High paying personal care jobs in Pennsylvania

Every personal care occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Pennsylvania. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single personal care job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Pennsylvania run 2.4% below the national average (2024), so a Pennsylvania salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Pennsylvania.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Pennsylvania · Employed

1Gambling Dealers$48,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,560 – $85,5302,970
2First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$47,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,960 – $67,4108,980
3First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$45,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,860 – $67,4903,730
4Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$45,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,780 – $67,45011,580
5Skincare Specialists$43,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,870 – $69,8202,560
6Residential Advisors$40,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,580 – $58,3304,380
7Concierges$39,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,150 – $46,1102,160
8Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,700 – $68,75019,350
9Recreation Workers$35,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,940 – $55,0309,850
10Tour and Travel Guides$32,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,390 – $53,5401,970
11Animal Caretakers$31,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,430 – $47,9609,910
12Childcare Workers$30,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,710 – $39,29013,000
13Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$29,130
No formal educational credential
$21,310 – $36,7504,330
14Amusement and Recreation Attendants$28,090
No formal educational credential
$19,200 – $36,67017,470
15Manicurists and Pedicurists$27,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$20,520 – $43,8909,610
16Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$27,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,170 – $55,3601,980

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianPennsylvania	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,230	$23,560 – $85,530	2,970
2	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,990	$35,960 – $67,410	8,980
3	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,760	$34,860 – $67,490	3,730
4	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,250	$27,780 – $67,450	11,580
5	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,620	$22,870 – $69,820	2,560
6	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,010	$28,580 – $58,330	4,380
7	ConciergesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,560	$32,150 – $46,110	2,160
8	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,790	$23,700 – $68,750	19,350
9	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,710	$24,940 – $55,030	9,850
10	Tour and Travel GuidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,910	$23,390 – $53,540	1,970
11	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,360	$23,430 – $47,960	9,910
12	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,140	$22,710 – $39,290	13,000
13	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$29,130	$21,310 – $36,750	4,330
14	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$28,090	$19,200 – $36,670	17,470
15	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$27,990	$20,520 – $43,890	9,610
16	Personal Care and Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,590	$22,170 – $55,360	1,980

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Pennsylvania. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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