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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Chico, CA

What professions have the highest employment in Chico, CA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Chico, CA. We note that the total employment in Chico, CA is 77,670. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 5,160 people (6.64 percent of the total employment in Chico, CA). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 2,470 people (3.18 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Chico, CA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Chico, CA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	77,670	100.00%	$43,080
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,160	6.64%	$29,120
3	Cashiers	2,470	3.18%	$31,250
4	Registered Nurses	2,280	2.94%	$128,160
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,040	2.63%	$30,810
6	Retail Salespersons	2,020	2.60%	$32,810
7	Office Clerks, General	1,690	2.18%	$34,970
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,360	1.75%	$34,450
9	General and Operations Managers	1,140	1.47%	$90,900
10	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,110	1.43%	$38,100
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,020	1.31%	$33,990
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,010	1.30%	$79,620
13	Waiters and Waitresses	1,010	1.30%	$29,800
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	920	1.18%	$35,030
15	Nursing Assistants	890	1.15%	$39,120
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	820	1.06%	$44,510
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	800	1.03%	$46,440
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	760	0.98%	$36,070
19	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	740	0.95%	$60,520
20	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	730	0.94%	$47,530
21	Fast Food Cooks	720	0.93%	$31,160
22	Food Preparation Workers	710	0.91%	$31,200
23	Restaurant Cooks	700	0.90%	$35,460
24	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	660	0.85%	$44,810
25	Customer Service Representatives	660	0.85%	$38,210
26	Medical Secretaries	640	0.82%	$43,470
27	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	620	0.80%	$35,690
28	Other Business Operations Specialists	590	0.76%	$58,930
29	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	580	0.75%	$31,230
30	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	560	0.72%	$47,250
31	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	560	0.72%	$39,280
32	Carpenters	540	0.70%	$64,150
33	Medical Assistants	520	0.67%	$41,550
34	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	510	0.66%	$30,210
35	Firefighters	490	0.63%	$63,230
36	Construction Laborers	480	0.62%	$46,060
37	Accountants and Auditors	470	0.61%	$73,770
38	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	470	0.61%	$60,810
39	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	420	0.54%	$64,100
40	Bartenders	420	0.54%	$29,790
41	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	400	0.51%	$74,730
42	Recreation Workers	400	0.51%	$31,580
43	Receptionists and Information Clerks	400	0.51%	$35,670
44	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	400	0.51%	$51,220
45	Tutors	380	0.49%	$30,750
46	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	380	0.49%	$29,860
47	Packers and Packagers	380	0.49%	$32,730
48	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	350	0.45%	$54,740
49	Electricians	350	0.45%	$62,930
50	Counter and Rental Clerks	340	0.44%	$37,110
51	Sales Managers	320	0.41%	$80,810
52	Medical and Health Services Managers	320	0.41%	$132,450
53	Management Analysts	320	0.41%	$74,980
54	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	310	0.40%	$82,940
55	Dishwashers	310	0.40%	$31,320
56	Social and Human Service Assistants	300	0.39%	$40,250
57	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	300	0.39%	$35,060
58	Security Guards	290	0.37%	$32,230
59	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	290	0.37%	$37,360
60	Project Management Specialists	280	0.36%	$87,610
61	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	280	0.36%	$79,580
62	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	280	0.36%	$74,830
63	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	270	0.35%	$57,380
64	Dental Assistants	270	0.35%	$45,290
65	Property, Real Estate Managers	260	0.33%	$46,930
66	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	260	0.33%	$74,360
67	Driver/Sales Workers	260	0.33%	$33,930
68	Financial Managers	250	0.32%	$125,170
69	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	250	0.32%	$37,220
70	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	240	0.31%	$51,950
71	Pharmacy Technicians	240	0.31%	$47,790
72	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	240	0.31%	$29,960
73	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	240	0.31%	$41,910
74	Human Resources Specialists	230	0.30%	$65,060
75	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	230	0.30%	$65,110
76	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	220	0.28%	$61,030
77	Protective Service Workers, All Other	220	0.28%	$34,100
78	Childcare Workers	220	0.28%	$34,350
79	Billing and Posting Clerks	220	0.28%	$42,110
80	Postal Service Mail Carriers	220	0.28%	$46,760
81	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	220	0.28%	$67,500
82	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	220	0.28%	$48,550
83	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	220	0.28%	$51,130
84	Food Service Managers	200	0.26%	$59,660
85	Civil Engineers	200	0.26%	$88,940
86	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	200	0.26%	$45,300
87	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	200	0.26%	$55,000
88	Pharmacists	200	0.26%	$157,290
89	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	190	0.24%	$31,350
90	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	190	0.24%	$45,260
91	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	190	0.24%	$62,400
92	All Other Managers	180	0.23%	$108,510
93	Compliance Officers	180	0.23%	$77,720
94	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	180	0.23%	$46,440
95	Insurance Sales Agents	180	0.23%	$58,480
96	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	180	0.23%	$45,470
97	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	180	0.23%	$46,900
98	Construction Managers	170	0.22%	$100,770
99	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	170	0.22%	$35,230
100	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	170	0.22%	$32,760

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