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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Grand Island, NE

What professions have the highest employment in Grand Island, NE? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Grand Island, NE. We note that the total employment in Grand Island, NE is 41,370. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 1,200 people (2.90 percent of the total employment in Grand Island, NE). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 1,180 people (2.85 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Grand Island, NE is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Grand Island, NE (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	41,370	100.00%	$41,800
2	Retail Salespersons	1,200	2.90%	$28,910
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,180	2.85%	$26,490
4	Cashiers	1,050	2.54%	$27,670
5	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,040	2.51%	$50,840
6	General and Operations Managers	850	2.05%	$76,150
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	830	2.01%	$36,860
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	690	1.67%	$30,830
9	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	650	1.57%	$38,420
10	Registered Nurses	600	1.45%	$74,290
11	Nursing Assistants	570	1.38%	$35,440
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	540	1.31%	$28,870
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	520	1.26%	$62,340
14	Waiters and Waitresses	520	1.26%	$26,200
15	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	490	1.18%	$59,170
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	490	1.18%	$42,750
17	Customer Service Representatives	480	1.16%	$35,150
18	Office Clerks, General	480	1.16%	$33,230
19	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	480	1.16%	$41,950
20	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	480	1.16%	$41,840
21	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	470	1.14%	$30,960
22	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	440	1.06%	$44,250
23	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	420	1.02%	$36,840
24	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	390	0.94%	$44,340
25	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	380	0.92%	$50,630
26	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	370	0.89%	$38,250
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	360	0.87%	$51,670
28	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	350	0.85%	$65,470
29	Construction Laborers	350	0.85%	$39,160
30	Accountants and Auditors	330	0.80%	$63,990
31	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	330	0.80%	$44,020
32	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	320	0.77%	$28,350
33	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	310	0.75%	$46,070
34	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	300	0.73%	$42,160
35	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	290	0.70%	$36,580
36	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	290	0.70%	$47,760
37	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	280	0.68%	$35,460
38	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	260	0.63%	$50,810
39	Bartenders	260	0.63%	$22,420
40	Food Preparation Workers	250	0.60%	$27,850
41	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	240	0.58%	$26,890
42	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	240	0.58%	$37,180
43	Carpenters	240	0.58%	$38,850
44	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	240	0.58%	$48,510
45	Childcare Workers	230	0.56%	$25,830
46	Electricians	230	0.56%	$46,680
47	Receptionists and Information Clerks	220	0.53%	$33,150
48	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	210	0.51%	$60,780
49	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	210	0.51%	$59,970
50	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	210	0.51%	$51,200
51	Human Resources Specialists	200	0.48%	$49,300
52	Insurance Sales Agents	200	0.48%	$62,460
53	Tellers	200	0.48%	$34,040
54	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	200	0.48%	$46,280
55	Restaurant Cooks	190	0.46%	$29,410
56	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	190	0.46%	$48,260
57	Driver/Sales Workers	190	0.46%	$29,950
58	Loan Officers	180	0.44%	$79,200
59	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	170	0.41%	$77,870
60	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	170	0.41%	$26,780
61	Counter and Rental Clerks	170	0.41%	$32,530
62	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	170	0.41%	$67,480
63	Financial Managers	160	0.39%	$122,760
64	Billing and Posting Clerks	160	0.39%	$38,900
65	Medical Secretaries	150	0.36%	$37,040
66	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	140	0.34%	$33,250
67	Parts Salespersons	140	0.34%	$37,590
68	Medical and Health Services Managers	130	0.31%	$99,700
69	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	130	0.31%	$44,620
70	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	120	0.29%	$50,990
71	Agricultural Equipment Operators	120	0.29%	$50,100
72	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	120	0.29%	$45,400
73	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	120	0.29%	$48,880
74	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	110	0.27%	$63,680
75	Pharmacy Technicians	110	0.27%	$36,710
76	Medical Assistants	110	0.27%	$37,050
77	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	110	0.27%	$77,120
78	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	110	0.27%	$27,910
79	Sales Managers	100	0.24%	$112,060
80	Construction Managers	100	0.24%	$80,420
81	Computer User Support Specialists	100	0.24%	$50,480
82	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	100	0.24%	$41,480
83	Lawyers	100	0.24%	$89,980
84	Dishwashers	100	0.24%	$25,440
85	Postal Service Mail Carriers	100	0.24%	$51,480
86	Highway Maintenance Workers	100	0.24%	$40,180
87	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	100	0.24%	$51,470
88	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	100	0.24%	$38,340
89	Compliance Officers	90	0.22%	$60,520
90	Cost Estimators	90	0.22%	$63,480
91	Management Analysts	90	0.22%	$72,820
92	Training and Development Specialists	90	0.22%	$52,480
93	Pharmacists	90	0.22%	$130,460
94	Physical Therapists	90	0.22%	$88,810
95	Dental Assistants	90	0.22%	$39,440
96	Security Guards	90	0.22%	$28,420
97	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	90	0.22%	$35,220
98	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	90	0.22%	$45,040
99	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	90	0.22%	$49,670
100	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	90	0.22%	$61,780

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