Top 10 Best Jobs in Philadelphia - IT, Trucking, Healthcare, Sales

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According to state department of labor figures, the top ten occupations in Philadelphia County as far as most job openings are these.

1. Personal Care & Service (personal aides, etc.)
2. Community & Social Services
3. Other Personal Care & Service Workers
4. Transportation, Tourism, & Lodging Attendants
5. Counselors, Social Workers, & Other Community & Social Service Specialists
6. Computer & Mathematical Jobs - Includes the Top IT jobs
7. Computer Specialists
8. Personal & Home Care Aides
9. Air Transportation Workers (see Truck Drivers in high demand, below)
10. Airline Pilots, Copilots, & Flight Engineers

All of these jobs are chunked into Healthcare and Service, Transportation and Travel, and Computer/IT (Information Technology) jobs.

1. Physical Therapists
2. Occupational Therapists
3. Trucking Owner Operators
4. Trucking Company Drivers
5. Other Truck Drivers
6. Registered Nurses (RNs)
7. Project Managers - IT
8. Event Specialists
9. Administrative Assistants
10. Sales Representatives

Additional High Demand Jobs

• Business Analysts
• Salespeople
• Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs)
• Shift Supervisor - various industries

College and High School

• Allegheny Golden Gators - Meadville
• Bucknell Bison - Lewisburg
• Drexel Dragons - Philadelphia
• La Salle Explorers - Philadelphia
• Penn - Philadelphia
• Penn State Nittany Lions - University Park
• Pitt Panthers - Pittsburgh
• Temple Owls - Philadelphia
• Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association

League

• Altoona Curve (AA)
• Erie Seawolves (AA)
• Harrisburg Heat (NPSL)
• Harrisburg Senators (AA)
• Hershey Wildcats (USL)
• Johnstown Johnnies (FPB)
• Philadelphia Kixx (NPSL)
• Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL)
• Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL)
• Reading Phillies (AA)
• Wilkes-Barre Penguins (AHL)
• Wilkes-Barre Red Barons (IL)
• Williamsport Crosscutters (A)

Professional

• Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)
• Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
• Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
• Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)
• Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
• Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)
• Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)

Arenas and Stadiums

• 3 River Stadium in Pittsburgh; First Union Arena in Wilkes-Barre; First Union Complex in Philadelphia

• Art Institute of Philadelphia
• Aviation Institute of Maintenance
• Berean Institute
• Center for Innovative Training Education
• Chestnut Hill College
• Cittone Institute
• Community College of Philadelphia
• Delaware Valley Academy of Medical and Dental Assistants
• DPT Business School
• Drexel University
• Harrison Career Institute
• Holy Family University
• Hussian School of Art
• JNA Institute of Culinary Arts
• La Salle University
• Lincoln Technical Institute
• Main Line Paralegal
• Moore College of Art and Design
• Orleans Technical Institute
• Peirce College
• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Philadelphia University
• Saint Joseph's University
• Star Technical Institute
• Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
• Temple University
• The Curtis Institute of Music
• The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
• The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill
• Thomas Jefferson University
• Thompson Institute
• University of the Arts
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Nearby Colleges and Universities:

• Arcadia University
• Bryn Mawr College
• Cabrini College
• Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies
• Rutgers University
• Westminster Theological University