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Petroleum Pump System Operators in Pennsylvania

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-4% Jobs Projection
$56,120 Median Salary
120 Job Openings

While jobs for Petroleum Pump System Operators in Pennsylvania are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Petroleum Pump System Operators in Pennsylvania is expected to decrease.

  • Petroleum Pump System Operators in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Petroleum Pump System Operators Work in Pennsylvania?

1,810 people worked as Petroleum Pump System Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,550 Petroleum Pump System Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 260 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 470 Petroleum Pump System Operators working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Petroleum Pump System Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Petroleum Pump System Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 4.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.9%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 120 annual Petroleum Pump System Operators job openings in Pennsylvania, and 1,310 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,300 annual jobs and 43,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Petroleum Pump System Operators Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Petroleum Pump System Operators ranged from $42,400 to $81,670 with $56,120 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.38 to $39.26. The median hourly rate was $26.98.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $24.57 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $2.41.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Petroleum Pump System Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Petroleum Pump System Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,160 $64,090
Pittsburgh, PA 710 $53,860
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 510 $67,800

Top States for Petroleum Pump System Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Petroleum Pump System Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 10,300 $73,780
California 4,740 $85,760
Louisiana 4,280 $71,340
Oklahoma 1,850 $72,430
Pennsylvania 1,810 $56,120
Ohio 1,110 $66,760
Washington 980 $61,920
Illinois 930 $84,030
Wyoming 900 $75,340
Kansas 880 $63,610
New Mexico 800 $71,870
North Dakota 700 $73,120
Utah 690 $62,500
Alaska 540 $74,230
New Jersey 510 $0
Colorado 470 $83,020
Alabama 470 $48,300
Montana 430 $83,590
Tennessee 380 $49,550
Arkansas 340 $53,690

Below are the states where Petroleum Pump System Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $85,760
Illinois $84,030
South Carolina $83,970
Montana $83,590
Colorado $83,020
Wyoming $75,340
Alaska $74,230
Oregon $74,140
Texas $73,780
North Dakota $73,120

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