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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY

What professions have the highest employment in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY. We note that the total employment in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY is 515,900. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 14,460 people (2.80 percent of the total employment in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 14,160 people (2.74 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
515,900
100.00% $46,720
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
14,460
2.80% $31,200
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
14,160
2.74% $30,780
4 Retail Salespersons
14,130
2.74% $30,060
5 Registered Nurses
12,950
2.51% $82,220
6 Cashiers
11,820
2.29% $29,240
7 General and Operations Managers
11,670
2.26% $94,270
8 Customer Service Representatives
11,220
2.17% $39,260
9 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
9,010
1.75% $32,320
10 Stockers and Order Fillers
8,940
1.73% $33,930
11 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
7,610
1.48% $40,940
12 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
7,380
1.43% $37,500
13 Waiters and Waitresses
7,020
1.36% $35,370
14 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
6,970
1.35% $45,280
15 Office Clerks, General
6,700
1.30% $39,220
16 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
6,090
1.18% $30,050
17 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
5,780
1.12% $46,200
18 Accountants and Auditors
5,320
1.03% $77,120
19 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
5,250
1.02% $76,810
20 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
5,020
0.97% $51,240
21 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
4,910
0.95% $62,350
22 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
4,300
0.83% $37,440
23 Nursing Assistants
4,220
0.82% $35,450
24 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
4,220
0.82% $61,790
25 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
4,140
0.80% $37,570
26 Receptionists and Information Clerks
4,080
0.79% $34,000
27 Restaurant Cooks
4,030
0.78% $34,900
28 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
4,020
0.78% $81,280
29 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
3,800
0.74% $44,250
30 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
3,560
0.69% $35,760
31 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
3,520
0.68% $74,670
32 Security Guards
3,310
0.64% $32,150
33 Lawyers
3,280
0.64% $107,600
34 Food Preparation Workers
3,270
0.63% $29,900
35 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
3,250
0.63% $49,920
36 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
3,200
0.62% $35,290
37 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
2,950
0.57% $38,030
38 Construction Laborers
2,860
0.55% $43,890
39 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
2,830
0.55% $66,740
40 Software Developers
2,810
0.54% $106,360
41 Medical Secretaries
2,790
0.54% $39,610
42 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
2,790
0.54% $45,360
43 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
2,770
0.54% $67,510
44 Human Resources Specialists
2,650
0.51% $64,070
45 Project Management Specialists
2,640
0.51% $99,010
46 Bill and Account Collectors
2,620
0.51% $37,420
47 School Bus Drivers
2,590
0.50% $46,720
48 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
2,540
0.49% $39,320
49 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
2,490
0.48% $49,270
50 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
2,490
0.48% $47,070
51 Electricians
2,400
0.47% $67,320
52 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
2,360
0.46% $67,500
53 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
2,350
0.46% $31,250
54 Other Business Operations Specialists
2,290
0.44% $68,140
55 Childcare Workers
2,230
0.43% $29,730
56 Medical Assistants
2,210
0.43% $37,700
57 Bartenders
2,150
0.42% $33,910
58 Carpenters
2,120
0.41% $51,020
59 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
2,110
0.41% $30,020
60 Dishwashers
2,080
0.40% $29,310
61 Management Analysts
2,030
0.39% $80,820
62 Computer User Support Specialists
1,980
0.38% $56,450
63 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
1,960
0.38% $67,660
64 Compliance Officers
1,910
0.37% $85,240
65 Financial Managers
1,900
0.37% $150,680
66 Billing and Posting Clerks
1,900
0.37% $42,020
67 Social and Human Service Assistants
1,870
0.36% $38,480
68 All Other Physicians
1,870
0.36% $80,470
69 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
1,840
0.36% $64,940
70 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
1,840
0.36% $50,910
71 Industrial Engineers
1,790
0.35% $86,260
72 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
1,780
0.35% $55,690
73 Pharmacy Technicians
1,750
0.34% $35,580
74 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,740
0.34% $80,480
75 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
1,730
0.34% $76,460
76 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
1,690
0.33% $37,360
77 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
1,680
0.33% $64,590
78 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
1,660
0.32% $36,970
79 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
1,650
0.32% $44,810
80 Correctional Officers and Jailers
1,640
0.32% $66,130
81 Insurance Sales Agents
1,640
0.32% $60,110
82 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
1,610
0.31% $65,550
83 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
1,610
0.31% $31,200
84 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
1,590
0.31% $46,700
85 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
1,590
0.31% $29,790
86 Fast Food Cooks
1,570
0.30% $28,650
87 Machinists
1,570
0.30% $50,750
88 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
1,560
0.30% $60,450
89 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
1,510
0.29% $76,150
90 Packers and Packagers
1,490
0.29% $33,350
91 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
1,450
0.28% $60,610
92 Word Processors and Typists
1,450
0.28% $40,030
93 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
1,440
0.28% $63,330
94 Pharmacists
1,430
0.28% $125,770
95 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,410
0.27% $46,380
96 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
1,370
0.27% $64,310
97 Driver/Sales Workers
1,370
0.27% $33,520
98 Postal Service Mail Carriers
1,350
0.26% $55,640
99 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
1,330
0.26% $61,300
100 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
1,310
0.25% $30,460

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