Fastest-growing jobs in Pennsylvania

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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +30.2% (810 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,490
--- Employment in 2023: 2,680
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,190

#50. Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +30.7% (310 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,320
--- Employment in 2023: 1,010
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $28,830

#49. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.1% (790 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,250
--- Employment in 2023: 2,460
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,500

#48. Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.3% (310 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,270
--- Employment in 2023: 960
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,970

#47. Maintenance Workers, Machinery
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.5% (620 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,530
--- Employment in 2023: 1,910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $112,850

#46. Biochemists and Biophysicists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.5% (1,910 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,790
--- Employment in 2023: 5,880
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $40,850

#45. Psychiatric Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.7% (1,740 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,060
--- Employment in 2023: 5,320
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $59,630

#44. Chefs and Head Cooks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +33.3% (320 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,280
--- Employment in 2023: 960
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $43,100

#43. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +34.2% (920 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,610
--- Employment in 2023: 2,690
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $67,200

#42. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +35.0% (420 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,620
--- Employment in 2023: 1,200
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $104,400

#41. Fundraising Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +35.3% (2,600 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 9,970
--- Employment in 2023: 7,370
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $45,700

#40. Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +35.4% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,600
--- Employment in 2023: 1,920
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $95,640

#39. Biological Scientists, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +35.6% (3,660 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 13,940
--- Employment in 2023: 10,280
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,000

#38. Self-Enrichment Teachers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +35.9% (2,090 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,910
--- Employment in 2023: 5,820
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,250

#37. Food Service Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +37.5% (980 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,590
--- Employment in 2023: 2,610
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,710

#36. Tire Repairers and Changers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +38.0% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,380
--- Employment in 2023: 1,000
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $52,000

#35. Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +38.6% (2,150 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,720
--- Employment in 2023: 5,570
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $50,780

#34. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +38.7% (5,560 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 19,940
--- Employment in 2023: 14,380
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $28,650

#33. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +39.3% (2,940 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 10,430
--- Employment in 2023: 7,490
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $100,320

#32. Data Scientists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +41.8% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,390
--- Employment in 2023: 980
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $109,660

#31. Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +43.4% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,520
--- Employment in 2023: 1,060
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $57,880

#30. Glaziers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +43.7% (660 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,170
--- Employment in 2023: 1,510
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,930

#29. Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +46.4% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,240
--- Employment in 2023: 1,530
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $60,200

#28. Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +46.8% (2,700 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 8,470
--- Employment in 2023: 5,770
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $74,290

#27. Social and Community Service Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +47.3% (980 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,050
--- Employment in 2023: 2,070
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,590

#26. Couriers and Messengers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +48.6% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,560
--- Employment in 2023: 1,050
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $56,400

#25. Surveying and Mapping Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +49.9% (3,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 9,070
--- Employment in 2023: 6,050
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $63,450

#24. Chemists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +52.6% (720 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,090
--- Employment in 2023: 1,370
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $84,910

#23. Financial Examiners
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +53.4% (1,790 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,140
--- Employment in 2023: 3,350
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $76,510

#22. Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +54.6% (1,940 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,490
--- Employment in 2023: 3,550
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $103,990

#21. Construction Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +54.9% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,410
--- Employment in 2023: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $53,110

#20. Conservation Scientists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +57.7% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,120
--- Employment in 2023: 710
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $55,940

#19. Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +58.1% (1,220 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,320
--- Employment in 2023: 2,100
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $43,920

#18. Skincare Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +59.4% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,100
--- Employment in 2023: 690
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $74,990

#17. Real Estate Brokers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +60.5% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,220
--- Employment in 2023: 760
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,450

#16. Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +60.6% (1,540 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,080
--- Employment in 2023: 2,540
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,030

#15. Web and Digital Interface Designers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +67.8% (1,030 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,550
--- Employment in 2023: 1,520
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,280

#14. Tree Trimmers and Pruners
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +69.4% (1,500 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,660
--- Employment in 2023: 2,160
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,940

#13. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +71.1% (590 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,420
--- Employment in 2023: 830
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,040

#12. Credit Counselors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +76.4% (970 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,240
--- Employment in 2023: 1,270
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $100,190

#11. Financial Risk Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +77.3% (2,180 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,000
--- Employment in 2023: 2,820
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $107,800

#10. Database Administrators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +90.7% (490 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,030
--- Employment in 2023: 540
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,530

#9. Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +95.9% (4,180 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 8,540
--- Employment in 2023: 4,360
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $99,440

#8. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +100.0% (1,850 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,700
--- Employment in 2023: 1,850
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,450

#7. Slaughterers and Meat Packers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +111.6% (5,780 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 10,960
--- Employment in 2023: 5,180
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $39,370

#6. Production Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +113.6% (1,590 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,990
--- Employment in 2023: 1,400
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $54,450

#5. Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +151.7% (2,290 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,800
--- Employment in 2023: 1,510
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $18,400

#4. Cooks, Short Order
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +187.0% (1,010 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,550
--- Employment in 2023: 540
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $32,630

#3. Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +275.3% (2,010 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,740
--- Employment in 2023: 730
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $43,840

#2. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +370.4% (1,000 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,270
--- Employment in 2023: 270
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $54,940

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Madison Troyer, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

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