Rank |
Job Description |
# of Empl. i |
% of Empl. i |
Average Salary i |
1 |
All Occupations
|
507,810 | 100.00% |
$37,600 |
2 |
Retail Salespersons
|
17,400 | 3.43% |
$21,540 |
3 |
Cashiers
|
14,780 | 2.91% |
$19,550 |
4 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
|
14,690 | 2.89% |
$27,160 |
5 |
Registered Nurses
|
11,460 | 2.26% |
$77,010 |
6 |
Office Clerks, General
|
10,050 | 1.98% |
$30,270 |
7 |
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
|
9,940 | 1.96% |
$22,760 |
8 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
|
9,040 | 1.78% |
$38,090 |
9 |
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
|
8,150 | 1.60% |
$18,900 |
10 |
Nursing Assistants
|
7,770 | 1.53% |
$27,260 |
11 |
Teacher Assistants
|
7,550 | 1.49% |
$24,150 |
12 |
Waiters and Waitresses
|
7,190 | 1.42% |
$18,960 |
13 |
Receptionists and Information Clerks
|
7,100 | 1.40% |
$28,470 |
14 |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
6,970 | 1.37% |
$26,660 |
15 |
Customer Service Representatives
|
6,870 | 1.35% |
$34,460 |
16 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
|
6,500 | 1.28% |
$39,530 |
17 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
|
6,310 | 1.24% |
$44,050 |
18 |
Substitute Teachers
|
5,970 | 1.18% |
$31,520 |
19 |
Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
|
5,840 | 1.15% |
$70,760 |
20 |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
|
5,590 | 1.10% |
$61,350 |
21 |
General and Operations Managers
|
5,420 | 1.07% |
$132,320 |
22 |
Other Business Operations Specialists
|
5,290 | 1.04% |
$66,870 |
23 |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
|
5,180 | 1.02% |
$53,510 |
24 |
Food Preparation Workers
|
4,310 | 0.85% |
$19,210 |
25 |
Packers and Packagers
|
4,100 | 0.81% |
$19,610 |
26 |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
|
4,100 | 0.81% |
$39,790 |
27 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
3,920 | 0.77% |
$62,280 |
28 |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
|
3,900 | 0.77% |
$29,930 |
29 |
Social and Human Service Assistants
|
3,870 | 0.76% |
$30,100 |
30 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
3,780 | 0.74% |
$67,010 |
31 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
|
3,620 | 0.71% |
$24,080 |
32 |
Security Guards
|
3,600 | 0.71% |
$28,620 |
33 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
|
3,590 | 0.71% |
$39,030 |
34 |
Accountants and Auditors
|
3,590 | 0.71% |
$76,100 |
35 |
Home Health Aides
|
3,530 | 0.70% |
$22,290 |
36 |
School or Special Client Bus Drivers
|
3,440 | 0.68% |
$32,600 |
37 |
Other Sales Representatives
|
3,380 | 0.67% |
$60,170 |
38 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
|
3,080 | 0.61% |
$34,340 |
39 |
Billing and Posting Clerks
|
2,910 | 0.57% |
$35,460 |
40 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
|
2,820 | 0.56% |
$33,550 |
41 |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
|
2,820 | 0.56% |
$39,230 |
42 |
Childcare Workers
|
2,790 | 0.55% |
$22,130 |
43 |
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop
|
2,710 | 0.53% |
$18,700 |
44 |
Applications Software Developers
|
2,690 | 0.53% |
$82,240 |
45 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
2,670 | 0.53% |
$21,270 |
46 |
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
|
2,590 | 0.51% |
$29,020 |
47 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
|
2,550 | 0.50% |
$52,260 |
48 |
Construction Laborers
|
2,510 | 0.49% |
$43,290 |
