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; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
21 to 74 years 2,770,865 $20,310 26.9 1,582,825 $27,172 29.7
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
Chief executives 7,195 $53,275 57.1 5,665 $60,655 58.0
General and Operations Managers 8,605 $38,271 44.1 7,235 $41,053 43.9
Legislators 160 $27,361 53.5 90 $42,000 56.8
Advertising and Promotions Managers 1,575 $35,390 64.5 1,215 $36,924 68.7
Marketing and Sales Managers 18,510 $35,884 57.0 13,495 $40,716 56.3
Public Relations Managers 1,490 $39,697 59.9 1,215 $41,197 59.1
Administrative Services Managers 1,455 $36,593 42.4 1,160 $37,778 41.1
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,940 $56,065 63.0 3,240 $60,577 62.3
Financial Managers 21,370 $35,130 36.0 17,185 $37,185 35.9
Human Resources Managers 10,170 $36,798 48.2 8,090 $40,413 50.2
Industrial Production Managers 2,170 $37,539 39.4 1,765 $40,140 39.9
Purchasing Managers 2,935 $37,783 40.8 2,485 $40,089 40.1
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1,720 $31,831 25.6 1,300 $36,332 23.2
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 740 $18,590 19.4 405 $25,781 23.7
Farmers and Ranchers 2,695 $10,080 17.2 1,560 $13,929 14.6
Construction Managers 1,405 $32,447 34.0 995 $37,388 34.5
Education Administrators 17,270 $34,712 72.7 11,980 $38,436 74.7
Engineering Managers 380 $66,615 80.7 285 $77,344 84.3
Food Service Managers 11,745 $20,650 16.5 7,820 $25,364 17.6
Funeral Directors 425 $24,769 34.4 245 $31,389 32.0
Gaming Managers 280 $16,307 18.1 155 $24,750 14.6
Lodging Managers 2,300 $23,052 32.1 1,585 $27,524 31.1
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,125 $37,767 48.6 11,150 $40,954 49.2
Natural Sciences Managers 410 $54,444 90.7 325 $69,519 96.3
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 1,185 $39,430 14.1 880 $41,657 16.9
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
Managers 5,560 $28,664 30.1 4,030 $32,135 29.4
Social and Community Service Managers 7,520 $29,805 62.5 5,355 $34,525 66.1
Managers, All Other 25,760 $34,766 43.6 19,445 $38,760 43.2
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,Performers,
and Athletes 505 $24,943 41.2 300 $32,366 45.8
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 150 $26,591 42.1 95 $36,641 41.1
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 5,490 $20,872 26.5 2,955 $28,596 33.3
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and
Farm Products 6,120 $31,550 24.5 5,175 $32,830 23.6
Claims Adusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and
Investigators 10,925 $29,247 25.1 8,810 $31,024 25.2
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation 1,910 $34,743 42.4 1,525 $40,379 41.7
Cost Estimators 725 $27,411 20.8 595 $30,341 20.7
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; FEMALES
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 23,465 $31,268 45.3 17,325 $34,810 43.9
Logisticians 570 $37,478 40.8 440 $41,292 45.9
Management Analysts 8,965 $39,875 68.4 5,795 $45,072 64.7
Meeting and Convention Planners 975 $30,956 54.6 705 $34,318 59.1
Other Business Operations Specialists 5,755 $28,080 28.4 4,350 $30,415 29.5
Accountants and Auditors 36,620 $30,750 61.5 25,600 $34,729 62.0
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 1,315 $24,948 36.4 875 $28,299 31.5
Budget Analysts 970 $35,755 39.4 825 $40,188 42.4
Credit Analysts 840 $32,188 44.9 650 $35,673 44.0
Financial Analysts 790 $40,106 62.0 560 $42,336 57.1
Personal Financial Advisors 4,115 $31,041 51.4 2,955 $35,625 49.2
Insurance Underwriters 3,120 $32,576 34.1 2,540 $35,449 33.5
Financial Examiners 195 $38,405 55.8 155 $37,656 46.4
Loan Counselors and Officers 5,670 $29,033 25.9 4,640 $30,746 25.4
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 4,330 $25,503 16.5 2,440 $31,706 18.9
Tax Preparers 3,210 $10,502 25.5 750 $30,828 27.8
Financial Specialists, All Other 1,060 $26,473 33.1 840 $29,858 31.3
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Scientists and System Analyts 10,295 $42,420 59.6 7,975 $47,195 57.5
Computer Programmers 8,190 $42,183 62.2 5,935 $45,843 60.2
Computer Software Engineers 6,315 $46,434 67.4 4,805 $50,395 63.8
Computer Support Specialists 6,105 $33,111 35.5 4,350 $38,576 32.9
Database Administrators 1,450 $38,044 54.1 1,110 $40,700 54.8
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,900 $41,305 42.0 1,640 $42,219 40.0
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts 2,880 $32,622 55.7 1,925 $40,139 56.4
Actuaries 530 $56,333 94.2 365 $58,333 98.1
Mathematicians 0 . . 0 . .
