Pennsylvania was 13.3% below the U.S. median for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. It ranked 24 of 43 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Pennsylvania was 97.6, or 2.4% below the national price level. Its housing index was 85.1.
National-price-dollar proxy
$85,957
WageScope divides the published Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 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.
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers in Pennsylvania: wage guide
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 51-8093 and BLS area 42.
Questions, answered
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers pay in Pennsylvania: common questions
What is the median wage for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers in Pennsylvania?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $83,870 per year for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers in Pennsylvania. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers pay higher in Pennsylvania than nationally?
Pennsylvania's published median was 13.3% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Pennsylvania?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 97.6 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs does BLS estimate in Pennsylvania?
From market data to your evidence
Tailor for a real Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers job, not a generic wage number.
Pick an eligible listing, then MeritLog can help you prepare from experience you have confirmed. WageScope never turns a BLS estimate into a qualification or résumé claim.
What the Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median says in Pennsylvania
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median in Pennsylvania at $83,870 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 51-8093 and BLS area 42.
BLS lists 820 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 $84,720 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Pennsylvania's Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median is 13.3% below the U.S. Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $96,710 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 51-8093 and area 42. SOC 51-8093 names Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Area 42 names Pennsylvania. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-8093/42 row reports 820 wage and salary jobs, 0.14 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.63 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-8093/42, the annual median is $83,870 per year, while the matching mean is $84,720 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 42 facts behind this Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers page
Area 42 reports 6,064,600 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $65,730. Its annual median is $49,690. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-8093 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Pennsylvania runs from $28,920 at the 10th percentile to $117,860 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,690. The median is $49,690. The 75th percentile is $78,270. This is a place check, not a pay range for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers.
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 42. They do not show related skills or a path into Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers.
1. Area 42, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 257,370 jobs, $29,420 annual median, 42.44 jobs per 1,000, and 1.53 location quotient.
2. Area 42, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 172,010 jobs, $103,130 annual median, 28.36 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Pennsylvania wage ladder for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
The 10th percentile is $61,670 per year. The 25th percentile is $70,310 per year. The median is $83,870 per year. The 75th percentile is $98,700 per year. The 90th percentile is $105,580 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 $70,310 per year to $98,700 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $43,910. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Pennsylvania has a annual median of $83,870 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $96,710 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is 13.3% 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.
Where Pennsylvania sits for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Pennsylvania ranks 24 of 43 among states and territories with a published annual median for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 24 of 43 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.
21. Texas has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $84,100 per year, 10,510 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 3.5.
22. Michigan has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $84,030 per year, 180 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.19.
23. West Virginia has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $83,910 per year, 330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.22.
Pay leaders
Where Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 51-8093, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Alaska has the highest published median in this set, at $124,530 per year. Pennsylvania sits at $83,870 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 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. Alaska has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $124,530 per year, or $40,660 above Pennsylvania. BLS lists 370 jobs there, compared with 820 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 5.3.
2. Louisiana has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $106,640 per year, or $22,770 above Pennsylvania. BLS lists 3,490 jobs there, compared with 820 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 8.45.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs
Texas has the largest published state job estimate for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers in this same-source set, at 10,510 jobs. Pennsylvania has 820. 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. Texas has 10,510 estimated Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs, a gap of 9,690 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $84,100 per year, or $230 above Pennsylvania. Its location quotient is 3.5.
2. Louisiana has 3,490 estimated Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs, a gap of 2,670 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $106,640 per year, or $22,770 above Pennsylvania. Its location quotient is 8.45.
Local-share leaders
Where Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers takes the largest share of local jobs
North Dakota has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 10.42. Pennsylvania has 0.63. 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 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 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. North Dakota has a location quotient of 10.42, a gap of 9.79 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 950 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs and a median of $93,130 per year, or $9,260 above Pennsylvania.
2. Wyoming has a location quotient of 9.3, a gap of 8.67 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 560 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs and a median of $100,350 per year, or $16,480 above Pennsylvania.
