Fastest-growing jobs in Pennsylvania

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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.3% (9,660 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 54,980
--- Employment in 2022: 45,320
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $32,210

#50. Cooks, restaurant
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.5% (790 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,460
--- Employment in 2022: 3,670
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,420

#49. Sewing machine operators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.6% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,180
--- Employment in 2022: 970
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,140

#47. Carpet installers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.6% (840 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,720
--- Employment in 2022: 3,880
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $93,160

#47. Business teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.9% (2,380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 13,260
--- Employment in 2022: 10,880
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $93,340

#46. Civil engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.0% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,610
--- Employment in 2022: 2,140
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,520

#45. Tire repairers and changers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.4% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,350
--- Employment in 2022: 1,920
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $83,560

#44. Statisticians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.8% (850 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,420
--- Employment in 2022: 3,570
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,480

#43. Butchers and meat cutters
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.3% (1,860 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 9,510
--- Employment in 2022: 7,650
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $104,380

#42. Industrial production managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.4% (860 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,390
--- Employment in 2022: 3,530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $77,850

#41. Career/technical education teachers, secondary school
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.2% (400 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,990
--- Employment in 2022: 1,590
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,520

#40. Medical transcriptionists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.5% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,280
--- Employment in 2022: 1,020
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $75,820

#39. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.5% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,460
--- Employment in 2022: 1,960
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,200

#38. Court, municipal, and license clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.9% (6,660 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 32,340
--- Employment in 2022: 25,680
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $77,040

#37. Business operations specialists, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.0% (1,250 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,060
--- Employment in 2022: 4,810
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $102,190

#36. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.7% (1,000 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,750
--- Employment in 2022: 3,750
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $29,870

#35. Parking attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.8% (220 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,040
--- Employment in 2022: 820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,310

#34. Interpreters and translators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.1% (250 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,140
--- Employment in 2022: 890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $41,120

#33. Food cooking machine operators and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.7% (2,580 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 11,580
--- Employment in 2022: 9,000
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $102,700

#32. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.6% (450 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,920
--- Employment in 2022: 1,470
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,400

#31. Concierges
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.2% (1,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,290
--- Employment in 2022: 3,270
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $78,630

#30. Special education teachers, middle school
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.3% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,140
--- Employment in 2022: 1,630
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,570

#29. Cargo and freight agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.4% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,590
--- Employment in 2022: 1,210
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $116,360

#28. Public relations managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.8% (560 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,320
--- Employment in 2022: 1,760
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $72,490

#27. Health education specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.3% (1,100 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,400
--- Employment in 2022: 3,300
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $43,050

#26. Educational instruction and library workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.9% (1,090 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,310
--- Employment in 2022: 3,220
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,350

#25. Sales and related workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.1% (1,260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,950
--- Employment in 2022: 3,690
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $99,580

#24. Facilities managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.5% (930 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,550
--- Employment in 2022: 2,620
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $104,420

#23. Construction managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.4% (2,330 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,730
--- Employment in 2022: 6,400
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $119,170

#22. Physician assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +38.9% (1,450 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,180
--- Employment in 2022: 3,730
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $41,750

#21. Production workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.7% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,590
--- Employment in 2022: 1,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $39,350

#20. Travel agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.9% (670 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,310
--- Employment in 2022: 1,640
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $40,990

#19. Pest control workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +41.4% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,400
--- Employment in 2022: 990
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,130

#18. Community and social service specialists, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +41.7% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,700
--- Employment in 2022: 1,200
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

#17. Radiologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +44.4% (790 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,570
--- Employment in 2022: 1,780
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,890

#16. Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +49.2% (1,220 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,700
--- Employment in 2022: 2,480
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $97,230

#15. Sales engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +53.4% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,120
--- Employment in 2022: 730
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,620

#14. Counselors, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +54.3% (1,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,900
--- Employment in 2022: 1,880
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $49,900

#13. Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +56.5% (700 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,940
--- Employment in 2022: 1,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $74,480

#12. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +58.3% (2,290 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,220
--- Employment in 2022: 3,930
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,410

#11. Refuse and recyclable material collectors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +58.5% (930 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,520
--- Employment in 2022: 1,590
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,610

#10. Audio and video technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +59.3% (640 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,720
--- Employment in 2022: 1,080
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $65,770

#9. Social workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +79.6% (780 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,760
--- Employment in 2022: 980
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $215,300

#8. Pediatricians, general
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +81.0% (940 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,100
--- Employment in 2022: 1,160
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,330

#7. Skincare specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +84.3% (590 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,290
--- Employment in 2022: 700
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $75,010

#6. Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +87.0% (1,270 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,730
--- Employment in 2022: 1,460
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $30,300

#5. School bus monitors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +114.7% (7,490 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 14,020
--- Employment in 2022: 6,530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,070

#4. Substitute teachers, short-term
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +115.1% (840 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,570
--- Employment in 2022: 730
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $33,990

#3. Dietetic technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +130.1% (2,160 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,820
--- Employment in 2022: 1,660
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

#2. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +166.1% (3,670 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,880
--- Employment in 2022: 2,210
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $39,460

This story features data reporting and writing by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Psychiatric technicians
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