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Word Processors and Typists in Pennsylvania

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Word Processors and Typists in Pennsylvania

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-35% Jobs Projection
$36,450 Median Salary
450 Job Openings

While jobs for Word Processors and Typists in Pennsylvania are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Word Processors and Typists in Pennsylvania is expected to decrease.

  • Word Processors and Typists in Pennsylvania earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Word Processors and Typists Work in Pennsylvania?

6,200 people worked as Word Processors and Typists in 2018 in this state.

There were 6,880 Word Processors and Typists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 680 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 295 Word Processors and Typists working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Word Processors and Typists than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Word Processors and Typists in this state are declining at a rate of 35.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -33.1%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 450 annual Word Processors and Typists job openings in Pennsylvania, and 5,180 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,500 annual jobs and 50,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Word Processors and Typists Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Word Processors and Typists ranged from $27,870 to $46,650 with $36,450 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.4 to $22.43. The median hourly rate was $17.52.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.04 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.48.

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

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Word Processors and Typists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Word Processors and Typists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 12,150 $46,680
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,120 $36,440
Pittsburgh, PA 910 $36,250
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 910 $37,220
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 280 $39,020
Altoona, PA 270 $36,850
Erie, PA 230 $36,460
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 190 $38,000
Reading, PA 160 $36,630
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 80 $34,840
York-Hanover, PA 80 $32,970
Lancaster, PA 70 $35,370
Lebanon, PA 40 $36,450
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 30 $35,040

Top States for Word Processors and Typists Employment

The table below shows the states where most Word Processors and Typists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 17,150 $42,700
California 7,790 $42,900
Pennsylvania 6,200 $36,450
New Jersey 3,890 $41,490
Florida 2,160 $30,320
Michigan 1,370 $38,480
Ohio 1,340 $38,770
Texas 1,250 $37,840
Missouri 700 $32,930
Massachusetts 650 $44,450
Connecticut 640 $45,510
Tennessee 640 $31,440
Wisconsin 600 $42,180
Virginia 590 $41,720
Maryland 590 $41,590
Hawaii 520 $35,040
Iowa 510 $39,480
Louisiana 480 $28,490
Washington 460 $42,580
Colorado 460 $42,710

Below are the states where Word Processors and Typists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $51,590
Connecticut $45,510
Alaska $44,970
Massachusetts $44,450
Illinois $44,160
Rhode Island $43,360
California $42,900
Colorado $42,710
New York $42,700
Washington $42,580

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