 $32,590 23.6
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 3,585 $15,771 5.5 1,695 $21,318 6.1
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Telephone Operators 4,195 $20,589 7.6 2,750 $25,674 8.2
Communication Equipment Operators, All Other 475 $30,797 11.4 380 $32,134 8.4
Bill and Account Collectors 8,460 $23,406 16.8 5,790 $26,411 17.9
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 22,485 $21,507 10.7 15,280 $24,476 9.3
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 71,510 $21,114 13.2 44,645 $25,314 11.7
Gaming Cage Workers 25 $3,571 19.2 0 . .
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 10,265 $24,720 12.2 7,520 $27,545 11.2
Procurement Clerks 1,775 $28,318 19.2 1,335 $31,250 21.3
Tellers 20,505 $15,876 8.4 11,135 $19,033 7.3
Brokerage Clerks 405 $24,205 16.6 270 $27,318 13.8
Correspondence Clerks 490 $26,350 17.1 415 $26,952 16.9
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 2,585 $21,031 15.8 1,735 $25,445 16.0
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks 2,290 $21,840 22.6 1,730 $23,854 21.3
Customer Service Representatives 89,385 $22,243 18.5 59,795 $26,461 19.1
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 1,415 $32,042 45.4 1,105 $41,477 50.9
File Clerks 12,755 $16,977 13.2 6,580 $23,440 12.8
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 3,370 $11,826 13.1 1,465 $16,709 13.1
Interviewers Except Eligibility and Loan 8,215 $11,923 23.8 2,700 $25,028 20.3
Library Assistants, Clerical 6,255 $9,446 27.0 1,690 $23,183 28.1
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 4,555 $25,045 18.4 3,640 $26,838 18.6
New Account Clerks 560 $21,414 10.7 385 $24,279 9.3
Order Clerks 7,415 $18,461 9.0 4,370 $23,679 8.0
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
Timekeeping 2,205 $26,250 20.4 1,550 $28,665 15.6
Receptionists and Information Clerks 46,810 $15,079 9.7 21,465 $21,187 8.2
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and
Travel Clerks 5,415 $22,952 19.8 3,575 $31,197 20.1
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 2,995 $21,860 20.7 1,810 $26,170 21.1
Cargo and Freight Agents 620 $29,393 11.0 510 $30,744 10.5
Couriers and Messengers 8,860 $19,084 12.6 4,890 $29,038 11.3
Dispatchers 10,490 $27,845 8.8 8,185 $30,540 8.5
Meter Readers, Utilities 1,870 $33,155 8.4 1,580 $36,074 8.8
Postal Service Clerks 8,100 $38,707 10.6 6,085 $40,412 11.4
Postal Service Mail Carriers 17,965 $39,228 11.8 14,595 $40,488 12.7
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and
Processing Machine Operators 6,620 $38,035 10.2 4,935 $39,977 10.7
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 15,445 $30,908 24.3 12,315 $33,953 22.8
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 31,690 $22,719 3.8 23,705 $25,824 3.5
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 51,115 $16,752 5.6 28,945 $22,748 5.3
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers,
Recordkeeping 3,520 $22,519 7.8 2,410 $28,548 8.5
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 202,260 $21,610 10.2 131,230 $25,709 8.9
Computer Operators 13,640 $26,333 15.8 9,980 $29,834 16.0
Data Entry Keyers 30,690 $18,253 12.1 16,920 $22,647 10.1
Word Processors and Typists 12,950 $20,458 7.6 7,735 $24,025 6.3
Desktop Publishers 890 $26,931 31.0 600 $30,635 34.4
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 11,655 $25,367 18.6 8,630 $27,283 17.4
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except
Postal Service 10,345 $16,761 6.6 5,345 $22,024 6.1
Office Clerks, General 67,635 $19,056 12.2 38,550 $24,529 10.5
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 2,925 $18,004 7.1 1,725 $21,766 7.1
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 1,710 $17,755 32.1 810 $25,810 30.2
Statistical Assistants 1,640 $26,689 22.4 1,070 $31,292 20.8
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 21,950 $25,337 28.0 14,880 $29,638 28.4
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing
and Forestry Workers 1,070 $25,789 16.3 800 $28,581 18.4
Agricultural Inspectors 360 $36,852 33.5 315 $38,900 33.9
Animal Breeders 205 $17,857 20.1 145 $22,946 23.4
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 740 $16,372 12.6 400 $22,415 15.3
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers 16,400 $13,723 5.8 8,995 $18,977 5.4
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 120 $11,250 6.6 50 $25,313 3.8
Hunters and Trappers 10 $3,750 0.0 0 . .
