Rank |
Job Description |
# of Empl. i |
% of Empl. i |
Average Salary i |
1 |
All Occupations
|
1,001,740 | 100.00% |
$40,450 |
2 |
Retail Salespersons
|
38,490 | 3.84% |
$22,730 |
3 |
Cashiers
|
26,120 | 2.61% |
$19,220 |
4 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
|
24,590 | 2.45% |
$22,750 |
5 |
Registered Nurses
|
19,440 | 1.94% |
$77,470 |
6 |
Office Clerks, General
|
18,700 | 1.87% |
$30,370 |
7 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
|
17,010 | 1.70% |
$38,450 |
8 |
Customer Service Representatives
|
16,710 | 1.67% |
$36,720 |
9 |
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
|
16,520 | 1.65% |
$22,860 |
10 |
Waiters and Waitresses
|
15,860 | 1.58% |
$20,120 |
11 |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
15,380 | 1.54% |
$26,170 |
12 |
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
|
14,290 | 1.43% |
$19,430 |
13 |
Receptionists and Information Clerks
|
14,220 | 1.42% |
$27,460 |
14 |
Nursing Assistants
|
13,980 | 1.40% |
$27,800 |
15 |
General and Operations Managers
|
12,880 | 1.29% |
$145,530 |
16 |
Teacher Assistants
|
12,710 | 1.27% |
$24,490 |
17 |
Applications Software Developers
|
12,550 | 1.25% |
$97,910 |
18 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
|
11,860 | 1.18% |
$49,440 |
19 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
|
11,690 | 1.17% |
$41,910 |
20 |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
|
11,230 | 1.12% |
$61,730 |
21 |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
|
11,180 | 1.12% |
$56,710 |
22 |
Other Business Operations Specialists
|
11,000 | 1.10% |
$70,310 |
23 |
Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
|
10,710 | 1.07% |
$64,880 |
24 |
Packers and Packagers
|
9,680 | 0.97% |
$19,860 |
25 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
9,580 | 0.96% |
$72,160 |
26 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
|
9,230 | 0.92% |
$42,900 |
27 |
Accountants and Auditors
|
8,660 | 0.86% |
$76,260 |
28 |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
|
8,550 | 0.85% |
$44,380 |
29 |
Other Sales Representatives
|
8,020 | 0.80% |
$67,960 |
30 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
|
8,020 | 0.80% |
$23,480 |
31 |
Home Health Aides
|
7,410 | 0.74% |
$23,750 |
32 |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
|
7,040 | 0.70% |
$34,610 |
33 |
Food Preparation Workers
|
6,860 | 0.68% |
$21,070 |
34 |
Construction Laborers
|
6,830 | 0.68% |
$46,010 |
35 |
Security Guards
|
6,630 | 0.66% |
$27,310 |
36 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
6,620 | 0.66% |
$63,060 |
37 |
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop
|
6,150 | 0.61% |
$18,780 |
38 |
School or Special Client Bus Drivers
|
6,000 | 0.60% |
$33,260 |
39 |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
|
5,840 | 0.58% |
$31,800 |
40 |
Restaurant Cooks
|
5,650 | 0.56% |
$26,060 |
41 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
|
5,460 | 0.55% |
$38,850 |
42 |
Billing and Posting Clerks
|
5,400 | 0.54% |
$38,090 |
43 |
Financial Managers
|
5,160 | 0.52% |
$135,280 |
44 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
|
5,080 | 0.51% |
$30,300 |
45 |
Substitute Teachers
|
4,940 | 0.49% |
$26,830 |
46 |
Computer Programmers
|
4,930 | 0.49% |
$76,060 |
47 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
|
4,820 | 0.48% |
$71,900 |
48 |
All Other Managers
|
4,810 | 0.48% |
$118,420 |
49 |
Computer User Support Specialists
|
4,710 | 0.47% |
$52,030 |