Job scale and share
How common Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers is in Pennsylvania
BLS lists 820 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs in Pennsylvania. It also lists 0.14 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 0.63. A value of 1 means Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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.
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers beside other roles in Pennsylvania
The all-occupations median in Pennsylvania is $49,690 per year. The Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median is $83,870 per year. Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers is 68.8% 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 Pennsylvania. 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 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. 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. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Pennsylvania median of $79,000 per year. BLS lists 54,290 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
2. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Pennsylvania median of $78,800 per year. BLS lists 52,240 jobs and a location quotient of 1.26.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Pennsylvania
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Pennsylvania table, at 257,370 jobs. Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers has 820 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 6,064,600. 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 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 257,370 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 256,550 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its median is $29,420 per year, or $54,450 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 1.53.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Pennsylvania
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Pennsylvania role table, at $126,550 per year. Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers has $83,870 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $49,690 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. Software Developers has a median of $126,550 per year in Pennsylvania, or $42,680 above Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 55,920 jobs, compared with 820 for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 0.85.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $103,130 per year in Pennsylvania, or $19,260 above Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 172,010 jobs, compared with 820 for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Pennsylvania
Home Health and Personal Care Aides has the highest location quotient in the bounded Pennsylvania role table, at 1.53. Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers has 0.63. 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 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.53 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.90 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 257,370 jobs and a median of $29,420 per year, or $54,450 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers.
2. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 1.39 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.76 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 42,110 jobs and a median of $47,730 per year, or $36,140 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers.
Price-level view
What $83,870 may mean after the Pennsylvania price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Pennsylvania is 97.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 2.4% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $83,870 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median by 97.6 divided by 100. The result is $85,957 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 85.1. Goods are 99.4. Utilities are 109.3. Other services are 99.8. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers row is 9.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 1%. 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 820 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $84,720 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 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. It uses a Pennsylvania 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. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the $83,870 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 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers row for Pennsylvania 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 820 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.63 is not a growth score. Rank 24 of 43 is not a place score. The 97.6 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-8093 in BLS area 42. 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 820 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.
3. Area 42, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 146,520 jobs, $96,430 annual median, 24.16 jobs per 1,000, and 1.11 location quotient.
4. Area 42, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 142,220 jobs, $28,570 annual median, 23.45 jobs per 1,000, and 0.95 location quotient.
5. Area 42, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 141,790 jobs, $31,200 annual median, 23.38 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
6. Area 42, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 131,050 jobs, $42,480 annual median, 21.61 jobs per 1,000, and 1.14 location quotient.
25. Missouri has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $80,960 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.17.
26. North Carolina has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $80,060 per year, 130 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.12.
27. Kentucky has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $78,670 per year, 520 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.21.
3. Utah has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $105,980 per year, or $22,110 above Pennsylvania. BLS lists 600 jobs there, compared with 820 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 1.61.
4. Ohio has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $105,150 per year, or $21,280 above Pennsylvania. BLS lists 800 jobs there, compared with 820 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 0.68.
5. New Jersey has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $104,540 per year, or $20,670 above Pennsylvania. BLS lists 420 jobs there, compared with 820 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 0.46.
6. Washington has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $103,620 per year, or $19,750 above Pennsylvania. BLS lists 930 jobs there, compared with 820 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 1.23.
7. California has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $103,250 per year, or $19,380 above Pennsylvania. BLS lists 3,360 jobs there, compared with 820 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 0.86.
8. Illinois has a Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers median of $102,890 per year, or $19,020 above Pennsylvania. BLS lists 1,070 jobs there, compared with 820 in Pennsylvania. The location quotient is 0.82.
3. California has 3,360 estimated Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs, a gap of 2,540 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $103,250 per year, or $19,380 above Pennsylvania. Its location quotient is 0.86.
4. Oklahoma has 1,390 estimated Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs, a gap of 570 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $95,140 per year, or $11,270 above Pennsylvania. Its location quotient is 3.82.
5. Illinois has 1,070 estimated Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs, a gap of 250 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $102,890 per year, or $19,020 above Pennsylvania. Its location quotient is 0.82.
