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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL

What professions have the highest employment in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL. We note that the total employment in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 286,420. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 11,330 people (3.96 percent of the total employment in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL). The second most common job is the waiters and waitresses profession which employs 8,550 people (2.99 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
286,420
100.00% $38,890
2 Retail Salespersons
11,330
3.96% $29,200
3 Waiters and Waitresses
8,550
2.99% $28,590
4 Cashiers
7,630
2.66% $26,990
5 Customer Service Representatives
7,480
2.61% $36,470
6 Fast Food and Counter Workers
6,860
2.40% $26,310
7 Office Clerks, General
6,300
2.20% $37,130
8 Registered Nurses
6,030
2.11% $77,920
9 Stockers and Order Fillers
5,710
1.99% $30,980
10 General and Operations Managers
5,270
1.84% $80,250
11 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
4,930
1.72% $33,610
12 Restaurant Cooks
4,430
1.55% $30,900
13 Construction Laborers
3,950
1.38% $36,240
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
3,580
1.25% $27,740
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
3,510
1.23% $42,790
16 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
3,420
1.19% $39,020
17 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
3,220
1.12% $33,410
18 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
3,210
1.12% $62,330
19 Carpenters
3,190
1.11% $46,090
20 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
2,990
1.04% $37,450
21 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
2,900
1.01% $49,190
22 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
2,790
0.97% $58,750
23 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
2,780
0.97% $45,870
24 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
2,750
0.96% $37,700
25 Nursing Assistants
2,650
0.93% $35,000
26 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
2,610
0.91% $28,860
27 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
2,450
0.86% $45,510
28 Receptionists and Information Clerks
2,400
0.84% $31,440
29 Medical Assistants
2,380
0.83% $37,750
30 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
2,360
0.82% $29,560
31 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
2,320
0.81% $52,140
32 Food Preparation Workers
2,270
0.79% $30,320
33 Accountants and Auditors
2,210
0.77% $66,820
34 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
2,210
0.77% $68,120
35 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
2,170
0.76% $37,160
36 Security Guards
2,160
0.75% $29,010
37 Medical Secretaries
2,050
0.72% $36,790
38 Project Management Specialists
1,940
0.68% $81,660
39 Roofers
1,900
0.66% $45,410
40 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
1,780
0.62% $47,720
41 Electricians
1,760
0.61% $47,990
42 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
1,690
0.59% $56,420
43 Counter and Rental Clerks
1,590
0.56% $33,000
44 Bartenders
1,580
0.55% $28,590
45 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
1,560
0.54% $29,760
46 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
1,530
0.53% $27,550
47 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
1,520
0.53% $48,880
48 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
1,510
0.53% $27,680
49 Dishwashers
1,460
0.51% $27,700
50 Real Estate Sales Agents
1,430
0.50% $49,830
51 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,410
0.49% $68,130
52 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
1,320
0.46% $37,540
53 Fast Food Cooks
1,260
0.44% $27,830
54 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
1,210
0.42% $45,240
55 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
1,210
0.42% $47,970
56 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
1,200
0.42% $58,940
57 Other Business Operations Specialists
1,180
0.41% $56,660
58 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
1,180
0.41% $23,650
59 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
1,130
0.39% $51,070
60 Construction Managers
1,110
0.39% $96,840
61 Management Analysts
1,110
0.39% $81,720
62 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
1,110
0.39% $35,380
63 Human Resources Specialists
1,100
0.38% $58,980
64 Billing and Posting Clerks
1,070
0.37% $38,690
65 Software Developers
1,060
0.37% $104,760
66 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,060
0.37% $68,110
67 Pharmacy Technicians
1,060
0.37% $37,230
68 Firefighters
1,060
0.37% $58,800
69 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
1,050
0.37% $40,060
70 Computer User Support Specialists
1,020
0.36% $49,230
71 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
1,020
0.36% $35,450
72 Packers and Packagers
980
0.34% $24,090
73 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
970
0.34% $34,900
74 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
970
0.34% $30,210
75 Lawyers
960
0.34% $100,040
76 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
950
0.33% $36,640
77 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
900
0.31% $55,230
78 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
860
0.30% $47,690
79 Medical and Health Services Managers
840
0.29% $103,240
80 Postal Service Mail Carriers
800
0.28% $52,460
81 All Other Physicians
790
0.28% n/a
82 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
790
0.28% $59,500
83 Property, Real Estate Managers
780
0.27% $56,990
84 Physical Therapists
780
0.27% $90,720
85 Sales Managers
770
0.27% $124,680
86 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
760
0.27% $52,080
87 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
750
0.26% $29,060
88 Financial Managers
740
0.26% $124,940
89 Driver/Sales Workers
740
0.26% $34,900
90 Pharmacists
730
0.25% $133,780
91 School Bus Drivers
730
0.25% $37,860
92 Nurse Practitioners
720
0.25% $130,040
93 Recreation Workers
700
0.24% $29,680
94 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
700
0.24% $36,880
95 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
690
0.24% $61,540
96 Dental Assistants
680
0.24% $45,400
97 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
680
0.24% $48,600
98 Cost Estimators
670
0.23% $60,180
99 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
670
0.23% $69,400
100 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
660
0.23% $37,130

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