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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Dover, DE

What professions have the highest employment in Dover, DE? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Dover, DE. We note that the total employment in Dover, DE is 65,690. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 2,180 people (3.32 percent of the total employment in Dover, DE). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,010 people (3.06 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Dover, DE is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Dover, DE (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	65,690	100.00%	$40,850
2	Cashiers	2,180	3.32%	$26,090
3	Retail Salespersons	2,010	3.06%	$28,000
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,730	2.63%	$26,850
5	Registered Nurses	1,630	2.48%	$78,320
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,430	2.18%	$27,320
7	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,340	2.04%	$38,020
8	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,210	1.84%	$50,440
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,180	1.80%	$28,270
10	Customer Service Representatives	920	1.40%	$33,670
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	900	1.37%	$59,190
12	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	900	1.37%	$47,340
13	Nursing Assistants	890	1.35%	$34,980
14	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	830	1.26%	$54,480
15	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	790	1.20%	$25,230
16	Waiters and Waitresses	770	1.17%	$26,890
17	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	760	1.16%	$35,790
18	Office Clerks, General	760	1.16%	$31,990
19	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	740	1.13%	$63,230
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	740	1.13%	$38,570
21	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	730	1.11%	$31,580
22	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	700	1.07%	$46,800
23	Medical Secretaries	660	1.00%	$35,320
24	Accountants and Auditors	640	0.97%	$62,470
25	Restaurant Cooks	630	0.96%	$28,300
26	General and Operations Managers	570	0.87%	$109,890
27	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	540	0.82%	$38,170
28	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	520	0.79%	$48,130
29	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	520	0.79%	$41,780
30	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	510	0.78%	$37,420
31	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	480	0.73%	$40,820
32	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	450	0.69%	$33,820
33	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	400	0.61%	$72,630
34	Fast Food Cooks	400	0.61%	$23,400
35	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	380	0.58%	$27,040
36	Construction Laborers	380	0.58%	$38,340
37	Human Resources Specialists	370	0.56%	$56,040
38	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	370	0.56%	$36,250
39	School Bus Drivers	370	0.56%	$37,720
40	Management Analysts	360	0.55%	$58,300
41	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	360	0.55%	$33,960
42	Food Preparation Workers	350	0.53%	$27,990
43	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	350	0.53%	$61,170
44	Medical Assistants	340	0.52%	$33,430
45	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	340	0.52%	$48,080
46	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	340	0.52%	$37,640
47	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	330	0.50%	$63,080
48	Receptionists and Information Clerks	330	0.50%	$27,150
49	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	320	0.49%	$43,040
50	Compliance Officers	310	0.47%	$52,800
51	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	310	0.47%	$73,020
52	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	310	0.47%	$46,850
53	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	300	0.46%	$63,830
54	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	300	0.46%	$27,440
55	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	300	0.46%	$37,540
56	Electricians	290	0.44%	$51,600
57	Bartenders	280	0.43%	$27,430
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	280	0.43%	$75,490
59	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	270	0.41%	$64,050
60	Computer Systems Analysts	260	0.40%	$90,780
61	Software Developers	260	0.40%	$102,110
62	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	260	0.40%	$51,940
63	Packers and Packagers	260	0.40%	$24,840
64	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	250	0.38%	$119,980
65	Civil Engineers	250	0.38%	$87,390
66	Lawyers	240	0.37%	$113,170
67	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	240	0.37%	$61,760
68	Dishwashers	230	0.35%	$23,260
69	Driver/Sales Workers	230	0.35%	$21,840
70	Other Business Operations Specialists	220	0.33%	$69,740
71	Medical and Health Services Managers	210	0.32%	$98,240
72	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	210	0.32%	$43,620
73	Security Guards	210	0.32%	$31,070
74	Insurance Sales Agents	210	0.32%	$56,170
75	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	210	0.32%	$43,330
76	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	210	0.32%	$66,110
77	Computer User Support Specialists	200	0.30%	$61,330
78	Pharmacy Technicians	200	0.30%	$36,030
79	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	200	0.30%	$40,830
80	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	190	0.29%	$63,300
81	Instructional Coordinators	190	0.29%	$77,200
82	Cost Estimators	180	0.27%	$55,000
83	Residential Advisors	180	0.27%	$30,040
84	Postal Service Mail Carriers	180	0.27%	$51,590
85	Chief Executives	170	0.26%	n/a
86	Training and Development Specialists	170	0.26%	$62,310
87	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	170	0.26%	$25,500
88	Counter and Rental Clerks	170	0.26%	$36,150
89	Food Batchmakers	170	0.26%	$47,640
90	Civil Engineering Technicians	160	0.24%	$42,240
91	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	160	0.24%	$49,470
92	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	160	0.24%	$30,430
93	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	160	0.24%	$22,160
94	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	160	0.24%	$28,950
95	Tellers	160	0.24%	$36,300
96	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	160	0.24%	$27,990
97	Financial Managers	150	0.23%	$162,640
98	Social and Community Service Managers	150	0.23%	$61,150
99	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	150	0.23%	$62,670
100	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	150	0.23%	$67,400

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