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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Central Texas nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Central Texas nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Central Texas nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Central Texas nonmetropolitan area is 195,170. The most popular job is the general and operations manager profession, which employs 6,830 people (3.50 percent of the total employment in Central Texas nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 6,460 people (3.31 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Central Texas nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
195,170
100.00% $37,410
2 General and Operations Managers
6,830
3.50% $69,670
3 Cashiers
6,460
3.31% $23,140
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers
6,350
3.25% $21,570
5 Retail Salespersons
4,890
2.51% $27,980
6 Correctional Officers and Jailers
4,480
2.30% $41,770
7 Office Clerks, General
3,840
1.97% $30,690
8 Stockers and Order Fillers
3,830
1.96% $31,450
9 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
3,580
1.83% $21,760
10 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
3,470
1.78% $34,300
11 Waiters and Waitresses
3,290
1.69% $20,840
12 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
3,140
1.61% $45,210
13 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
2,960
1.52% $35,210
14 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
2,830
1.45% $50,870
15 Registered Nurses
2,780
1.42% $76,320
16 Customer Service Representatives
2,560
1.31% $33,020
17 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
2,470
1.27% $26,950
18 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
2,390
1.22% $58,740
19 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
2,340
1.20% $49,940
20 Construction Laborers
2,330
1.19% $34,210
21 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
2,320
1.19% $37,460
22 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
2,300
1.18% $37,500
23 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
2,240
1.15% $24,230
24 Nursing Assistants
2,080
1.07% $28,630
25 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
1,980
1.01% $29,960
26 Food Preparation Workers
1,910
0.98% $23,610
27 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1,890
0.97% $30,130
28 Restaurant Cooks
1,870
0.96% $28,640
29 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
1,660
0.85% $59,990
30 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
1,630
0.84% $49,610
31 Receptionists and Information Clerks
1,610
0.82% $29,100
32 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,530
0.78% $23,310
33 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
1,430
0.73% $54,420
34 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,410
0.72% $58,150
35 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
1,340
0.69% $43,190
36 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
1,330
0.68% $56,520
37 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
1,330
0.68% $30,710
38 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
1,320
0.68% $40,790
39 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
1,300
0.67% $27,330
40 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
1,270
0.65% $47,690
41 Medical Secretaries
1,270
0.65% $29,890
42 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
1,250
0.64% $55,230
43 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1,240
0.64% $45,820
44 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
1,220
0.63% $29,100
45 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
1,100
0.56% $22,490
46 Accountants and Auditors
1,060
0.54% $64,590
47 Electricians
1,060
0.54% $50,570
48 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
1,000
0.51% $35,350
49 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
990
0.51% $32,570
50 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
830
0.43% $54,930
51 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
790
0.40% $49,240
52 Project Management Specialists
770
0.39% $73,750
53 Tellers
770
0.39% $28,980
54 School Bus Drivers
770
0.39% $37,550
55 Medical Assistants
750
0.38% $35,960
56 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
710
0.36% $36,420
57 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
680
0.35% $41,100
58 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
670
0.34% $23,170
59 Postal Service Mail Carriers
670
0.34% $48,800
60 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
660
0.34% $80,120
61 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
660
0.34% $52,160
62 Bartenders
650
0.33% $25,570
63 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
650
0.33% $48,040
64 Helpers--Production Workers
650
0.33% $31,100
65 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
650
0.33% $50,320
66 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
640
0.33% $46,860
67 Parts Salespersons
640
0.33% $28,970
68 Sales Managers
620
0.32% $94,190
69 Medical and Health Services Managers
620
0.32% $96,710
70 Pharmacy Technicians
610
0.31% $37,740
71 Packers and Packagers
610
0.31% $25,190
72 Financial Managers
600
0.31% $110,700
73 Human Resources Specialists
580
0.30% $52,360
74 Childcare Workers
580
0.30% $22,260
75 Security Guards
560
0.29% $28,350
76 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
560
0.29% $21,260
77 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
550
0.28% $47,070
78 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
540
0.28% $41,160
79 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
530
0.27% $47,210
80 Dishwashers
520
0.27% $21,480
81 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
510
0.26% $43,180
82 Construction Managers
490
0.25% $81,150
83 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
490
0.25% $28,080
84 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
480
0.25% $61,820
85 Driver/Sales Workers
470
0.24% $21,130
86 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
460
0.24% $50,230
87 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
460
0.24% $65,290
88 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
460
0.24% $31,200
89 Computer User Support Specialists
450
0.23% $44,870
90 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
450
0.23% $36,510
91 Highway Maintenance Workers
450
0.23% $35,540
92 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
440
0.23% $23,420
93 Counter and Rental Clerks
430
0.22% $31,170
94 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
430
0.22% $44,060
95 Machinists
430
0.22% $45,580
96 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
430
0.22% $41,010
97 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
420
0.22% $52,660
98 Carpenters
420
0.22% $38,660
99 Social and Human Service Assistants
410
0.21% $34,880
100 Insurance Sales Agents
410
0.21% $38,970

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