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Top 100 Popular Jobs in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 97,860. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 4,120 people (4.21 percent of the total employment in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 3,090 people (3.16 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	97,860	100.00%	$34,890
2	Cashiers	4,120	4.21%	$21,490
3	Registered Nurses	3,090	3.16%	$64,570
4	Fast Food Cooks	2,830	2.89%	$20,660
5	General and Operations Managers	2,500	2.55%	$61,800
6	Retail Salespersons	2,470	2.52%	$26,120
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,030	2.07%	$25,500
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,930	1.97%	$51,090
9	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,920	1.96%	$21,580
10	Customer Service Representatives	1,750	1.79%	$29,840
11	Office Clerks, General	1,660	1.70%	$29,000
12	Nursing Assistants	1,600	1.63%	$29,190
13	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,550	1.58%	$22,520
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,450	1.48%	$23,760
15	Medical Secretaries	1,400	1.43%	$30,070
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,380	1.41%	$36,710
17	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,330	1.36%	$34,220
18	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,280	1.31%	$24,050
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,260	1.29%	$28,580
20	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,260	1.29%	$19,150
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,260	1.29%	$31,080
22	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,140	1.16%	$51,560
23	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,140	1.16%	$44,990
24	Pharmacy Technicians	1,050	1.07%	$29,760
25	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,010	1.03%	$45,490
26	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,000	1.02%	$31,910
27	Medical Assistants	980	1.00%	$30,840
28	Food Preparation Workers	970	0.99%	$21,150
29	Correctional Officers and Jailers	950	0.97%	$34,830
30	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	940	0.96%	$30,550
31	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	910	0.93%	$48,240
32	Medical and Health Services Managers	900	0.92%	$76,750
33	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	900	0.92%	$41,370
34	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	890	0.91%	$39,040
35	School Bus Drivers	810	0.83%	$37,070
36	Security Guards	750	0.77%	$18,060
37	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	740	0.76%	$37,380
38	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	730	0.75%	$31,190
39	Receptionists and Information Clerks	690	0.71%	$27,950
40	Childcare Workers	670	0.68%	$21,810
41	Waiters and Waitresses	630	0.64%	$19,570
42	Social and Human Service Assistants	570	0.58%	$30,280
43	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	550	0.56%	$50,780
44	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	550	0.56%	$23,470
45	Pharmacists	530	0.54%	$123,770
46	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	510	0.52%	$56,520
47	Tellers	480	0.49%	$28,370
48	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	470	0.48%	$49,620
49	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	460	0.47%	$80,170
50	Civil Engineering Technicians	460	0.47%	$45,190
51	Restaurant Cooks	450	0.46%	$25,010
52	Accountants and Auditors	440	0.45%	$58,560
53	Firefighters	440	0.45%	$24,960
54	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	440	0.45%	$35,720
55	Construction Laborers	430	0.44%	$36,070
56	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	420	0.43%	$60,110
57	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	400	0.41%	$50,710
58	Driver/Sales Workers	400	0.41%	$27,510
59	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	370	0.38%	$49,220
60	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	370	0.38%	$43,680
61	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	370	0.38%	$49,670
62	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	370	0.38%	$42,920
63	Human Resources Specialists	360	0.37%	$47,860
64	Nurse Practitioners	350	0.36%	$99,380
65	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	350	0.36%	$37,480
66	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	350	0.36%	$45,710
67	Electricians	340	0.35%	$54,080
68	Emergency Medical Technicians	330	0.34%	$28,560
69	Highway Maintenance Workers	320	0.33%	$29,710
70	Compliance Officers	310	0.32%	$57,530
71	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	310	0.32%	$49,400
72	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	310	0.32%	$45,220
73	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	310	0.32%	$34,500
74	Radiologic Technologists	300	0.31%	$60,470
75	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	300	0.31%	$28,650
76	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	300	0.31%	$51,690
77	Other Teachers and Instructors	280	0.29%	$42,380
78	Postal Service Clerks	280	0.29%	$57,640
79	Lawyers	270	0.28%	$77,280
80	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	270	0.28%	$56,840
81	Billing and Posting Clerks	270	0.28%	$33,890
82	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	270	0.28%	$31,390
83	Carpenters	270	0.28%	$45,820
84	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	270	0.28%	$49,660
85	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	260	0.27%	$35,390
86	Parts Salespersons	260	0.27%	$27,310
87	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	260	0.27%	$50,330
88	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	260	0.27%	$39,890
89	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	250	0.26%	$49,890
90	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	250	0.26%	$42,850
91	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	240	0.25%	$36,490
92	Respiratory Therapists	240	0.25%	$55,360
93	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	230	0.24%	$37,980
94	Medical Records Specialists	230	0.24%	$36,410
95	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	230	0.24%	$41,950
96	Postal Service Mail Carriers	230	0.24%	$51,590
97	Financial Managers	220	0.22%	$93,150
98	Legal Secretaries	220	0.22%	$31,430
99	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	210	0.21%	$76,620
100	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	210	0.21%	$35,480

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