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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

What professions have the highest employment in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX. We note that the total employment in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX is 3,054,460. The most popular job is the general and operations manager profession, which employs 97,390 people (3.19 percent of the total employment in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 71,190 people (2.33 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
3,054,460
100.00% $45,610
2 General and Operations Managers
97,390
3.19% $94,090
3 Retail Salespersons
71,190
2.33% $28,430
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers
68,660
2.25% $22,330
5 Cashiers
66,500
2.18% $26,020
6 Customer Service Representatives
65,180
2.13% $36,690
7 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
61,010
2.00% $35,350
8 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
60,200
1.97% $21,780
9 Stockers and Order Fillers
58,910
1.93% $34,540
10 Registered Nurses
58,620
1.92% $82,340
11 Waiters and Waitresses
50,890
1.67% $21,270
12 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
47,480
1.55% $47,990
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
46,440
1.52% $27,720
14 Office Clerks, General
42,160
1.38% $36,030
15 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
38,810
1.27% $60,690
16 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
34,640
1.13% $39,840
17 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
34,230
1.12% $62,410
18 Construction Laborers
33,370
1.09% $36,630
19 Food Preparation Workers
30,610
1.00% $27,330
20 Restaurant Cooks
29,580
0.97% $30,290
21 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
28,940
0.95% $45,670
22 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
28,070
0.92% $38,540
23 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
27,320
0.89% $32,470
24 Accountants and Auditors
26,610
0.87% $80,730
25 Security Guards
26,420
0.86% $29,120
26 Receptionists and Information Clerks
25,880
0.85% $30,930
27 Project Management Specialists
25,740
0.84% $94,940
28 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
24,770
0.81% $69,740
29 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
23,960
0.78% $62,400
30 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
23,540
0.77% $62,400
31 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
23,380
0.77% $45,070
32 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
22,150
0.73% $27,470
33 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
22,060
0.72% $62,110
34 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
21,190
0.69% $36,940
35 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
20,050
0.66% $36,630
36 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
19,110
0.63% $38,450
37 Software Developers
18,520
0.61% $117,800
38 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
18,490
0.61% $43,120
39 Electricians
18,160
0.59% $59,350
40 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
17,030
0.56% $30,120
41 Nursing Assistants
16,990
0.56% $32,620
42 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
16,180
0.53% $70,390
43 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
16,110
0.53% $63,210
44 Human Resources Specialists
16,100
0.53% $62,120
45 Medical Assistants
16,050
0.53% $37,630
46 Sales Managers
15,940
0.52% $122,980
47 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
15,850
0.52% $74,510
48 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
15,490
0.51% $34,490
49 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
15,440
0.51% $51,460
50 Other Business Operations Specialists
15,260
0.50% $77,760
51 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
14,940
0.49% $64,700
52 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
14,910
0.49% $44,630
53 Lawyers
14,690
0.48% $139,510
54 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
14,470
0.47% $47,890
55 Financial Managers
14,420
0.47% $157,250
56 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
14,400
0.47% $57,530
57 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
13,980
0.46% $28,280
58 Medical Secretaries
13,000
0.43% $37,620
59 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
12,870
0.42% $60,640
60 Computer User Support Specialists
12,840
0.42% $52,450
61 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
12,160
0.40% $54,880
62 Bartenders
11,850
0.39% $23,770
63 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
11,770
0.39% $23,130
64 Computer Systems Analysts
11,600
0.38% $106,580
65 Construction Managers
11,040
0.36% $99,410
66 Driver/Sales Workers
11,030
0.36% $32,070
67 Computer Occupations, All Other
10,490
0.34% $81,030
68 Computer and Information Systems Managers
10,390
0.34% $160,220
69 Childcare Workers
10,300
0.34% $23,110
70 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
10,240
0.34% $47,330
71 Medical and Health Services Managers
10,220
0.33% $105,930
72 All Other Managers
9,990
0.33% $132,850
73 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
9,910
0.32% $62,980
74 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
9,680
0.32% $59,800
75 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
9,610
0.31% $29,560
76 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
9,600
0.31% $67,720
77 Packers and Packagers
9,570
0.31% $27,430
78 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
9,510
0.31% $24,240
79 Real Estate Sales Agents
9,350
0.31% $62,450
80 Carpenters
9,310
0.30% $46,820
81 Billing and Posting Clerks
9,260
0.30% $43,280
82 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
9,140
0.30% $29,200
83 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
9,140
0.30% $61,940
84 Dishwashers
9,050
0.30% $27,190
85 Civil Engineers
8,930
0.29% $92,090
86 Pharmacy Technicians
8,470
0.28% $39,700
87 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
8,240
0.27% $161,870
88 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
8,190
0.27% $77,090
89 Correctional Officers and Jailers
8,180
0.27% $44,640
90 Counter and Rental Clerks
8,170
0.27% $34,820
91 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
7,950
0.26% $28,500
92 Instructional Coordinators
7,880
0.26% $65,750
93 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
7,740
0.25% $50,000
94 Dental Assistants
7,720
0.25% $38,830
95 Training and Development Specialists
7,450
0.24% $60,430
96 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
7,350
0.24% $88,020
97 Industrial Engineers
7,150
0.23% $103,650
98 Postal Service Mail Carriers
7,000
0.23% $54,250
99 School Bus Drivers
6,990
0.23% $40,510
100 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
6,980
0.23% $26,580

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