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Top 100 Popular Jobs in El Centro, CA

What professions have the highest employment in El Centro, CA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in El Centro, CA. We note that the total employment in El Centro, CA is 62,520. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 6,070 people (9.71 percent of the total employment in El Centro, CA). The second most common job is the farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse profession which employs 5,130 people (8.21 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in El Centro, CA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in El Centro, CA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	62,520	100.00%	$38,200
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	6,070	9.71%	$30,040
3	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	5,130	8.21%	$31,950
4	Cashiers	2,190	3.50%	$31,200
5	Retail Salespersons	1,540	2.46%	$32,680
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,380	2.21%	$31,850
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,310	2.10%	$35,000
8	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,280	2.05%	$98,590
9	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,160	1.86%	$103,800
10	Office Clerks, General	1,100	1.76%	$36,400
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,060	1.70%	$46,840
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,020	1.63%	$34,480
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	980	1.57%	$35,610
14	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	910	1.46%	$37,170
15	Registered Nurses	820	1.31%	$98,380
16	Compliance Officers	800	1.28%	$91,250
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	750	1.20%	$85,170
18	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	740	1.18%	$109,490
19	General and Operations Managers	690	1.10%	$97,620
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	620	0.99%	$45,030
21	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	590	0.94%	$44,310
22	Fast Food Cooks	570	0.91%	$31,230
23	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	530	0.85%	$43,470
24	Security Guards	520	0.83%	$33,390
25	Medical Assistants	480	0.77%	$34,880
26	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	480	0.77%	$59,920
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	470	0.75%	$36,810
28	Waiters and Waitresses	470	0.75%	$29,550
29	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	440	0.70%	$44,630
30	Customer Service Representatives	400	0.64%	$38,930
31	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	400	0.64%	$42,630
32	All Other Managers	390	0.62%	$126,590
33	Food Preparation Workers	380	0.61%	$31,760
34	Other Business Operations Specialists	360	0.58%	$68,930
35	Medical Secretaries	360	0.58%	$35,840
36	Packers and Packagers	360	0.58%	$33,770
37	Restaurant Cooks	330	0.53%	$36,300
38	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	330	0.53%	$61,400
39	Social and Human Service Assistants	310	0.50%	$41,520
40	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	310	0.50%	$58,690
41	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	280	0.45%	$36,770
42	Accountants and Auditors	270	0.43%	$69,510
43	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	270	0.43%	$53,860
44	Agricultural Equipment Operators	270	0.43%	$33,580
45	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	270	0.43%	$33,970
46	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	260	0.42%	$61,510
47	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	260	0.42%	$35,610
48	Construction Laborers	260	0.42%	$47,360
49	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	250	0.40%	$33,230
50	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	240	0.38%	$50,580
51	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	240	0.38%	$33,800
52	Management Analysts	230	0.37%	$76,160
53	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	230	0.37%	$76,200
54	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	220	0.35%	$36,380
55	Sales Managers	210	0.34%	$91,880
56	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	210	0.34%	$76,150
57	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	210	0.34%	$114,650
58	Nursing Assistants	200	0.32%	$36,630
59	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	200	0.32%	$65,360
60	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	190	0.30%	$81,470
61	Protective Service Workers, All Other	180	0.29%	$30,350
62	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	180	0.29%	$55,040
63	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	180	0.29%	$48,350
64	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	180	0.29%	$59,800
65	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	170	0.27%	$130,140
66	Medical and Health Services Managers	170	0.27%	$105,380
67	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	170	0.27%	$50,100
68	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	170	0.27%	$94,230
69	Firefighters	170	0.27%	$39,270
70	Driver/Sales Workers	170	0.27%	$33,980
71	Human Resources Specialists	160	0.26%	$63,650
72	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	160	0.26%	$60,920
73	Dishwashers	160	0.26%	$31,360
74	Parts Salespersons	160	0.26%	$35,590
75	Carpenters	160	0.26%	$61,060
76	Electricians	160	0.26%	$61,700
77	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	150	0.24%	$74,030
78	Counter and Rental Clerks	150	0.24%	$37,230
79	Rehabilitation Counselors	140	0.22%	$44,820
80	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	140	0.22%	$38,290
81	Pharmacy Technicians	140	0.22%	$45,240
82	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	140	0.22%	$30,110
83	Childcare Workers	140	0.22%	$34,970
84	Receptionists and Information Clerks	140	0.22%	$33,350
85	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	140	0.22%	$59,350
86	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	140	0.22%	$60,620
87	Project Management Specialists	130	0.21%	$93,560
88	Billing and Posting Clerks	130	0.21%	$38,770
89	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	130	0.21%	$49,020
90	Postal Service Mail Carriers	130	0.21%	$51,710
91	Other Agricultural Workers	130	0.21%	$81,500
92	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	130	0.21%	$74,840
93	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	130	0.21%	$35,340
94	Financial Managers	120	0.19%	$106,830
95	Dental Assistants	120	0.19%	$50,920
96	Bartenders	120	0.19%	$30,550
97	Tellers	120	0.19%	$36,080
98	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	120	0.19%	$47,240
99	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	120	0.19%	$60,000
100	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	120	0.19%	$48,670

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