Cashiers job market in Pennsylvania

Name: Cashiers in Pennsylvania: occupation-weighted industry context
Creator: JobMarketHealth

Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.

The headline

Industry employment fell while average weekly industry wages rose

A data-driven view of the industries that employ Cashiers in Pennsylvania.

Verified QCEW 2026 Q1January to March 2026 · State coverage 99.83% · BLS QCEWCitation Evidence record

Occupation pay

What Cashiers earn in Pennsylvania

BLS OEWS occupation-level pay estimates for this role — separate from the industry wage trends used elsewhere in this report.

BLS OEWS source

Median annual wage

$29,220Pennsylvania

Middle 50% of published wages: $26,340 – $34,010
U.S. median annual wage: $32,880
Reference period: May 2025

The middle 50% is the 25th-to-75th percentile wage range, not an experience-level band. Suppressed or unavailable BLS values remain unpublished rather than being estimated.

Pay around Pennsylvania

How median pay varies by metro area

Published BLS OEWS metro estimates for Cashiers, compared with the Pennsylvania median of $29,220.

Pennsylvania median$29,220

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$33,050+13.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$29,400 – $35,920Published employment54,100

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$30,560+4.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$26,870 – $34,490Published employment7,550

Chambersburg, PA$29,550+1.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$26,310 – $33,270Published employment1,460

Pittsburgh, PA$29,470+0.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$23,810 – $33,870Published employment20,950

York-Hanover, PA$29,360+0.5% vs. state

Middle 50%$26,660 – $34,200Published employment4,040

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$29,330+0.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$26,710 – $33,930Published employment5,640

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Reading, PA$29,260+0.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$26,370 – $34,310Published employment3,670

Lebanon, PA$29,050−0.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$26,750 – $33,450Published employment1,390

Lancaster, PA$28,680−1.8% vs. state

Middle 50%$26,380 – $33,610Published employment5,280

Gettysburg, PA$28,500−2.5% vs. state

Middle 50%$24,720 – $30,120Published employment680

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$28,380−2.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$24,350 – $31,600Published employment5,200

Erie, PA$28,340−3.0% vs. state

Middle 50%$23,590 – $31,250Published employment2,610

State College, PA$28,090−3.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$24,060 – $32,240Published employment1,280

Altoona, PA$27,830−4.8% vs. state

Middle 50%$22,920 – $30,570Published employment1,600

Johnstown, PA$27,430−6.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$21,950 – $29,750Published employment1,210

Williamsport, PA$27,190−6.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$23,360 – $29,050Published employment1,090

Areas are ordered by published median wage for readability, not as an overall job-market ranking. The vertical marker is the Pennsylvania median. Some BLS metropolitan areas cross state lines, so a metro estimate can cover workers in more than one state.

Verified snapshot

Market at a Glance

Key changes in Pennsylvania’s weighted industry mix.

-0.9%Industry employmentPennsylvania industry employmentU.S. -0.7%vs. -0.7% U.S.

0.0%Establishments in weighted industriesPennsylvania establishments in weighted industriesU.S. +0.4%vs. +0.4% U.S.

+2.2%Avg. weekly industry wagePennsylvania avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +2.7% · not occupation payvs. +2.7% U.S. · not occupation pay

-0.3 ppGap vs. U.S. industry employmentState minus U.S. industry employment change

Percentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.

Published coverage: 74,006 represented establishments, 83.2% of the published industry mix.

Local research

What the data shows for cashiers in Pennsylvania

Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 11, 2026.

Industry groups are pulling in opposite directions

In January to March 2026, Leisure and hospitality recorded a +1.0% year-over-year employment change in Pennsylvania; Trade, transportation, and utilities recorded -1.3%. The contrast matters when reading the combined industry measure for this occupation. The leading industry groups examined account for 98.9% of its national industry mix, and their employment movements point in opposite directions.

January to March 2026 · BLS QCEW

Published median pay is below the U.S. median

The national median annual wage for cashiers is $32,880 in OEWS May 2025. Pennsylvania's corresponding estimate is $29,220, or 11.1% below that benchmark. The comparison uses published medians without adjusting for living costs or individual workers' circumstances.

OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Pay differs widely between metro areas

The median wage at the upper end of Pennsylvania's metro comparison is 21.6% above the lower end in OEWS May 2025. The 16 published estimates on a shared wage basis extend from Williamsport, PA at $27,190 to Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD at $33,050. The wage difference alone does not account for living costs or job availability.

OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Metro estimates may include areas in neighboring states. The comparison covers published metro estimates, not every part of the state.

Industry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology

Employment trends

Pennsylvania industry employment over time

Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.