Operations Research Analysts 1,830 $43,044 54.5 1,380 $45,473 53.1
Statisticians 690 $42,097 83.7 520 $47,036 87.1
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 85 $40,179 57.8 50 $38,958 46.9
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
Architects, Except Naval 1,450 $33,425 84.1 910 $39,320 87.0
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists 205 $25,170 87.2 115 $30,924 84.6
Aerospace Engineers 100 $51,719 59.4 80 $53,036 54.4
Agricultural Engineers 0 . . 0 . .
Biomedical Engineers 95 $53,533 79.6 70 $54,783 82.9
Chemical Engineers 690 $52,790 94.2 470 $59,293 99.2
Civil Engineers 1,020 $40,321 88.3 700 $44,041 87.3
Computer Hardware Engineers 285 $39,464 70.4 200 $44,792 77.8
Electrical and Electronic Engineers 780 $50,357 68.9 525 $54,702 69.4
Environmental Engineers 320 $48,750 96.3 205 $51,393 100.0
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety 1,320 $36,881 58.1 1,075 $40,557 56.6
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 30 $43,125 100.0 15 $160,556 100.0
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; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Materials Engineers 170 $40,859 76.5 125 $41,905 71.8
Mechanical Engineers 420 $46,250 82.4 300 $47,436 82.5
Mining and Geological Engineers,Including Mining
Safety Engineers 4 $25,625 33.3 4 $26,250 0.0
Nuclear Engineers 55 $29,762 68.5 20 $51,833 59.1
Petroleum Engineers 4 $23,750 0.0 0 . .
Engineers, All Others 1,145 $42,684 80.7 770 $47,278 84.4
Drafters 1,905 $27,421 22.2 1,345 $30,904 17.6
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 3,095 $25,931 20.0 2,135 $30,168 17.9
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 195 $18,558 6.2 105 $23,882 9.7
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
Agricultural and Food Scientists 300 $17,240 75.3 160 $40,469 79.2
Biological Scientists 1,500 $35,448 92.3 985 $40,295 94.5
Conservation Scientists and Foresters 135 $30,167 84.3 90 $35,417 97.7
Medical Scientists 2,270 $41,841 98.5 1,640 $50,310 99.6
Astronomers and Physicists 70 $48,229 93.0 55 $48,438 96.4
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 30 $26,806 100.0 20 $36,667 100.0
Chemists and Materials Scientists 2,355 $44,702 93.5 1,930 $47,270 92.8
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists 850 $30,938 93.1 575 $35,339 90.6
Physical Scientists, All Other 2,690 $31,778 93.5 1,670 $42,969 94.9
Economists 225 $41,518 100.0 165 $52,250 100.0
Market/Survey Researchers 1,855 $32,310 74.0 1,100 $45,745 80.9
Psychologists 5,140 $35,644 99.1 2,140 $44,391 99.6
Sociologists 100 $25,306 76.5 50 $26,413 100.0
Urban and Regional Planners 215 $41,607 84.6 165 $42,773 82.6
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers 875 $24,773 95.2 480 $30,727 97.5
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 460 $27,853 39.5 340 $30,313 35.2
Biological Technicians 400 $27,663 57.6 280 $32,361 61.2
Chemical Technicians 1,745 $35,089 42.5 1,325 $37,626 43.9
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 95 $43,194 50.0 70 $44,792 47.9
Nuclear Technicians 55 $43,162 35.8 40 $44,118 42.5
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians 3,110 $18,118 45.2 1,470 $26,374 53.3
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS
Counselors 18,505 $24,524 70.2 10,485 $28,262 69.7
Social Workers 28,020 $27,343 74.1 20,095 $30,452 73.8
Misc. Community and Social Service Specialists 7,725 $23,302 47.3 4,990 $27,324 48.9
Clergy 3,095 $25,619 78.7 1,940 $30,511 82.4
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 1,380 $17,526 68.7 640 $25,094 72.6
Religious Workers, All Other 2,120 $12,410 50.0 775 $25,250 57.3
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS
Lawyers 10,645 $51,777 99.9 7,475 $63,734 99.8
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers 845 $42,467 65.2 670 $49,427 65.4
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 10,145 $27,806 37.1 7,015 $31,336 33.6
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 6,840 $22,169 26.2 4,250 $26,668 21.1
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; FEMALES
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 26,245 $27,554 89.9 14,590 $41,620 91.7
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers 16,695 $12,256 55.0 8,210 $17,517 51.4
Elementary and Middle School Teachers 99,620 $36,342 96.7 74,575 $40,871 97.6
Secondary School Teachers 19,685 $35,657 96.4 14,415 $40,424 98.3
Special Education Teachers 6,320 $35,244 88.6 4,835 $38,845 91.8
Other Teachers and Instructors 14,305 $10,420 54.6 4,000 $25,063 58.5
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 855 $21,375 85.2 430 $30,282 85.4
Librarians 6,165 $31,506 86.5 3,280 $35,906 89.1
Library Technicians 1,040 $8,985 22.6 340 $23,306 21.9
Teacher Assistants 32,675 $9,074 15.1 5,445 $15,449 13.7
Other Education, Training, and Library Workers 1,390 $31,500 81.8 710 $44,881 83.4
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA
OCCUPATIONS
