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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Greensboro-High Point, NC

What professions have the highest employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Greensboro-High Point, NC. We note that the total employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC is 352,980. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 13,190 people (3.74 percent of the total employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 9,140 people (2.59 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Greensboro-High Point, NC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Greensboro-High Point, NC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	352,980	100.00%	$39,030
2	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	13,190	3.74%	$33,860
3	Cashiers	9,140	2.59%	$23,460
4	Retail Salespersons	8,850	2.51%	$27,970
5	Customer Service Representatives	7,780	2.20%	$36,070
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	7,550	2.14%	$30,360
7	Fast Food Cooks	7,360	2.09%	$21,410
8	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	6,340	1.80%	$47,620
9	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	6,190	1.75%	$34,380
10	General and Operations Managers	6,070	1.72%	$97,490
11	Registered Nurses	5,860	1.66%	$76,140
12	Office Clerks, General	5,270	1.49%	$35,310
13	Waiters and Waitresses	5,270	1.49%	$21,330
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	5,000	1.42%	$26,980
15	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,710	1.33%	$23,850
16	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	4,400	1.25%	$61,650
17	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,380	1.24%	$23,190
18	Nursing Assistants	4,150	1.18%	$31,530
19	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	3,870	1.10%	$35,530
20	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,680	1.04%	$40,320
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,660	1.04%	$47,670
22	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,480	0.99%	$42,110
23	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	3,430	0.97%	$55,350
24	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,360	0.95%	$38,660
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	3,280	0.93%	$36,370
26	Restaurant Cooks	3,140	0.89%	$29,010
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	3,010	0.85%	$35,420
28	Accountants and Auditors	2,950	0.84%	$75,780
29	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,840	0.80%	$33,670
30	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,720	0.77%	$44,150
31	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	2,610	0.74%	$36,270
32	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,580	0.73%	$59,000
33	Human Resources Specialists	2,540	0.72%	$55,170
34	Electricians	2,420	0.69%	$48,430
35	Packers and Packagers	2,260	0.64%	$29,810
36	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2,240	0.63%	$35,700
37	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,120	0.60%	$58,750
38	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,090	0.59%	$48,340
39	Software Developers	2,070	0.59%	$111,360
40	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,060	0.58%	$62,210
41	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,060	0.58%	$46,670
42	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	2,020	0.57%	$54,770
43	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,980	0.56%	$23,590
44	Construction Laborers	1,880	0.53%	$35,480
45	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,860	0.53%	$64,170
46	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,840	0.52%	$26,760
47	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,810	0.51%	$30,940
48	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,770	0.50%	$47,020
49	Sewing Machine Operators	1,740	0.49%	$30,040
50	Food Preparation Workers	1,730	0.49%	$27,670
51	Security Guards	1,620	0.46%	$27,990
52	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,580	0.45%	$60,150
53	Counter and Rental Clerks	1,580	0.45%	$34,870
54	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,550	0.44%	$70,200
55	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,550	0.44%	$49,010
56	School Bus Drivers	1,530	0.43%	$33,450
57	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,500	0.42%	$30,720
58	Firefighters	1,440	0.41%	$37,860
59	Medical Assistants	1,410	0.40%	$38,820
60	Upholsterers	1,400	0.40%	$37,100
61	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,380	0.39%	$53,040
62	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,380	0.39%	$30,360
63	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,350	0.38%	$48,240
64	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,340	0.38%	$47,150
65	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,340	0.38%	$27,350
66	Computer User Support Specialists	1,340	0.38%	$51,030
67	Construction Managers	1,310	0.37%	$99,490
68	Pharmacy Technicians	1,310	0.37%	$36,490
69	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,300	0.37%	$49,840
70	Financial Managers	1,290	0.37%	$131,570
71	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	1,290	0.37%	$44,800
72	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,290	0.37%	$47,720
73	Other Production Workers	1,290	0.37%	$31,090
74	Bill and Account Collectors	1,260	0.36%	$37,630
75	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	1,260	0.36%	$49,130
76	Project Management Specialists	1,210	0.34%	$82,960
77	Carpenters	1,190	0.34%	$44,660
78	Medical Secretaries	1,180	0.33%	$36,710
79	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,170	0.33%	$61,440
80	Mechanical Engineers	1,090	0.31%	$84,010
81	All Other Managers	1,070	0.30%	$104,960
82	Helpers--Production Workers	1,070	0.30%	$32,680
83	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	1,020	0.29%	$50,480
84	Industrial Engineers	1,020	0.29%	$82,440
85	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,000	0.28%	$45,440
86	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	990	0.28%	$50,900
87	Computer Systems Analysts	970	0.27%	$90,410
88	Childcare Workers	950	0.27%	$28,010
89	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	950	0.27%	$61,100
90	Computer and Information Systems Managers	930	0.26%	$137,090
91	Bartenders	930	0.26%	$26,740
92	Medical and Health Services Managers	920	0.26%	$100,940
93	Training and Development Specialists	920	0.26%	$61,600
94	Pharmacists	910	0.26%	$130,080
95	Dental Assistants	890	0.25%	$47,220
96	Lawyers	880	0.25%	$106,520
97	Insurance Sales Agents	880	0.25%	$54,190
98	Personal Financial Advisors	870	0.25%	$106,350
99	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	870	0.25%	$22,110
100	All Other Physicians	860	0.24%	n/a

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