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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Harrisonburg, VA

What professions have the highest employment in Harrisonburg, VA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Harrisonburg, VA. We note that the total employment in Harrisonburg, VA is 63,440. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 2,070 people (3.26 percent of the total employment in Harrisonburg, VA). The second most common job is the stockers and order filler profession which employs 1,950 people (3.07 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Harrisonburg, VA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Harrisonburg, VA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	63,440	100.00%	$40,640
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,070	3.26%	$24,310
3	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,950	3.07%	$36,400
4	Retail Salespersons	1,680	2.65%	$28,960
5	Cashiers	1,530	2.41%	$25,030
6	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,360	2.14%	$50,410
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,350	2.13%	$33,970
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,320	2.08%	$29,970
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,220	1.92%	$49,050
10	Waiters and Waitresses	1,100	1.73%	$27,660
11	Registered Nurses	1,070	1.69%	$64,910
12	Office Clerks, General	1,020	1.61%	$36,670
13	General and Operations Managers	990	1.56%	$83,630
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	830	1.31%	$49,440
15	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	800	1.26%	$57,290
16	Customer Service Representatives	790	1.25%	$34,190
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	720	1.13%	$37,270
18	Nursing Assistants	710	1.12%	$32,000
19	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	710	1.12%	$56,310
20	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	690	1.09%	$24,140
21	Restaurant Cooks	650	1.02%	$29,040
22	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	650	1.02%	$40,540
23	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	650	1.02%	$43,850
24	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	600	0.95%	$46,730
25	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	590	0.93%	$36,170
26	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	560	0.88%	$27,200
27	Accountants and Auditors	480	0.76%	$64,600
28	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	470	0.74%	$49,490
29	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	470	0.74%	$62,190
30	Receptionists and Information Clerks	470	0.74%	$32,980
31	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	470	0.74%	$63,970
32	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	450	0.71%	$29,190
33	Helpers--Production Workers	450	0.71%	$33,250
34	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	410	0.65%	$49,640
35	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	410	0.65%	$60,700
36	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	390	0.61%	$70,640
37	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	390	0.61%	$35,560
38	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	380	0.60%	$39,130
39	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	380	0.60%	$63,510
40	Printing Press Operators	360	0.57%	$38,650
41	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	350	0.55%	$49,880
42	Construction Laborers	350	0.55%	$36,470
43	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	340	0.54%	$29,550
44	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	330	0.52%	$36,960
45	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	310	0.49%	$57,000
46	Pharmacy Technicians	300	0.47%	$37,370
47	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	300	0.47%	$60,020
48	Carpenters	290	0.46%	$47,010
49	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	290	0.46%	$48,740
50	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	280	0.44%	$61,460
51	Software Developers	280	0.44%	$104,090
52	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	280	0.44%	$50,590
53	School Bus Drivers	280	0.44%	$41,130
54	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	270	0.43%	$41,370
55	Packers and Packagers	270	0.43%	$32,740
56	Project Management Specialists	260	0.41%	$81,640
57	Electricians	260	0.41%	$49,920
58	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	250	0.39%	$23,160
59	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	250	0.39%	$31,790
60	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	250	0.39%	$31,490
61	Food Preparation Workers	240	0.38%	$26,070
62	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	240	0.38%	$40,010
63	Print Binding and Finishing Workers	240	0.38%	$22,880
64	Human Resources Specialists	230	0.36%	$62,700
65	Dishwashers	230	0.36%	$26,390
66	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	220	0.35%	$60,410
67	Fast Food Cooks	220	0.35%	$25,940
68	Bartenders	220	0.35%	$32,010
69	Food Batchmakers	220	0.35%	$31,510
70	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	220	0.35%	$31,140
71	Management Analysts	210	0.33%	$79,730
72	Coaches and Scouts	210	0.33%	$39,420
73	Counter and Rental Clerks	210	0.33%	$35,560
74	Parts Salespersons	210	0.33%	$30,460
75	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	210	0.33%	$46,110
76	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	210	0.33%	$47,840
77	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	210	0.33%	$51,810
78	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	210	0.33%	$45,840
79	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	200	0.32%	$46,390
80	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	180	0.28%	$28,520
81	Compliance Officers	170	0.27%	$67,500
82	Training and Development Specialists	170	0.27%	$52,130
83	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	170	0.27%	$23,730
84	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	170	0.27%	$29,230
85	Cost Estimators	160	0.25%	$63,300
86	Dental Assistants	160	0.25%	$38,990
87	Medical Assistants	160	0.25%	$36,390
88	Security Guards	160	0.25%	$32,640
89	Insurance Sales Agents	160	0.25%	$50,690
90	Tellers	160	0.25%	$35,840
91	Butchers and Meat Cutters	160	0.25%	$31,620
92	Driver/Sales Workers	160	0.25%	$25,570
93	Computer User Support Specialists	150	0.24%	$49,490
94	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	150	0.24%	$49,600
95	Billing and Posting Clerks	150	0.24%	$40,030
96	Lawyers	140	0.22%	$100,560
97	Instructional Coordinators	140	0.22%	$77,720
98	Pharmacists	140	0.22%	$132,820
99	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	140	0.22%	$49,130
100	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	140	0.22%	$32,170

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