Forest and Conservation Workers 555 $18,862 11.5 270 $28,472 18.7
Logging Workers 3,835 $20,120 1.4 2,395 $22,614 1.3
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers 36,235 $38,806 8.0 28,225 $41,448 8.4
Boilermakers 1,125 $36,886 3.9 545 $39,583 5.1
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 10,890 $27,419 2.9 5,540 $31,914 2.7
Carpenters 59,340 $26,237 5.2 37,890 $29,960 4.9
Carpet, Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers 6,985 $26,431 3.6 4,855 $30,077 3.4
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo
Workers 2,830 $26,774 2.6 1,305 $31,388 1.7
Contruction Laborers 46,050 $24,076 3.6 24,995 $29,449 3.6
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 1,210 $24,660 1.1 360 $34,750 0.0
Pile-Driver Operators 80 $42,917 0.0 50 $43,750 0.0
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment
Operators 16,325 $31,904 2.2 10,490 $35,391 2.4
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and
Tapers 5,465 $25,773 2.8 3,445 $29,402 3.3
Electricians 30,950 $36,546 4.4 23,820 $39,002 4.1
Glaziers 1,900 $28,330 4.1 1,385 $30,367 3.8
Insulation Workers 1,285 $29,981 0.6 870 $33,616 0.7
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 17,440 $22,245 6.5 9,645 $28,094 6.3
Paperhangers 1,005 $22,130 4.8 530 $31,250 1.1
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 23,530 $33,773 3.3 17,250 $36,470 3.3
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 1,430 $26,748 3.6 770 $30,517 3.8
Reinforcing Iron Workers 240 $31,210 0.0 170 $31,622 0.0
Roofers 9,275 $21,758 2.5 4,575 $27,733 2.8
Sheet Metal Workers 6,430 $32,345 3.1 4,595 $35,022 2.8
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 3,395 $32,051 3.1 2,105 $35,417 3.1
Helpers, Construction Trades 1,870 $19,281 1.6 920 $24,021 0.7
Construction and Building Inspectors 3,785 $32,722 20.4 2,635 $37,237 19.8
Elevator Installers and Repairers 1,335 $53,989 2.8 1,130 $55,089 2.8
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Fence Erectors 760 $20,160 1.6 420 $22,571 1.0
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 1,220 $28,305 6.7 765 $31,623 9.7
Highway Maintenance Workers 5,135 $26,961 1.5 3,545 $30,221 1.4
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment
Operators 895 $37,969 3.5 640 $41,607 3.7
Septic Tank Services and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 405 $24,432 8.2 290 $30,125 3.1
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 1,405 $25,522 4.5 735 $30,022 2.7
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators,
Oil, Gas, and Mining 250 $28,988 0.0 185 $30,769 0.0
Earth Drillers Except Oil and Gas 1,210 $30,269 2.2 845 $33,250 2.8
Explosives Workers, Ordnance handling Experts, and
Blasters 485 $30,660 7.2 405 $31,801 6.5
Mining Machine Operators 3,335 $40,562 2.6 2,385 $45,100 3.1
Roof Bolters, Mining 420 $44,323 6.4 335 $46,875 7.5
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 15 $32,500 0.0 15 $32,500 0.0
Helpers - Extraction Workers 20 $31,875 0.0 15 $32,292 0.0
Other Extraction Workers 1,185 $30,355 2.3 850 $34,216 2.8
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers and Repairers 17,085 $41,634 11.1 15,085 $42,854 11.3
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers 9,740 $31,396 13.5 7,410 $34,516 13.1
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers 9,150 $41,314 8.2 7,770 $43,401 8.6
Avionics Technicians 285 $41,450 1.7 230 $42,500 0.0
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 1,680 $31,849 5.9 1,410 $35,423 4.8
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Transportation
Equipment 210 $29,138 0.9 165 $30,833 1.2
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Industrial and
Utility 575 $50,449 8.0 505 $50,078 7.7
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor
Vehicles 770 $33,242 1.6 600 $38,472 2.0
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers
and Repairers 1,770 $26,462 10.1 1,340 $28,934 9.3