49 |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
|
2,490 | 0.49% |
$35,800 |
50 |
Lawyers
|
2,390 | 0.47% |
$114,470 |
51 |
Medical Assistants
|
2,300 | 0.45% |
$32,640 |
52 |
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
|
2,280 | 0.45% |
$80,920 |
53 |
Bartenders
|
2,230 | 0.44% |
$18,810 |
54 |
Helpers--Production Workers
|
2,220 | 0.44% |
$19,420 |
55 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
|
2,200 | 0.43% |
$27,120 |
56 |
Carpenters
|
2,170 | 0.43% |
$47,580 |
57 |
Other Physicians and Surgeons |
2,140 | 0.42% |
n/a |
58 |
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
|
1,990 | 0.39% |
$20,020 |
59 |
Restaurant Cooks
|
1,990 | 0.39% |
$23,940 |
60 |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
|
1,970 | 0.39% |
$53,200 |
61 |
Other Assemblers and Fabricators
|
1,950 | 0.38% |
$25,970 |
62 |
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
|
1,940 | 0.38% |
$69,220 |
63 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers
|
1,880 | 0.37% |
$68,370 |
64 |
Financial Managers
|
1,870 | 0.37% |
$133,730 |
65 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
|
1,850 | 0.36% |
$61,780 |
66 |
Bill and Account Collectors
|
1,850 | 0.36% |
$33,560 |
67 |
Electricians
|
1,800 | 0.35% |
$53,650 |
68 |
Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
|
1,800 | 0.35% |
$59,970 |
69 |
Tellers
|
1,750 | 0.34% |
$26,670 |
70 |
All Other Managers
|
1,690 | 0.33% |
$104,950 |
71 |
Other Production Workers
|
1,660 | 0.33% |
$22,460 |
72 |
Medical Secretaries
|
1,600 | 0.32% |
$36,470 |
73 |
Counter and Rental Clerks
|
1,600 | 0.32% |
$26,500 |
74 |
Driver/Sales Workers
|
1,530 | 0.30% |
$23,030 |
75 |
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
|
1,530 | 0.30% |
$28,570 |
76 |
Recreation Workers
|
1,520 | 0.30% |
$21,310 |
77 |
Human Resources Specialists
|
1,470 | 0.29% |
$64,820 |
78 |
Computer User Support Specialists
|
1,460 | 0.29% |
$45,860 |
79 |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
|
1,450 | 0.29% |
$68,810 |
80 |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
|
1,430 | 0.28% |
$18,990 |
81 |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
|
1,420 | 0.28% |
$55,670 |
82 |
Postal Service Mail Carriers
|
1,420 | 0.28% |
$57,200 |
83 |
Sales Managers
|
1,420 | 0.28% |
$124,180 |
84 |
Dental Assistants
|
1,410 | 0.28% |
$38,840 |
85 |
Dishwashers
|
1,390 | 0.27% |
$18,850 |
86 |
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
|
1,390 | 0.27% |
$31,600 |
87 |
Pharmacists
|
1,380 | 0.27% |
$118,960 |
88 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
|
1,310 | 0.26% |
$59,370 |
89 |
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
|
1,300 | 0.26% |
$115,750 |
90 |
Fast Food Cooks
|
1,290 | 0.25% |
$19,050 |
91 |
Medical and Health Services Managers
|
1,290 | 0.25% |
$110,440 |
92 |
Pharmacy Technicians
|
1,280 | 0.25% |
$31,710 |
93 |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
|
1,270 | 0.25% |
$19,060 |
94 |
Insurance Sales Agents
|
1,260 | 0.25% |
$66,210 |
95 |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
|
1,240 | 0.24% |
$73,020 |
96 |
Loan Officers
|
1,240 | 0.24% |
$63,130 |
97 |
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
|
1,180 | 0.23% |
$49,960 |
98 |
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
|
1,170 | 0.23% |
$45,880 |
99 |
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
|
1,160 | 0.23% |
$53,290 |
100 |
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
|
1,150 | 0.23% |
$58,930 |