Artists and Related Workers 4,315 $12,706 42.9 1,795 $26,020 41.8
Designers 17,255 $19,910 39.9 9,255 $28,075 43.2
Actors 340 $15,296 58.9 100 $19,231 65.0
Producers and Directors 1,445 $31,242 74.1 985 $34,966 73.0
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires and Related Workers 2,325 $8,687 45.7 685 $24,780 59.5
Dancers and Choreographers 575 $14,776 22.5 140 $23,796 25.4
Musicians, Singers and Related Workers 2,765 $6,689 61.0 505 $22,434 70.0
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related
Workers, All Other 450 $12,083 31.6 105 $20,400 32.1
Announcers 405 $18,393 33.3 225 $25,590 43.6
News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents 1,715 $25,616 74.1 890 $37,069 82.1
Public Relations Specialists 3,200 $29,557 64.1 2,025 $36,169 66.1
Editors 4,290 $27,450 77.5 2,780 $32,423 76.8
Technical Writers 1,750 $39,326 79.3 1,265 $42,309 81.5
Writers and Authors 3,430 $24,097 85.0 1,630 $35,315 85.1
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers 1,195 $20,000 35.3 465 $33,507 27.3
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and
Radio Operators 440 $23,722 38.1 245 $27,880 51.9
Photographers 1,785 $12,010 23.9 650 $20,593 24.1
Television, Video and Motion Picture Camera
Operators and Editors 155 $16,989 35.0 95 $24,615 25.0
Media and Communication Equipment Workers,
All Other 4 $1,250 0.0 0 . .
HEALTHCARE PRACTIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Chiropractors 565 $31,968 90.1 230 $48,750 97.4
Dentists 1,385 $55,688 100.0 635 $63,523 100.0
Dieticians and Nutritionists 3,630 $26,638 68.4 2,165 $31,230 65.1
Optometrists 395 $50,486 100.0 235 $63,203 100.0
Pharmacists 5,400 $51,589 92.2 3,275 $60,682 97.7
Physicians and Surgeons 9,725 $59,396 99.6 6,410 $80,224 99.6
Physician Assistants 1,950 $30,398 59.4 1,210 $36,509 57.3
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; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Podiatrists 140 $54,306 100.0 100 $76,607 100.0
Registered Nurses 120,595 $36,302 51.9 70,735 $41,886 51.2
Audiologists 390 $34,500 94.6 190 $43,833 97.9
Occupational Therapists 3,325 $33,469 85.5 1,600 $43,889 83.8
Physical Therapists 4,820 $41,276 90.3 2,605 $47,409 91.1
Radiation Therapists 535 $39,757 18.9 400 $42,049 21.8
Recreational Therapists 1,085 $23,942 62.0 725 $27,287 67.1
Respiratory Therapists 2,680 $31,784 31.5 1,790 $35,546 31.9
Speech-Language Pathologists 3,910 $38,108 99.2 1,540 $42,064 98.9
Therapists, All Others 4,830 $22,085 86.3 2,425 $27,419 83.8
Veterinarians 995 $46,500 99.5 675 $51,500 100.0
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners,
All Other 185 $27,857 65.8 75 $41,250 89.5
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technicians 12,140 $30,077 52.7 8,040 $34,229 51.3
Dental Hygienists 5,260 $28,094 28.1 1,760 $36,633 28.1
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 9,930 $28,770 17.6 6,160 $32,643 19.4
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 2,120 $21,390 12.7 1,275 $26,042 10.6
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners Support
Technicians 10,625 $16,567 13.7 5,840 $21,800 12.6
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 32,850 $23,818 9.5 19,425 $27,466 9.5
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 3,615 $21,274 12.5 2,315 $24,146 10.0
Opticians, Dispensing 1,790 $19,264 10.6 1,080 $22,416 10.8
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 2,670 $22,171 19.8 1,620 $26,057 17.1
Other Healthcare Practioners and Technical
Occupations 1,170 $28,887 60.7 820 $32,470 63.5
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 85,175 $16,084 4.5 45,595 $20,295 3.9
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 690 $23,807 3.8 360 $26,264 1.9
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 2,310 $21,013 18.6 1,110 $26,926 12.1
Massage Therapists 1,950 $11,993 29.0 525 $19,638 26.7
Dental Assistants 8,795 $16,972 5.5 3,795 $21,283 3.7
Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support
Occupations 28,410 $17,075 8.7 15,420 $21,167 8.1
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers 210 $32,955 27.9 170 $37,946 25.1
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives 365 $47,009 27.2 300 $46,193 25.6
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and
Prevention Workers 10 $61,875 66.7 10 $61,875 66.7
Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other 680 $36,934 25.6 550 $39,722 26.1
Fire Fighters 75 $38,281 14.7 70 $38,906 15.5
Fire Inspectors 10 $26,250 0.0 10 $26,667 0.0
Baliffs, Correctional Officers and Jailers 2,505 $31,245 11.9 2,075 $33,219 11.1
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 670 $45,563 50.3 565 $46,742 55.3
Fish and Game Wardens 0 . . 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; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Parking Enforcement Workers 260 $20,341 2.3 150 $25,532 4.0
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers 2,970 $40,101 18.3 2,390 $40,899 18.6
Transit and Railroad Police 4 $11,250 0.0 0 . .