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 1,620 $29,684 5.3 1,240 $31,965 5.4
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 4,000 $42,075 5.6 3,335 $45,625 5.7
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 9,595 $26,825 2.0 7,700 $29,415 2.0
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 525 $28,795 1.7 450 $29,573 1.6
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 45,960 $26,273 2.0 37,170 $28,333 2.0
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists 14,760 $31,966 1.2 12,675 $33,720 1.2
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service
Technicians and Mechanics 7,925 $36,099 1.4 6,610 $37,528 1.5
Small Engine Mechanics 1,920 $24,454 3.1 1,400 $27,799 2.8
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers 1,865 $20,764 1.8 1,350 $22,777 1.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers 1,130 $36,270 4.2 895 $38,205 3.8
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers 12,900 $31,053 2.7 10,475 $32,646 2.5
Home Appliance Repairers 2,150 $29,882 4.3 1,665 $32,116 3.5
Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics 24,480 $36,651 2.5 20,920 $38,237 2.2
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 20,440 $31,074 4.6 16,220 $33,116 4.2
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 1,300 $31,583 2.6 915 $36,743 2.7
Millwrights 3,745 $41,470 3.7 2,800 $43,810 3.5
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 4,175 $53,206 5.2 3,610 $55,855 5.3
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 7,760 $40,128 5.1 6,300 $42,644 5.0
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers 3,480 $34,905 12.6 2,665 $38,678 12.1
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and
Repairers 2,995 $25,136 6.9 2,235 $26,984 3.8
Commercial Divers 55 $11,875 48.2 30 $11,563 65.5
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 1,090 $31,329 6.5 800 $37,120 6.9
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 450 $24,010 1.3 315 $27,899 1.9
Riggers 250 $41,757 0.0 225 $42,399 0.0
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 220 $46,905 4.5 190 $48,482 5.3
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 650 $20,361 2.5 420 $24,950 0.0
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 10,965 $28,633 5.9 8,115 $31,610 5.4
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and
Operating Workers 62,825 $38,249 14.1 53,995 $40,226 14.4
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems
Assemblers 170 $36,406 4.1 145 $38,512 0.0
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical
Assemblers 12,185 $21,471 3.7 8,625 $25,209 3.8
Engine and Other Machines Assemblers 1,250 $34,303 0.8 1,050 $36,750 1.0
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 3,920 $36,563 4.0 3,305 $37,448 3.9
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 44,795 $21,055 3.6 29,950 $25,196 3.1
Bakers 9,795 $15,752 6.0 5,520 $21,272 7.1
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing
Workers 10,900 $22,833 1.9 8,195 $26,286 1.9
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine
Operators and Tenders 495 $25,069 8.5 305 $30,015 13.9
Food Batchmakers 4,905 $19,195 3.9 2,845 $25,436 3.7
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 445 $16,995 5.6 235 $27,019 10.6
Computer Control Programmers and Operators 1,865 $31,900 4.3 1,655 $32,652 4.9
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,545 $30,864 0.1 1,245 $32,785 0.1
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 1,345 $30,078 0.1 1,125 $31,004 0.2
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 1,355 $32,854 1.3 1,000 $35,938 1.4
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 7,655 $25,957 1.5 5,880 $28,285 1.6
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 750 $27,521 0.9 560 $29,849 0.7
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine
Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic 5,875 $26,809 1.8 4,610 $29,089 1.2
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,330 $27,946 0.4 1,020 $30,776 0.5
