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Pile-Driver Operators in Pennsylvania

Is Pennsylvania a good place for you to work as a Pile-Driver Operator?

$75,170 Median Salary

10 Job Openings

Pile-Driver Operators in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Pile-Driver Operators Work in Pennsylvania?

In Pennsylvania, there were 80 people working as Pile-Driver Operators in the year 2018.

There were 80 Pile-Driver Operators employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

The typical state has 85 Pile-Driver Operators working in it, which means Pennsylvania has fewer Pile-Driver Operators than average.

Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Pile-Driver Operators in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 13.5%.

Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 10 annual Pile-Driver Operators job openings in Pennsylvania, and 80 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 500 annual jobs and 4,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Pile-Driver Operators Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Pile-Driver Operators ranged from $44,200 to $100,590 with $75,170 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.25 to $48.36. The median hourly rate was $36.14.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $33.23 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $2.91.

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

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Pile-Driver Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Pile-Driver Operators.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	90	n/a
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	50	$83,620

Top States for Pile-Driver Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Pile-Driver Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	460	$86,710
Texas	400	$55,260
Florida	330	$49,160
Louisiana	310	$47,890
Massachusetts	210	$89,060
South Carolina	190	$35,940
Washington	190	$78,990
Virginia	120	$48,240
North Carolina	110	$37,360
New Jersey	90	$0
Pennsylvania	80	$75,170
New York	80	$0
Michigan	70	$73,520
Maryland	70	$50,670
Georgia	60	$45,700
Minnesota	60	$71,470
Rhode Island	50	$59,740
Oregon	50	$71,210
Indiana	40	$0
Delaware	40	$0

Below are the states where Pile-Driver Operators get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Illinois	$90,820
Massachusetts	$89,060
California	$86,710
Washington	$78,990
Pennsylvania	$75,170
Michigan	$73,520
Minnesota	$71,470
Oregon	$71,210
Rhode Island	$59,740
Texas	$55,260

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Occupation	Pennsylvania Employment Total
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