Animal Control Workers 40 $9,167 0.0 20 $26,250 0.0
Private Detectives and Investigators 580 $27,333 57.2 410 $31,136 59.3
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers 5,740 $15,734 8.5 2,850 $22,696 10.4
Crossing Guards 3,430 $7,787 4.0 350 $19,559 2.0
Lifeguards and Other Protective Service Workers 1,375 $4,822 13.4 195 $19,233 27.7
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
Chefs and Head Cooks 2,655 $16,217 12.7 1,425 $19,794 13.5
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
and Serving Workers 11,775 $15,356 9.4 6,595 $19,925 10.2
Cooks 31,715 $10,356 2.7 12,010 $15,779 2.3
Food Preparation Workers 13,370 $8,777 3.0 4,065 $14,701 1.6
Bartenders 11,265 $9,827 5.3 4,235 $14,441 4.0
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers,
Including Fast Food 10,910 $9,123 2.4 3,420 $15,005 3.2
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and
Coffee Shop 3,980 $7,027 4.2 830 $13,847 6.2
Waiters and Waitresses 52,200 $9,367 8.8 14,525 $14,814 7.1
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 5,710 $11,894 2.0 2,345 $19,357 1.8
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender
Helpers 7,340 $6,087 2.0 730 $15,704 0.3
Dishwashers 2,535 $6,545 0.6 620 $11,744 0.6
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee
Shop 4,095 $7,388 5.2 945 $16,120 5.4
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers,
All Other 185 $8,750 0.0 50 $15,000 0.0
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and
Janitorial Workers 3,105 $17,994 4.4 2,015 $21,231 4.2
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn
Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 275 $22,647 9.8 145 $27,500 17.1
Janitors and Building Cleaners 27,875 $10,395 2.6 10,480 $18,774 1.6
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 38,545 $11,075 2.1 15,975 $16,484 1.9
Pest Control Workers 100 $27,031 9.9 70 $31,786 14.7
Grounds Maintenance Workers 2,320 $10,728 19.1 710 $20,515 15.8
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming Workers 495 $17,986 26.8 235 $27,115 36.4
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service
Workers 3,040 $18,848 15.7 1,885 $22,590 18.5
Animal Trainers 630 $12,904 17.6 435 $16,386 17.8
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 3,445 $10,818 14.7 1,565 $17,917 15.3
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; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Gaming Workers 485 $7,545 8.9 115 $21,033 9.6
Motion Picture Projectionists 20 $3,984 42.1 0 . .
