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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area is 145,960. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 9,950 people (6.82 percent of the total employment in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 4,580 people (3.14 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	145,960	100.00%	$37,120
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	9,950	6.82%	$22,260
3	Cashiers	4,580	3.14%	$22,490
4	General and Operations Managers	4,300	2.95%	$74,960
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,070	2.79%	$21,500
6	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,920	2.00%	$56,950
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,890	1.98%	$45,650
8	Office Clerks, General	2,710	1.86%	$30,570
9	Retail Salespersons	2,530	1.73%	$28,220
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,510	1.72%	$31,230
11	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,330	1.60%	$35,430
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,190	1.50%	$23,560
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,100	1.44%	$26,840
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,010	1.38%	$35,860
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,990	1.36%	$58,480
16	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,850	1.27%	$40,580
17	Food Preparation Workers	1,830	1.25%	$22,720
18	Registered Nurses	1,700	1.16%	$73,470
19	Customer Service Representatives	1,660	1.14%	$32,480
20	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,580	1.08%	$89,940
21	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,540	1.06%	$37,620
22	Construction Laborers	1,530	1.05%	$33,220
23	Waiters and Waitresses	1,430	0.98%	$18,550
24	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,420	0.97%	$49,160
25	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,350	0.92%	$38,210
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,320	0.90%	$29,750
27	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,310	0.90%	$56,550
28	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,310	0.90%	$62,350
29	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,250	0.86%	$31,470
30	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,240	0.85%	$48,970
31	Nursing Assistants	1,240	0.85%	$28,430
32	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,230	0.84%	$48,870
33	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,120	0.77%	$23,100
34	Restaurant Cooks	1,090	0.75%	$28,430
35	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,000	0.69%	$64,680
36	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	990	0.68%	$38,950
37	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	960	0.66%	$40,790
38	Receptionists and Information Clerks	950	0.65%	$29,010
39	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	900	0.62%	$26,640
40	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	880	0.60%	$45,140
41	Electricians	850	0.58%	$51,050
42	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	850	0.58%	$68,920
43	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	770	0.53%	$22,670
44	Packers and Packagers	750	0.51%	$26,120
45	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	710	0.49%	$63,200
46	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	710	0.49%	$45,730
47	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	690	0.47%	$35,000
48	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	690	0.47%	$56,620
49	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	680	0.47%	$80,280
50	Accountants and Auditors	670	0.46%	$64,490
51	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	650	0.45%	$59,030
52	Fast Food Cooks	640	0.44%	$22,090
53	Childcare Workers	630	0.43%	$22,120
54	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	630	0.43%	$33,280
55	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	620	0.42%	$36,190
56	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	610	0.42%	$29,400
57	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	610	0.42%	$51,910
58	Medical Assistants	580	0.40%	$34,420
59	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	570	0.39%	$34,150
60	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	530	0.36%	$53,790
61	Tellers	520	0.36%	$29,710
62	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	490	0.34%	$57,220
63	Project Management Specialists	480	0.33%	$90,200
64	Highway Maintenance Workers	480	0.33%	$30,020
65	All Other Managers	470	0.32%	$113,240
66	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	470	0.32%	$36,300
67	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	470	0.32%	$33,130
68	School Bus Drivers	460	0.32%	$37,440
69	Security Guards	450	0.31%	$37,910
70	Human Resources Specialists	440	0.30%	$52,000
71	Pharmacy Technicians	430	0.29%	$36,990
72	Medical and Health Services Managers	420	0.29%	$94,780
73	Other Business Operations Specialists	410	0.28%	$68,320
74	Compliance Officers	400	0.27%	$81,990
75	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	400	0.27%	$51,160
76	Sales Managers	390	0.27%	$126,690
77	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	390	0.27%	$60,900
78	Medical Secretaries	390	0.27%	$35,110
79	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	380	0.26%	$36,350
80	Parts Salespersons	380	0.26%	$29,140
81	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	380	0.26%	$25,280
82	Financial Managers	370	0.25%	$105,000
83	Postal Service Mail Carriers	370	0.25%	$52,830
84	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	370	0.25%	$48,600
85	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	370	0.25%	$36,050
86	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	370	0.25%	$29,630
87	Construction Managers	360	0.25%	$82,900
88	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	360	0.25%	$22,820
89	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	340	0.23%	$49,030
90	Computer User Support Specialists	330	0.23%	$43,760
91	Carpenters	330	0.23%	$52,120
92	Helpers--Production Workers	330	0.23%	$32,370
93	Bartenders	320	0.22%	$22,280
94	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	320	0.22%	$57,700
95	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	310	0.21%	$30,890
96	Instructional Coordinators	300	0.21%	$60,710
97	Emergency Medical Technicians	300	0.21%	$31,020
98	Billing and Posting Clerks	300	0.21%	$36,210
99	Driver/Sales Workers	300	0.21%	$20,100
100	Civil Engineers	290	0.20%	$76,600

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