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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS

What professions have the highest employment in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS. We note that the total employment in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 148,750. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 4,910 people (3.30 percent of the total employment in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 4,490 people (3.02 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	148,750	100.00%	$37,850
2	Retail Salespersons	4,910	3.30%	$26,450
3	Cashiers	4,490	3.02%	$21,710
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,450	2.99%	$20,920
5	Waiters and Waitresses	4,090	2.75%	$18,140
6	Registered Nurses	3,920	2.64%	$64,180
7	General and Operations Managers	3,030	2.04%	$68,230
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,620	1.76%	$28,570
9	Office Clerks, General	2,530	1.70%	$32,110
10	Restaurant Cooks	2,430	1.63%	$27,860
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,260	1.52%	$30,600
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,250	1.51%	$24,580
13	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2,230	1.50%	$59,380
14	Customer Service Representatives	2,080	1.40%	$33,310
15	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,020	1.36%	$28,670
16	Electricians	1,840	1.24%	$62,820
17	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,810	1.22%	$38,210
18	Gaming Dealers	1,750	1.18%	$21,910
19	Security Guards	1,680	1.13%	$25,490
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,540	1.04%	$47,730
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,530	1.03%	$36,960
22	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,500	1.01%	$46,520
23	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,350	0.91%	$36,110
24	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,340	0.90%	$28,330
25	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,340	0.90%	$59,600
26	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,290	0.87%	$49,190
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,280	0.86%	$46,880
28	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,270	0.85%	$64,240
29	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,260	0.85%	$22,910
30	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,220	0.82%	$38,400
31	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,090	0.73%	$69,760
32	Bartenders	1,030	0.69%	$19,330
33	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,020	0.69%	$40,950
34	Fast Food Cooks	1,000	0.67%	$21,750
35	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	990	0.67%	$81,290
36	Nursing Assistants	970	0.65%	$28,360
37	Construction Laborers	970	0.65%	$32,000
38	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	910	0.61%	$23,280
39	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	850	0.57%	$37,540
40	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	840	0.56%	$47,700
41	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	840	0.56%	$26,010
42	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	840	0.56%	$29,280
43	Accountants and Auditors	830	0.56%	$61,390
44	Food Preparation Workers	820	0.55%	$22,710
45	Receptionists and Information Clerks	820	0.55%	$28,770
46	Childcare Workers	810	0.54%	$20,450
47	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	810	0.54%	$37,130
48	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	780	0.52%	$21,460
49	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	760	0.51%	$20,680
50	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	750	0.50%	$47,830
51	Medical Assistants	740	0.50%	$31,860
52	Dishwashers	720	0.48%	$23,040
53	Firefighters	680	0.46%	$34,830
54	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	680	0.46%	$64,380
55	Human Resources Specialists	660	0.44%	$61,170
56	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	650	0.44%	$22,080
57	Carpenters	650	0.44%	$48,510
58	Driver/Sales Workers	650	0.44%	$22,660
59	Medical Secretaries	630	0.42%	$31,600
60	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	620	0.42%	n/a
61	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	580	0.39%	$53,130
62	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	570	0.38%	$82,700
63	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	550	0.37%	$33,440
64	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	530	0.36%	$65,580
65	First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	530	0.36%	$47,650
66	School Bus Drivers	520	0.35%	$35,890
67	Nurse Practitioners	510	0.34%	$105,490
68	Tellers	510	0.34%	$30,290
69	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	510	0.34%	$47,560
70	Financial Managers	490	0.33%	$84,990
71	Management Analysts	490	0.33%	$84,510
72	Counter and Rental Clerks	490	0.33%	$27,360
73	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	480	0.32%	$44,200
74	Medical and Health Services Managers	470	0.32%	$92,370
75	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	460	0.31%	$45,220
76	Pharmacy Technicians	450	0.30%	$36,280
77	Sheet Metal Workers	440	0.30%	$59,380
78	Pharmacists	430	0.29%	$131,300
79	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	430	0.29%	$40,810
80	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	430	0.29%	$36,310
81	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	410	0.28%	$39,940
82	Software Developers	400	0.27%	$95,930
83	Postal Service Mail Carriers	400	0.27%	$48,860
84	Computer Occupations, All Other	390	0.26%	$85,160
85	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	390	0.26%	$45,910
86	Loan Officers	380	0.26%	$46,750
87	Lawyers	380	0.26%	$84,070
88	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	380	0.26%	$49,660
89	Industrial Engineers	370	0.25%	$83,860
90	Mechanical Engineers	360	0.24%	$99,160
91	Billing and Posting Clerks	360	0.24%	$36,680
92	Short Order Cooks	350	0.24%	$27,570
93	Computer User Support Specialists	340	0.23%	$44,230
94	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	340	0.23%	$30,300
95	Compliance Officers	330	0.22%	$56,830
96	Logisticians	330	0.22%	$80,700
97	All Other Physicians	330	0.22%	n/a
98	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	330	0.22%	$36,140
99	Machinists	330	0.22%	$62,740
100	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	320	0.22%	$22,120

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