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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Fort Wayne, IN

What professions have the highest employment in Fort Wayne, IN? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Fort Wayne, IN. We note that the total employment in Fort Wayne, IN is 217,750. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 8,370 people (3.84 percent of the total employment in Fort Wayne, IN). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 6,260 people (2.87 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Fort Wayne, IN is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Fort Wayne, IN (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	217,750	100.00%	$41,140
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	8,370	3.84%	$40,370
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	6,260	2.87%	$23,780
4	Retail Salespersons	6,250	2.87%	$27,930
5	Registered Nurses	6,100	2.80%	$65,770
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	5,480	2.52%	$34,860
7	Office Clerks, General	4,530	2.08%	$37,450
8	Cashiers	4,320	1.98%	$25,830
9	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,950	1.81%	$31,260
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,870	1.78%	$49,350
11	Customer Service Representatives	3,640	1.67%	$37,410
12	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,440	1.58%	$27,990
13	General and Operations Managers	3,420	1.57%	$94,250
14	Waiters and Waitresses	3,310	1.52%	$22,820
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,260	1.50%	$29,600
16	Nursing Assistants	2,430	1.12%	$31,830
17	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,400	1.10%	$62,550
18	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,340	1.07%	$36,650
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,300	1.06%	$47,290
20	Machinists	2,200	1.01%	$46,520
21	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	2,080	0.96%	$35,180
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,030	0.93%	$48,350
23	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,010	0.92%	$41,120
24	Restaurant Cooks	1,920	0.88%	$28,960
25	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,750	0.80%	$27,900
26	Medical Assistants	1,730	0.79%	$38,330
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,710	0.79%	$60,430
28	Accountants and Auditors	1,690	0.78%	$67,400
29	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,610	0.74%	$41,190
30	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,560	0.72%	$35,340
31	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,560	0.72%	$43,910
32	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,550	0.71%	$61,510
33	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,490	0.68%	$31,060
34	Construction Laborers	1,420	0.65%	$47,010
35	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,310	0.60%	$38,750
36	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,300	0.60%	$37,440
37	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,300	0.60%	$43,500
38	Packers and Packagers	1,300	0.60%	$31,570
39	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,290	0.59%	$34,870
40	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,220	0.56%	$55,680
41	Medical Secretaries	1,220	0.56%	$35,630
42	Electricians	1,220	0.56%	$61,170
43	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,190	0.55%	$57,500
44	Human Resources Specialists	1,150	0.53%	$58,760
45	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,100	0.51%	$50,710
46	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,070	0.49%	$78,250
47	Security Guards	1,040	0.48%	$33,870
48	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,040	0.48%	$67,160
49	Management Analysts	1,010	0.46%	$63,000
50	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,010	0.46%	$65,510
51	Insurance Sales Agents	1,000	0.46%	$63,650
52	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	990	0.45%	$52,890
53	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	970	0.45%	$27,630
54	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	970	0.45%	$37,070
55	All Other Physicians	920	0.42%	n/a
56	Carpenters	910	0.42%	$50,350
57	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	880	0.40%	$27,430
58	Fast Food Cooks	880	0.40%	$25,670
59	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	870	0.40%	$70,080
60	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	860	0.39%	$57,560
61	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	860	0.39%	$34,280
62	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	850	0.39%	$54,560
63	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	850	0.39%	$50,930
64	Food Preparation Workers	850	0.39%	$28,250
65	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	840	0.39%	$29,920
66	Medical and Health Services Managers	780	0.36%	$99,570
67	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	770	0.35%	$37,490
68	Industrial Engineers	760	0.35%	$80,970
69	Bartenders	730	0.34%	$22,900
70	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	710	0.33%	$44,750
71	Pharmacy Technicians	690	0.32%	$36,670
72	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	680	0.31%	$55,220
73	Software Developers	680	0.31%	$98,260
74	Driver/Sales Workers	680	0.31%	$28,680
75	Nurse Practitioners	670	0.31%	$118,130
76	Billing and Posting Clerks	670	0.31%	$38,630
77	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	670	0.31%	$28,600
78	Financial Managers	660	0.30%	$104,030
79	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	660	0.30%	$49,540
80	Social and Human Service Assistants	650	0.30%	$35,100
81	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	640	0.29%	$45,020
82	Dental Assistants	630	0.29%	$40,540
83	Firefighters	610	0.28%	$65,280
84	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	610	0.28%	$62,450
85	Sales Managers	600	0.28%	$99,830
86	Computer User Support Specialists	600	0.28%	$49,230
87	Tellers	600	0.28%	$35,090
88	Industrial Production Managers	590	0.27%	$94,170
89	Mechanical Engineers	590	0.27%	$79,720
90	Counter and Rental Clerks	590	0.27%	$33,260
91	Project Management Specialists	580	0.27%	$75,520
92	Training and Development Specialists	580	0.27%	$51,480
93	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	580	0.27%	$26,970
94	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	580	0.27%	$22,780
95	Lawyers	570	0.26%	$106,590
96	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	570	0.26%	$50,330
97	Dishwashers	550	0.25%	$26,310
98	Cost Estimators	540	0.25%	$66,630
99	Childcare Workers	530	0.24%	$24,490
100	Computer Systems Analysts	520	0.24%	$81,110

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