Rank |
Job Description |
# of Empl. i |
% of Empl. i |
Average Salary i |
1 |
All Occupations
|
1,866,500 | 100.00% |
$48,000 |
2 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
|
58,830 | 3.15% |
$38,910 |
3 |
Retail Salespersons
|
49,150 | 2.63% |
$30,940 |
4 |
Fast Food and Counter Workers
|
46,500 | 2.49% |
$27,510 |
5 |
Registered Nurses
|
43,040 | 2.31% |
$81,050 |
6 |
Stockers and Order Fillers
|
40,340 | 2.16% |
$34,280 |
7 |
Office Clerks, General
|
38,800 | 2.08% |
$40,300 |
8 |
General and Operations Managers
|
37,150 | 1.99% |
$102,170 |
9 |
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
|
36,760 | 1.97% |
$28,620 |
10 |
Customer Service Representatives
|
36,430 | 1.95% |
$38,540 |
11 |
Cashiers
|
35,180 | 1.88% |
$27,510 |
12 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
|
30,970 | 1.66% |
$37,910 |
13 |
Waiters and Waitresses
|
27,250 | 1.46% |
$33,040 |
14 |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
24,040 | 1.29% |
$30,880 |
15 |
Software Developers
|
23,050 | 1.23% |
$104,090 |
16 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
|
22,020 | 1.18% |
$53,560 |
17 |
Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
|
20,750 | 1.11% |
$74,110 |
18 |
Mechanical Engineers
|
20,560 | 1.10% |
$99,690 |
19 |
Accountants and Auditors
|
18,420 | 0.99% |
$78,630 |
20 |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
|
17,200 | 0.92% |
$64,750 |
21 |
Restaurant Cooks
|
16,360 | 0.88% |
$34,470 |
22 |
Nursing Assistants
|
16,330 | 0.87% |
$36,490 |
23 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
|
15,880 | 0.85% |
$46,140 |
24 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
|
15,470 | 0.83% |
$44,640 |
25 |
Industrial Engineers
|
15,270 | 0.82% |
$96,940 |
26 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
|
15,110 | 0.81% |
$40,910 |
27 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
|
14,630 | 0.78% |
$36,440 |
28 |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
|
14,600 | 0.78% |
$38,160 |
29 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
|
13,370 | 0.72% |
$47,910 |
30 |
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
|
13,320 | 0.71% |
$68,460 |
31 |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
|
13,180 | 0.71% |
$63,480 |
32 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
|
12,630 | 0.68% |
$45,720 |
33 |
Electricians
|
12,460 | 0.67% |
$65,860 |
34 |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
|
12,330 | 0.66% |
$45,140 |
35 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
|
12,140 | 0.65% |
$39,730 |
36 |
Project Management Specialists
|
12,060 | 0.65% |
$100,170 |
37 |
Other Business Operations Specialists
|
12,000 | 0.64% |
$77,410 |
38 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
|
11,980 | 0.64% |
$35,990 |
39 |
Medical Secretaries
|
11,970 | 0.64% |
$38,230 |
40 |
Receptionists and Information Clerks
|
11,950 | 0.64% |
$33,270 |
41 |
Medical Assistants
|
11,570 | 0.62% |
$36,780 |
42 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
|
11,480 | 0.62% |
$65,870 |
43 |
Security Guards
|
11,450 | 0.61% |
$31,980 |
44 |
Construction Laborers
|
11,340 | 0.61% |
$47,300 |
45 |
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
|
10,840 | 0.58% |
$29,420 |
46 |
Human Resources Specialists
|
10,390 | 0.56% |
$64,720 |
47 |
Financial Managers
|
10,290 | 0.55% |
$132,310 |
48 |
Lawyers
|
10,160 | 0.54% |
$106,200 |
49 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
|
10,130 | 0.54% |
$76,020 |
50 |
