Rank |
Job Description |
# of Empl. i |
% of Empl. i |
Average Salary i |
1 |
All Occupations
|
987,600 | 100.00% |
$46,800 |
2 |
Registered Nurses
|
29,260 | 2.96% |
$76,650 |
3 |
General and Operations Managers
|
23,860 | 2.42% |
$97,350 |
4 |
Fast Food and Counter Workers
|
23,070 | 2.34% |
$23,790 |
5 |
Stockers and Order Fillers
|
21,060 | 2.13% |
$34,360 |
6 |
Cashiers
|
20,780 | 2.10% |
$26,520 |
7 |
Retail Salespersons
|
19,910 | 2.02% |
$29,300 |
8 |
Customer Service Representatives
|
18,400 | 1.86% |
$38,290 |
9 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
|
18,280 | 1.85% |
$35,930 |
10 |
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
|
17,040 | 1.73% |
$27,730 |
11 |
Office Clerks, General
|
15,970 | 1.62% |
$38,900 |
12 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
|
13,910 | 1.41% |
$37,190 |
13 |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
13,790 | 1.40% |
$31,010 |
14 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
|
13,430 | 1.36% |
$49,840 |
15 |
Waiters and Waitresses
|
12,730 | 1.29% |
$23,200 |
16 |
Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
|
12,720 | 1.29% |
$68,380 |
17 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
|
12,590 | 1.27% |
$46,290 |
18 |
Nursing Assistants
|
12,120 | 1.23% |
$36,240 |
19 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
|
11,380 | 1.15% |
$39,660 |
20 |
Accountants and Auditors
|
11,370 | 1.15% |
$75,900 |
21 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
|
10,650 | 1.08% |
$44,920 |
22 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
9,840 | 1.00% |
$80,090 |
23 |
Software Developers
|
8,830 | 0.89% |
$105,090 |
24 |
Restaurant Cooks
|
8,640 | 0.87% |
$30,200 |
25 |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
|
8,350 | 0.85% |
$61,620 |
26 |
Security Guards
|
8,320 | 0.84% |
$29,530 |
27 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
|
7,890 | 0.80% |
$35,520 |
28 |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
|
7,540 | 0.76% |
$38,300 |
29 |
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
|
7,410 | 0.75% |
$30,780 |
30 |
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
|
6,880 | 0.70% |
$59,140 |
31 |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
|
6,530 | 0.66% |
$44,000 |
32 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
6,490 | 0.66% |
$80,410 |
33 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
|
6,490 | 0.66% |
$54,840 |
34 |
Machinists
|
6,410 | 0.65% |
$46,690 |
35 |
Human Resources Specialists
|
6,190 | 0.63% |
$64,430 |
36 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
|
5,950 | 0.60% |
$35,760 |
37 |
Receptionists and Information Clerks
|
5,950 | 0.60% |
$31,330 |
38 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
|
5,910 | 0.60% |
$64,240 |
39 |
Financial Managers
|
5,840 | 0.59% |
$134,100 |
40 |
Other Business Operations Specialists
|
5,830 | 0.59% |
$64,360 |
41 |
Project Management Specialists
|
5,690 | 0.58% |
$82,610 |
42 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
|
5,630 | 0.57% |
$62,830 |
43 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
|
5,620 | 0.57% |
$40,080 |
44 |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
|
5,560 | 0.56% |
$37,310 |
45 |
Medical Secretaries
|
5,500 | 0.56% |
$39,000 |
46 |
Lawyers
|
5,460 | 0.55% |
$111,590 |
47 |
Management Analysts
|
5,370 | 0.54% |
$93,550 |
48 |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
|
5,310 | 0.54% |
$78,000 |
49 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
|
5,100 | 0.52% |
$45,760 |
50 |
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
|
5,040 | 0.51% |
$74,380 |
51 |
Construction Laborers
|
4,990 | 0.51% |
$50,890 |
52 |
Driver/Sales Workers
|
4,960 | 0.50% |
$25,170 |
53 |
Computer User Support Specialists
|
4,750 | 0.48% |
$50,530 |
54 |
Computer Systems Analysts
|
4,680 | 0.47% |
$102,030 |
55 |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
|
4,320 | 0.44% |
$47,800 |
56 |
Bartenders
|
4,210 | 0.43% |
$24,250 |
57 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
4,130 | 0.42% |
$28,080 |
58 |
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
|
4,010 | 0.41% |
$35,160 |
59 |
Electricians
|
3,940 | 0.40% |
$60,430 |
60 |
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
|
3,800 | 0.38% |
$64,310 |
61 |
Food Preparation Workers
|
3,730 | 0.38% |
$28,060 |
62 |
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
|
3,720 | 0.38% |
$52,780 |
63 |
Firefighters
|
3,700 | 0.37% |
$60,980 |
64 |
Packers and Packagers
|
3,580 | 0.36% |
$34,550 |
65 |
Medical and Health Services Managers
|
3,470 | 0.35% |
$105,020 |
66 |
Pharmacy Technicians
|
3,380 | 0.34% |
$37,830 |
67 |
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
|
3,320 | 0.34% |
$29,120 |
68 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
|
3,310 | 0.34% |
$43,680 |
69 |
Medical Assistants
|
3,300 | 0.33% |
$37,950 |
70 |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
|
3,290 | 0.33% |
$39,780 |
71 |
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
|
3,280 | 0.33% |
$68,850 |
72 |
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
|
3,270 | 0.33% |
$89,400 |
73 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
|
3,230 | 0.33% |
$39,120 |
74 |
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
|
3,160 | 0.32% |
$58,780 |
75 |
Billing and Posting Clerks
|
3,150 | 0.32% |
$41,480 |
76 |
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
|
3,140 | 0.32% |
$47,730 |
77 |
Industrial Engineers
|
3,130 | 0.32% |
$91,690 |
78 |
All Other Physicians
|
3,130 | 0.32% |
$68,520 |
79 |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
|
3,120 | 0.32% |
$74,190 |
80 |
Carpenters
|
3,110 | 0.31% |
$57,200 |
81 |
Sales Managers
|
3,090 | 0.31% |
$131,400 |
82 |
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
|
3,040 | 0.31% |
$30,050 |
83 |
Mechanical Engineers
|
3,000 | 0.30% |
$86,410 |
84 |
Insurance Sales Agents
|
2,970 | 0.30% |
$60,710 |
85 |
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
|
2,910 | 0.29% |
$29,290 |
86 |
Pharmacists
|
2,820 | 0.29% |
$135,870 |
87 |
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
|
2,780 | 0.28% |
$30,130 |
88 |
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
|
2,750 | 0.28% |
$57,380 |
89 |
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
|
2,740 | 0.28% |
$50,090 |
90 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
|
2,720 | 0.28% |
$46,390 |
91 |
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
|
2,710 | 0.27% |
$48,620 |
92 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
|
2,710 | 0.27% |
$59,990 |
93 |
Loan Officers
|
2,690 | 0.27% |
$63,320 |
94 |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
|
2,660 | 0.27% |
$53,250 |
95 |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
|
2,630 | 0.27% |
$22,490 |
96 |
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
|
2,560 | 0.26% |
$26,950 |
97 |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
|
2,560 | 0.26% |
$61,270 |
98 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
|
2,560 | 0.26% |
$46,820 |
99 |
Dental Assistants
|
2,550 | 0.26% |
$45,120 |
100 |
Computer and Information Systems Managers
|
2,500 | 0.25% |
$145,790 |