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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Gainesville, FL

What professions have the highest employment in Gainesville, FL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Gainesville, FL. We note that the total employment in Gainesville, FL is 137,310. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 6,020 people (4.38 percent of the total employment in Gainesville, FL). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 3,510 people (2.56 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Gainesville, FL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Gainesville, FL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	137,310	100.00%	$42,700
2	Registered Nurses	6,020	4.38%	$76,600
3	Retail Salespersons	3,510	2.56%	$27,980
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,350	2.44%	$24,570
5	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	3,170	2.31%	$37,010
6	Office Clerks, General	3,100	2.26%	$37,010
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,950	2.15%	$31,980
8	Cashiers	2,850	2.08%	$25,960
9	Nursing Assistants	2,610	1.90%	$36,280
10	Waiters and Waitresses	2,580	1.88%	$27,650
11	Customer Service Representatives	2,430	1.77%	$35,290
12	General and Operations Managers	2,290	1.67%	$97,110
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,220	1.62%	$28,010
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,660	1.21%	$37,240
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,600	1.17%	$39,100
16	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,390	1.01%	$26,950
17	Restaurant Cooks	1,370	1.00%	$29,060
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,260	0.92%	$58,410
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,240	0.90%	$44,480
20	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,230	0.90%	$46,220
21	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,180	0.86%	$44,800
22	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,160	0.84%	$36,100
23	Food Preparation Workers	1,150	0.84%	$29,320
24	Medical Secretaries	1,150	0.84%	$38,400
25	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,150	0.84%	$42,510
26	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,020	0.74%	$31,070
27	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	990	0.72%	$43,410
28	Accountants and Auditors	980	0.71%	$67,970
29	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	980	0.71%	$31,980
30	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	930	0.68%	$49,410
31	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	890	0.65%	$44,250
32	Software Developers	880	0.64%	$76,440
33	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	870	0.63%	$28,170
34	Construction Laborers	860	0.63%	$36,930
35	Receptionists and Information Clerks	850	0.62%	$29,330
36	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	830	0.60%	$51,580
37	Medical Assistants	790	0.58%	$35,480
38	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	770	0.56%	$29,500
39	Human Resources Specialists	760	0.55%	$54,540
40	Project Management Specialists	760	0.55%	$74,530
41	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	760	0.55%	$26,500
42	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	740	0.54%	$60,750
43	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	730	0.53%	$37,230
44	Computer User Support Specialists	690	0.50%	$42,950
45	Pharmacy Technicians	680	0.50%	$39,780
46	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	680	0.50%	$57,840
47	Security Guards	680	0.50%	$28,920
48	Medical and Health Services Managers	650	0.47%	$103,300
49	Management Analysts	640	0.47%	$66,510
50	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	630	0.46%	$58,480
51	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	630	0.46%	$45,020
52	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	600	0.44%	$61,110
53	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	600	0.44%	$53,400
54	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	570	0.42%	$61,830
55	All Other Managers	560	0.41%	$96,110
56	All Other Physicians	560	0.41%	n/a
57	Bartenders	560	0.41%	$27,740
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	530	0.39%	$58,030
59	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	510	0.37%	$48,780
60	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	510	0.37%	$26,810
61	Computer Systems Analysts	500	0.36%	$78,190
62	Healthcare Social Workers	500	0.36%	$44,220
63	Childcare Workers	500	0.36%	$24,330
64	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	490	0.36%	$50,450
65	Correctional Officers and Jailers	480	0.35%	$42,390
66	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	480	0.35%	$35,050
67	Electricians	480	0.35%	$46,970
68	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	470	0.34%	$27,550
69	Pharmacists	470	0.34%	$125,710
70	Dishwashers	470	0.34%	$26,780
71	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	470	0.34%	$42,930
72	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	470	0.34%	$58,110
73	Packers and Packagers	470	0.34%	$23,610
74	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	460	0.34%	$45,260
75	Training and Development Specialists	450	0.33%	$67,280
76	Carpenters	450	0.33%	$44,690
77	Financial Managers	440	0.32%	$117,770
78	Counter and Rental Clerks	440	0.32%	$29,990
79	Lawyers	430	0.31%	$103,860
80	Radiologic Technologists	430	0.31%	$61,800
81	Social and Human Service Assistants	420	0.31%	$31,410
82	Coaches and Scouts	390	0.28%	$49,000
83	Insurance Sales Agents	390	0.28%	$48,140
84	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	390	0.28%	$33,450
85	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	360	0.26%	$47,220
86	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	350	0.25%	$52,190
87	Physical Therapists	340	0.25%	$83,960
88	Nurse Practitioners	340	0.25%	$105,090
89	Dental Assistants	340	0.25%	$45,090
90	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	340	0.25%	$56,290
91	Property, Real Estate Managers	330	0.24%	$60,240
92	Real Estate Sales Agents	330	0.24%	$34,810
93	Billing and Posting Clerks	330	0.24%	$38,170
94	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	320	0.23%	$50,380
95	Library Technicians	320	0.23%	$35,490
96	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	320	0.23%	$48,600
97	Driver/Sales Workers	320	0.23%	$33,990
98	Tutors	310	0.23%	$28,310
99	Medical Records Specialists	310	0.23%	$50,980
100	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	310	0.23%	$22,350

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