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Occupational Wages - 2000

OCCUPATION HOURLY
RATE
ANNUAL
SALARY
Accountants & Auditors $15.04 $31,290.00
Administrative Services Manager $17.64 $36,700.00
Architects (Except Landscape & Marine) $21.45 $44,620.00
Assembler (except Machine/Elect./Precision) $9.14 $19,020.00
Auto Mechanics $10.63 $22,120.00
Bakers - Manufacturing $10.79 $22,440.00
Bookkeeping & Accounting Clerks $9.36 $19,460.00
Carpenter Helpers $9.77 $20,320.00
Cementing & Gluing Machine Oprs. $7.53 $15,670.00
Chemical Engineers $23.96 $49,840.00
Chemical Equip. Controllers & Oprs $15.62 $32,480.00
Civil Engineers $21.68 $45,100.00
Civil Engineering Technicians $15.00 $31,210.00
Cleaning/Picking Eqpmt. Oprs. $10.82 $22,510.00
Computer Engineers $24.57 $51,100.00
Computer Oprs (except Peripheral Equipment) $10.13 $21,080.00
Computer Programmer Aides $12.12 $25,200.00
Computer Programmers $20.11 $41,830.00
Computer Support Specialists $13.57 $28,220.00
Conveyor Oprs. & Tenders $12.72 $26,460.00
Construction & Buinding Inspectors $12.31 $25,600.00
Crushing/Grinding/Mxd Oprs. $10.71 $22,270.00
Cutters & Trimmers (Hand) $8.68 $18,050.00
Data Base Administrators $21.48 $44,670.00
Data Entry Keyers (except Printing) $8.45 $17,570.00
Data Entry Keyers (printing) $9.48 $19,710.00
Electrical & Electronic Assemblers $7.47 $15,540.00
Electrical & Electronic Engrs. $23.58 $49,040.00
Electrical & Electronic Engrng. Tech. $15.66 $32,580.00
Electrician Helpers $13.19 $27,440.00
Electricians $16.41 $34,140.00
Electronic Repairers (Comm./ Indust Equip.) $10.88 $22,620.00
Electrolytic Plating Machine Setters $10.45 $21,730.00
Electroyltic Plating Machine Oprs. $9.11 $18,920.00
Electromedical Equipment Repairs $10.88 $28,030.00
Extruding & Forming Machine Oprs. $13.43 $27,940.00
Extruding & Forming Mxd. Oprs. $10.60 $22,050.00
Extruding Machine Setters (Metal/Plastic) $11.43 $23,770.00
Financial Managers $21.55 $44,820.00
Freight, Stock & material Handlers $9.92 20.630.00
Food Batchmakers $12.18 $25,330.00
General Office Clerks $8.53 $17,740.00
General Laborers $8.82 $18,350.00
General Managers & Top Execs. $25.10 $52,200.00
Hand Packers & Packagers $8.25 $17,160.00
Heating, A/C & Refrig. Mechanics $14.12 $29,360.00
Helpers, All Other Construction $11.33 $23,560.00
Industrial Engineers (Except Safety) $25.44 $52,920.00
Industrial Engng. Technicians $15.98 $33,240.00
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $13.89 $28,590.00
Industrial Truck & Tractor Oprs. $11.45 $23,820.00
Janitors $8.05 $16,740.00
Lawyers $29.83 $62,050.00
Machine Assemblers $8.64 $17,980.00
Machine Builders/Precision Mach $14.67 $30,510.00
Machine Forming Oprs. (Metal/Plastic) $11.81 $24,570.00
Machinery Maintenance Workers $13.64 $28,370.00
Machinists $13.06 $27,170.00
Maintenance Repairers (General) $11.43 $23,780.00
Mechanical Engineers $21.80 $45,350.00
Mechanical Engrng. Technician $17.03 $35,420.00
Metal Fabricators $11.30 $23,510.00
Metallurgist/Ceramic/ Material Engrs. $24.50 $50,970.00
Numerical Too/Process Control Prog, $17.99 $37,420.00
Offset Lithographic Press Setters $13.40 $27,880.00
Packing & Filling Machine Oprs. $10.41 $21,660.00
Paralegals $14.13 $29,380.00
Paper Goods Machine Setters $11.39 $23,690.00
Peripheral Computer Equip. Oprs. $8.94 $18,590.00
Personnel Managers $21.11 $43,900.00
Personnel Specialists $17.56 $36,530.00
Plastic Molding Machine Opertors $11.15 $23,200.00
Plastic Molding Machine Setters $12.55 $26,100.00
Portable Machine Cutters $11.05 $22,990.00
Precision Instrument Repairers $21.52 $44,760.00
Precision Layout Workers (Metal) $14.32 $29,790.00
Pressing Machine Oprs. (textiles/Garments) $7.74 $16,090.00
Printing Press Setters $9.92 $20,630.00
Printing Press Oprs. $11.28 $23,470.00
Production & Expediting Clerks $12.71 $26,440.00
Public Relations Specialists $14.63 $30,440.00
Purchasing Agents $18.76 $39,030.00
Purchasing Clerks $9.50 $19,760.00
Receptionists & Information Clerks $7.88 $16,390.00
Retailer Salesperson $7.45 $15,500.00
Roofer Helpers $8.48 $17,640.00
Secretaries (except Legal and medical) $9.78 $20,350.00
Seperating & Filtering Machine Oprs. $8.99 $18,700.00
Sheet Metal Duct Installers $19.22 $39,980.00
Sheet Metal Workers $14.11 $29,340.00
Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks $10.99 $22,860.00
Switchboard Operators $8.01 $16,670.00
Systems Analysts $19.61 $40,790.00
Telemarketers, Vendors $8.19 $17,030.00
Telephone & Cable TV Installers $14.45 $30,060.00
Textile Machinery Mechanics $9.12 $18,970.00
Texitle Machine Oprs. (Knitting & Weaving) $7.69 $15,990.00
Truck Drivers - Light $9.42 $19,600.00
Typists (including Word Processing) $10.93 $22,740.00
Welders & Cutters $11.88 $24,700.00
Welding Machine Oprs. $11.85 $24,640.00
Source: PA Labor Market Information Database

 
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