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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

What professions have the highest employment in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX. We note that the total employment in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is 149,600. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 19,020 people (12.71 percent of the total employment in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX). The second most common job is the customer service representative profession which employs 4,400 people (2.94 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	149,600	100.00%	$31,050
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	19,020	12.71%	$21,760
3	Customer Service Representatives	4,400	2.94%	$31,760
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,910	2.61%	$20,990
5	Retail Salespersons	3,800	2.54%	$26,610
6	Cashiers	3,770	2.52%	$22,150
7	General and Operations Managers	3,550	2.37%	$66,320
8	Registered Nurses	2,660	1.78%	$71,220
9	Office Clerks, General	2,520	1.68%	$28,530
10	Food Preparation Workers	2,500	1.67%	$21,530
11	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,500	1.67%	$30,300
12	Childcare Workers	2,380	1.59%	$36,790
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,350	1.57%	$59,580
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,290	1.53%	$24,380
15	Waiters and Waitresses	2,220	1.48%	$17,940
16	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,090	1.40%	$55,500
17	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,980	1.32%	$27,110
18	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,860	1.24%	$28,260
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,790	1.20%	$33,030
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,740	1.16%	$48,320
21	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,680	1.12%	$43,800
22	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,560	1.04%	$29,160
23	Security Guards	1,380	0.92%	$26,720
24	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,370	0.92%	$24,490
25	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,360	0.91%	$38,080
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,320	0.88%	$28,360
27	Restaurant Cooks	1,280	0.86%	$26,630
28	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,260	0.84%	$56,130
29	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,240	0.83%	$46,140
30	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,210	0.81%	$47,130
31	Medical Assistants	1,190	0.80%	$28,320
32	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,140	0.76%	$35,250
33	Nursing Assistants	1,010	0.68%	$27,440
34	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	990	0.66%	$51,190
35	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	930	0.62%	$22,650
36	Compliance Officers	920	0.61%	$87,300
37	Medical Secretaries	840	0.56%	$29,350
38	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	830	0.55%	$95,220
39	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	750	0.50%	$35,760
40	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	740	0.49%	$21,460
41	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	690	0.46%	$30,460
42	Accountants and Auditors	680	0.45%	$60,010
43	Construction Laborers	660	0.44%	$29,970
44	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	660	0.44%	$37,380
45	Packers and Packagers	660	0.44%	$22,150
46	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	640	0.43%	$29,060
47	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	630	0.42%	$27,250
48	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	620	0.41%	$79,740
49	Medical and Health Services Managers	560	0.37%	$92,910
50	Human Resources Specialists	550	0.37%	$45,670
51	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	550	0.37%	$43,950
52	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	550	0.37%	$48,950
53	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	540	0.36%	$27,040
54	Computer User Support Specialists	530	0.35%	$45,290
55	Bartenders	530	0.35%	$20,510
56	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	520	0.35%	$28,290
57	Social and Human Service Assistants	510	0.34%	$36,900
58	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	510	0.34%	$40,410
59	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	490	0.33%	$52,930
60	Driver/Sales Workers	490	0.33%	$24,790
61	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	470	0.31%	$20,570
62	Project Management Specialists	460	0.31%	$67,540
63	Electricians	460	0.31%	$44,090
64	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	450	0.30%	$63,980
65	Correctional Officers and Jailers	450	0.30%	$46,510
66	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	450	0.30%	$58,890
67	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	450	0.30%	$48,550
68	School Bus Drivers	440	0.29%	$26,500
69	Pharmacy Technicians	430	0.29%	$35,810
70	Other Business Operations Specialists	420	0.28%	$58,360
71	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	420	0.28%	$21,460
72	Instructional Coordinators	410	0.27%	$61,520
73	Insurance Sales Agents	410	0.27%	$35,180
74	Training and Development Specialists	400	0.27%	$38,910
75	Billing and Posting Clerks	400	0.27%	$34,500
76	Parts Salespersons	390	0.26%	$21,670
77	All Other Physicians	370	0.25%	n/a
78	Sales Managers	360	0.24%	$83,920
79	All Other Managers	350	0.23%	$111,050
80	Dishwashers	340	0.23%	$21,680
81	Financial Managers	330	0.22%	$103,780
82	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	330	0.22%	$61,510
83	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	330	0.22%	$59,690
84	Firefighters	330	0.22%	$43,150
85	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	330	0.22%	$54,640
86	Counter and Rental Clerks	320	0.21%	$28,920
87	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	320	0.21%	$31,750
88	Lawyers	310	0.21%	$99,090
89	Dental Assistants	310	0.21%	$34,470
90	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	310	0.21%	$35,520
91	Social and Community Service Managers	300	0.20%	$56,330
92	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	300	0.20%	$59,480
93	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	290	0.19%	$46,800
94	Other Teachers and Instructors	290	0.19%	$50,530
95	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	290	0.19%	$56,220
96	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	280	0.19%	$39,210
97	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	280	0.19%	$20,190
98	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	280	0.19%	$37,650
99	Nurse Practitioners	270	0.18%	$129,370
100	Chefs and Head Cooks	270	0.18%	$35,010

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