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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Elmira, NY

What professions have the highest employment in Elmira, NY? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Elmira, NY. We note that the total employment in Elmira, NY is 33,780. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 1,330 people (3.94 percent of the total employment in Elmira, NY). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 970 people (2.87 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Elmira, NY is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Elmira, NY (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	33,780	100.00%	$43,220
2	Retail Salespersons	1,330	3.94%	$29,360
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	970	2.87%	$29,160
4	Cashiers	970	2.87%	$28,750
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	940	2.78%	$37,470
6	Registered Nurses	820	2.43%	$79,900
7	General and Operations Managers	730	2.16%	$88,470
8	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	630	1.87%	$36,730
9	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	620	1.84%	$29,660
10	Customer Service Representatives	610	1.81%	$35,670
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	590	1.75%	$37,480
12	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	560	1.66%	$29,580
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	560	1.66%	$30,450
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	540	1.60%	$40,510
15	Waiters and Waitresses	510	1.51%	$34,650
16	Office Clerks, General	500	1.48%	$36,420
17	Nursing Assistants	450	1.33%	$32,620
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	450	1.33%	$39,790
19	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	400	1.18%	$47,070
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	390	1.15%	$42,720
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	380	1.12%	$62,940
22	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	370	1.10%	$62,710
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	300	0.89%	$43,600
24	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	300	0.89%	$38,210
25	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	290	0.86%	$37,370
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	270	0.80%	$36,230
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	270	0.80%	$63,070
28	Machinists	250	0.74%	$47,640
29	Restaurant Cooks	250	0.74%	$34,190
30	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	240	0.71%	$65,360
31	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	240	0.71%	$46,590
32	Accountants and Auditors	230	0.68%	$73,140
33	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	210	0.62%	$45,980
34	Receptionists and Information Clerks	210	0.62%	$31,400
35	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	200	0.59%	$62,190
36	Food Preparation Workers	190	0.56%	$30,120
37	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	190	0.56%	$41,400
38	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	180	0.53%	$28,910
39	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	170	0.50%	$39,720
40	School Bus Drivers	170	0.50%	$38,440
41	Social and Human Service Assistants	170	0.50%	$37,460
42	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	150	0.44%	$37,450
43	Bartenders	150	0.44%	$34,480
44	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	150	0.44%	$35,090
45	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	150	0.44%	$64,940
46	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	150	0.44%	$59,480
47	Packers and Packagers	140	0.41%	$32,290
48	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	140	0.41%	$59,950
49	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	140	0.41%	$52,980
50	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	130	0.38%	$48,120
51	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	130	0.38%	$59,270
52	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	130	0.38%	$62,900
53	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	130	0.38%	$57,780
54	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	130	0.38%	$74,780
55	Dishwashers	130	0.38%	$29,020
56	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	130	0.38%	$47,980
57	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	130	0.38%	$66,460
58	Construction Laborers	130	0.38%	$39,830
59	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	120	0.36%	$59,380
60	Human Resources Specialists	120	0.36%	$63,130
61	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	120	0.36%	$73,150
62	Carpenters	120	0.36%	$47,660
63	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	120	0.36%	$80,880
64	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	110	0.33%	$60,940
65	Project Management Specialists	110	0.33%	$83,760
66	Industrial Engineers	110	0.33%	$74,950
67	Electricians	110	0.33%	$56,840
68	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	110	0.33%	$50,890
69	Computer User Support Specialists	100	0.30%	$51,340
70	Software Developers	100	0.30%	$90,110
71	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	100	0.30%	$49,900
72	Lawyers	100	0.30%	$100,560
73	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	100	0.30%	$61,730
74	Security Guards	100	0.30%	$36,720
75	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	100	0.30%	$28,530
76	Childcare Workers	100	0.30%	$28,520
77	Billing and Posting Clerks	100	0.30%	$38,890
78	Medical Secretaries	100	0.30%	$35,780
79	Sheet Metal Workers	100	0.30%	$61,270
80	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	90	0.27%	$104,800
81	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	90	0.27%	$54,310
82	Pharmacy Technicians	90	0.27%	$32,340
83	Dental Assistants	90	0.27%	$37,600
84	Medical Assistants	90	0.27%	$35,110
85	Fast Food Cooks	90	0.27%	$29,050
86	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	90	0.27%	$28,740
87	Counter and Rental Clerks	90	0.27%	$36,660
88	Postal Service Mail Carriers	90	0.27%	$53,140
89	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	80	0.24%	$36,930
90	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	80	0.24%	$38,970
91	Financial Managers	80	0.24%	$137,590
92	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	80	0.24%	$81,540
93	Nurse Practitioners	80	0.24%	$110,890
94	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	80	0.24%	$49,930
95	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	70	0.21%	$36,920
96	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	70	0.21%	$45,260
97	Driver/Sales Workers	70	0.21%	$44,590
98	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	70	0.21%	$30,920
99	Medical and Health Services Managers	70	0.21%	$108,150
100	Healthcare Social Workers	70	0.21%	$48,680

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