Ushers,Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 400 $5,676 13.7 85 $20,268 27.7
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and Related
Workers 1,630 $6,240 16.9 345 $17,344 10.4
Funeral Service Workers 155 $10,144 18.1 50 $19,904 9.8
Barbers 685 $12,407 3.8 330 $19,643 6.7
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 29,785 $11,901 4.3 12,205 $17,706 4.7
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers 3,710 $11,827 9.1 1,715 $18,374 11.6
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 325 $12,349 13.9 155 $18,750 4.5
Tour and Travel Guides 890 $4,764 23.4 205 $21,313 38.8
Transportation Attendants 3,600 $21,563 22.1 1,300 $28,629 21.8
Child Care Workers 40,025 $7,978 13.8 14,460 $14,166 15.1
Personal and Home Care Aides 8,595 $10,640 6.6 3,405 $16,224 4.9
Recreation and Fitness Workers 7,620 $11,706 34.3 2,915 $21,746 36.0
Residential Advisors 3,555 $17,070 16.2 1,910 $21,177 17.4
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 615 $11,071 27.4 220 $24,861 26.9
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Workers 50,170 $20,339 17.8 36,005 $23,126 17.5
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers 12,525 $31,272 30.3 9,780 $36,029 30.7
Cashiers 73,940 $8,842 4.4 22,715 $15,322 4.1
Counter and Rental Clerks 3,530 $9,444 5.9 1,295 $16,485 8.2
Parts Salespersons 510 $19,755 2.7 295 $22,066 4.7
Retail Salespersons 76,840 $10,137 16.2 26,660 $19,507 16.9
Advertising Sales Agents 4,550 $27,440 44.3 3,075 $32,460 44.5
Insurance Sales Agents 9,045 $25,803 24.5 6,530 $29,833 26.5
Securities, Commodities, and Finanancial Services
Sales Agents 5,300 $30,385 37.7 3,830 $34,977 38.8
Travel Agents 5,515 $21,520 20.0 3,325 $27,150 17.3
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 7,495 $27,951 34.2 4,830 $36,007 36.7
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 16,240 $29,449 38.8 11,140 $35,694 42.1
Models, Demonstrators, and Product Promoters 1,815 $5,161 13.0 335 $21,028 21.9
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents 11,850 $22,992 27.5 6,520 $31,840 25.2
Sales Engineers 75 $61,806 45.5 75 $61,806 45.5
Telemarketers 9,130 $9,176 7.0 2,550 $18,439 9.8
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors
and Related Workers 4,315 $5,717 13.9 890 $17,696 12.8
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 4,630 $21,560 47.1 2,420 $31,237 54.6
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and
Administrative Support Workers 49,010 $27,368 18.9 37,810 $30,093 17.5
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 3,220 $15,622 5.5 1,510 $20,769 5.8
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; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Telephone Operators 3,365 $19,945 4.8 2,215 $25,335 5.0
Communication Equipment Operators, All Other 265 $26,806 8.7 210 $29,934 3.3
Bill and Account Collectors 6,005 $21,824 12.3 3,935 $24,929 12.3
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 20,230 $21,250 9.3 13,630 $23,913 7.7
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 63,555 $20,772 10.8 39,195 $24,931 8.6
Gaming Cage Workers 20 $3,125 23.8 0 . .
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 9,265 $24,148 10.9 6,765 $27,002 9.8
Procurement Clerks 1,020 $24,288 12.8 745 $26,271 13.1
Tellers 19,125 $15,863 7.3 10,430 $18,910 6.0
Brokerage Clerks 285 $23,409 16.1 210 $26,691 13.2
Correspondence Clerks 420 $25,667 11.2 340 $26,372 9.7
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 1,845 $20,591 11.4 1,265 $23,800 11.1
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks 1,745 $20,478 14.2 1,315 $22,228 11.9
Customer Service Representatives 66,320 $21,221 14.5 43,045 $24,929 14.5
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 995 $30,052 37.1 755 $32,404 41.2
File Clerks 10,120 $15,942 10.6 4,990 $22,259 8.5
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 2,540 $11,727 10.6 1,120 $16,302 9.5
Interviewers Except Eligibility and Loan 5,975 $12,110 19.1 2,075 $24,162 15.2
Library Assistants, Clerical 5,380 $9,881 25.7 1,500 $22,839 27.2
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 3,780 $24,587 13.4 3,005 $26,119 13.3
New Account Clerks 515 $21,157 11.3 355 $22,981 9.6
Order Clerks 5,110 $16,335 8.3 2,750 $21,553 6.0
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
Timekeeping 1,875 $25,448 15.2 1,300 $27,788 9.7
Receptionists and Information Clerks 44,615 $15,082 8.9 20,390 $21,025 6.9
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and
Travel Clerks 3,510 $20,179 19.6 2,085 $25,995 20.9
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 2,430 $21,542 16.3 1,470 $25,696 16.5
Cargo and Freight Agents 120 $27,708 25.8 105 $27,604 21.4
Couriers and Messengers 1,540 $14,000 15.8 630 $22,792 11.9
Dispatchers 4,515 $23,585 7.1 3,265 $26,554 6.2
Meter Readers, Utilities 270 $29,063 9.2 210 $32,692 9.5
Postal Service Clerks 4,315 $35,938 8.9 2,870 $39,332 9.7
Postal Service Mail Carriers 4,980 $31,850 7.7 3,165 $37,926 8.9
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and
Processing Machine Operators 3,050 $33,987 8.7 1,965 $37,881 9.5
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 8,055 $25,762 21.2 6,055 $28,081 18.3
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 9,290 $18,674 3.7 6,445 $21,429 3.3
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 20,725 $14,459 4.2 10,755 $20,394 4.1
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers,
Recordkeeping 1,575 $20,308 5.4 1,015 $23,449 6.1
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 197,325 $21,550 9.6 127,735 $25,612 8.2
Computer Operators 7,360 $23,058 11.3 5,070 $25,948 10.6
Data Entry Keyers 26,305 $17,792 9.8 14,405 $22,123 7.4
Word Processors and Typists 12,485 $20,458 7.2 7,485 $23,930 6.0
Desktop Publishers 595 $26,303 33.4 400 $29,077 35.6
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 9,955 $24,965 15.1 7,390 $26,760 13.4
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; FEMALES
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 5,845 $15,110 5.0 2,750 $20,820 3.3
Office Clerks, General 57,420 $18,708 10.1 32,620 $23,793 8.3
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 1,805 $15,663 6.7 940 $20,366 6.9
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 1,305 $15,705 29.2 555 $24,618 28.3
Statistical Assistants 1,060 $25,770 12.3 675 $29,235 11.5
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 16,185 $23,160 25.2 10,600 $27,126 25.0
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing
and Forestry Workers 240 $15,240 19.1 180 $16,394 19.0
Agricultural Inspectors 115 $28,250 9.7 80 $38,542 6.3
Animal Breeders 70 $9,375 27.1 45 $17,222 30.4
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 355 $14,063 9.3 150 $20,484 14.5
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers 5,560 $8,525 7.6 2,350 $15,953 6.0
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 15 $1,806 15.4 4 $10,000 50.0
Hunters and Trappers 0 . . 0 . .