Machinists
|
9,930 | 0.53% |
$47,440 |
51 |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
|
9,850 | 0.53% |
$39,400 |
52 |
Computer User Support Specialists
|
9,830 | 0.53% |
$53,500 |
53 |
Computer Systems Analysts
|
9,790 | 0.52% |
$106,920 |
54 |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
|
9,480 | 0.51% |
$49,850 |
55 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
8,890 | 0.48% |
$63,800 |
56 |
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
|
8,580 | 0.46% |
$64,950 |
57 |
Loan Officers
|
8,290 | 0.44% |
$83,510 |
58 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
|
8,270 | 0.44% |
$61,620 |
59 |
Architectural and Engineering Managers
|
8,020 | 0.43% |
$138,680 |
60 |
Computer and Information Systems Managers
|
7,760 | 0.42% |
$137,980 |
61 |
Management Analysts
|
7,750 | 0.42% |
$94,140 |
62 |
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
|
7,590 | 0.41% |
$77,330 |
63 |
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
|
7,100 | 0.38% |
$58,650 |
64 |
Sales Managers
|
7,020 | 0.38% |
$135,110 |
65 |
Engineers, All Other
|
6,940 | 0.37% |
$103,530 |
66 |
Childcare Workers
|
6,920 | 0.37% |
$28,100 |
67 |
Billing and Posting Clerks
|
6,910 | 0.37% |
$44,650 |
68 |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
|
6,890 | 0.37% |
$73,680 |
69 |
Carpenters
|
6,880 | 0.37% |
$59,090 |
70 |
Driver/Sales Workers
|
6,750 | 0.36% |
$32,890 |
71 |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
|
6,680 | 0.36% |
$64,200 |
72 |
Pharmacy Technicians
|
6,660 | 0.36% |
$36,610 |
73 |
Industrial Production Managers
|
6,370 | 0.34% |
$109,730 |
74 |
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
|
6,210 | 0.33% |
$49,880 |
75 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
6,140 | 0.33% |
$29,710 |
76 |
Bartenders
|
6,040 | 0.32% |
$32,760 |
77 |
Medical and Health Services Managers
|
6,020 | 0.32% |
$102,060 |
78 |
All Other Physicians
|
5,980 | 0.32% |
$198,940 |
79 |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
|
5,980 | 0.32% |
$74,360 |
80 |
Packers and Packagers
|
5,860 | 0.31% |
$32,000 |
81 |
Electrical Engineers
|
5,560 | 0.30% |
$101,610 |
82 |
Dental Assistants
|
5,540 | 0.30% |
$40,070 |
83 |
Postal Service Mail Carriers
|
5,480 | 0.29% |
$55,640 |
84 |
Food Preparation Workers
|
5,460 | 0.29% |
$31,200 |
85 |
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
|
5,390 | 0.29% |
$77,600 |
86 |
Mechanical Engineering Technicians
|
5,220 | 0.28% |
$61,580 |
87 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
|
5,200 | 0.28% |
$44,830 |
88 |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
|
5,100 | 0.27% |
$52,040 |
89 |
Counter and Rental Clerks
|
5,080 | 0.27% |
$37,590 |
90 |
Logisticians
|
4,980 | 0.27% |
$82,270 |
91 |
Pharmacists
|
4,920 | 0.26% |
$133,320 |
92 |
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
|
4,910 | 0.26% |
$28,380 |
93 |
Tool and Die Makers
|
4,890 | 0.26% |
$65,710 |
94 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
|
4,840 | 0.26% |
$36,930 |
95 |
All Other Managers
|
4,810 | 0.26% |
$124,590 |
96 |
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
|
4,740 | 0.25% |
$26,820 |
97 |
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
|
4,650 | 0.25% |
$35,850 |
98 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
4,580 | 0.25% |
$63,160 |
99 |
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
|
4,560 | 0.24% |
$56,200 |
100 |
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
|
4,530 | 0.24% |
$61,290 |