BEA's 2024 all-items price index for State College, PA was 96.8, or 3.2% below the national price level. Its housing index was 85.7.
National-price-dollar proxy
$52,603
WageScope divides the published Machinists median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 51-4041 and BLS area 44300.
Questions, answered
Machinists pay in State College, PA: common questions
What is the median wage for Machinists in State College, PA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $50,900 per year for Machinists in State College, PA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Machinists pay higher in State College, PA than nationally?
State College, PA's published median was 13.4% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in State College, PA?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 96.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Machinists jobs does BLS estimate in State College, PA?
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State College, PA was 13.4% below the U.S. median for Machinists. It ranked 271 of 361 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Machinists median says in State College, PA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Machinists median in State College, PA at $50,900 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 51-4041 and BLS area 44300.
BLS lists 120 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $53,470 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
State College, PA's Machinists median is 13.4% below the U.S. Machinists median of $58,750 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-4041 and area 44300. SOC 51-4041 names Machinists. Area 44300 names State College, PA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-4041/44300 row reports 120 wage and salary jobs, 1.8 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.98 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-4041/44300, the annual median is $50,900 per year, while the matching mean is $53,470 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 44300 reports 68,840 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $62,190. Its annual median is $49,220. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-4041 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in State College, PA runs from $27,680 at the 10th percentile to $103,350 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,850. The median is $49,220. The 75th percentile is $77,870. This is a place check, not a pay range for Machinists.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 44300. They do not show related skills or a path into Machinists.
1. Area 44300, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 2,320 jobs, $27,790 annual median, 33.71 jobs per 1,000, and 1.36 location quotient.
2. Area 44300, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 1,710 jobs, $29,240 annual median, 24.9 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
3. Area 44300, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 1,470 jobs, $91,120 annual median, 21.32 jobs per 1,000, and 0.95 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the State College, PA wage ladder for Machinists
The 10th percentile is $37,110 per year. The 25th percentile is $46,230 per year. The median is $50,900 per year. The 75th percentile is $61,110 per year. The 90th percentile is $73,330 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $46,230 per year to $61,110 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $36,220. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare State College, PA with its state and the U.S.
State College, PA has a annual median of $50,900 per year. Pennsylvania has $57,810 per year. The U.S. row has $58,750 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
State College, PA is 12.0% below Pennsylvania on the same published median. State College, PA is 13.4% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
State College, PA ranks 271 of 361 among metro areas with a published annual median for Machinists. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 271 of 361 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
268. Springfield, MO has a Machinists median of $51,100 per year, 410 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.99.
269. Youngstown-Warren, OH has a Machinists median of $50,930 per year, 360 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.23.
270. Stockton-Lodi, CA has a Machinists median of $50,920 per year, 220 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.41.
272. Tuscaloosa, AL has a Machinists median of $50,850 per year, 110 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.56.
Pay leaders
Where Machinists medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 51-4041, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Urban Honolulu, HI has the highest published median in this set, at $84,410 per year. State College, PA sits at $50,900 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Machinists is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Urban Honolulu, HI has a Machinists median of $84,410 per year, or $33,510 above State College, PA. BLS lists 250 jobs there, compared with 120 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 0.3.
2. Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL has a Machinists median of $82,690 per year, or $31,790 above State College, PA. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 120 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 1.59.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Machinists jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has the largest published metro job estimate for Machinists in this same-source set, at 11,270 jobs. State College, PA has 120. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 11,270 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 11,150 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $59,520 per year, or $8,620 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 1.35.
2. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI has 9,420 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 9,300 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $62,070 per year, or $11,170 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 2.61.
Local-share leaders
Where Machinists takes the largest share of local jobs
Columbus, IN has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 15.95. State College, PA has 0.98. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Machinists is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Columbus, IN has a location quotient of 15.95, a gap of 14.97 from State College, PA. BLS lists 1,470 Machinists jobs and a median of $61,230 per year, or $10,330 above State College, PA.
2. Rockford, IL has a location quotient of 7.1, a gap of 6.12 from State College, PA. BLS lists 1,800 Machinists jobs and a median of $49,700 per year, or $1,200 below State College, PA.
