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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Appleton, WI

What professions have the highest employment in Appleton, WI? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Appleton, WI. We note that the total employment in Appleton, WI is 120,230. The most popular job is the customer service representative profession, which employs 3,600 people (2.99 percent of the total employment in Appleton, WI). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 3,190 people (2.65 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Appleton, WI is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Appleton, WI (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	120,230	100.00%	$45,440
2	Customer Service Representatives	3,600	2.99%	$39,000
3	Retail Salespersons	3,190	2.65%	$29,070
4	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,790	2.32%	$37,150
5	Cashiers	2,490	2.07%	$28,360
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,470	2.05%	$30,590
7	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,440	2.03%	$23,400
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,360	1.96%	$31,190
9	Office Clerks, General	2,210	1.84%	$37,980
10	Registered Nurses	2,070	1.72%	$76,270
11	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,700	1.41%	$38,360
12	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,660	1.38%	$49,740
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,650	1.37%	$30,310
14	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,630	1.36%	$64,990
15	Waiters and Waitresses	1,520	1.26%	$30,560
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,430	1.19%	$44,650
17	General and Operations Managers	1,410	1.17%	$112,000
18	Food Batchmakers	1,300	1.08%	$38,260
19	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,250	1.04%	$66,770
20	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,240	1.03%	$48,200
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,170	0.97%	$58,030
22	Construction Laborers	1,170	0.97%	$47,580
23	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,100	0.91%	$30,420
24	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,080	0.90%	$39,910
25	Accountants and Auditors	1,060	0.88%	$74,890
26	Restaurant Cooks	990	0.82%	$31,010
27	Receptionists and Information Clerks	990	0.82%	$34,890
28	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	980	0.82%	$81,940
29	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	980	0.82%	$37,910
30	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	970	0.81%	$62,780
31	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	950	0.79%	$44,210
32	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	940	0.78%	$35,970
33	Food Preparation Workers	930	0.77%	$28,130
34	Bartenders	920	0.77%	$23,100
35	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	900	0.75%	$39,830
36	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	870	0.72%	$60,530
37	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	860	0.72%	$45,620
38	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	850	0.71%	$59,730
39	Nursing Assistants	840	0.70%	$36,230
40	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	820	0.68%	$48,640
41	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	810	0.67%	$60,940
42	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	810	0.67%	$40,720
43	Project Management Specialists	800	0.67%	$97,130
44	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	800	0.67%	$38,670
45	Packers and Packagers	790	0.66%	$35,170
46	Carpenters	780	0.65%	$56,400
47	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	740	0.62%	$51,780
48	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	720	0.60%	$36,610
49	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	700	0.58%	$47,640
50	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	690	0.57%	$78,160
51	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	680	0.57%	$49,920
52	Human Resources Specialists	660	0.55%	$61,860
53	Electricians	640	0.53%	$71,670
54	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	620	0.52%	$67,190
55	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	620	0.52%	$76,810
56	Software Developers	600	0.50%	$99,210
57	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	580	0.48%	$29,200
58	Industrial Engineers	570	0.47%	$77,100
59	Driver/Sales Workers	560	0.47%	$27,840
60	Security Guards	540	0.45%	$28,800
61	Mechanical Engineers	530	0.44%	$91,260
62	Medical Assistants	520	0.43%	$40,390
63	Other Production Workers	520	0.43%	$31,890
64	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	500	0.42%	$60,380
65	Other Business Operations Specialists	500	0.42%	$61,320
66	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	490	0.41%	$58,690
67	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	480	0.40%	$58,250
68	Printing Press Operators	470	0.39%	$44,180
69	Tellers	460	0.38%	$35,850
70	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	460	0.38%	$29,570
71	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	450	0.37%	$29,540
72	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	440	0.37%	$38,300
73	Computer User Support Specialists	420	0.35%	$58,060
74	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	400	0.33%	$59,810
75	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	400	0.33%	$97,130
76	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	400	0.33%	$43,060
77	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	380	0.32%	$62,410
78	Construction Managers	370	0.31%	$96,890
79	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	370	0.31%	$34,310
80	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	370	0.31%	$37,970
81	Helpers--Production Workers	370	0.31%	$39,450
82	Financial Managers	360	0.30%	$129,050
83	Industrial Production Managers	360	0.30%	$103,320
84	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	360	0.30%	$70,530
85	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	350	0.29%	$39,710
86	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	340	0.28%	$46,800
87	Firefighters	330	0.27%	$38,160
88	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	330	0.27%	$22,720
89	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	330	0.27%	$57,110
90	Sheet Metal Workers	330	0.27%	$74,740
91	Machinists	330	0.27%	$47,220
92	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	320	0.27%	$28,880
93	Parts Salespersons	320	0.27%	$38,010
94	Insurance Sales Agents	320	0.27%	$61,750
95	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	320	0.27%	$38,240
96	Dental Hygienists	310	0.26%	$79,110
97	Dishwashers	310	0.26%	$24,140
98	Counter and Rental Clerks	310	0.26%	$36,810
99	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	290	0.24%	$47,830
100	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	290	0.24%	$44,960

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