Latest published values

Pennsylvania · 2026 Q1-0.9%
U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark-0.7%

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Quarterly Pennsylvania industry employment changes and coverage
Quarter	Pennsylvania	Coverage
2024 Q2	-0.3%	100%
2024 Q3	0.0%	100%
2024 Q4	+0.2%	100%
2025 Q1	+0.1%	100%
2025 Q2	0.0%	100%
2025 Q3	-0.3%	100%
2025 Q4	-0.7%	100%
2026 Q1	-0.9%	99.83%

How to read this chart

State trend and national reference

The solid line follows Pennsylvania’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.

Published quarters: 8
Earliest quarter: 2024 Q2
Latest quarter: 2026 Q1
U.S. benchmark: -0.7%

Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.

Industry context

Where Cashiers Work

The occupation mix determines which Pennsylvania industries are weighted into this view.

Industries weighted into the Pennsylvania Cashiers context
Industry group	Occupation mix	Employment change	Establishments	Avg. weekly industry wage
Trade, transportation, and utilities	83.1%	-1.3%	74,006	$1,221
Leisure and hospitality	12.5%	+1.0%	35,200	$564
Other services	0.9%	+0.5%	35,618	$912
Manufacturing	0.9%	-1.3%	14,641	$1,643
State and local	0.9%	+0.3%	10,459	$1,356
Private education and health services	0.7%	+1.9%	59,621	$1,294

Which industries are growing?

4 weighted industries are growing

Only weighted industries with a published positive Pennsylvania employment change are listed.

Private education and health services+1.9%
Leisure and hospitality+1.0%
Other services+0.5%
State and local+0.3%

The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.

Current Pennsylvania context

Current Pennsylvania Market Signals

Statewide indicators for all occupations in Pennsylvania. They are not Cashiers demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.

Statewide job postings

Indeed job postings · Pennsylvania

Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score

98.3Postings index · February 1, 2020 = 100Observation: Oct 23, 2026

-1.7%Versus the February 2020 baseline

-0.5%Change over about four weeksSep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100

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View values: Indeed postings index

Indeed postings index
Observation date	Index (Feb 2020 = 100)
Jul 24, 2026	98.11
Jul 31, 2026	97.59
Aug 7, 2026	97.16
Aug 14, 2026	97.19
Aug 21, 2026	97.51
Aug 28, 2026	97.55
Sep 4, 2026	97.44
Sep 11, 2026	97.87
Sep 18, 2026	98.49
Sep 25, 2026	98.87
Oct 2, 2026	99.45
Oct 9, 2026	99.93
Oct 16, 2026	99.14
Oct 23, 2026	98.33

This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.

Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Nov 1, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.

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Statewide layoff notices

Monthly WARN notices in Pennsylvania

Monthly measurement

Month received in the official state listing. Exact notice days are not published. Effective layoff dates are not used as notice dates.

Latest three completed calendar months
Month	Notice entries
Aug 2026	9
Sep 2026	6
Oct 2026	7
Three-month total	22

Nov 2026: not listed in the source — unavailable, not zero; excluded from the total.

Counts describe published notice entries, not unique employers or confirmed job losses. Explicit revisions are excluded as new notices. Missing months remain unavailable; source revisions may change counts.

Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry

Source last checked 2026-11-02 07:03 UTC. This check does not certify a newly published report.

Career context

Related roles from the occupation’s published O*NET profile.

Questions answered by this release

Cashiers in Pennsylvania FAQs

Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.

Is employment growing for Cashiers in Pennsylvania?

The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the Pennsylvania industries weighted to Cashiers changed -0.9% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with -0.7% nationwide.

Are wages for Cashiers rising in Pennsylvania?

QCEW does not publish pay for Cashiers in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +2.2% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.

How complete is this Pennsylvania industry view?

The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 99.83% of the occupation’s industry mix.

Does this page show current Cashiers openings?

No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.

Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 99.83% · full evidence record

Methodology & Sources

Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.

Occupation: Cashiers
SOC code: 41-2011
State: Pennsylvania
QCEW release label: QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period: 2026 Q1
State industry employment, year over year: -0.9%State data coverage 99.83%
U.S. benchmark, year over year: -0.7%
Difference from U.S. benchmark: -0.3 percentage pointsPercentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Establishments, year over year: 0.0%State data coverage 99.83%
Average weekly industry wage, year over year: +2.2%State data coverage 99.83%
Industry mix vintage: EP-2025-2035
BLS publication date: Aug 28, 2026
Source verification: Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
Canonical record URL: https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/cashiers/pennsylvania#evidence-record
Derived by: JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix

Methodology BLS QCEW How to cite QCEW state context release, 2026 Q1

Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.