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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL

What professions have the highest employment in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL. We note that the total employment in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL is 43,830. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 1,680 people (3.83 percent of the total employment in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 1,390 people (3.17 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	43,830	100.00%	$36,490
2	Registered Nurses	1,680	3.83%	$59,420
3	Cashiers	1,390	3.17%	$26,310
4	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,360	3.10%	$23,590
5	Retail Salespersons	1,330	3.03%	$27,800
6	General and Operations Managers	1,110	2.53%	$72,870
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,040	2.37%	$30,170
8	Office Clerks, General	930	2.12%	$34,680
9	Waiters and Waitresses	830	1.89%	$27,050
10	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	830	1.89%	$34,540
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	760	1.73%	$47,280
12	Nursing Assistants	740	1.69%	$29,620
13	Fast Food and Counter Workers	740	1.69%	$25,590
14	Fast Food Cooks	640	1.46%	$24,830
15	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	610	1.39%	$32,820
16	Restaurant Cooks	590	1.35%	$27,570
17	Customer Service Representatives	540	1.23%	$34,250
18	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	530	1.21%	$29,880
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	510	1.16%	$37,370
20	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	440	1.00%	$30,940
21	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	400	0.91%	$46,790
22	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	390	0.89%	$38,690
23	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	380	0.87%	$49,210
24	Accountants and Auditors	370	0.84%	$56,910
25	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	370	0.84%	$47,110
26	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	360	0.82%	$37,490
27	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	340	0.78%	$28,410
28	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	340	0.78%	$27,100
29	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	330	0.75%	$47,670
30	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	320	0.73%	$57,580
31	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	320	0.73%	$37,960
32	Receptionists and Information Clerks	310	0.71%	$28,920
33	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	300	0.68%	$45,390
34	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	290	0.66%	$33,330
35	Medical Assistants	270	0.62%	$33,950
36	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	270	0.62%	$27,930
37	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	270	0.62%	$31,350
38	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	260	0.59%	$25,730
39	Driver/Sales Workers	260	0.59%	$30,320
40	Food Preparation Workers	250	0.57%	$25,500
41	Pharmacy Technicians	240	0.55%	$34,830
42	Childcare Workers	240	0.55%	$26,570
43	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	240	0.55%	$28,970
44	Psychiatric Technicians	220	0.50%	$34,570
45	Construction Laborers	220	0.50%	$44,320
46	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	220	0.50%	$59,230
47	Bartenders	210	0.48%	$25,530
48	Carpenters	200	0.46%	$49,150
49	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	180	0.41%	$37,270
50	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	180	0.41%	$56,040
51	Human Resources Specialists	170	0.39%	$51,160
52	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	170	0.39%	$49,130
53	Security Guards	170	0.39%	$35,880
54	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	170	0.39%	$24,960
55	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	170	0.39%	$23,310
56	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	170	0.39%	$59,850
57	Medical Secretaries	160	0.37%	$35,460
58	Project Management Specialists	150	0.34%	$72,750
59	Pharmacists	150	0.34%	$129,680
60	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	150	0.34%	$33,890
61	Billing and Posting Clerks	150	0.34%	$35,740
62	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	150	0.34%	$48,670
63	School Bus Drivers	150	0.34%	$45,350
64	Nurse Practitioners	140	0.32%	$120,350
65	Radiologic Technologists	140	0.32%	$56,070
66	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	140	0.32%	$44,700
67	Insurance Sales Agents	140	0.32%	$57,460
68	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	140	0.32%	$35,160
69	Electricians	140	0.32%	$58,560
70	Printing Press Operators	140	0.32%	$45,290
71	Medical and Health Services Managers	130	0.30%	$95,520
72	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	130	0.30%	$38,110
73	Dental Assistants	130	0.30%	$37,950
74	Dishwashers	130	0.30%	$23,760
75	Tellers	130	0.30%	$28,570
76	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	130	0.30%	$36,540
77	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	120	0.27%	$51,130
78	Software Developers	120	0.27%	$64,700
79	Postal Service Mail Carriers	120	0.27%	$57,620
80	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	120	0.27%	$65,870
81	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	120	0.27%	$50,800
82	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	120	0.27%	$44,370
83	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	110	0.25%	$49,080
84	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	110	0.25%	$39,340
85	Public Relations Specialists	110	0.25%	$51,360
86	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	110	0.25%	$46,830
87	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	110	0.25%	$46,970
88	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	110	0.25%	$38,100
89	Healthcare Social Workers	100	0.23%	$44,240
90	Social and Human Service Assistants	100	0.23%	$27,010
91	Respiratory Therapists	100	0.23%	$62,000
92	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	100	0.23%	$25,200
93	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	100	0.23%	$31,640
94	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	100	0.23%	$39,400
95	Parts Salespersons	100	0.23%	$33,420
96	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	100	0.23%	$48,470
97	Other Production Workers	100	0.23%	$27,800
98	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	100	0.23%	$52,300
99	Financial Managers	90	0.21%	$105,000
100	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	90	0.21%	$94,310

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