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 305 $29,500 7.2 260 $31,484 8.4
Machinists 30,265 $32,304 2.0 25,615 $34,237 2.0
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and Tenders 3,805 $33,613 3.9 3,035 $35,698 3.9
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 860 $32,148 5.4 675 $33,967 6.8
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 6,260 $26,568 2.0 4,785 $28,682 2.1
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 580 $35,030 3.5 475 $37,202 1.1
Tool and Die Makers 7,170 $40,645 2.6 6,175 $42,120 2.8
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers 30,590 $29,590 1.4 23,415 $31,153 1.1
Heat Treating Equipment Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,200 $35,485 0.7 920 $37,429 0.2
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 415 $32,880 5.3 285 $36,094 3.5
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,870 $29,633 3.3 1,505 $31,866 3.3
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners 755 $30,119 2.3 580 $31,709 2.6
Metalworkers and Plastic Workers, All Others 31,170 $27,471 2.2 24,405 $29,952 2.1
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 3,250 $21,877 6.6 2,295 $26,092 5.2
Job Printers 4,860 $28,078 5.7 3,860 $30,438 5.5
Prepress Technicians and Workers 4,440 $26,208 12.9 3,085 $30,741 12.8
Printing Machine Operators 12,730 $30,100 3.9 10,260 $31,665 3.2
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers 9,070 $15,473 3.5 5,355 $18,370 3.7
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 4,280 $14,408 3.4 2,335 $19,834 3.6
Sewing Machine Operators 22,150 $13,577 1.8 12,800 $16,477 1.2
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 810 $14,518 4.1 570 $16,172 5.4
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 555 $14,594 3.3 370 $15,933 4.3
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 4,820 $13,632 8.6 2,375 $20,823 9.9
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and
Tenders 360 $22,420 2.2 255 $25,337 2.4
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders 630 $21,094 2.7 420 $23,549 0.5
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders 1,295 $20,689 2.0 900 $22,239 1.2
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 770 $18,161 0.3 535 $20,544 0.4
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 25 $36,667 0.0 20 $37,750 0.0
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 225 $31,417 16.3 185 $36,063 17.5
Upholsterers 1,935 $20,249 3.8 1,355 $22,972 4.1
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 1,365 $17,482 2.2 865 $21,142 2.9
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 4,140 $25,989 5.3 3,260 $27,731 5.3
Furniture Finishers 1,375 $20,128 6.9 950 $24,474 6.7
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood 75 $24,375 0.0 60 $30,263 0.0
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 3,275 $21,296 2.1 2,465 $23,388 2.0
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Except Sawing 2,090 $21,650 1.9 1,545 $25,007 1.4
Woodworkers, All Other 2,430 $21,339 7.2 1,635 $25,117 6.1
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers 2,075 $58,564 12.2 1,880 $60,575 12.8
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 4,700 $39,670 6.5 3,925 $41,150 6.1
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
Workers 3,950 $35,341 11.5 3,500 $36,101 11.8
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators 1,975 $37,263 6.2 1,620 $41,283 5.5
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders 3,355 $36,162 12.2 2,720 $40,074 11.6
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending
Workers 5,460 $29,181 2.5 4,325 $31,350 2.8
Cutting Workers 5,755 $24,299 1.5 4,330 $26,557 1.4
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 3,135 $26,896 1.6 2,425 $28,579 1.7
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and
Tenders 1,430 $28,474 5.5 1,185 $30,159 5.4
Inspectors, Testers, Sorter, Samplers, and Weighers 44,160 $26,546 9.2 32,440 $30,256 8.8
