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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Alexandria, LA

What professions have the highest employment in Alexandria, LA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Alexandria, LA. We note that the total employment in Alexandria, LA is 59,810. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 2,020 people (3.38 percent of the total employment in Alexandria, LA). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 1,950 people (3.26 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Alexandria, LA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Alexandria, LA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	59,810	100.00%	$36,090
2	Registered Nurses	2,020	3.38%	$66,460
3	Retail Salespersons	1,950	3.26%	$22,780
4	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,920	3.21%	$19,030
5	Cashiers	1,800	3.01%	$20,360
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,400	2.34%	$28,080
7	Customer Service Representatives	1,380	2.31%	$31,200
8	Office Clerks, General	1,370	2.29%	$25,250
9	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,180	1.97%	$31,320
10	General and Operations Managers	1,060	1.77%	$92,270
11	Food Preparation Workers	960	1.61%	$20,180
12	Stockers and Order Fillers	900	1.50%	$30,510
13	Fast Food and Counter Workers	860	1.44%	$18,130
14	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	770	1.29%	$46,170
15	Construction Laborers	770	1.29%	$32,870
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	760	1.27%	$46,050
17	Waiters and Waitresses	760	1.27%	$19,970
18	Nursing Assistants	740	1.24%	$27,320
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	740	1.24%	$36,060
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	680	1.14%	$35,730
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	670	1.12%	$46,340
22	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	670	1.12%	$22,090
23	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	640	1.07%	$42,770
24	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	610	1.02%	$34,070
25	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	590	0.99%	$36,260
26	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	570	0.95%	$36,850
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	560	0.94%	$28,280
28	Receptionists and Information Clerks	550	0.92%	$26,980
29	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	540	0.90%	$37,650
30	Correctional Officers and Jailers	500	0.84%	$53,140
31	Electricians	490	0.82%	$52,000
32	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	480	0.80%	$29,180
33	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	470	0.79%	$47,130
34	Other Business Operations Specialists	420	0.70%	$58,190
35	Medical Assistants	410	0.69%	$28,490
36	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	410	0.69%	$52,740
37	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	410	0.69%	$62,170
38	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	380	0.64%	$61,850
39	All Other Managers	360	0.60%	$87,290
40	Accountants and Auditors	360	0.60%	$60,070
41	Restaurant Cooks	360	0.60%	$26,370
42	Security Guards	330	0.55%	$32,810
43	Childcare Workers	320	0.54%	$19,740
44	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	310	0.52%	$47,990
45	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	300	0.50%	$41,470
46	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	300	0.50%	$39,130
47	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	300	0.50%	$38,590
48	Fast Food Cooks	290	0.48%	$19,980
49	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	280	0.47%	$28,130
50	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	280	0.47%	$20,570
51	Medical and Health Services Managers	270	0.45%	$95,780
52	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	270	0.45%	$28,910
53	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	260	0.43%	$50,490
54	Pharmacy Technicians	250	0.42%	$35,500
55	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	250	0.42%	$36,480
56	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	250	0.42%	$59,320
57	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	250	0.42%	$57,690
58	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	240	0.40%	$23,930
59	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	240	0.40%	$33,670
60	Carpenters	240	0.40%	$40,070
61	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	230	0.38%	$40,770
62	School Bus Drivers	220	0.37%	$37,310
63	Lawyers	210	0.35%	$89,730
64	Firefighters	210	0.35%	$29,580
65	Bartenders	200	0.33%	$17,790
66	Tellers	200	0.33%	$34,460
67	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	200	0.33%	$45,870
68	All Other Physicians	190	0.32%	$226,440
69	Short Order Cooks	190	0.32%	$21,030
70	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	190	0.32%	$38,000
71	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	180	0.30%	$64,180
72	Human Resources Specialists	180	0.30%	$56,530
73	Pharmacists	180	0.30%	$124,220
74	Nurse Practitioners	180	0.30%	$105,360
75	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	170	0.28%	$39,430
76	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	170	0.28%	$45,870
77	Radiologic Technologists	170	0.28%	$50,880
78	Financial Managers	160	0.27%	$101,740
79	Manicurists and Pedicurists	160	0.27%	$20,350
80	Insurance Sales Agents	160	0.27%	$46,250
81	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	160	0.27%	$42,870
82	Driver/Sales Workers	160	0.27%	$40,990
83	Dental Assistants	150	0.25%	$34,310
84	Parts Salespersons	150	0.25%	$29,230
85	Billing and Posting Clerks	150	0.25%	$34,910
86	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	150	0.25%	$39,630
87	Postal Service Mail Carriers	150	0.25%	$53,680
88	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	150	0.25%	$45,760
89	Compliance Officers	140	0.23%	$67,490
90	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	140	0.23%	$48,640
91	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	140	0.23%	$46,350
92	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	140	0.23%	$20,970
93	Computer Occupations, All Other	130	0.22%	$67,900
94	Engineers, All Other	130	0.22%	$89,750
95	Phlebotomists	130	0.22%	$31,200
96	Dishwashers	130	0.22%	$21,110
97	Other Production Workers	130	0.22%	$30,670
98	Loan Officers	120	0.20%	$47,090
99	Social and Human Service Assistants	120	0.20%	$32,910
100	Other Teachers and Instructors	120	0.20%	$37,470

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