3. Fond du Lac, WI has a location quotient of 6.77, a gap of 5.79 from State College, PA. BLS lists 550 Machinists jobs and a median of $57,700 per year, or $6,800 above State College, PA.
Job scale and share
How common Machinists is in State College, PA
BLS lists 120 Machinists jobs in State College, PA. It also lists 1.8 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.98. A value of 1 means Machinists has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is the same than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Machinists beside other roles in State College, PA
The all-occupations median in State College, PA is $49,220 per year. The Machinists median is $50,900 per year. Machinists is 3.4% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for State College, PA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Machinists. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a State College, PA median of $48,420 per year. BLS lists 870 jobs and a location quotient of 1.28.
2. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a State College, PA median of $53,420 per year. BLS lists 620 jobs and a location quotient of 1.28.
3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a State College, PA median of $47,700 per year. BLS lists 1,140 jobs and a location quotient of 1.51.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in State College, PA
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded State College, PA table, at 2,320 jobs. Machinists has 120 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 68,840. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Machinists's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,320 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 2,200 from Machinists. Its median is $27,790 per year, or $23,110 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 1.36.
2. Retail Salespersons has 1,710 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 1,590 from Machinists. Its median is $29,240 per year, or $21,660 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.99.
3. General and Operations Managers has 1,470 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 1,350 from Machinists. Its median is $91,120 per year, or $40,220 above Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.95.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around State College, PA
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded State College, PA role table, at $91,120 per year. Machinists has $50,900 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $49,220 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $91,120 per year in State College, PA, or $40,220 above Machinists. BLS lists 1,470 jobs, compared with 120 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.95.
2. Project Management Specialists has a median of $81,820 per year in State College, PA, or $30,920 above Machinists. BLS lists 470 jobs, compared with 120 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.99.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,480 per year in State College, PA, or $30,580 above Machinists. BLS lists 1,310 jobs, compared with 120 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.87.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in State College, PA
Correctional Officers and Jailers has the highest location quotient in the bounded State College, PA role table, at 4.55. Machinists has 0.98. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Machinists with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 4.55 in State College, PA, a gap of 3.57 from Machinists. BLS lists 770 jobs and a median of $66,730 per year, or $15,830 above Machinists.
2. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.69 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.71 from Machinists. BLS lists 570 jobs and a median of $28,100 per year, or $22,800 below Machinists.
3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.51 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.53 from Machinists. BLS lists 1,140 jobs and a median of $47,700 per year, or $3,200 below Machinists.
Price-level view
What $50,900 may mean after the State College, PA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for State College, PA is 96.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $50,900 Machinists median by 96.8 divided by 100. The result is $52,603 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 85.7. Goods are 100.7. Utilities are 109.5. Other services are 97.7. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
How much care to use with the State College, PA row
The employment RSE for this Machinists row is 13.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.9%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 120 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $53,470 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Machinists. It uses a State College, PA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $50,900 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Machinists row for State College, PA does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 120 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.98 is not a growth score. Rank 271 of 361 is not a place score. The 96.8 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-4041 in BLS area 44300. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 120 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 44300, SOC 43-9061, Office Clerks, General: 1,460 jobs, $43,920 annual median, 21.19 jobs per 1,000, and 1.34 location quotient.
5. Area 44300, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 1,380 jobs, $29,950 annual median, 19.99 jobs per 1,000, and 0.72 location quotient.
6. Area 44300, SOC 37-2011, Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: 1,360 jobs, $35,850 annual median, 19.74 jobs per 1,000, and 1.39 location quotient.
3. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Machinists median of $80,620 per year, or $29,720 above State College, PA. BLS lists 370 jobs there, compared with 120 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 2.11.
4. Barnstable Town, MA has a Machinists median of $77,650 per year, or $26,750 above State College, PA. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 120 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 0.2.
5. Lake Charles, LA has a Machinists median of $75,580 per year, or $24,680 above State College, PA. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 120 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 1.51.
6. Anchorage, AK has a Machinists median of $75,040 per year, or $24,140 above State College, PA. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 120 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 0.16.
7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Machinists median of $74,560 per year, or $23,660 above State College, PA. BLS lists 4,250 jobs there, compared with 120 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 1.1.