6. Kansas has 950 estimated Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs, a gap of 130 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $101,880 per year, or $18,010 above Pennsylvania. Its location quotient is 3.09.
7. North Dakota has 950 estimated Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs, a gap of 130 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $93,130 per year, or $9,260 above Pennsylvania. Its location quotient is 10.42.
8. Washington has 930 estimated Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs, a gap of 110 jobs from Pennsylvania. Its median is $103,620 per year, or $19,750 above Pennsylvania. Its location quotient is 1.23.
3. Louisiana has a location quotient of 8.45, a gap of 7.82 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 3,490 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs and a median of $106,640 per year, or $22,770 above Pennsylvania.
4. Alaska has a location quotient of 5.3, a gap of 4.67 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 370 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs and a median of $124,530 per year, or $40,660 above Pennsylvania.
5. Montana has a location quotient of 5.04, a gap of 4.41 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 550 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs and a median of $98,310 per year, or $14,440 above Pennsylvania.
6. Oklahoma has a location quotient of 3.82, a gap of 3.19 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 1,390 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs and a median of $95,140 per year, or $11,270 above Pennsylvania.
7. Texas has a location quotient of 3.5, a gap of 2.87 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 10,510 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs and a median of $84,100 per year, or $230 above Pennsylvania.
8. Mississippi has a location quotient of 3.48, a gap of 2.85 from Pennsylvania. BLS lists 860 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers jobs and a median of $75,180 per year, or $8,690 below Pennsylvania.
3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Pennsylvania median of $77,060 per year. BLS lists 48,370 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
4. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Pennsylvania median of $96,430 per year. BLS lists 146,520 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Pennsylvania median of $66,130 per year. BLS lists 51,270 jobs and a location quotient of 1.06.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Pennsylvania median of $65,270 per year. BLS lists 56,600 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
7. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Pennsylvania median of $103,130 per year. BLS lists 172,010 jobs and a location quotient of 1.26.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Pennsylvania median of $58,580 per year. BLS lists 87,550 jobs and a location quotient of 1.09.
2. General and Operations Managers has 172,010 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 171,190 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its median is $103,130 per year, or $19,260 above Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
3. Registered Nurses has 146,520 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 145,700 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its median is $96,430 per year, or $12,560 above Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 142,220 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 141,400 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its median is $28,570 per year, or $55,300 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 0.95.
5. Retail Salespersons has 141,790 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 140,970 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its median is $31,200 per year, or $52,670 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 0.93.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 131,050 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 130,230 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its median is $42,480 per year, or $41,390 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 119,840 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 119,020 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its median is $36,640 per year, or $47,230 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 1.08.
8. Cashiers has 110,950 jobs in Pennsylvania, a gap of 110,130 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its median is $29,220 per year, or $54,650 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 0.92.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $96,430 per year in Pennsylvania, or $12,560 above Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 146,520 jobs, compared with 820 for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,000 per year in Pennsylvania, or $4,870 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 54,290 jobs, compared with 820 for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 0.96.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $78,800 per year in Pennsylvania, or $5,070 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 52,240 jobs, compared with 820 for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $77,060 per year in Pennsylvania, or $6,810 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 48,370 jobs, compared with 820 for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 0.89.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $66,130 per year in Pennsylvania, or $17,740 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 51,270 jobs, compared with 820 for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 1.06.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $65,270 per year in Pennsylvania, or $18,600 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 56,600 jobs, compared with 820 for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.26 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.63 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 172,010 jobs and a median of $103,130 per year, or $19,260 above Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers.
4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.26 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.63 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 52,240 jobs and a median of $78,800 per year, or $5,070 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers.
5. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.2 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.57 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 67,740 jobs and a median of $44,590 per year, or $39,280 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.14 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.51 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 131,050 jobs and a median of $42,480 per year, or $41,390 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers.
7. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.12 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.49 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 107,500 jobs and a median of $44,950 per year, or $38,920 below Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers.
8. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.11 in Pennsylvania, a gap of 0.48 from Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. BLS lists 146,520 jobs and a median of $96,430 per year, or $12,560 above Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers.
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