Forest and Conservation Workers 55 $10,417 17.9 15 $20,417 23.1
Logging Workers 60 $11,607 6.7 30 $14,000 6.3
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers 685 $27,045 24.9 420 $32,813 26.6
Boilermakers 15 $17,000 0.0 10 $18,333 0.0
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 115 $22,632 2.6 60 $36,250 4.9
Carpenters 750 $19,605 15.2 350 $26,250 6.6
Carpet, Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers 115 $21,696 0.0 75 $24,688 0.0
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo
Workers 75 $11,500 0.0 4 $40,625 0.0
Contruction Laborers 1,340 $16,810 4.0 550 $25,250 5.4
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 65 $19,792 0.0 10 $18,750 0.0
Pile-Driver Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment
Operators 325 $26,081 1.9 180 $29,091 1.1
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and
Tapers 195 $20,811 0.0 75 $23,036 0.0
Electricians 595 $25,729 12.8 310 $30,357 9.7
Glaziers 190 $15,556 14.9 120 $21,417 8.4
Insulation Workers 40 $15,714 0.0 20 $16,071 0.0
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 1,050 $12,339 13.9 430 $22,466 9.3
Paperhangers 185 $12,500 7.1 70 $21,080 0.0
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 305 $26,875 5.2 150 $36,625 4.7
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 10 $28,125 0.0 10 $28,438 0.0
Reinforcing Iron Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Roofers 115 $21,196 6.1 45 $32,212 14.9
Sheet Metal Workers 205 $20,208 8.2 135 $25,263 7.5
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 65 $12,431 7.7 40 $27,031 0.0
Helpers, Construction Trades 160 $20,000 0.0 70 $27,721 0.0
Construction and Building Inspectors 220 $27,143 35.3 150 $30,114 35.1
Elevator Installers and Repairers 25 $53,235 0.0 25 $53,235 0.0
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; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Fence Erectors 0 . . 0 . .
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 65 $22,969 27.0 30 $31,786 53.1
Highway Maintenance Workers 105 $15,774 10.3 40 $35,625 10.0
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment
Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Septic Tank Services and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 20 $14,643 0.0 15 $22,656 0.0
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 35 $11,500 26.5 15 $23,750 0.0
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators,
Oil, Gas, and Mining 0 . . 0 . .
Earth Drillers Except Oil and Gas 15 $27,083 17.6 15 $27,813 0.0
Explosives Workers, Ordnance handling Experts, and
Blasters 65 $25,642 20.6 45 $26,250 20.0
Mining Machine Operators 25 $29,750 0.0 15 $38,750 0.0
Roof Bolters, Mining 0 . . 0 . .
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 0 . . 0 . .
Helpers - Extraction Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Other Extraction Workers 15 $30,625 0.0 10 $40,250 0.0
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers and Repairers 1,000 $35,370 17.6 805 $36,609 20.3
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers 1,155 $28,381 22.1 795 $32,874 24.0
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers 1,150 $42,560 12.6 980 $44,764 12.9
Avionics Technicians 50 $30,909 0.0 35 $32,386 0.0
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 50 $24,821 24.5 35 $42,188 0.0
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Transportation
Equipment 20 $14,844 0.0 10 $13,750 0.0
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Industrial and
Utility 20 $24,375 0.0 20 $24,375 0.0
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor
Vehicles 15 $18,438 0.0 4 $18,750 0.0
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers
and Repairers 80 $9,922 0.0 40 $30,481 0.0
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 30 $24,500 17.9 20 $35,455 0.0
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 175 $31,359 11.4 125 $33,393 10.4
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 95 $20,268 14.4 55 $21,607 25.0
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 20 $18,594 0.0 15 $18,750 0.0
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 790 $21,466 3.5 530 $23,576 3.8
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists 90 $28,750 0.0 80 $30,625 0.0
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service
Technicians and Mechanics 70 $21,500 0.0 30 $47,981 0.0
Small Engine Mechanics 30 $35,875 0.0 25 $36,719 0.0
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers 35 $9,293 0.0 4 $22,500 0.0
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; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers 75 $20,917 0.0 50 $23,295 0.0
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers 200 $20,833 5.4 155 $23,482 0.0
Home Appliance Repairers 50 $21,042 15.7 35 $21,875 0.0
Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics 790 $27,406 2.7 540 $31,959 1.7
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 625 $32,000 10.6 480 $35,648 11.9
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 120 $16,103 1.7 55 $21,250 3.8
Millwrights 60 $18,500 0.0 50 $19,500 0.0
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 110 $35,962 14.8 45 $47,083 35.6
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 450 $38,958 10.2 350 $42,796 12.0
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers 450 $22,180 13.3 255 $30,344 5.9
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and
Repairers 585 $12,957 5.8 280 $18,500 4.0
Commercial Divers 10 $1,250 100.0 0 . .