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 1,605 $21,532 19.2 1,065 $26,447 17.2
Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 3,645 $22,198 11.0 2,560 $25,934 10.2
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 18,015 $19,805 2.4 11,255 $23,694 2.4
Painting Workers 7,460 $25,921 2.7 5,695 $28,261 2.3
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine
Workers 3,070 $17,426 14.4 1,895 $22,818 15.2
Semiconductor Processors 205 $30,000 13.7 170 $30,694 16.3
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 1,075 $19,419 2.5 670 $22,585 2.7
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment
Operators and Tenders 660 $24,327 0.2 430 $27,850 0.2
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 180 $25,000 0.0 130 $26,346 0.0
Etchers and Engravers 670 $20,000 10.0 450 $22,160 6.4
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, except Metal and
Plastic 1,970 $23,321 9.1 1,330 $26,883 8.8
Paper Goods Machines Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2,645 $26,948 3.0 1,855 $32,240 3.8
Tire Builders 675 $25,398 0.0 535 $26,582 0.0
Helpers-Production Workers 2,655 $21,391 1.1 1,500 $28,689 0.5
Production Workers, All Other 66,730 $25,035 3.8 47,560 $28,866 3.8
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving
Workers 10,375 $35,990 17.8 8,670 $37,637 18.7
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 3,870 $60,693 67.8 2,730 $61,179 67.6
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations
Specialists 940 $56,222 29.0 820 $60,244 32.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency
Medical Technicians 335 $16,818 3.9 190 $21,571 3.2
Bus Drivers 29,890 $13,782 4.5 9,690 $29,122 4.6
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 153,390 $29,004 3.5 106,075 $33,252 3.0
Taxi Drivers and Chauffers 8,940 $12,189 10.1 3,565 $20,761 11.9
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 625 $10,304 5.0 245 $30,582 0.0
Locomotive Engineers and Operators 2,625 $51,502 10.6 2,295 $53,329 10.9
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 205 $43,438 3.0 170 $45,833 3.5
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 2,510 $45,858 12.3 1,925 $49,767 13.3
Subway, Streetcar, and Other Rail Transportation
Workers 875 $40,944 5.6 705 $41,435 4.7
Sailors and Marine Oilers 515 $27,288 8.0 190 $35,192 13.0
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 485 $41,500 14.9 255 $51,078 19.1
Ship Engineers 45 $36,932 25.6 15 $41,500 68.8
Bridge and Lock Tenders 225 $40,254 9.8 175 $40,682 12.5
Parking Lot Attendants 2,305 $14,086 6.7 1,070 $21,064 6.6
Service Station Attendants 4,280 $13,114 5.4 2,115 $18,320 5.6
Transportation Inspectors 1,360 $40,275 14.9 1,140 $42,100 14.1
Other Transportation Workers 490 $29,138 11.4 320 $31,667 15.7
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 305 $24,605 0.7 180 $32,321 0.0
Crane and Tower Operators 5,305 $35,681 2.5 4,135 $37,454 2.6
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators 3,210 $32,020 2.3 2,245 $34,722 2.2
Hoist and Winch Operators 310 $26,311 5.2 225 $27,857 7.1
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 25,965 $25,868 1.7 19,755 $27,724 1.7
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 11,725 $16,637 2.3 6,580 $22,283 2.7
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materials Movers,
Hand 118,990 $21,937 3.1 78,060 $27,124 2.6
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 2,455 $18,984 3.9 1,600 $23,596 4.0
Packers and Packagers, Hand 21,905 $15,259 2.6 11,050 $21,466 3.0
Pumping Station Operators 650 $33,375 5.2 550 $35,250 6.2
Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors 3,690 $22,655 2.9 2,510 $27,230 2.7
Shuttle Car Operators 135 $49,688 2.2 120 $51,181 2.5
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 165 $24,625 0.0 120 $27,115 0.0
Material Moving Workers, All Other 3,095 $25,599 2.5 2,175 $30,428 2.3
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