50 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
|
4,530 | 0.45% |
$25,310 |
51 |
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
|
4,500 | 0.45% |
$101,540 |
52 |
Computer Systems Analysts
|
4,500 | 0.45% |
$96,470 |
53 |
Childcare Workers
|
4,440 | 0.44% |
$22,280 |
54 |
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
|
4,410 | 0.44% |
$31,860 |
55 |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
|
4,280 | 0.43% |
$62,410 |
56 |
Tellers
|
4,220 | 0.42% |
$27,680 |
57 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
|
4,170 | 0.42% |
$53,170 |
58 |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
|
4,120 | 0.41% |
$39,480 |
59 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
4,090 | 0.41% |
$22,140 |
60 |
Carpenters
|
4,080 | 0.41% |
$51,130 |
61 |
Computer and Information Systems Managers
|
4,050 | 0.40% |
$142,420 |
62 |
Bartenders
|
4,000 | 0.40% |
$24,140 |
63 |
Sales Managers
|
3,870 | 0.39% |
$141,040 |
64 |
Lawyers
|
3,840 | 0.38% |
$121,720 |
65 |
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
|
3,760 | 0.38% |
$29,630 |
66 |
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
|
3,500 | 0.35% |
$49,020 |
67 |
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
|
3,480 | 0.35% |
$21,200 |
68 |
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
|
3,450 | 0.34% |
$71,470 |
69 |
Medical Secretaries
|
3,410 | 0.34% |
$36,450 |
70 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
|
3,320 | 0.33% |
$60,920 |
71 |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
|
3,310 | 0.33% |
$19,680 |
72 |
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
|
3,290 | 0.33% |
$85,200 |
73 |
Electricians
|
3,280 | 0.33% |
$62,570 |
74 |
Marketing Managers
|
3,260 | 0.33% |
$153,330 |
75 |
Other Physicians and Surgeons |
3,240 | 0.32% |
n/a |
76 |
Systems Software Developers
|
3,240 | 0.32% |
$101,290 |
77 |
Human Resources Specialists
|
3,190 | 0.32% |
$66,250 |
78 |
Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
|
3,180 | 0.32% |
$84,700 |
79 |
Recreation Workers
|
3,180 | 0.32% |
$24,630 |
80 |
Other Assemblers and Fabricators
|
3,030 | 0.30% |
$22,950 |
81 |
Medical Assistants
|
3,000 | 0.30% |
$30,920 |
82 |
Management Analysts
|
2,900 | 0.29% |
$90,690 |
83 |
Other Computer Occupations
|
2,770 | 0.28% |
$86,650 |
84 |
Insurance Sales Agents
|
2,730 | 0.27% |
$48,220 |
85 |
Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
|
2,730 | 0.27% |
$62,740 |
86 |
Dishwashers
|
2,720 | 0.27% |
$19,060 |
87 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
|
2,690 | 0.27% |
$39,950 |
88 |
Social and Human Service Assistants
|
2,690 | 0.27% |
$34,490 |
89 |
Postal Service Mail Carriers
|
2,610 | 0.26% |
$57,210 |
90 |
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
|
2,580 | 0.26% |
$53,850 |
91 |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
|
2,540 | 0.25% |
$75,180 |
92 |
Manicurists and Pedicurists
|
2,510 | 0.25% |
$23,650 |
93 |
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
|
2,470 | 0.25% |
$18,920 |
94 |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
|
2,400 | 0.24% |
$52,340 |
95 |
Medical and Health Services Managers
|
2,400 | 0.24% |
$106,290 |
96 |
Personal Care Aides
|
2,390 | 0.24% |
$23,400 |
97 |
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
|
2,350 | 0.23% |
$18,530 |
98 |
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
|
2,350 | 0.23% |
$68,490 |
99 |
Dental Assistants
|
2,320 | 0.23% |
$37,450 |
100 |
Other Financial Specialists
|
2,320 | 0.23% |
$67,900 |