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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area is 157,390. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 5,740 people (3.65 percent of the total employment in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 4,560 people (2.90 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	157,390	100.00%	$36,250
2	Cashiers	5,740	3.65%	$25,580
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,560	2.90%	$25,410
4	Retail Salespersons	3,950	2.51%	$28,740
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,750	2.38%	$30,180
6	Office Clerks, General	3,610	2.29%	$32,960
7	General and Operations Managers	3,530	2.24%	$61,610
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,270	2.08%	$31,570
9	Waiters and Waitresses	3,120	1.98%	$27,450
10	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3,090	1.96%	$37,480
11	Registered Nurses	2,830	1.80%	$63,810
12	Fast Food Cooks	2,680	1.70%	$24,160
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,510	1.59%	$33,280
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,430	1.54%	$45,530
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,340	1.49%	$47,650
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,290	1.45%	$28,640
17	Restaurant Cooks	2,280	1.45%	$27,940
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,210	1.40%	$39,390
19	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,140	1.36%	$25,490
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,050	1.30%	$47,490
21	Nursing Assistants	1,820	1.16%	$28,570
22	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,710	1.09%	$37,960
23	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,600	1.02%	$32,930
24	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,320	0.84%	$28,860
25	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,320	0.84%	$43,370
26	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,310	0.83%	$27,730
27	Customer Service Representatives	1,260	0.80%	$33,300
28	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,250	0.79%	$37,570
29	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,240	0.79%	$36,900
30	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,210	0.77%	$25,290
31	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,200	0.76%	$46,610
32	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,130	0.72%	$57,210
33	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,090	0.69%	$47,710
34	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,080	0.69%	$36,850
35	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,080	0.69%	$43,540
36	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,050	0.67%	$47,990
37	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,040	0.66%	$30,240
38	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,020	0.65%	$34,940
39	School Bus Drivers	990	0.63%	$36,460
40	Food Preparation Workers	970	0.62%	$26,120
41	Bartenders	910	0.58%	$23,500
42	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	870	0.55%	$41,250
43	Tellers	860	0.55%	$28,490
44	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	850	0.54%	$41,050
45	Accountants and Auditors	840	0.53%	$52,670
46	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	840	0.53%	$56,640
47	Highway Maintenance Workers	840	0.53%	$37,630
48	Carpenters	810	0.51%	$46,210
49	Other Business Operations Specialists	770	0.49%	$70,620
50	Construction Laborers	760	0.48%	$45,160
51	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	760	0.48%	$38,840
52	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	750	0.48%	$30,330
53	Receptionists and Information Clerks	740	0.47%	$28,560
54	Driver/Sales Workers	730	0.46%	$37,040
55	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	680	0.43%	$24,320
56	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	670	0.43%	$32,420
57	Pharmacy Technicians	630	0.40%	$30,770
58	Medical Secretaries	610	0.39%	$31,840
59	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	600	0.38%	$62,440
60	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	580	0.37%	$46,400
61	Medical Assistants	580	0.37%	$32,560
62	Childcare Workers	580	0.37%	$25,900
63	Human Resources Specialists	560	0.36%	$50,860
64	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	530	0.34%	$34,660
65	Postal Service Mail Carriers	530	0.34%	$49,860
66	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	530	0.34%	$46,910
67	Dishwashers	520	0.33%	$23,760
68	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	510	0.32%	$38,400
69	Packers and Packagers	510	0.32%	$28,120
70	Billing and Posting Clerks	500	0.32%	$37,190
71	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	490	0.31%	$82,580
72	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	490	0.31%	$38,710
73	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	480	0.30%	$37,440
74	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	480	0.30%	$23,580
75	Electricians	480	0.30%	$48,910
76	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	480	0.30%	$47,170
77	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	470	0.30%	$48,700
78	Firefighters	470	0.30%	$33,190
79	Security Guards	470	0.30%	$29,860
80	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	460	0.29%	$42,820
81	Medical and Health Services Managers	450	0.29%	$94,210
82	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	440	0.28%	$28,180
83	Parts Salespersons	430	0.27%	$28,920
84	Other Teachers and Instructors	420	0.27%	$71,140
85	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	420	0.27%	$48,300
86	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	420	0.27%	$26,780
87	Emergency Medical Technicians	410	0.26%	$31,560
88	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	390	0.25%	$23,710
89	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	390	0.25%	$46,640
90	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	390	0.25%	$32,420
91	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	370	0.24%	$42,190
92	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	370	0.24%	$33,450
93	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	370	0.24%	$46,190
94	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	370	0.24%	$85,170
95	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	370	0.24%	$33,890
96	Dental Assistants	360	0.23%	$37,560
97	Correctional Officers and Jailers	360	0.23%	$34,990
98	Project Management Specialists	350	0.22%	$77,850
99	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	350	0.22%	$47,040
100	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	350	0.22%	$44,870

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