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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 137,050. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 5,350 people (3.90 percent of the total employment in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 4,570 people (3.33 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	137,050	100.00%	$44,870
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,350	3.90%	$33,490
3	Cashiers	4,570	3.33%	$29,380
4	Retail Salespersons	3,880	2.83%	$31,300
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,350	2.44%	$31,460
6	Correctional Officers and Jailers	3,280	2.39%	$56,620
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,250	2.37%	$41,300
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,040	2.22%	$36,440
9	Registered Nurses	3,020	2.20%	$79,550
10	General and Operations Managers	2,680	1.96%	$80,460
11	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,570	1.88%	$29,960
12	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,400	1.75%	$41,000
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,270	1.66%	$39,920
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,160	1.58%	$31,750
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,940	1.42%	$63,410
16	Office Clerks, General	1,870	1.36%	$37,280
17	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,870	1.36%	$48,940
18	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,810	1.32%	$43,440
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,800	1.31%	$62,650
20	Customer Service Representatives	1,760	1.28%	$37,080
21	Waiters and Waitresses	1,680	1.23%	$34,220
22	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,280	0.93%	$37,930
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,240	0.90%	$43,460
24	Construction Laborers	1,170	0.85%	$46,400
25	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,130	0.82%	$36,530
26	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,070	0.78%	$34,750
27	Highway Maintenance Workers	1,060	0.77%	$47,680
28	Nursing Assistants	1,040	0.76%	$35,920
29	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	970	0.71%	$48,350
30	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	950	0.69%	$59,990
31	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	930	0.68%	$37,870
32	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	910	0.66%	$29,470
33	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	860	0.63%	$35,730
34	School Bus Drivers	850	0.62%	$41,600
35	Accountants and Auditors	840	0.61%	$69,990
36	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	840	0.61%	$30,230
37	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	780	0.57%	$65,770
38	Food Preparation Workers	780	0.57%	$29,320
39	Restaurant Cooks	760	0.55%	$35,030
40	Carpenters	750	0.55%	$50,470
41	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	730	0.53%	$60,370
42	Social and Human Service Assistants	720	0.53%	$36,130
43	Compliance Officers	700	0.51%	$87,300
44	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	700	0.51%	$63,660
45	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	690	0.50%	$46,980
46	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	680	0.50%	$62,300
47	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	680	0.50%	$49,130
48	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	630	0.46%	$29,360
49	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	630	0.46%	$38,990
50	Security Guards	590	0.43%	$34,320
51	Bartenders	590	0.43%	$29,880
52	Electricians	560	0.41%	$61,430
53	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	560	0.41%	$64,010
54	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	550	0.40%	$47,910
55	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	540	0.39%	$44,300
56	Medical Secretaries	530	0.39%	$37,270
57	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	510	0.37%	$59,510
58	Pharmacy Technicians	510	0.37%	$35,800
59	Packers and Packagers	510	0.37%	$31,820
60	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	500	0.36%	$35,090
61	Human Resources Specialists	480	0.35%	$60,900
62	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	470	0.34%	$48,020
63	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	470	0.34%	$50,810
64	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	470	0.34%	$63,670
65	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	470	0.34%	$72,590
66	Dishwashers	470	0.34%	$28,620
67	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	470	0.34%	$51,340
68	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	470	0.34%	$37,200
69	Childcare Workers	460	0.34%	$28,930
70	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	460	0.34%	$59,520
71	Medical Assistants	450	0.33%	$37,140
72	Legislators	440	0.32%	$99,990
73	Fast Food Cooks	440	0.32%	$28,550
74	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	430	0.31%	$68,700
75	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	420	0.31%	$55,560
76	Psychiatric Aides	410	0.30%	$46,320
77	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	410	0.30%	$62,210
78	Lawyers	400	0.29%	$95,010
79	Tellers	400	0.29%	$36,120
80	Postal Service Mail Carriers	400	0.29%	$51,710
81	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	380	0.28%	$59,730
82	Word Processors and Typists	380	0.28%	$37,410
83	Pharmacists	370	0.27%	$129,180
84	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	360	0.26%	$102,400
85	Project Management Specialists	360	0.26%	$80,980
86	Healthcare Social Workers	350	0.26%	$46,500
87	Billing and Posting Clerks	350	0.26%	$40,560
88	Training and Development Specialists	340	0.25%	$52,400
89	Other Business Operations Specialists	340	0.25%	$65,670
90	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	340	0.25%	$48,920
91	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	340	0.25%	$35,200
92	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	320	0.23%	$57,340
93	Computer User Support Specialists	320	0.23%	$53,330
94	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	320	0.23%	$90,030
95	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	320	0.23%	$44,840
96	Driver/Sales Workers	320	0.23%	$35,880
97	Medical and Health Services Managers	310	0.23%	$103,940
98	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	310	0.23%	$34,980
99	Food Batchmakers	310	0.23%	$31,140
100	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	310	0.23%	$32,110

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