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 50 $22,344 0.0 25 $32,250 0.0
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 10 $3,750 0.0 4 $5,000 0.0
Riggers 0 . . 0 . .
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 0 . . 0 . .
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 80 $25,147 0.0 60 $25,882 0.0
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 685 $19,516 8.6 430 $23,723 5.6
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and
Operating Workers 12,070 $26,784 14.8 9,655 $29,362 15.1
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems
Assemblers 40 $24,375 0.0 40 $24,375 0.0
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical
Assemblers 6,855 $18,055 3.2 4,585 $21,451 3.8
Engine and Other Machines Assemblers 130 $27,386 0.0 120 $28,929 0.0
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 155 $29,188 4.5 115 $30,536 0.0
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 19,170 $16,768 3.0 11,450 $21,181 2.6
Bakers 5,490 $13,109 5.3 2,620 $18,091 6.3
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing
Workers 2,045 $16,258 2.2 1,280 $18,910 0.9
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine
Operators and Tenders 260 $16,000 3.9 115 $29,167 8.8
Food Batchmakers 3,100 $15,621 3.4 1,525 $21,172 3.7
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 220 $10,263 0.0 70 $16,818 0.0
Computer Control Programmers and Operators 195 $27,269 10.8 160 $27,269 13.2
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 215 $20,278 0.0 140 $28,167 0.0
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 35 $38,417 0.0 25 $39,000 0.0
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 260 $20,167 0.0 160 $22,226 0.0
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,635 $20,000 1.1 1,100 $21,785 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; FEMALES
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 125 $25,234 1.6 95 $25,750 2.1
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine
Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic 555 $20,804 4.2 385 $22,268 1.3
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 190 $23,571 0.0 130 $25,385 0.0
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 35 $16,776 0.0 30 $17,153 0.0
Machinists 1,165 $23,453 1.8 895 $25,699 2.3
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and Tenders 255 $27,292 6.2 195 $30,625 8.3
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 60 $20,313 13.1 35 $20,625 23.5
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,285 $19,243 1.9 850 $21,793 1.5
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 195 $29,125 0.0 165 $34,464 0.0
Tool and Die Makers 120 $21,477 0.0 100 $22,197 0.0
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers 1,925 $18,125 1.5 1,270 $20,673 0.0
Heat Treating Equipment Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 65 $29,196 0.0 30 $28,571 0.0
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 85 $32,000 0.0 60 $43,681 0.0
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 320 $26,071 5.6 260 $29,146 7.0
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners 20 $21,250 0.0 15 $22,500 0.0
Metalworkers and Plastic Workers, All Others 7,100 $20,414 2.2 5,015 $23,250 1.9
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 1,705 $17,077 7.9 1,050 $21,695 5.0
Job Printers 720 $19,449 4.3 485 $21,690 3.3
Prepress Technicians and Workers 2,145 $20,759 12.0 1,330 $25,566 12.2
Printing Machine Operators 2,030 $18,650 5.3 1,340 $21,694 3.3
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers 5,640 $14,013 2.0 3,140 $16,579 1.8
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 2,680 $11,633 2.5 1,315 $16,061 1.8
Sewing Machine Operators 19,375 $12,871 1.7 10,870 $15,660 1.0
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 205 $14,028 5.3 160 $14,444 6.9
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 355 $13,813 4.5 240 $14,529 6.7
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 3,630 $10,952 9.2 1,590 $17,276 10.6
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and
Tenders 85 $14,917 2.4 40 $18,125 0.0
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders 205 $14,973 7.2 130 $23,672 0.0
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders 670 $19,320 3.1 450 $20,827 1.3
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 575 $16,717 0.3 375 $19,659 0.5
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 4 $43,125 0.0 4 $43,750 0.0
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 130 $30,167 20.5 125 $30,104 17.3
Upholsterers 450 $14,408 1.3 220 $22,461 0.0
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 775 $15,350 0.9 435 $17,409 0.5
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; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 340 $19,483 0.6 245 $22,448 0.0
Furniture Finishers 265 $17,438 6.4 135 $20,893 5.9
