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Tapers in Pennsylvania

Is Pennsylvania a good place for you to work as a Taper?

1.7% Jobs Projection

$53,970 Median Salary

50 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Tapers in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Tapers in Pennsylvania is growing slower than average.
Tapers in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Tapers Work in Pennsylvania?

There were approximately 170 workers employed as Tapers in this state in 2018.

There were 130 Tapers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 220 Tapers working in it, which means Pennsylvania has fewer Tapers than average.

Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Tapers in this state are growing at a rate of 1.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.4%.

Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 50 annual job openings, and a total of 600 jobs for Pennsylvania Tapers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,100 annual jobs and 23,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Tapers Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Tapers ranged from $34,210 to $86,300 with $53,970 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.45 to $41.49. The median hourly rate was $25.95.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.13 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.18.

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

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Tapers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Tapers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	670	$62,860
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	130	$46,740
Pittsburgh, PA	50	$52,630

Top States for Tapers Employment

View the list below to see where most Tapers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	7,130	$60,180
Washington	2,070	$54,720
Arizona	1,210	$44,430
Nevada	850	$40,620
Massachusetts	730	$57,870
New York	710	$59,910
Illinois	600	$85,200
Oregon	440	$71,460
Utah	430	$42,760
Texas	400	$39,490
Minnesota	350	$56,190
Hawaii	330	$89,690
Colorado	230	$50,790
Florida	210	$38,240
Iowa	210	$55,920
Missouri	180	$64,060
Michigan	170	$50,840
Pennsylvania	170	$53,970
Rhode Island	160	$0
Maine	140	$46,420

Below are the states where Tapers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$89,690
Illinois	$85,200
Oregon	$71,460
Missouri	$64,060
Ohio	$62,750
California	$60,180
New York	$59,910
Massachusetts	$57,870
Minnesota	$56,190
Connecticut	$55,990

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References

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