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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Carson City, NV

What professions have the highest employment in Carson City, NV? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Carson City, NV. We note that the total employment in Carson City, NV is 29,720. The most popular job is the secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive profession, which employs 940 people (3.16 percent of the total employment in Carson City, NV). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 860 people (2.89 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Carson City, NV is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Carson City, NV (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
29,720
100.00% $47,940
2 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
940
3.16% $41,410
3 General and Operations Managers
860
2.89% $93,590
4 Registered Nurses
740
2.49% $84,500
5 Cashiers
690
2.32% $27,260
6 Fast Food and Counter Workers
670
2.25% $26,970
7 Retail Salespersons
650
2.19% $33,330
8 Office Clerks, General
620
2.09% $39,990
9 Other Business Operations Specialists
530
1.78% $121,390
10 Computer User Support Specialists
530
1.78% $72,590
11 Management Analysts
460
1.55% $66,210
12 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
460
1.55% $27,550
13 Customer Service Representatives
450
1.51% $38,780
14 Stockers and Order Fillers
430
1.45% $35,100
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
420
1.41% $41,410
16 Waiters and Waitresses
390
1.31% $26,250
17 Correctional Officers and Jailers
370
1.24% $55,740
18 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
310
1.04% $30,420
19 Other Production Workers
310
1.04% $35,970
20 Civil Engineers
300
1.01% $72,590
21 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
300
1.01% $48,380
22 All Other Managers
290
0.98% $103,210
23 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
280
0.94% $35,860
24 Accountants and Auditors
260
0.87% $66,370
25 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
260
0.87% $58,610
26 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
250
0.84% $34,630
27 Nursing Assistants
240
0.81% $41,320
28 Restaurant Cooks
240
0.81% $33,920
29 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
230
0.77% $42,840
30 Lawyers
220
0.74% $107,240
31 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
220
0.74% $50,430
32 Medical Assistants
210
0.71% $40,490
33 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
210
0.71% $39,520
34 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
210
0.71% $53,460
35 Compliance Officers
200
0.67% $63,500
36 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
200
0.67% $36,090
37 Receptionists and Information Clerks
200
0.67% $33,240
38 Human Resources Specialists
190
0.64% $63,340
39 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
190
0.64% $55,390
40 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
190
0.64% $28,780
41 Financial Managers
180
0.61% $104,440
42 Bartenders
180
0.61% $22,320
43 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
170
0.57% $32,090
44 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
160
0.54% $64,150
45 Food Preparation Workers
150
0.50% $29,650
46 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
150
0.50% $41,410
47 Dishwashers
140
0.47% $27,750
48 Carpenters
140
0.47% $62,510
49 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
140
0.47% $63,190
50 Administrative Services Managers
130
0.44% $105,120
51 Project Management Specialists
130
0.44% $76,820
52 Forest and Conservation Technicians
130
0.44% $44,100
53 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
130
0.44% $21,550
54 Packers and Packagers
130
0.44% $37,200
55 Medical and Health Services Managers
120
0.40% $105,600
56 Construction Laborers
120
0.40% $45,200
57 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
120
0.40% $37,480
58 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
120
0.40% $36,350
59 Healthcare Social Workers
110
0.37% $66,370
60 Social and Human Service Assistants
110
0.37% $46,660
61 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
110
0.37% $63,500
62 Dental Assistants
110
0.37% $39,260
63 Security Guards
110
0.37% $32,450
64 Electricians
110
0.37% $58,020
65 Driver/Sales Workers
110
0.37% $23,310
66 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
110
0.37% $51,800
67 Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists
100
0.34% $69,280
68 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
100
0.34% $63,500
69 Machinists
100
0.34% $44,420
70 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
100
0.34% $41,970
71 Computer Occupations, All Other
90
0.30% $78,140
72 Fast Food Cooks
90
0.30% $28,050
73 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
90
0.30% $74,880
74 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
90
0.30% $48,800
75 Computer and Information Systems Managers
80
0.27% $100,030
76 Construction Managers
80
0.27% $96,880
77 Nurse Practitioners
80
0.27% $139,950
78 Pharmacy Technicians
80
0.27% $44,100
79 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
80
0.27% $39,940
80 Parts Salespersons
80
0.27% $33,880
81 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
80
0.27% $27,170
82 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
80
0.27% $47,510
83 Food Service Managers
70
0.24% $48,630
84 Training and Development Specialists
70
0.24% $64,320
85 Software Developers
70
0.24% $96,370
86 Civil Engineering Technicians
70
0.24% $47,010
87 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
70
0.24% $44,140
88 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
70
0.24% $63,980
89 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
70
0.24% $48,960
90 Postal Service Mail Carriers
70
0.24% $52,810
91 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
70
0.24% $62,400
92 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
70
0.24% $51,490
93 Marketing Managers
60
0.20% $77,660
94 Sales Managers
60
0.20% $129,780
95 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
60
0.20% $60,780
96 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
60
0.20% $63,090
97 Pharmacists
60
0.20% $140,550
98 Recreation Workers
60
0.20% $23,480
99 Counter and Rental Clerks
60
0.20% $31,480
100 Legal Secretaries
60
0.20% $51,080

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