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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Burlington, NC

What professions have the highest employment in Burlington, NC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Burlington, NC. We note that the total employment in Burlington, NC is 64,540. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 2,110 people (3.27 percent of the total employment in Burlington, NC). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 2,010 people (3.11 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Burlington, NC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Burlington, NC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	64,540	100.00%	$37,210
2	Retail Salespersons	2,110	3.27%	$26,980
3	Cashiers	2,010	3.11%	$22,800
4	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,720	2.67%	$28,990
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,670	2.59%	$30,380
6	Fast Food Cooks	1,530	2.37%	$22,990
7	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	1,320	2.05%	$51,320
8	Customer Service Representatives	1,210	1.87%	$35,390
9	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,160	1.80%	$23,110
10	General and Operations Managers	1,150	1.78%	$90,670
11	Registered Nurses	1,110	1.72%	$78,850
12	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,070	1.66%	$23,030
13	Waiters and Waitresses	1,050	1.63%	$20,280
14	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,040	1.61%	$33,680
15	Office Clerks, General	910	1.41%	$32,910
16	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	830	1.29%	$47,100
17	Nursing Assistants	780	1.21%	$32,230
18	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	780	1.21%	$27,580
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	770	1.19%	$47,220
20	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	740	1.15%	$37,970
21	Restaurant Cooks	690	1.07%	$28,720
22	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	680	1.05%	$40,310
23	Packers and Packagers	680	1.05%	$28,850
24	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	630	0.98%	$36,100
25	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	630	0.98%	$38,310
26	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	590	0.91%	$56,550
27	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	580	0.90%	$34,200
28	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	560	0.87%	$39,770
29	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	530	0.82%	$53,070
30	Receptionists and Information Clerks	530	0.82%	$32,540
31	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	510	0.79%	$58,600
32	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	490	0.76%	$23,180
33	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	470	0.73%	$34,480
34	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	470	0.73%	$31,410
35	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	470	0.73%	$37,850
36	Accountants and Auditors	440	0.68%	$72,860
37	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	370	0.57%	$52,240
38	Construction Laborers	370	0.57%	$34,510
39	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	360	0.56%	$58,420
40	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	360	0.56%	$44,200
41	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	350	0.54%	$31,570
42	Other Healthcare Support Workers	340	0.53%	$31,500
43	Driver/Sales Workers	340	0.53%	$19,160
44	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	330	0.51%	$40,390
45	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	310	0.48%	$47,400
46	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	310	0.48%	$51,660
47	Food Preparation Workers	310	0.48%	$26,610
48	Electricians	310	0.48%	$48,360
49	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	300	0.46%	$37,090
50	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	300	0.46%	$26,980
51	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	290	0.45%	$31,340
52	Medical Assistants	280	0.43%	$36,860
53	Dishwashers	280	0.43%	$27,460
54	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	280	0.43%	$45,020
55	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	280	0.43%	$29,350
56	Software Developers	270	0.42%	$107,890
57	Insurance Sales Agents	270	0.42%	$48,360
58	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	260	0.40%	$50,140
59	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	260	0.40%	$21,590
60	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	260	0.40%	$46,340
61	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	250	0.39%	$48,030
62	Computer User Support Specialists	240	0.37%	$52,130
63	Phlebotomists	240	0.37%	$38,050
64	Recreation Workers	240	0.37%	$19,180
65	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	240	0.37%	$40,210
66	Sewing Machine Operators	240	0.37%	$26,020
67	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	230	0.36%	$29,520
68	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	230	0.36%	$21,710
69	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	230	0.36%	$36,870
70	Human Resources Specialists	220	0.34%	$56,880
71	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	220	0.34%	$40,990
72	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	220	0.34%	$61,410
73	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	210	0.33%	$74,040
74	Computer Systems Analysts	210	0.33%	$103,180
75	Firefighters	210	0.33%	$38,320
76	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	210	0.33%	$29,390
77	Medical and Health Services Managers	200	0.31%	$104,640
78	Other Business Operations Specialists	200	0.31%	$66,540
79	Pharmacy Technicians	200	0.31%	$35,710
80	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	200	0.31%	$46,480
81	Machinists	200	0.31%	$43,760
82	Computer and Information Systems Managers	190	0.29%	$130,500
83	Construction Managers	190	0.29%	$82,470
84	Project Management Specialists	190	0.29%	$89,730
85	Dental Assistants	190	0.29%	$47,300
86	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	180	0.28%	$60,910
87	Counter and Rental Clerks	180	0.28%	$32,310
88	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	180	0.28%	$26,970
89	Helpers--Production Workers	180	0.28%	$29,420
90	Bartenders	170	0.26%	$22,570
91	Childcare Workers	170	0.26%	$22,590
92	Parts Salespersons	170	0.26%	$28,720
93	Postal Service Mail Carriers	170	0.26%	$53,370
94	Medical Secretaries	170	0.26%	$37,450
95	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	170	0.26%	$46,380
96	Other Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers	170	0.26%	$26,460
97	Financial Managers	160	0.25%	$134,990
98	Industrial Engineers	160	0.25%	$79,190
99	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	160	0.25%	$52,030
100	Bill and Account Collectors	160	0.25%	$29,470

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