OCCUPATION AND INCOME FOR NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH AREA
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-2013 5-Year American Community Survey
This information is sorted with the highest earning Occupations at the top, in a descending order.
Occupation by Sex and Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Median earnings (dollars)
|
Median earnings (dollars) for male
|
Median earnings (dollars) for female
|
Law enforcement workers including supervisors
|
39
|
100.00%
|
0.00%
|
$91,583.00
|
$91,583.00
|
-
|
Protective service occupations:
|
45
|
86.70%
|
13.30%
|
$91,083.00
|
$91,583.00
|
-
|
Management occupations
|
263
|
57.80%
|
42.20%
|
$74,135.00
|
$74,808.00
|
71,953
|
Education, training, and library occupations
|
167
|
42.50%
|
57.50%
|
$72,614.00
|
$80,750.00
|
66,833
|
Architecture and engineering occupations
|
153
|
84.30%
|
15.70%
|
$71,250.00
|
$71,103.00
|
-
|
Management, business, and financial occupations:
|
407
|
56.30%
|
43.70%
|
$71,108.00
|
$73,542.00
|
60,000
|
Computer, engineering, and science occupations:
|
235
|
76.60%
|
23.40%
|
$70,221.00
|
$71,324.00
|
55,795
|
Computer and mathematical occupations
|
66
|
53.00%
|
47.00%
|
$63,500.00
|
$66,528.00
|
48,482
|
Management, business, science, and arts occupations:
|
1,211
|
50.10%
|
49.90%
|
$60,843.00
|
$71,055.00
|
54,444
|
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
|
133
|
15.80%
|
84.20%
|
$54,861.00
|
$134,063.00
|
54,167
|
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations:
|
154
|
19.50%
|
80.50%
|
$54,722.00
|
$49,375.00
|
55,132
|
Business and financial operations occupations
|
144
|
53.50%
|
46.50%
|
$54,688.00
|
$72,574.00
|
41,750
|
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
|
142
|
75.40%
|
24.60%
|
$51,346.00
|
$52,806.00
|
50,069
|
Education, legal, community service, arts, and media occupations:
|
415
|
40.50%
|
59.50%
|
$48,785.00
|
$63,500.00
|
45,208
|
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:
|
324
|
76.20%
|
23.80%
|
$48,750.00
|
$42,457.00
|
52,292
|
Transportation occupations
|
118
|
78.80%
|
21.20%
|
$44,375.00
|
$50,284.00
|
21,607
|
Community and social services occupations
|
142
|
24.60%
|
75.40%
|
$44,318.00
|
$44,375.00
|
44,271
|
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
|
30
|
83.30%
|
16.70%
|
$43,077.00
|
-
|
-
|
Health technologists and technicians
|
21
|
42.90%
|
57.10%
|
$42,361.00
|
-
|
57,500
|
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
|
3,261
|
51.70%
|
48.30%
|
$41,632.00
|
$49,417.00
|
34,615
|
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:
|
367
|
82.00%
|
18.00%
|
$39,702.00
|
$41,161.00
|
32,143
|
Material moving occupations
|
49
|
75.00%
|
24.50%
|
$38,958.00
|
$26,250.00
|
-
|
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
|
90
|
68.90%
|
31.10%
|
$38,125.00
|
$48,947.00
|
13,529
|
Production occupations
|
200
|
85.50%
|
14.50%
|
$36,618.00
|
$37,096.00
|
-
|
Construction and extraction occupations
|
152
|
75.70%
|
24.30%
|
$34,667.00
|
$28,472.00
|
-
|
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
|
131
|
82.40%
|
17.60%
|
$33,068.00
|
$38,182.00
|
16,063
|
Office and administrative support occupations
|
587
|
23.90%
|
76.10%
|
$32,051.00
|
$25,500.00
|
32,841
|
Sales and office occupations:
|
926
|
36.30%
|
63.70%
|
$31,481.00
|
$31,250.00
|
31,511
|
Healthcare support occupations
|
51
|
0.00%
|
100.00%
|
$27,011.00
|
-
|
27,011
|
Service occupations:
|
433
|
45.30%
|
54.70%
|
$23,388.00
|
$43,750.00
|
17,313
|
Sales and related occupations
|
339
|
57.80%
|
42.20%
|
$21,835.00
|
$40,000.00
|
20,505
|
Personal care and service occupations
|
83
|
44.60%
|
55.40%
|
$19,964.00
|
-
|
19,722
|
Food preparation and serving related occupations
|
123
|
9.80%
|
90.20%
|
$10,885.00
|
-
|
10,260
|
Life, physical, and social science occupations
|
16
|
100.00%
|
0.00%
|
-
|
-
|
