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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Greenville, NC

What professions have the highest employment in Greenville, NC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Greenville, NC. We note that the total employment in Greenville, NC is 77,940. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 3,450 people (4.43 percent of the total employment in Greenville, NC). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,280 people (2.93 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Greenville, NC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Greenville, NC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	77,940	100.00%	$39,670
2	Registered Nurses	3,450	4.43%	$73,140
3	Retail Salespersons	2,280	2.93%	$27,670
4	Cashiers	2,220	2.85%	$22,770
5	Fast Food Cooks	2,080	2.67%	$22,490
6	Nursing Assistants	1,640	2.10%	$32,330
7	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,590	2.04%	$23,680
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,450	1.86%	$23,510
9	Office Clerks, General	1,420	1.82%	$35,710
10	Customer Service Representatives	1,370	1.76%	$31,870
11	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,310	1.68%	$28,540
12	Waiters and Waitresses	1,290	1.66%	$20,930
13	General and Operations Managers	1,190	1.53%	$91,980
14	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,040	1.33%	$32,150
15	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	950	1.22%	$107,610
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	950	1.22%	$40,200
17	Restaurant Cooks	810	1.04%	$28,640
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	780	1.00%	$35,450
19	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	780	1.00%	$41,880
20	Receptionists and Information Clerks	780	1.00%	$30,870
21	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	760	0.98%	$31,970
22	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	750	0.96%	$27,310
23	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	750	0.96%	$35,140
24	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	670	0.86%	$51,290
25	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	660	0.85%	$41,090
26	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	610	0.78%	$40,750
27	Medical Secretaries	590	0.76%	$35,100
28	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	570	0.73%	$46,810
29	All Other Physicians	570	0.73%	$65,790
30	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	570	0.73%	$59,230
31	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	560	0.72%	$43,530
32	Accountants and Auditors	550	0.71%	$66,180
33	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	550	0.71%	$29,540
34	Medical Assistants	540	0.69%	$36,940
35	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	490	0.63%	$55,970
36	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	480	0.62%	$22,950
37	Electricians	470	0.60%	$46,960
38	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	460	0.59%	$62,750
39	Other Business Operations Specialists	440	0.56%	$66,050
40	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	440	0.56%	$47,920
41	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	430	0.55%	$29,910
42	Construction Laborers	430	0.55%	$33,990
43	Human Resources Specialists	410	0.53%	$60,460
44	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	410	0.53%	$46,900
45	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	400	0.51%	$51,650
46	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	400	0.51%	$49,560
47	Billing and Posting Clerks	400	0.51%	$39,080
48	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	390	0.50%	$33,040
49	Medical and Health Services Managers	380	0.49%	$104,040
50	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	380	0.49%	$51,670
51	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	380	0.49%	$40,920
52	Computer User Support Specialists	370	0.47%	$57,630
53	Security Guards	360	0.46%	$32,870
54	Pharmacy Technicians	350	0.45%	$37,070
55	Food Preparation Workers	350	0.45%	$26,560
56	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	350	0.45%	$21,530
57	Construction Managers	330	0.42%	$99,260
58	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	330	0.42%	$72,200
59	Medical Records Specialists	310	0.40%	$49,950
60	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	310	0.40%	$64,370
61	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	310	0.40%	$42,650
62	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	300	0.38%	$47,360
63	All Other Managers	290	0.37%	$100,110
64	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	290	0.37%	$63,580
65	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	290	0.37%	$48,210
66	Counter and Rental Clerks	290	0.37%	$32,320
67	Chemists	280	0.36%	$61,130
68	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	280	0.36%	$47,430
69	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	280	0.36%	$38,250
70	Postsecondary Education Administrators	260	0.33%	$103,770
71	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	260	0.33%	$29,710
72	Bartenders	260	0.33%	$27,450
73	Bill and Account Collectors	260	0.33%	$35,980
74	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	260	0.33%	$48,880
75	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	250	0.32%	$28,650
76	Pharmacists	250	0.32%	$135,460
77	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	250	0.32%	$35,610
78	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	250	0.32%	$46,800
79	Driver/Sales Workers	250	0.32%	$16,880
80	Project Management Specialists	230	0.30%	$78,750
81	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	230	0.30%	$45,600
82	Speech-Language Pathologists	230	0.30%	$82,090
83	Dishwashers	230	0.30%	$25,670
84	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	230	0.30%	$47,900
85	Computer Systems Analysts	220	0.28%	$85,010
86	Carpenters	220	0.28%	$40,410
87	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	220	0.28%	$48,620
88	Training and Development Specialists	210	0.27%	$49,850
89	Software Developers	210	0.27%	$99,160
90	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	210	0.27%	$51,400
91	Financial Managers	200	0.26%	$125,860
92	Dental Assistants	200	0.26%	$46,690
93	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	200	0.26%	$28,700
94	School Bus Drivers	200	0.26%	$30,550
95	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	190	0.24%	$36,910
96	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	190	0.24%	$59,140
97	Packers and Packagers	190	0.24%	$22,630
98	Civil Engineers	180	0.23%	$82,920
99	Industrial Engineers	180	0.23%	$93,160
100	Lawyers	180	0.23%	$125,890

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