8. Bismarck, ND has a Machinists median of $74,090 per year, or $23,190 above State College, PA. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 120 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 0.55.
3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 8,140 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 8,020 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $61,280 per year, or $10,380 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 1.34.
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 7,850 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 7,730 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $55,660 per year, or $4,760 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 0.68.
5. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has 7,680 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 7,560 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $59,310 per year, or $8,410 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 2.19.
6. St. Louis, MO-IL has 5,620 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 5,500 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $62,210 per year, or $11,310 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 2.27.
7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 4,870 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 4,750 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $72,060 per year, or $21,160 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 0.98.
8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 4,660 estimated Machinists jobs, a gap of 4,540 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $59,830 per year, or $8,930 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 0.62.
4. Jackson, MI has a location quotient of 6.25, a gap of 5.27 from State College, PA. BLS lists 650 Machinists jobs and a median of $49,840 per year, or $1,060 below State College, PA.
5. Sheboygan, WI has a location quotient of 5.03, a gap of 4.05 from State College, PA. BLS lists 560 Machinists jobs and a median of $55,130 per year, or $4,230 above State College, PA.
6. Niles, MI has a location quotient of 4.81, a gap of 3.83 from State College, PA. BLS lists 530 Machinists jobs and a median of $50,430 per year, or $470 below State College, PA.
7. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI has a location quotient of 4.63, a gap of 3.65 from State College, PA. BLS lists 530 Machinists jobs and a median of $48,280 per year, or $2,620 below State College, PA.
8. Saginaw, MI has a location quotient of 4.43, a gap of 3.45 from State College, PA. BLS lists 650 Machinists jobs and a median of $52,360 per year, or $1,460 above State College, PA.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a State College, PA median of $46,650 per year. BLS lists 500 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
5. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a State College, PA median of $46,370 per year. BLS lists 490 jobs and a location quotient of 0.8.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a State College, PA median of $56,130 per year. BLS lists 650 jobs and a location quotient of 0.71.
7. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a State College, PA median of $43,920 per year. BLS lists 1,460 jobs and a location quotient of 1.34.
8. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a State College, PA median of $42,590 per year. BLS lists 940 jobs and a location quotient of 0.82.
4. Office Clerks, General has 1,460 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 1,340 from Machinists. Its median is $43,920 per year, or $6,980 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 1.34.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 1,380 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 1,260 from Machinists. Its median is $29,950 per year, or $20,950 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.72.
6. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 1,360 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 1,240 from Machinists. Its median is $35,850 per year, or $15,050 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 1.39.
7. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,350 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 1,230 from Machinists. Its median is $35,280 per year, or $15,620 below Machinists. Its location quotient is 1.34.
8. Registered Nurses has 1,310 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 1,190 from Machinists. Its median is $81,480 per year, or $30,580 above Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.87.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $76,760 per year in State College, PA, or $25,860 above Machinists. BLS lists 540 jobs, compared with 120 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $73,250 per year in State College, PA, or $22,350 above Machinists. BLS lists 510 jobs, compared with 120 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 1.09.
6. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a median of $66,730 per year in State College, PA, or $15,830 above Machinists. BLS lists 770 jobs, compared with 120 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 4.55.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $61,120 per year in State College, PA, or $10,220 above Machinists. BLS lists 510 jobs, compared with 120 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.8.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $56,130 per year in State College, PA, or $5,230 above Machinists. BLS lists 650 jobs, compared with 120 for Machinists. Its location quotient is 0.71.
4. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.39 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.41 from Machinists. BLS lists 1,360 jobs and a median of $35,850 per year, or $15,050 below Machinists.
5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.36 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.38 from Machinists. BLS lists 2,320 jobs and a median of $27,790 per year, or $23,110 below Machinists.
6. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.34 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.36 from Machinists. BLS lists 1,460 jobs and a median of $43,920 per year, or $6,980 below Machinists.
7. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.34 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.36 from Machinists. BLS lists 1,350 jobs and a median of $35,280 per year, or $15,620 below Machinists.
8. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.28 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.30 from Machinists. BLS lists 620 jobs and a median of $53,420 per year, or $2,520 above Machinists.
