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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Ithaca, NY

What professions have the highest employment in Ithaca, NY? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Ithaca, NY. We note that the total employment in Ithaca, NY is 47,280. The most popular job is the secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive profession, which employs 1,270 people (2.69 percent of the total employment in Ithaca, NY). The second most common job is the janitors and cleaner, except maids and housekeeping cleaner profession which employs 1,120 people (2.37 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Ithaca, NY is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Ithaca, NY (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	47,280	100.00%	$52,310
2	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,270	2.69%	$50,550
3	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,120	2.37%	$40,820
4	Retail Salespersons	1,070	2.26%	$32,570
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,030	2.18%	$33,650
6	General and Operations Managers	950	2.01%	$101,690
7	Cashiers	940	1.99%	$30,530
8	Registered Nurses	790	1.67%	$83,190
9	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	790	1.67%	$46,580
10	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	770	1.63%	$31,260
11	Customer Service Representatives	700	1.48%	$48,760
12	Office Clerks, General	670	1.42%	$38,880
13	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	650	1.37%	$51,910
14	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	630	1.33%	$34,860
15	Waiters and Waitresses	590	1.25%	$38,990
16	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	560	1.18%	$68,520
17	Computer User Support Specialists	500	1.06%	$65,170
18	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	480	1.02%	$42,530
19	Stockers and Order Fillers	480	1.02%	$31,970
20	Accountants and Auditors	450	0.95%	$78,480
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	430	0.91%	$66,430
22	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	370	0.78%	$64,700
23	Receptionists and Information Clerks	360	0.76%	$36,120
24	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	350	0.74%	$38,620
25	Software Developers	340	0.72%	$109,930
26	Nursing Assistants	340	0.72%	$34,570
27	Restaurant Cooks	340	0.72%	$37,070
28	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	320	0.68%	$42,460
29	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	320	0.68%	$37,150
30	Childcare Workers	300	0.63%	$31,930
31	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	290	0.61%	$45,990
32	Food Preparation Workers	280	0.59%	$34,040
33	Public Relations Specialists	270	0.57%	$78,440
34	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	270	0.57%	$75,240
35	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	260	0.55%	$71,120
36	Social and Human Service Assistants	250	0.53%	$46,810
37	Dishwashers	250	0.53%	$33,990
38	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	230	0.49%	$109,540
39	Bartenders	230	0.49%	$39,300
40	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	220	0.47%	$32,150
41	Project Management Specialists	210	0.44%	$104,630
42	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	210	0.44%	$74,770
43	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	210	0.44%	$49,750
44	Human Resources Specialists	200	0.42%	$78,140
45	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	200	0.42%	$74,740
46	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	200	0.42%	$42,490
47	Carpenters	200	0.42%	$54,970
48	Computer Systems Analysts	190	0.40%	$84,470
49	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	190	0.40%	$50,940
50	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	190	0.40%	$79,440
51	Other Business Operations Specialists	180	0.38%	$74,920
52	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	180	0.38%	$74,870
53	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	180	0.38%	$51,920
54	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	170	0.36%	$47,880
55	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	170	0.36%	$40,240
56	Coaches and Scouts	160	0.34%	$56,340
57	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	160	0.34%	$39,590
58	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	160	0.34%	$32,850
59	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	150	0.32%	$63,990
60	Medical Secretaries	150	0.32%	$38,210
61	Electricians	150	0.32%	$64,320
62	Machinists	150	0.32%	$47,130
63	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	140	0.30%	$37,270
64	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	140	0.30%	$62,760
65	Financial Managers	130	0.27%	$136,700
66	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	130	0.27%	$36,030
67	Security Guards	130	0.27%	$38,110
68	Tellers	130	0.27%	$37,230
69	Bakers	130	0.27%	$36,100
70	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	120	0.25%	$64,650
71	Fast Food Cooks	120	0.25%	$30,490
72	Highway Maintenance Workers	120	0.25%	$49,900
73	Computer and Information Systems Managers	110	0.23%	$156,570
74	Lawyers	110	0.23%	$125,490
75	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	110	0.23%	$33,100
76	Residential Advisors	110	0.23%	$50,160
77	Billing and Posting Clerks	110	0.23%	$46,370
78	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	110	0.23%	$85,090
79	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	110	0.23%	$64,210
80	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	110	0.23%	$47,840
81	Driver/Sales Workers	110	0.23%	$33,340
82	Computer Network Architects	100	0.21%	$109,780
83	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	100	0.21%	$106,570
84	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	100	0.21%	$47,440
85	Chefs and Head Cooks	100	0.21%	$68,320
86	Recreation Workers	100	0.21%	$33,960
87	Postal Service Mail Carriers	100	0.21%	$53,270
88	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	100	0.21%	$36,600
89	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	100	0.21%	$67,540
90	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	100	0.21%	$69,550
91	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	100	0.21%	$41,330
92	School Bus Drivers	100	0.21%	$43,830
93	Food Service Managers	90	0.19%	$75,540
94	Training and Development Specialists	90	0.19%	$64,360
95	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	90	0.19%	$61,170
96	Healthcare Social Workers	90	0.19%	$47,080
97	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	90	0.19%	$57,910
98	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	90	0.19%	$81,240
99	Physical Therapists	90	0.19%	$85,190
100	Nurse Practitioners	90	0.19%	$120,480

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