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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Columbus, GA-AL

What professions have the highest employment in Columbus, GA-AL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Columbus, GA-AL. We note that the total employment in Columbus, GA-AL is 113,500. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 3,680 people (3.24 percent of the total employment in Columbus, GA-AL). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 3,540 people (3.12 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Columbus, GA-AL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Columbus, GA-AL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	113,500	100.00%	$37,010
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,680	3.24%	$21,040
3	Retail Salespersons	3,540	3.12%	$22,880
4	Customer Service Representatives	2,950	2.60%	$31,770
5	Cashiers	2,860	2.52%	$22,170
6	Registered Nurses	2,510	2.21%	$73,990
7	Waiters and Waitresses	2,300	2.03%	$24,710
8	General and Operations Managers	2,170	1.91%	$74,480
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,050	1.81%	$32,050
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,000	1.76%	$29,010
11	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,810	1.59%	$66,210
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,690	1.49%	$31,600
13	Office Clerks, General	1,680	1.48%	$34,350
14	Software Developers	1,590	1.40%	$105,430
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,360	1.20%	$58,820
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,350	1.19%	$36,550
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,280	1.13%	$24,870
18	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,250	1.10%	$23,520
19	Security Guards	1,240	1.09%	$29,030
20	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,200	1.06%	$30,440
21	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,170	1.03%	$34,330
22	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,120	0.99%	$51,680
23	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,050	0.93%	$28,130
24	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,020	0.90%	$46,000
25	Restaurant Cooks	990	0.87%	$28,110
26	Nursing Assistants	980	0.86%	$28,030
27	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	940	0.83%	$38,440
28	Receptionists and Information Clerks	880	0.78%	$28,440
29	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	840	0.74%	$21,420
30	Fast Food Cooks	830	0.73%	$23,160
31	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	810	0.71%	$21,870
32	Medical Assistants	800	0.70%	$34,830
33	Accountants and Auditors	790	0.70%	$66,250
34	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	750	0.66%	$46,970
35	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	740	0.65%	$58,260
36	Food Preparation Workers	710	0.63%	$24,330
37	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	670	0.59%	$59,210
38	Management Analysts	660	0.58%	$82,200
39	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	650	0.57%	$38,030
40	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	640	0.56%	$44,590
41	School Bus Drivers	630	0.56%	$35,500
42	All Other Managers	610	0.54%	$99,490
43	Human Resources Specialists	610	0.54%	$57,700
44	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	610	0.54%	$57,260
45	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	600	0.53%	$30,570
46	Computer Occupations, All Other	580	0.51%	$82,530
47	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	580	0.51%	$57,540
48	Construction Laborers	570	0.50%	$31,470
49	Other Production Workers	560	0.49%	$31,200
50	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	550	0.48%	$34,660
51	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	550	0.48%	$60,110
52	Billing and Posting Clerks	540	0.48%	$36,210
53	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	540	0.48%	$40,490
54	Recreation Workers	520	0.46%	$24,740
55	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	520	0.46%	$61,710
56	Computer User Support Specialists	490	0.43%	$49,130
57	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	490	0.43%	$60,430
58	Other Teachers and Instructors	480	0.42%	$58,160
59	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	480	0.42%	$34,900
60	Project Management Specialists	470	0.41%	$95,330
61	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	460	0.41%	$33,480
62	Childcare Workers	450	0.40%	$21,830
63	Insurance Sales Agents	450	0.40%	$42,060
64	Medical and Health Services Managers	420	0.37%	$104,510
65	Other Financial Specialists	420	0.37%	$32,460
66	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	420	0.37%	$27,260
67	Pharmacy Technicians	420	0.37%	$35,520
68	Driver/Sales Workers	420	0.37%	$26,990
69	Packers and Packagers	420	0.37%	$23,760
70	Electricians	400	0.35%	$44,700
71	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	390	0.34%	$35,290
72	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	390	0.34%	$49,920
73	Computer Systems Analysts	380	0.33%	$106,280
74	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	380	0.33%	$35,070
75	Training and Development Specialists	370	0.33%	$50,320
76	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	360	0.32%	$60,800
77	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	350	0.31%	$49,980
78	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	350	0.31%	$45,780
79	Postal Service Mail Carriers	350	0.31%	$49,750
80	Computer and Information Systems Managers	340	0.30%	$155,000
81	Financial Managers	340	0.30%	$129,930
82	Bartenders	340	0.30%	$20,810
83	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	340	0.30%	$38,710
84	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	330	0.29%	$51,540
85	Firefighters	330	0.29%	$39,460
86	Medical Secretaries	330	0.29%	$33,920
87	Pharmacists	320	0.28%	$127,200
88	All Other Physicians	320	0.28%	$199,720
89	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	320	0.28%	$20,620
90	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	310	0.27%	$43,240
91	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	310	0.27%	$51,980
92	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	300	0.26%	$68,410
93	Bill and Account Collectors	290	0.26%	$32,190
94	Data Entry Keyers	290	0.26%	$36,410
95	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	290	0.26%	$28,600
96	Social and Human Service Assistants	280	0.25%	$27,770
97	Lawyers	280	0.25%	$101,360
98	Instructional Coordinators	280	0.25%	$79,190
99	Dental Assistants	280	0.25%	$38,060
100	Tellers	280	0.25%	$33,140

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