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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Corpus Christi, TX

What professions have the highest employment in Corpus Christi, TX? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Corpus Christi, TX. We note that the total employment in Corpus Christi, TX is 182,330. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 7,590 people (4.16 percent of the total employment in Corpus Christi, TX). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 5,440 people (2.98 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Corpus Christi, TX is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Corpus Christi, TX (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	182,330	100.00%	$38,340
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	7,590	4.16%	$22,320
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,440	2.98%	$22,010
4	General and Operations Managers	5,350	2.93%	$77,340
5	Retail Salespersons	4,550	2.50%	$27,390
6	Cashiers	4,510	2.47%	$25,440
7	Registered Nurses	3,680	2.02%	$77,800
8	Waiters and Waitresses	3,450	1.89%	$20,600
9	Customer Service Representatives	3,260	1.79%	$32,380
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,030	1.66%	$32,150
11	Office Clerks, General	3,020	1.66%	$31,200
12	Food Preparation Workers	2,780	1.52%	$25,520
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,470	1.35%	$26,850
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,420	1.33%	$36,380
15	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,340	1.28%	$45,090
16	Construction Laborers	2,310	1.27%	$35,280
17	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,190	1.20%	$53,830
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,150	1.18%	$37,430
19	Restaurant Cooks	1,990	1.09%	$28,320
20	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,900	1.04%	$30,300
21	Electricians	1,900	1.04%	$57,270
22	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,870	1.03%	$33,160
23	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,860	1.02%	$69,670
24	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,850	1.01%	$55,990
25	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,810	0.99%	$41,260
26	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,770	0.97%	$40,330
27	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,610	0.88%	$29,230
28	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,520	0.83%	$29,730
29	Nursing Assistants	1,430	0.78%	$29,750
30	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,420	0.78%	$26,770
31	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,310	0.72%	$58,760
32	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,170	0.64%	$23,330
33	Project Management Specialists	1,130	0.62%	$79,140
34	Medical Secretaries	1,110	0.61%	$34,350
35	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,100	0.60%	$70,980
36	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,070	0.59%	$62,590
37	Security Guards	1,060	0.58%	$28,750
38	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,060	0.58%	$38,590
39	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,050	0.58%	$45,890
40	Accountants and Auditors	1,020	0.56%	$69,260
41	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,020	0.56%	$49,680
42	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,000	0.55%	$54,890
43	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	990	0.54%	$50,110
44	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	980	0.54%	$52,450
45	Bartenders	980	0.54%	$21,830
46	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	950	0.52%	$57,940
47	Medical Assistants	940	0.52%	$33,740
48	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	930	0.51%	$43,430
49	Other Business Operations Specialists	920	0.50%	$73,220
50	Driver/Sales Workers	900	0.49%	$23,670
51	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	880	0.48%	$61,320
52	Lawyers	860	0.47%	$124,970
53	Childcare Workers	860	0.47%	$22,630
54	Carpenters	850	0.47%	$48,840
55	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	850	0.47%	$70,740
56	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	850	0.47%	$77,830
57	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	830	0.46%	$30,780
58	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	760	0.42%	$35,160
59	Sales Managers	730	0.40%	$81,870
60	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	720	0.39%	$21,770
61	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	700	0.38%	$49,920
62	Fast Food Cooks	690	0.38%	$21,760
63	Human Resources Specialists	670	0.37%	$57,370
64	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	670	0.37%	$54,120
65	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	660	0.36%	$54,730
66	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	650	0.36%	$22,370
67	Medical and Health Services Managers	630	0.35%	$99,150
68	Firefighters	620	0.34%	$57,090
69	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	610	0.33%	$85,140
70	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	580	0.32%	$25,700
71	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	580	0.32%	$23,340
72	Pharmacy Technicians	570	0.31%	$37,700
73	Construction Managers	560	0.31%	$95,760
74	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	550	0.30%	$60,820
75	Dishwashers	540	0.30%	$22,700
76	Financial Managers	530	0.29%	$120,030
77	Counter and Rental Clerks	520	0.29%	$30,340
78	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	520	0.29%	$23,310
79	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	520	0.29%	$47,120
80	Computer User Support Specialists	510	0.28%	$45,740
81	Civil Engineers	510	0.28%	$86,510
82	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	510	0.28%	$44,280
83	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	510	0.28%	$33,100
84	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	480	0.26%	$80,420
85	Dental Assistants	450	0.25%	$37,070
86	Billing and Posting Clerks	450	0.25%	$37,200
87	Computer Occupations, All Other	440	0.24%	$73,940
88	Tellers	440	0.24%	$29,690
89	Property, Real Estate Managers	430	0.24%	$48,880
90	Parts Salespersons	430	0.24%	$29,640
91	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	420	0.23%	$46,040
92	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	420	0.23%	$49,160
93	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	420	0.23%	$56,110
94	Packers and Packagers	420	0.23%	$22,410
95	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	400	0.22%	$59,040
96	Insurance Sales Agents	400	0.22%	$42,150
97	Postal Service Mail Carriers	400	0.22%	$51,710
98	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	390	0.21%	$53,540
99	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	390	0.21%	$57,430
100	Machinists	390	0.21%	$62,760

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