Industry
OCCUPATIONS AND TYPE OF EMPLOYER
Among the most common occupations were:
Management, professional, and related occupations, 27 percent; production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 23 percent; sales and office occupations, 23 percent; service occupations, 16 percent; and construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations, 11 percent. Eighty-one percent of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13 percent were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 percent were self-employed in their own unincorporated business.
JOBS AND PAY IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY INDUSTRIES
Ranking of Industries With Most Jobs (2012)
Manufacturing
9,945 Jobs
Average Pay: $45,645
Establishments: 178
Retail Trade
5,707 Jobs
Average Pay: $22,452
Establishments: 486
Public Administration
3,085 Jobs
Average Pay: $46,234
Establishments: 97
Admin/Support/Waste Management
1,842 Jobs
Average Pay: $18,664
Establishments: 110
Other (Except Public Admin.)
1,258 Jobs
Average Pay: $19,849
Establishments: 288
Finance and Insurance
1,009 Jobs
Average Pay: $39,966
Establishments: 153
Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt
747 Jobs
Average Pay: $28,753
Establishments: 32
Mining/Quarrying/Extraction
546 Jobs
Average Pay: $51,798
Establishments: 48
Utilities
396 Jobs
Average Pay: $58,338
Establishments: 40
Arts/Entertainment/Recreation
285 Jobs
Average Pay: $12,914
Establishments: 29
Health Care/Social Assistance
7,976 Jobs
Average Pay: $35,125
Establishments: 608
Transportation/Warehousing
5,395 Jobs
Average Pay: $35,139
Establishments: 185
Accommodation/Food Service
2,772 Jobs
Average Pay: $12,434
Establishments: 270
Construction
1,503 Jobs
Average Pay: $40,770
Establishments: 233
Wholesale Trade
1,130 Jobs
Average Pay: $41,508
Establishments: 137
Professional/Scientific/Tech Services
888 Jobs
Average Pay: $53,026
Establishments: 156
Management of Companies
563 Jobs
Average Pay: $55,857
Establishments: 15
Information
401 Jobs
Average Pay: $56,156
Establishments: 37
Educational Services
363 Jobs
Average Pay: $27,605
Establishments: 25
Real Estate/Rental/Leasing
209 Jobs
Average Pay: $37,461
Establishments: 54
Ranking of Average Annual Pay (2012)
Utilities
Average Pay: $58,338
Management of Companies
Average Pay: $55,857
Mining/Quarrying/Extraction
Average Pay: $51,798
Manufacturing
Average Pay: $45,645
Construction
Average Pay: $40,770
Real Estate/Rental/Leasing
Average Pay: $37,461
Health Care/Social Assistance
Average Pay: $35,125
Educational Services
Average Pay: $27,605
Other (Except Public Admin.)
Average Pay: $19,849
Arts/Entertainment/Recreation
Average Pay: $12,914
Information
Average Pay: $56,156
Professional/Scientific/Tech Services
Average Pay: $53,026
Public Administration
Average Pay: $46,234
Wholesale Trade
Average Pay: $41,508
Finance and Insurance
Average Pay: $39,966
Transportation/Warehousing
Average Pay: $35,139
Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt
Average Pay: $28,753
Retail Trade
Average Pay: $22,452
Admin/Support/Waste Management
Average Pay: $18,664
Accommodation/Food Service
Average Pay: $12,434
Note: Data does not include self-employed workers.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Industries: In 2005-2009, for the employed population 16 years and older, the leading industries in Schuylkill County were Educational Services, Health Care, and Social Assistance, 23 percent, and Manufacturing, 21 percent.