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood 4 $38,750 0.0 4 $38,750 0.0
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 195 $17,292 13.4 105 $19,946 15.2
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Except Sawing 500 $14,504 3.8 315 $18,646 3.8
Woodworkers, All Other 260 $13,750 8.0 100 $19,167 5.1
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers 105 $45,583 27.2 90 $46,500 30.4
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 135 $6,789 21.5 50 $38,036 9.8
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
Workers 145 $38,125 28.5 115 $38,188 33.9
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators 155 $25,708 9.2 110 $26,375 10.9
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders 390 $30,064 21.1 255 $31,696 19.1
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending
Workers 675 $20,995 4.0 395 $25,408 4.6
Cutting Workers 1,445 $16,022 1.3 855 $20,461 1.2
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 665 $21,784 1.8 470 $23,750 1.3
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and
Tenders 295 $19,485 3.0 215 $21,855 0.0
Inspectors, Testers, Sorter, Samplers, and Weighers 19,210 $20,320 7.9 12,895 $24,132 7.4
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 520 $13,372 27.4 270 $20,313 21.3
Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 2,060 $20,215 11.5 1,250 $22,078 8.9
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 11,290 $17,436 1.9 6,605 $21,518 1.9
Painting Workers 1,180 $16,969 4.7 710 $21,846 0.8
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine
Workers 1,790 $14,216 12.3 995 $20,317 14.4
Semiconductor Processors 90 $26,118 0.0 75 $27,039 0.0
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 555 $16,947 2.9 345 $19,386 2.0
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment
Operators and Tenders 150 $15,263 0.0 85 $18,125 0.0
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 10 $5,893 0.0 0 . .
Etchers and Engravers 210 $15,724 8.1 145 $20,574 4.1
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, except Metal and
Plastic 420 $14,493 10.9 215 $21,019 5.6
Paper Goods Machines Setters, Operators, and Tenders 835 $14,630 2.4 470 $20,929 4.3
Tire Builders 25 $20,694 0.0 25 $21,250 0.0
Helpers-Production Workers 825 $14,028 1.6 355 $23,355 0.8
Production Workers, All Other 22,905 $18,407 3.1 14,395 $22,253 2.9
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving
Workers 1,890 $26,940 18.1 1,580 $28,391 20.2
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 155 $33,935 66.2 95 $43,571 66.0
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations
Specialists 150 $40,104 26.2 115 $55,580 34.5
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; FEMALES
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 75 $14,079 6.8 35 $18,977 14.3
Bus Drivers 14,115 $10,959 2.4 2,565 $22,675 2.8
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 6,465 $15,976 5.7 3,175 $23,618 6.0
Taxi Drivers and Chauffers 1,995 $8,851 2.1 495 $15,870 2.0
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 80 $10,547 0.0 35 $16,172 0.0
Locomotive Engineers and Operators 115 $39,375 0.0 90 $45,556 0.0
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 160 $36,429 22.8 80 $45,417 47.4
Subway, Streetcar, and Other Rail Transportation
Workers 80 $38,587 0.0 55 $39,293 0.0
Sailors and Marine Oilers 15 $16,250 0.0 4 $35,625 0.0
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 4 $1,250 100.0 0 . .
Ship Engineers 4 $66,250 100.0 4 $66,250 100.0
Bridge and Lock Tenders 30 $38,409 0.0 15 $38,182 0.0
Parking Lot Attendants 250 $11,875 10.8 125 $21,094 0.0
Service Station Attendants 1,010 $10,385 5.7 440 $17,010 7.5
Transportation Inspectors 145 $30,096 22.1 105 $37,031 29.9
Other Transportation Workers 60 $27,222 18.3 40 $29,219 26.8
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 70 $7,065 0.0 20 $26,667 0.0
Crane and Tower Operators 215 $31,552 19.9 165 $35,813 19.0
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators 15 $47,656 0.0 10 $48,281 0.0
Hoist and Winch Operators 25 $26,985 0.0 25 $26,985 0.0
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 1,865 $23,488 1.8 1,295 $26,091 1.7
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 2,550 $11,528 1.7 1,015 $20,708 2.5
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materials Movers,
Hand 23,820 $16,110 1.8 13,250 $21,543 1.3
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 1,095 $15,008 3.2 620 $18,559 4.0
Packers and Packagers, Hand 14,415 $13,489 2.2 6,765 $19,973 2.1
Pumping Station Operators 15 $49,250 11.8 15 $50,000 14.3
Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors 240 $14,861 5.8 145 $20,441 9.7
Shuttle Car Operators 10 $20,893 0.0 10 $20,893 0.0
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 20 $13,333 0.0 20 $13,333 0.0
Material Moving Workers, All Other 620 $19,703 5.3 370 $22,479 3.0
