TOP JOBS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

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1 TOP JOBS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA The Top in Central Pennsylvania are identified according to projected changes in jobs between 2015 and 2018, using data from Economic Modeling Specialists, Incorporated. There are three (3) categories of Top to consider: 1. s with 100 or more jobs with typical entry education levels of less than 4 years of postsecondary education (an associate s degree or less), 2. s with 100 or more jobs with typical entry education levels of a 4-year degree (bachelor s degree) or higher, and 3. Low-volume occupations which have less than 100 local jobs. To be considered a Top Job, an occupation must have a median wage of at least $12.50 per hour. Top are identified by two separate methods: 1. s with the highest number of projected annual job openings, and 2. s with the highest percentage of projected annual job openings. The percentages shown on each table refer to the number of projected annual job openings as a percent of current job levels. For both types of Top (number and percentage of openings), projected job openings include new job openings, which are created due to business epansion or new companies opening, and replacement job openings that occur as the result of employee turnover. Additionally, each table includes the current median hourly occupational wage. al wages do not include benefits. Finally, the Top Job is marked if it is found on the Central Pennsylvania list. For additional information, please contact: Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation 130 Kelly Square, Suite 1 Lewisburg, PA (P) (F)

2 Top Typically Requiring Less than 4 Years of Postsecondary Education with the Highest Number of Job Registered Nurses 5, % $30.15 Associate's degree Office Clerks, General 8, % $13.03 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 5, % $19.32 Customer Service Representatives 3, % $14.21 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Ecept Legal, Medical, and Eecutive 7, % $14.36 Nursing Assistants 3, % $12.80 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 4, % $15.13 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2, % $19.14 Construction Laborers 2, % $14.09 Less than high school First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 2, % $22.44 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 2, % $16.70 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 3, % $15.67 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1, % $14.36 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2, % $16.22 Correctional Officers and Jailers 1, % $24.88 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 1, % $14.87 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 1, % $18.84 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 1, % $22.45 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Ecept Technical and Scientific Products 2, % $23.60 Social and Human Service Assistants 1, % $14.31 Results sorted based on projected annual job openings (new and replacement) from 2015 to 2018 al wages do not include benefits Criteria: s must have at least 100 jobs, median hourly wages of $12.50 or more, and typical entry education levels of less than a bachelor's degree s based on 2015 Central PA HPO list

3 Top Typically Requiring Less than 4 Years of Postsecondary Education with the Highest Percentage of Job Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas % $20.12 Less than high school Helpers--Etraction Workers % $15.33 Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining % $15.61 Less than high school Roustabouts, Oil and Gas % $17.48 Less than high school Slaughterers and Meat Packers % $13.36 Less than high school Protective Service Workers, All Other % $16.66 Crane and Tower Operators % $29.69 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers % $33.86 Medical Equipment Repairers % $20.67 Associate's degree Library Technicians % $12.60 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors % $21.50 al Therapy Assistants % $25.54 Associate's degree Diagnostic Medical Sonographers % $29.88 Associate's degree Physical Therapist Assistants % $21.76 Associate's degree Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians % $16.32 Associate's degree Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors % $12.67 Less than high school Industrial Machinery Mechanics 1, % $22.45 Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other % $19.66 Medical Equipment Preparers % $17.47 Tree Trimmers and Pruners % $15.96 al wages do not include benefits s based on 2015 HPO list Criteria: s must have at least 100 jobs, median hourly wages of $12.50 or more, and typical entry education levels of less than a bachelor's degree Results sorted based on projected annual job openings (new and replacement) from 2015 to 2018 as a percent of current jobs in each occupation

4 Top Typically Requiring a Bachelor's Degree or Higher with the Highest Number of Job Postsecondary Teachers 6, % $34.69 General and Operations Managers 2, % $37.81 Bachelor's degree Accountants and Auditors 1, % $25.96 Bachelor's degree Elementary School Teachers, Ecept Special Education 2, % $26.74 Bachelor's degree Secondary School Teachers, Ecept Special and Career/Technical Education 1, % $28.04 Bachelor's degree Medical and Health Services Managers % $39.29 Bachelor's degree Physical Therapists % $35.42 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists % $24.30 Bachelor's degree Physicians and Surgeons, All Other % $ Management Analysts % $28.27 Bachelor's degree Clergy % $17.90 Bachelor's degree Middle School Teachers, Ecept Special and Career/Technical Education % $26.80 Bachelor's degree Child, Family, and School Social Workers % $16.67 Bachelor's degree Civil Engineers % $33.94 Bachelor's degree Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers % $17.82 Bachelor's degree Mental Health Counselors % $19.49 Master's degree Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists % $27.33 Bachelor's degree Computer Systems Analysts % $33.39 Bachelor's degree Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors % $25.55 Master's degree Human Resources Specialists % $25.11 Bachelor's degree Criteria: s must have at least 100 jobs, median hourly wages of $12.50 or more, and typical entry education levels of a bachelor's degree or higher Results sorted based on projected annual job openings (new and replacement) from 2015 to 2018 al wages do not include benefits s based on 2015 Central PA HPO list

