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Business Operations Specialists in Pennsylvania

Want to work in Pennsylvania as a Business Operations Specialist? Read this first!

5.8% Jobs Projection
$76,930 Median Salary
1,640 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Business Operations Specialists in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Business Operations Specialists in Pennsylvania is growing faster than average.

  • Business Operations Specialists in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Business Operations Specialists Work in Pennsylvania?

In Pennsylvania, there were 17,040 people working as Business Operations Specialists in the year 2018.

There were 15,920 Business Operations Specialists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 10,210 Business Operations Specialists working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Business Operations Specialists than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Business Operations Specialists in this state are growing at a rate of 5.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.8%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,640 annual job openings, and 17,770 total jobs in 2026 for Business Operations Specialists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 104,200 annual jobs and 1,114,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Business Operations Specialists Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Business Operations Specialists ranged from $46,090 to $120,390 with $76,930 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $22.16 to $57.88. The median hourly rate was $36.99.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $35.75 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.24.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Business Operations Specialists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Business Operations Specialists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 52,390 $76,710
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 14,050 $77,230
Pittsburgh, PA 3,370 $72,420
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1,280 $70,400
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 670 $75,850
York-Hanover, PA 540 $79,380
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 520 $66,480
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 410 $71,220
Lancaster, PA 350 $73,080
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 270 $74,860
Reading, PA 260 $63,220
East Stroudsburg, PA 220 $79,480
Lebanon, PA 180 $67,790
Erie, PA 160 $64,710
State College, PA 130 $77,000
Johnstown, PA 80 $65,780
Altoona, PA 80 $61,740
Gettysburg, PA 70 $81,570
Williamsport, PA 70 $56,170

Top States for Business Operations Specialists Employment

View the list below to see where most Business Operations Specialists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 179,050 $75,060
Texas 91,670 $72,730
Florida 72,340 $60,250
Illinois 48,780 $66,220
Colorado 43,800 $74,910
New Jersey 43,390 $73,910
Georgia 37,970 $69,380
Ohio 37,400 $65,930
Washington 37,160 $72,750
Michigan 32,960 $65,780
Virginia 32,510 $81,650
District of Columbia 32,500 $96,970
New York 31,370 $75,840
North Carolina 30,340 $67,660
Minnesota 24,660 $65,790
Maryland 22,910 $86,190
Louisiana 19,110 $52,930
Tennessee 17,460 $55,200
Pennsylvania 17,040 $76,930
Oregon 16,730 $64,190

Below are the states where Business Operations Specialists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $96,970
Maryland $86,190
Virginia $81,650
Massachusetts $81,060
Alabama $79,600
Rhode Island $78,400
Delaware $77,130
Alaska $76,990
Pennsylvania $76,930
New York $75,840

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