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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Jacksonville, NC

What professions have the highest employment in Jacksonville, NC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Jacksonville, NC. We note that the total employment in Jacksonville, NC is 49,850. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 2,070 people (4.15 percent of the total employment in Jacksonville, NC). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 2,030 people (4.07 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Jacksonville, NC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Jacksonville, NC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	49,850	100.00%	$34,980
2	Retail Salespersons	2,070	4.15%	$26,370
3	Cashiers	2,030	4.07%	$22,600
4	Fast Food Cooks	1,920	3.85%	$21,940
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,430	2.87%	$28,240
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,380	2.77%	$22,620
7	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,200	2.41%	$47,100
8	Customer Service Representatives	1,110	2.23%	$28,810
9	Waiters and Waitresses	1,100	2.21%	$19,070
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	830	1.66%	$24,320
11	Registered Nurses	800	1.60%	$63,230
12	General and Operations Managers	760	1.52%	$78,710
13	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	760	1.52%	$34,490
14	Office Clerks, General	750	1.50%	$31,060
15	Restaurant Cooks	720	1.44%	$27,710
16	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	680	1.36%	$38,910
17	Other Business Operations Specialists	660	1.32%	$71,140
18	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	620	1.24%	$22,800
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	520	1.04%	$36,110
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	510	1.02%	$45,340
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	510	1.02%	$36,090
22	Receptionists and Information Clerks	470	0.94%	$28,150
23	Construction Laborers	470	0.94%	$32,080
24	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	470	0.94%	$30,530
25	Nursing Assistants	400	0.80%	$27,780
26	Food Preparation Workers	400	0.80%	$24,550
27	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	390	0.78%	$42,670
28	Driver/Sales Workers	390	0.78%	$16,130
29	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	370	0.74%	$48,240
30	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	360	0.72%	$22,670
31	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	350	0.70%	$45,100
32	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	350	0.70%	$36,290
33	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	350	0.70%	$38,960
34	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	340	0.68%	$28,620
35	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	330	0.66%	$29,750
36	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	330	0.66%	$58,720
37	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	310	0.62%	$22,400
38	Accountants and Auditors	300	0.60%	$63,640
39	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	290	0.58%	$45,320
40	Medical Assistants	280	0.56%	$31,630
41	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	270	0.54%	$27,330
42	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	270	0.54%	$45,820
43	Firefighters	270	0.54%	$36,030
44	Construction Managers	260	0.52%	$81,220
45	Human Resources Specialists	260	0.52%	$54,720
46	Bartenders	250	0.50%	$21,620
47	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	250	0.50%	$20,350
48	Counter and Rental Clerks	250	0.50%	$30,990
49	Other Teachers and Instructors	240	0.48%	$66,210
50	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	240	0.48%	$21,910
51	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	230	0.46%	$45,940
52	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	230	0.46%	$64,020
53	Postal Service Mail Carriers	220	0.44%	$48,460
54	Software Developers	210	0.42%	$102,600
55	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	210	0.42%	$29,310
56	Psychiatric Technicians	210	0.42%	$28,120
57	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	210	0.42%	$46,310
58	Management Analysts	200	0.40%	$79,230
59	Computer Occupations, All Other	200	0.40%	$81,990
60	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	200	0.40%	$46,230
61	Dishwashers	200	0.40%	$22,470
62	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	190	0.38%	$51,170
63	Pharmacy Technicians	190	0.38%	$34,960
64	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	190	0.38%	$31,570
65	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	180	0.36%	$44,640
66	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	180	0.36%	$51,520
67	Medical Secretaries	180	0.36%	$32,200
68	Electricians	180	0.36%	$46,010
69	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	170	0.34%	$36,440
70	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	170	0.34%	$31,400
71	Carpenters	170	0.34%	$43,680
72	Computer User Support Specialists	160	0.32%	$46,330
73	Dental Assistants	160	0.32%	$44,160
74	Childcare Workers	160	0.32%	$25,230
75	Tellers	160	0.32%	$31,710
76	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	150	0.30%	$23,120
77	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	150	0.30%	$46,100
78	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	150	0.30%	$60,440
79	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	140	0.28%	$73,000
80	Training and Development Specialists	140	0.28%	$47,210
81	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	140	0.28%	$48,650
82	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	140	0.28%	$27,550
83	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	140	0.28%	$47,720
84	Food Service Managers	130	0.26%	$56,770
85	Property, Real Estate Managers	130	0.26%	$41,600
86	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	130	0.26%	$59,020
87	Lawyers	130	0.26%	$99,170
88	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	130	0.26%	$40,290
89	Parts Salespersons	130	0.26%	$28,020
90	Insurance Sales Agents	130	0.26%	$42,500
91	Computer and Information Systems Managers	120	0.24%	$121,890
92	Medical and Health Services Managers	120	0.24%	$97,880
93	Project Management Specialists	120	0.24%	$67,420
94	Computer Systems Analysts	120	0.24%	$75,380
95	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	120	0.24%	$27,810
96	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	120	0.24%	$25,490
97	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	110	0.22%	$46,610
98	Dental Hygienists	110	0.22%	$73,390
99	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	110	0.22%	$58,320
100	Real Estate Sales Agents	110	0.22%	$34,790

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