5 Top Typically Requiring a Bachelor's Degree or Higher with the Highest Percentage of Job Physical Therapists % $35.42 Dentists, General % $72.28 Nurse Practitioners % $42.23 Master's degree Healthcare Social Workers % $20.64 Master's degree Mental Health Counselors % $19.49 Master's degree Health Educators % $24.41 Bachelor's degree Rehabilitation Counselors % $18.46 Master's degree Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners % $19.35 Bachelor's degree Marketing Managers % $54.57 Bachelor's degree Medical and Health Services Managers % $39.29 Bachelor's degree Mechanical Engineers % $35.95 Bachelor's degree Clergy % $17.90 Bachelor's degree Physicians and Surgeons, All Other % $ Computer Systems Analysts % $33.39 Bachelor's degree Veterinarians % $42.58 Social and Community Service Managers % $27.31 Bachelor's degree Human Resources Managers % $43.99 Bachelor's degree Physician Assistants % $42.74 Master's degree Civil Engineers % $33.94 Bachelor's degree Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists % $27.33 Bachelor's degree Criteria: s must have at least 100 jobs, median hourly wages of $12.50 or more, and typical entry education levels of a bachelor's degree or higher Results sorted based on projected annual job openings (new and replacement) from 2015 to 2018 as a percent of current jobs in each occupation al wages do not include benefits s based on 2015 HPO list

6 Low-Volume s with the Highest Number of Job Earth Drillers, Ecept Oil and Gas % $17.96 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas % $21.43 Less than high school Geological and Petroleum Technicians % $25.24 Associate's degree Pump Operators, Ecept Wellhead Pumpers % $18.03 Less than high school Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers % $12.66 Less than high school Hazardous Materials Removal Workers % $18.89 Urban and Regional Planners % $23.26 Master's degree Psychiatric Aides % $15.60 Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners % $16.83 Less than high school Geoscientists, Ecept Hydrologists and Geographers % $33.78 Bachelor's degree Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health % $19.27 Associate's degree Pest Control Workers % $15.71 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians % $15.48 Budget Analysts % $30.84 Bachelor's degree Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health % $30.43 Bachelor's degree Chemical Technicians % $20.22 Associate's degree Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other % $23.65 Associate's degree Marriage and Family Therapists % $24.39 Master's degree Interpreters and Translators % $17.53 Bachelor's degree Healthcare Support Workers, All Other % $22.65 Criteria: s must have less than 100 jobs and median hourly wages of $12.50 or more Results sorted based on projected annual job openings (new and replacement) from 2015 to 2018 al wages do not include benefits s based on 2015 Central PA HPO list

7 Low-Volume s with the Highest Percentage of Job Geological and Petroleum Technicians % $25.24 Associate's degree Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas % $21.43 Less than high school Pump Operators, Ecept Wellhead Pumpers % $18.03 Less than high school Earth Drillers, Ecept Oil and Gas % $17.96 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers % $12.66 Less than high school Hazardous Materials Removal Workers % $18.89 Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners % $16.83 Less than high school Geoscientists, Ecept Hydrologists and Geographers % $33.78 Bachelor's degree Interpreters and Translators % $17.53 Bachelor's degree Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians % $15.48 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other % $23.65 Associate's degree Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers % $14.30 Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health % $19.27 Associate's degree Biological Technicians % $21.80 Bachelor's degree Healthcare Support Workers, All Other % $22.65 Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other % $21.64 Master's degree Psychiatric Aides % $15.60 Structural Iron and Steel Workers % $20.17 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other % $29.48 Bachelor's degree Budget Analysts % $30.84 Bachelor's degree Criteria: s must have less than 100 jobs and median hourly wages of $12.50 or more Results sorted based on projected annual job openings (new and replacement) from 2015 to 2018 as a percent of current jobs in each occupation al wages do not include benefits s based on 2015 HPO list