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Transportation Attendants in Pennsylvania
Get the information you need to know about working as a Transportation Attendant.
You’re in luck! Jobs for Transportation Attendants in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Transportation Attendants in Pennsylvania is growing faster than average.
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Transportation Attendants in Pennsylvania earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
How Many Transportation Attendants Work in Pennsylvania?
There were approximately 250 workers employed as Transportation Attendants in this state in 2018.
There were 540 Transportation Attendants employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 290 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 325 Transportation Attendants working in it, which means Pennsylvania has fewer Transportation Attendants than average.
Job Projections for Pennsylvania
Jobs for Transportation Attendants in this state are growing at a rate of 6.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.1%.
Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 150 annual Transportation Attendants job openings in Pennsylvania, and 1,160 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 2,700 annual jobs and 20,000 total jobs in 2026.
What do Transportation Attendants Make in Pennsylvania?
In 2018 wages for Transportation Attendants ranged from $18,990 to $35,740 with $26,300 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.13 to $17.18. The median hourly rate was $12.64.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.78 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $2.86.
The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Transportation Attendants
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Transportation Attendants.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 2,130 | $23,520 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 200 | $27,280 |
Top States for Transportation Attendants Employment
The table below shows the states where most Transportation Attendants work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 5,740 | $36,540 |
New York | 2,710 | $23,660 |
Florida | 2,340 | $22,490 |
Illinois | 1,730 | $23,220 |
Michigan | 1,300 | $23,500 |
Hawaii | 1,160 | $28,830 |
Washington | 1,140 | $36,260 |
District of Columbia | 910 | $39,510 |
Utah | 710 | $25,240 |
Texas | 690 | $19,210 |
Louisiana | 520 | $22,790 |
Georgia | 500 | $19,520 |
Massachusetts | 370 | $31,650 |
New Jersey | 350 | $24,170 |
Nevada | 300 | $31,730 |
Ohio | 290 | $27,020 |
Pennsylvania | 250 | $26,300 |
Virginia | 240 | $24,930 |
Alaska | 240 | $50,360 |
Connecticut | 220 | $24,230 |
Below are the states where Transportation Attendants get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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Alaska | $50,360 |
District of Columbia | $39,510 |
California | $36,540 |
Oregon | $36,470 |
Washington | $36,260 |
Minnesota | $33,260 |
Nevada | $31,730 |
Massachusetts | $31,650 |
Missouri | $31,160 |
South Carolina | $29,540 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.