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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is 184,470. The most popular job is the stockers and order filler profession, which employs 5,750 people (3.12 percent of the total employment in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 5,650 people (3.06 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	184,470	100.00%	$39,590
2	Stockers and Order Fillers	5,750	3.12%	$37,430
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,650	3.06%	$26,240
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	5,610	3.04%	$48,690
5	Cashiers	5,070	2.75%	$23,020
6	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,980	2.70%	$38,470
7	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,410	2.39%	$23,040
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	4,310	2.34%	$35,580
9	Office Clerks, General	3,900	2.11%	$36,640
10	Retail Salespersons	3,730	2.02%	$29,190
11	General and Operations Managers	3,610	1.96%	$80,440
12	Correctional Officers and Jailers	3,110	1.69%	$57,220
13	Registered Nurses	2,870	1.56%	$75,160
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,790	1.51%	$36,630
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,730	1.48%	$29,960
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,340	1.27%	$43,170
17	Customer Service Representatives	2,250	1.22%	$34,300
18	Nursing Assistants	2,200	1.19%	$34,490
19	Waiters and Waitresses	2,190	1.19%	$27,590
20	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,150	1.17%	$62,940
21	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2,110	1.14%	$45,390
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,080	1.13%	$62,050
23	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,860	1.01%	$55,820
24	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,810	0.98%	$35,300
25	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,800	0.98%	$37,570
26	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,760	0.95%	$27,930
27	Restaurant Cooks	1,680	0.91%	$27,740
28	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,660	0.90%	$61,510
29	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,560	0.85%	$49,030
30	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,530	0.83%	$39,300
31	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,500	0.81%	$59,990
32	Construction Laborers	1,390	0.75%	$43,230
33	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,380	0.75%	$45,460
34	School Bus Drivers	1,350	0.73%	$37,970
35	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,300	0.70%	$40,580
36	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,280	0.69%	$38,460
37	Bartenders	1,260	0.68%	$19,590
38	Carpenters	1,170	0.63%	$40,240
39	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,140	0.62%	$40,410
40	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,130	0.61%	$35,150
41	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,090	0.59%	$46,570
42	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,070	0.58%	$59,170
43	Accountants and Auditors	1,050	0.57%	$62,140
44	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,040	0.56%	$29,510
45	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,020	0.55%	$62,250
46	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,000	0.54%	$55,410
47	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	980	0.53%	$28,670
48	Tellers	960	0.52%	$31,650
49	Packers and Packagers	960	0.52%	$33,740
50	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	940	0.51%	$35,410
51	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	910	0.49%	$65,160
52	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	900	0.49%	$37,400
53	Social and Human Service Assistants	890	0.48%	$36,920
54	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	890	0.48%	$60,000
55	Food Preparation Workers	860	0.47%	$23,980
56	Medical Secretaries	840	0.46%	$35,520
57	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	840	0.46%	$53,680
58	Highway Maintenance Workers	820	0.44%	$37,730
59	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	810	0.44%	$46,840
60	Medical Assistants	800	0.43%	$35,540
61	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	760	0.41%	$44,150
62	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	720	0.39%	$26,970
63	Receptionists and Information Clerks	700	0.38%	$28,790
64	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	650	0.35%	$43,950
65	Postal Service Mail Carriers	600	0.33%	$49,860
66	Fast Food Cooks	590	0.32%	$21,770
67	Electricians	580	0.31%	$49,030
68	Human Resources Specialists	570	0.31%	$58,750
69	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	550	0.30%	$47,220
70	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	540	0.29%	$36,900
71	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	530	0.29%	$44,670
72	Mechanical Engineers	510	0.28%	$76,320
73	Pharmacy Technicians	510	0.28%	$32,700
74	Parts Salespersons	510	0.28%	$34,020
75	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	500	0.27%	$58,990
76	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	500	0.27%	$42,320
77	Machinists	500	0.27%	$44,600
78	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	500	0.27%	$42,100
79	Driver/Sales Workers	500	0.27%	$30,730
80	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	490	0.27%	$27,490
81	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	490	0.27%	$38,320
82	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	490	0.27%	$48,380
83	Dishwashers	480	0.26%	$21,920
84	Security Guards	470	0.25%	$29,540
85	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	470	0.25%	$49,220
86	Childcare Workers	460	0.25%	$22,770
87	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	450	0.24%	$26,620
88	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	450	0.24%	$38,460
89	Billing and Posting Clerks	440	0.24%	$33,690
90	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	440	0.24%	$37,290
91	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	440	0.24%	$28,770
92	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	430	0.23%	$28,970
93	Insurance Sales Agents	430	0.23%	$43,000
94	Emergency Medical Technicians	420	0.23%	$31,130
95	Recreation Workers	420	0.23%	$28,560
96	Helpers--Production Workers	420	0.23%	$35,330
97	Physical Therapists	400	0.22%	$94,690
98	Medical and Health Services Managers	390	0.21%	$98,320
99	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	390	0.21%	$46,220
100	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	390	0.21%	$44,550

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