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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Dayton, OH

What professions have the highest employment in Dayton, OH? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Dayton, OH. We note that the total employment in Dayton, OH is 363,200. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 10,370 people (2.86 percent of the total employment in Dayton, OH). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 10,280 people (2.83 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Dayton, OH is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Dayton, OH (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
363,200
100.00% $45,130
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers
10,370
2.86% $23,810
3 Registered Nurses
10,280
2.83% $76,660
4 Retail Salespersons
8,740
2.41% $28,510
5 Cashiers
8,470
2.33% $25,760
6 General and Operations Managers
8,400
2.31% $83,420
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
7,180
1.98% $31,850
8 Customer Service Representatives
6,610
1.82% $37,260
9 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
6,160
1.70% $28,050
10 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
5,730
1.58% $36,370
11 Office Clerks, General
5,700
1.57% $38,480
12 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
5,610
1.54% $34,240
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
5,300
1.46% $29,990
14 Waiters and Waitresses
4,910
1.35% $23,420
15 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
4,610
1.27% $49,190
16 Nursing Assistants
4,120
1.13% $35,250
17 Other Business Operations Specialists
4,070
1.12% $90,080
18 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
3,800
1.05% $38,830
19 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
3,800
1.05% $45,960
20 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,770
1.04% $76,220
21 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
3,550
0.98% $65,190
22 Software Developers
3,490
0.96% $100,960
23 Restaurant Cooks
3,310
0.91% $29,520
24 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
3,160
0.87% $44,720
25 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
3,090
0.85% $34,430
26 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
2,940
0.81% $56,270
27 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
2,760
0.76% $32,550
28 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
2,730
0.75% $42,020
29 Driver/Sales Workers
2,720
0.75% $22,510
30 Receptionists and Information Clerks
2,650
0.73% $30,830
31 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
2,630
0.72% $76,550
32 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
2,620
0.72% $50,980
33 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
2,560
0.70% $81,910
34 Accountants and Auditors
2,540
0.70% $72,800
35 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
2,490
0.69% $37,980
36 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
2,410
0.66% $75,810
37 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
2,410
0.66% $36,680
38 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
2,270
0.62% $34,780
39 Computer User Support Specialists
2,120
0.58% $48,150
40 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
2,100
0.58% $58,920
41 Management Analysts
2,070
0.57% $90,080
42 Human Resources Specialists
2,050
0.56% $62,470
43 Security Guards
2,040
0.56% $28,360
44 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
2,020
0.56% $41,670
45 Machinists
1,980
0.55% $48,250
46 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
1,940
0.53% $62,150
47 Medical Secretaries
1,920
0.53% $37,440
48 Project Management Specialists
1,910
0.53% $88,620
49 Medical Assistants
1,890
0.52% $36,900
50 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
1,820
0.50% $43,020
51 Engineers, All Other
1,790
0.49% $125,490
52 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
1,710
0.47% $77,580
53 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
1,610
0.44% $58,680
54 Industrial Engineers
1,610
0.44% $87,460
55 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
1,600
0.44% $44,550
56 Mechanical Engineers
1,580
0.44% $82,420
57 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,560
0.43% $46,390
58 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,540
0.42% $26,970
59 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
1,530
0.42% $84,990
60 Computer Systems Analysts
1,490
0.41% $98,960
61 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
1,480
0.41% $33,530
62 Fast Food Cooks
1,470
0.40% $25,900
63 Firefighters
1,460
0.40% $49,660
64 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
1,450
0.40% $49,600
65 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
1,430
0.39% $44,850
66 Bartenders
1,400
0.39% $23,070
67 Construction Laborers
1,400
0.39% $46,780
68 Medical and Health Services Managers
1,380
0.38% $100,330
69 Electricians
1,370
0.38% $56,710
70 All Other Physicians
1,340
0.37% $199,090
71 Food Preparation Workers
1,330
0.37% $28,410
72 Financial Managers
1,320
0.36% $117,790
73 Logisticians
1,320
0.36% $92,830
74 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
1,320
0.36% $50,700
75 Pharmacy Technicians
1,270
0.35% $36,830
76 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
1,190
0.33% $37,870
77 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
1,160
0.32% $66,160
78 Billing and Posting Clerks
1,110
0.31% $39,840
79 Packers and Packagers
1,100
0.30% $33,910
80 Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)
1,090
0.30% $119,230
81 Carpenters
1,090
0.30% $49,120
82 Other Postsecondary Teachers
1,080
0.30% $64,390
83 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
1,060
0.29% $70,420
84 Computer Occupations, All Other
1,050
0.29% $100,630
85 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
1,050
0.29% $48,600
86 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
1,040
0.29% $21,970
87 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,040
0.29% $37,740
88 Coaches and Scouts
1,030
0.28% $37,230
89 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
1,020
0.28% $28,500
90 Aerospace Engineers
1,010
0.28% $116,130
91 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
1,010
0.28% $48,920
92 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
990
0.27% $35,560
93 Pharmacists
980
0.27% $127,920
94 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
970
0.27% $26,550
95 Food Service Managers
960
0.26% $51,850
96 Loan Officers
960
0.26% $63,180
97 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
960
0.26% $27,690
98 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
950
0.26% $60,040
99 Other Financial Specialists
940
0.26% $98,280
100 Postal Service Mail Carriers
930
0.26% $55,640

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