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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Bowling Green, KY

What professions have the highest employment in Bowling Green, KY? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Bowling Green, KY. We note that the total employment in Bowling Green, KY is 75,160. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 3,510 people (4.67 percent of the total employment in Bowling Green, KY). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,240 people (2.98 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Bowling Green, KY is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Bowling Green, KY (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	75,160	100.00%	$37,360
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3,510	4.67%	$39,450
3	Retail Salespersons	2,240	2.98%	$25,590
4	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,890	2.51%	$30,430
5	Cashiers	1,870	2.49%	$23,350
6	Fast Food Cooks	1,790	2.38%	$21,680
7	General and Operations Managers	1,770	2.35%	$66,690
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,470	1.96%	$34,100
9	Registered Nurses	1,450	1.93%	$65,740
10	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,230	1.64%	$27,780
11	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,190	1.58%	$22,820
12	Customer Service Representatives	1,130	1.50%	$31,720
13	Office Clerks, General	1,110	1.48%	$31,530
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,110	1.48%	$47,200
15	Waiters and Waitresses	1,040	1.38%	$20,600
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	950	1.26%	$34,540
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	890	1.18%	$38,210
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	810	1.08%	$51,000
19	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	800	1.06%	$34,600
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	770	1.02%	$37,920
21	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	750	1.00%	$31,930
22	Other Production Workers	720	0.96%	$34,840
23	Medical Assistants	700	0.93%	$31,970
24	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	700	0.93%	$30,110
25	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	690	0.92%	$39,910
26	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	680	0.90%	$58,980
27	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	670	0.89%	$39,180
28	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	660	0.88%	$53,860
29	Packers and Packagers	630	0.84%	$29,920
30	Restaurant Cooks	620	0.82%	$28,650
31	Construction Laborers	610	0.81%	$41,810
32	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	600	0.80%	$35,730
33	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	590	0.78%	$40,090
34	Nursing Assistants	580	0.77%	$31,150
35	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	570	0.76%	$52,310
36	Receptionists and Information Clerks	570	0.76%	$28,220
37	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	550	0.73%	$27,400
38	Medical Secretaries	540	0.72%	$34,380
39	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	540	0.72%	$59,130
40	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	500	0.67%	$25,090
41	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	480	0.64%	$27,330
42	Electricians	460	0.61%	$50,370
43	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	460	0.61%	$37,400
44	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	460	0.61%	$36,760
45	Driver/Sales Workers	430	0.57%	$26,780
46	Security Guards	420	0.56%	$27,100
47	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	410	0.55%	$46,690
48	Childcare Workers	400	0.53%	$23,090
49	Food Preparation Workers	380	0.51%	$24,260
50	Accountants and Auditors	360	0.48%	$62,400
51	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	350	0.47%	$28,800
52	School Bus Drivers	350	0.47%	$35,850
53	Food Batchmakers	340	0.45%	$36,250
54	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	330	0.44%	$35,430
55	Medical and Health Services Managers	330	0.44%	$93,770
56	Pharmacy Technicians	320	0.43%	$33,980
57	Human Resources Specialists	320	0.43%	$56,580
58	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	310	0.41%	$56,700
59	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	310	0.41%	$37,660
60	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	300	0.40%	$47,540
61	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	290	0.39%	$62,110
62	Industrial Engineers	280	0.37%	$78,340
63	Other Postsecondary Teachers	280	0.37%	$64,670
64	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	280	0.37%	$51,430
65	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	270	0.36%	$45,240
66	Carpenters	270	0.36%	$47,790
67	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	270	0.36%	$58,950
68	Sales Managers	270	0.36%	$106,600
69	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	260	0.35%	$50,970
70	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	260	0.35%	$41,760
71	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	250	0.33%	$23,680
72	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	250	0.33%	$67,490
73	Helpers--Production Workers	250	0.33%	$29,370
74	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	250	0.33%	$43,430
75	Lawyers	250	0.33%	$81,500
76	Industrial Production Managers	240	0.32%	$104,080
77	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	240	0.32%	$44,940
78	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	220	0.29%	$25,930
79	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	220	0.29%	$65,540
80	Other Teachers and Instructors	220	0.29%	$27,160
81	Insurance Sales Agents	210	0.28%	$49,730
82	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	210	0.28%	$45,500
83	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	210	0.28%	$48,460
84	Parts Salespersons	200	0.27%	$30,790
85	Tellers	200	0.27%	$30,220
86	Project Management Specialists	200	0.27%	$75,730
87	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	200	0.27%	$49,600
88	Other Business Operations Specialists	200	0.27%	$51,120
89	Correctional Officers and Jailers	190	0.25%	$30,030
90	Billing and Posting Clerks	190	0.25%	$37,980
91	Social and Human Service Assistants	190	0.25%	$34,020
92	Physical Therapists	180	0.24%	$83,060
93	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	180	0.24%	$47,300
94	Postal Service Mail Carriers	180	0.24%	$50,790
95	Nurse Practitioners	170	0.23%	$105,840
96	Medical Records Specialists	170	0.23%	$46,110
97	Dental Assistants	170	0.23%	$37,630
98	Bartenders	170	0.23%	$23,480
99	Dishwashers	170	0.23%	$23,020
100	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	170	0.23%	$53,860

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