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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Hattiesburg, MS

What professions have the highest employment in Hattiesburg, MS? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Hattiesburg, MS. We note that the total employment in Hattiesburg, MS is 62,110. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 2,380 people (3.83 percent of the total employment in Hattiesburg, MS). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,310 people (3.72 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Hattiesburg, MS is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Hattiesburg, MS (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	62,110	100.00%	$32,400
2	Cashiers	2,380	3.83%	$20,430
3	Retail Salespersons	2,310	3.72%	$23,130
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,130	3.43%	$20,470
5	Registered Nurses	2,060	3.32%	$59,910
6	Customer Service Representatives	1,990	3.20%	$24,570
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,290	2.08%	$28,390
8	General and Operations Managers	1,280	2.06%	$65,970
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,220	1.96%	$27,780
10	Waiters and Waitresses	1,110	1.79%	$17,400
11	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,060	1.71%	$21,110
12	Office Clerks, General	990	1.59%	$29,480
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	970	1.56%	$22,740
14	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	900	1.45%	$35,620
15	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	850	1.37%	$46,250
16	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	760	1.22%	$26,650
17	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	730	1.18%	$31,220
18	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	720	1.16%	$46,970
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	710	1.14%	$31,590
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	670	1.08%	$29,920
21	Fast Food Cooks	650	1.05%	$20,830
22	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	650	1.05%	$44,320
23	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	620	1.00%	$35,950
24	Restaurant Cooks	600	0.97%	$25,680
25	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	580	0.93%	$45,620
26	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	540	0.87%	$42,770
27	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	530	0.85%	$18,680
28	Receptionists and Information Clerks	470	0.76%	$28,390
29	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	460	0.74%	$35,970
30	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	440	0.71%	$49,700
31	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	410	0.66%	$36,520
32	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	400	0.64%	$22,270
33	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	400	0.64%	$36,130
34	Nursing Assistants	390	0.63%	$27,140
35	Construction Laborers	390	0.63%	$30,970
36	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	390	0.63%	$60,700
37	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	370	0.60%	$21,290
38	Accountants and Auditors	350	0.56%	$52,150
39	Medical Assistants	350	0.56%	$28,610
40	Food Preparation Workers	340	0.55%	$22,290
41	Medical and Health Services Managers	330	0.53%	$78,950
42	Loan Officers	320	0.52%	$36,430
43	Nurse Practitioners	320	0.52%	$101,980
44	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	300	0.48%	$27,820
45	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	290	0.47%	$44,920
46	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	290	0.47%	$31,790
47	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	290	0.47%	$38,750
48	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	290	0.47%	$34,030
49	Tellers	280	0.45%	$30,900
50	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	280	0.45%	$54,150
51	Security Guards	260	0.42%	$27,810
52	Dishwashers	260	0.42%	$22,570
53	Medical Secretaries	250	0.40%	$29,230
54	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	250	0.40%	$61,530
55	Driver/Sales Workers	250	0.40%	$28,900
56	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	240	0.39%	$21,420
57	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	240	0.39%	$36,080
58	Human Resources Specialists	230	0.37%	$42,290
59	Dental Assistants	230	0.37%	$30,860
60	Childcare Workers	230	0.37%	$17,550
61	Counter and Rental Clerks	230	0.37%	$26,880
62	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	230	0.37%	$38,090
63	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	230	0.37%	$47,870
64	Pharmacy Technicians	220	0.35%	$30,500
65	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	210	0.34%	$28,270
66	Billing and Posting Clerks	210	0.34%	$35,560
67	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	210	0.34%	$21,270
68	Pharmacists	200	0.32%	$122,230
69	Firefighters	200	0.32%	$28,210
70	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	200	0.32%	$28,030
71	Financial Managers	190	0.31%	$77,630
72	Surgical Technologists	190	0.31%	$48,660
73	Medical Records Specialists	190	0.31%	$37,990
74	Bartenders	190	0.31%	$17,510
75	Administrative Services Managers	180	0.29%	$75,300
76	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	180	0.29%	$38,300
77	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	180	0.29%	$21,480
78	Lawyers	170	0.27%	$82,540
79	Radiologic Technologists	170	0.27%	$47,650
80	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	170	0.27%	$20,330
81	Parts Salespersons	170	0.27%	$33,130
82	Postal Service Mail Carriers	170	0.27%	$53,680
83	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	170	0.27%	$63,380
84	All Other Physicians	160	0.26%	n/a
85	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	160	0.26%	$18,620
86	Electricians	160	0.26%	$47,470
87	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	160	0.26%	$33,140
88	Other Business Operations Specialists	150	0.24%	$54,720
89	Bill and Account Collectors	150	0.24%	$33,740
90	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	150	0.24%	$33,220
91	Carpenters	150	0.24%	$36,980
92	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	150	0.24%	$47,380
93	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	150	0.24%	$56,850
94	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	150	0.24%	$22,730
95	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	140	0.23%	$32,300
96	Short Order Cooks	140	0.23%	$22,790
97	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	140	0.23%	$40,690
98	Packers and Packagers	140	0.23%	$29,390
99	Computer User Support Specialists	130	0.21%	$50,470
100	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	130	0.21%	$43,390

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