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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC

What professions have the highest employment in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC. We note that the total employment in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC is 356,150. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 10,750 people (3.02 percent of the total employment in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 9,350 people (2.63 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	356,150	100.00%	$42,820
2	Retail Salespersons	10,750	3.02%	$28,470
3	Registered Nurses	9,350	2.63%	$77,270
4	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	9,030	2.54%	$32,160
5	Waiters and Waitresses	8,790	2.47%	$20,260
6	Cashiers	8,500	2.39%	$25,150
7	General and Operations Managers	8,420	2.36%	$90,610
8	Fast Food and Counter Workers	8,210	2.31%	$22,980
9	Customer Service Representatives	7,890	2.22%	$37,440
10	Office Clerks, General	6,000	1.68%	$35,090
11	Restaurant Cooks	5,590	1.57%	$34,150
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	5,480	1.54%	$38,530
13	Stockers and Order Fillers	5,350	1.50%	$30,450
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	5,180	1.45%	$49,250
15	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,820	1.35%	$39,830
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,610	1.29%	$27,890
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	4,520	1.27%	$59,510
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	4,360	1.22%	$58,120
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	4,320	1.21%	$40,570
20	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	3,470	0.97%	$38,250
21	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	3,220	0.90%	$44,340
22	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	3,100	0.87%	$59,990
23	Construction Laborers	3,070	0.86%	$37,050
24	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,020	0.85%	$28,230
25	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	3,010	0.85%	$34,120
26	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,990	0.84%	$52,750
27	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,890	0.81%	$41,370
28	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,680	0.75%	$31,270
29	Nursing Assistants	2,670	0.75%	$33,890
30	Accountants and Auditors	2,650	0.74%	$69,580
31	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,400	0.67%	$28,280
32	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,400	0.67%	$35,040
33	Software Developers	2,360	0.66%	$109,110
34	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	2,080	0.58%	$48,420
35	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,040	0.57%	$45,510
36	Bartenders	2,000	0.56%	$20,140
37	Food Preparation Workers	1,990	0.56%	$28,570
38	Fast Food Cooks	1,980	0.56%	$25,340
39	Medical Assistants	1,950	0.55%	$37,490
40	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,940	0.54%	$23,580
41	Computer Systems Analysts	1,920	0.54%	$99,640
42	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,920	0.54%	$60,790
43	Carpenters	1,910	0.54%	$48,590
44	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,890	0.53%	$37,230
45	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,880	0.53%	$58,770
46	Electricians	1,880	0.53%	$49,800
47	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,860	0.52%	$63,490
48	Management Analysts	1,840	0.52%	$83,410
49	Lawyers	1,830	0.51%	$83,640
50	Computer User Support Specialists	1,710	0.48%	$54,000
51	Security Guards	1,710	0.48%	$28,920
52	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,690	0.47%	$23,300
53	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,650	0.46%	$62,980
54	Project Management Specialists	1,610	0.45%	$80,930
55	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,610	0.45%	$72,510
56	Human Resources Specialists	1,590	0.45%	$62,400
57	Childcare Workers	1,560	0.44%	$22,810
58	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,500	0.42%	$37,140
59	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,430	0.40%	$100,950
60	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,390	0.39%	$57,210
61	Dishwashers	1,380	0.39%	$27,370
62	Financial Managers	1,370	0.38%	$121,640
63	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	1,340	0.38%	$24,960
64	Medical Secretaries	1,330	0.37%	$36,730
65	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,310	0.37%	$45,510
66	Pharmacy Technicians	1,280	0.36%	$37,260
67	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,250	0.35%	$77,230
68	Recreation Workers	1,240	0.35%	$32,030
69	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,210	0.34%	$45,830
70	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	1,160	0.33%	$48,960
71	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	1,160	0.33%	$28,850
72	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,150	0.32%	$28,730
73	Firefighters	1,140	0.32%	$38,440
74	Logisticians	1,110	0.31%	$77,180
75	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,110	0.31%	$51,400
76	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,100	0.31%	$46,930
77	Computer Occupations, All Other	1,090	0.31%	$112,130
78	Real Estate Sales Agents	1,090	0.31%	$64,280
79	Civil Engineers	1,080	0.30%	$81,690
80	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,080	0.30%	$53,110
81	Pharmacists	1,060	0.30%	$133,240
82	Sales Managers	1,030	0.29%	$108,580
83	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	1,030	0.29%	$50,700
84	Counter and Rental Clerks	1,030	0.29%	$35,310
85	Driver/Sales Workers	1,030	0.29%	$21,390
86	Cargo and Freight Agents	1,020	0.29%	$46,310
87	School Bus Drivers	1,000	0.28%	$44,570
88	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	980	0.28%	$47,350
89	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	980	0.28%	$28,960
90	Billing and Posting Clerks	970	0.27%	$40,580
91	Packers and Packagers	940	0.26%	$24,900
92	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	930	0.26%	$22,760
93	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	920	0.26%	$73,650
94	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	910	0.26%	$49,880
95	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	900	0.25%	$50,310
96	Administrative Services Managers	890	0.25%	$97,830
97	Compliance Officers	880	0.25%	$79,440
98	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	880	0.25%	$27,780
99	Insurance Sales Agents	880	0.25%	$47,890
100	Dental Assistants	870	0.24%	$46,840

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