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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Evansville, IN-KY

What professions have the highest employment in Evansville, IN-KY? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Evansville, IN-KY. We note that the total employment in Evansville, IN-KY is 149,980. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 5,590 people (3.73 percent of the total employment in Evansville, IN-KY). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 4,820 people (3.21 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Evansville, IN-KY is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Evansville, IN-KY (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	149,980	100.00%	$38,640
2	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	5,590	3.73%	$34,360
3	Registered Nurses	4,820	3.21%	$68,280
4	Retail Salespersons	4,460	2.97%	$27,680
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,030	2.69%	$22,850
6	Office Clerks, General	3,450	2.30%	$36,350
7	Cashiers	3,300	2.20%	$24,980
8	General and Operations Managers	2,890	1.93%	$88,330
9	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,850	1.90%	$30,420
10	Customer Service Representatives	2,610	1.74%	$36,740
11	Waiters and Waitresses	2,410	1.61%	$21,080
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,200	1.47%	$29,090
13	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,110	1.41%	$47,330
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,830	1.22%	$45,320
15	Nursing Assistants	1,790	1.19%	$31,830
16	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,740	1.16%	$27,120
17	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,640	1.09%	$33,440
18	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,560	1.04%	$39,660
19	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,500	1.00%	$61,280
20	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,480	0.99%	$38,150
21	Restaurant Cooks	1,470	0.98%	$28,350
22	Construction Laborers	1,350	0.90%	$44,790
23	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,260	0.84%	$35,240
24	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,230	0.82%	$34,390
25	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,230	0.82%	$38,020
26	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,220	0.81%	$47,120
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,150	0.77%	$58,400
28	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,140	0.76%	$40,090
29	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,140	0.76%	$67,030
30	Medical Assistants	1,110	0.74%	$36,740
31	Accountants and Auditors	1,100	0.73%	$62,750
32	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,090	0.73%	$37,230
33	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,080	0.72%	$35,310
34	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,060	0.71%	$30,310
35	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	940	0.63%	$41,410
36	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	910	0.61%	$57,600
37	Security Guards	900	0.60%	$29,110
38	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	900	0.60%	$36,750
39	Electricians	890	0.59%	$72,480
40	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	850	0.57%	$28,350
41	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	840	0.56%	$31,860
42	Fast Food Cooks	820	0.55%	$22,810
43	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	820	0.55%	$53,910
44	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	820	0.55%	$73,840
45	Food Preparation Workers	770	0.51%	$26,300
46	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	750	0.50%	$58,600
47	Packers and Packagers	750	0.50%	$31,150
48	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	740	0.49%	$44,860
49	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	730	0.49%	$74,700
50	Medical Secretaries	720	0.48%	$35,340
51	Human Resources Specialists	700	0.47%	$54,560
52	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	690	0.46%	$26,290
53	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	640	0.43%	$36,520
54	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	640	0.43%	$55,670
55	Carpenters	640	0.43%	$55,590
56	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	630	0.42%	$73,220
57	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	630	0.42%	$52,600
58	Bartenders	610	0.41%	$21,630
59	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	610	0.41%	$54,720
60	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	600	0.40%	$58,680
61	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	600	0.40%	$28,900
62	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	590	0.39%	$49,540
63	Computer User Support Specialists	580	0.39%	$45,920
64	Medical and Health Services Managers	570	0.38%	$83,420
65	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	570	0.38%	$50,460
66	Pharmacy Technicians	560	0.37%	$35,860
67	Psychiatric Technicians	560	0.37%	$31,620
68	Childcare Workers	550	0.37%	$22,880
69	Tellers	550	0.37%	$34,510
70	Driver/Sales Workers	540	0.36%	$32,640
71	Financial Managers	530	0.35%	$98,280
72	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	530	0.35%	$50,960
73	Billing and Posting Clerks	520	0.35%	$37,020
74	Food Batchmakers	520	0.35%	$46,200
75	Counter and Rental Clerks	510	0.34%	$30,230
76	Social and Human Service Assistants	490	0.33%	$31,720
77	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	490	0.33%	$30,300
78	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	480	0.32%	$44,940
79	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	460	0.31%	$42,930
80	Project Management Specialists	440	0.29%	$76,410
81	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	440	0.29%	$59,900
82	Machinists	430	0.29%	$48,110
83	Lawyers	420	0.28%	$103,320
84	Coaches and Scouts	420	0.28%	$28,780
85	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	400	0.27%	$21,600
86	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	400	0.27%	$48,340
87	Industrial Engineers	390	0.26%	$83,410
88	Nurse Practitioners	390	0.26%	$107,560
89	All Other Physicians	390	0.26%	n/a
90	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	390	0.26%	$60,600
91	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	390	0.26%	$37,000
92	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	380	0.25%	$40,760
93	Sales Managers	370	0.25%	$95,660
94	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	370	0.25%	$54,080
95	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	370	0.25%	$22,400
96	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	370	0.25%	$36,130
97	Industrial Production Managers	360	0.24%	$99,880
98	Insurance Sales Agents	360	0.24%	$48,120
99	Printing Press Operators	360	0.24%	$48,130
100	Pharmacists	350	0.23%	$127,750

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