What are the most in demand jobs in Allentown, PA?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Allentown, PA actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Allentown have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Allentown, PA are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Allentown? Turns out the most in demand job in Allentown is registered nurse with 1,685 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Allentown

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Allentown.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Allentown, PA

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	1,685	$65,982
2	Physician	829	$195,789
3	Licensed Practical Nurse	506	$46,031
4	Certified Nursing Assistant	458	$30,217
5	Sales Associate	456	$33,005
6	Medical Assistant	395	$29,953
7	Delivery Driver	342	$35,256
8	Shift Supervisor	334	$33,400
9	Customer Service Representative	317	$29,144
10	Patient Service Representative	277	$27,990
11	Security Officer	262	$27,274
12	Sales Representative	258	$70,258
13	Cashier	253	$21,118
14	Physical Therapist	250	$67,238
15	Cook	240	$26,846
16	General Manager	240	$76,885
17	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	233	$73,644
18	Housekeeper	222	$22,950
19	Technician	209	$34,058
20	Maintenance Technician	208	$43,329
21	Pharmacist Technician	172	$31,908
22	Driver	170	$25,674
23	Family Practice Physician	161	$173,534
24	CDL Driver	153	$60,990
25	Server	145	$26,565
26	Project Manager	143	$89,847
27	Registered Nurse Case Manager	142	$70,594
28	Account Executive	137	$57,155
29	Hospice Registered Nurse	137	$74,923
30	Assistant Manager	135	$56,685
31	Truck Driver	135	$66,008
32	Hospitalist Physician	134	$188,886
33	Family Medicine Physician	123	$178,993
34	Emergency Medicine Physician	122	$158,107
35	Occupational Therapist	121	$65,569
36	Certified Public Accountant	119	$68,010
37	Speech Language Pathologist	119	$65,763
38	Warehouse Associate	117	$29,010
39	Inside Sales Representative	116	$45,858
40	Tutor	116	$36,877
41	Registered Health Nurse	111	$67,565
42	Truck Driver Class A	109	$67,708
43	Associate	105	$51,510
44	Restaurant Associate	105	$32,631
45	Barista	103	$25,596
46	Massage Therapist	98	$49,708
47	Food Service Worker	97	$20,039
48	Mental Health Technician	97	$28,437
49	Respiratory Therapist	96	$50,747
50	Material Handler	95	$29,685
51	Expert	94	$85,129
52	Automotive Technician	93	$37,252
53	Patient Access Representative	93	$31,815
54	Baker	92	$26,434
55	Life Insurance Agent	92	$82,721
56	Field Service Technician	89	$55,436
57	Nanny	89	$23,640
58	Technical Assistant	89	$43,137
59	Benefits Representative	85	$36,887
60	Mechanic	85	$44,237
61	Internal Medicine Physician	83	$207,501
62	Crew Member	82	$24,234
63	Customer Service Associate	82	$32,804
64	Teacher	81	$48,879
65	Diesel Mechanic	78	$42,235
66	Assistant Store Manager	77	$42,521
67	Home Health Aid	77	$25,123
68	Pediatric Physician Assistant	76	$185,470
69	Project Engineer	75	$70,192
70	CDL Class A Driver	73	$62,259
71	Coordinator	73	$41,462
72	Psychiatrist	72	$225,004
73	Acute Care Physician	71	$216,461
74	Bartender	71	$17,997
75	Hair Stylist	71	$35,118
76	Customer Service Specialist	70	$31,013
77	Phlebotomist	69	$35,641
78	Advocate	68	$37,319
79	Manufacturing Team Member	67	$25,948
80	Support Team Member	67	$25,816
81	Specialist	66	$64,982
82	Team Leader	65	$64,361
83	Analyst	64	$64,460
84	Anesthesiologist/Physician	64	$217,369
85	Health Insurance Agent	64	$67,445
86	Maintenance Person	64	$33,345
87	Store Manager	62	$48,838
88	Surgical Technician	62	$51,353
89	Nurses' Aide	60	$32,866
90	Restaurant Manager	60	$51,048
91	Machine Operator	59	$31,968
92	Store Associate	59	$26,445
93	Owner/Operator	58	$153,802
94	Case Manager	57	$35,386
95	Company Driver	57	$70,505
96	Forklift Operator	57	$31,156
97	Packaging Technician	57	$42,137
98	Physician Assistant	57	$134,956
99	Administrative Assistant	56	$31,466
100	Nurse	56	$60,152