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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Jefferson City, MO

What professions have the highest employment in Jefferson City, MO? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Jefferson City, MO. We note that the total employment in Jefferson City, MO is 73,130. The most popular job is the secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive profession, which employs 2,060 people (2.82 percent of the total employment in Jefferson City, MO). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 1,790 people (2.45 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Jefferson City, MO is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Jefferson City, MO (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	73,130	100.00%	$39,660
2	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,060	2.82%	$35,090
3	Cashiers	1,790	2.45%	$26,100
4	General and Operations Managers	1,760	2.41%	$77,150
5	Office Clerks, General	1,580	2.16%	$34,660
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,560	2.13%	$28,890
7	Retail Salespersons	1,420	1.94%	$28,520
8	Registered Nurses	1,250	1.71%	$63,270
9	Customer Service Representatives	1,240	1.70%	$32,130
10	Accountants and Auditors	1,140	1.56%	$62,770
11	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	940	1.29%	$27,040
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	940	1.29%	$28,400
13	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	910	1.24%	$36,760
14	Waiters and Waitresses	900	1.23%	$27,360
15	Computer User Support Specialists	860	1.18%	$49,050
16	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	820	1.12%	$32,140
17	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	800	1.09%	$44,810
18	Other Business Operations Specialists	780	1.07%	$48,810
19	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	780	1.07%	$47,580
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	770	1.05%	$48,830
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	760	1.04%	$44,860
22	Fast Food Cooks	750	1.03%	$24,190
23	Restaurant Cooks	680	0.93%	$27,850
24	Fast Food and Counter Workers	640	0.88%	$25,070
25	Nursing Assistants	630	0.86%	$29,680
26	All Other Managers	620	0.85%	$50,680
27	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	620	0.85%	$37,320
28	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	600	0.82%	$34,020
29	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	570	0.78%	$57,530
30	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	560	0.77%	$46,840
31	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	520	0.71%	$39,520
32	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	520	0.71%	$34,580
33	Compliance Officers	510	0.70%	$35,380
34	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	510	0.70%	$35,480
35	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	510	0.70%	$47,050
36	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	500	0.68%	$32,140
37	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	500	0.68%	$46,910
38	Construction Laborers	500	0.68%	$49,830
39	Correctional Officers and Jailers	490	0.67%	$35,980
40	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	470	0.64%	$31,200
41	Security Guards	450	0.62%	$35,920
42	Human Resources Specialists	440	0.60%	$50,980
43	Childcare Workers	420	0.57%	$24,550
44	Carpenters	420	0.57%	$49,310
45	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	410	0.56%	$58,840
46	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	410	0.56%	$43,380
47	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	400	0.55%	$39,980
48	Public Relations Specialists	390	0.53%	$59,770
49	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	390	0.53%	$27,710
50	Electricians	380	0.52%	$60,860
51	Lawyers	370	0.51%	$112,080
52	Food Preparation Workers	370	0.51%	$26,320
53	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	370	0.51%	$34,880
54	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	360	0.49%	$71,610
55	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	350	0.48%	$55,320
56	Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians	340	0.46%	$44,780
57	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	340	0.46%	$27,810
58	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	340	0.46%	$46,020
59	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	340	0.46%	$77,700
60	Project Management Specialists	330	0.45%	$77,460
61	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	330	0.45%	$26,580
62	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	300	0.41%	$48,370
63	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	290	0.40%	$37,600
64	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	280	0.38%	$58,930
65	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	280	0.38%	$49,700
66	Medical Assistants	280	0.38%	$34,600
67	Receptionists and Information Clerks	280	0.38%	$29,120
68	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	280	0.38%	$73,690
69	Financial Managers	270	0.37%	$81,910
70	Loan Officers	270	0.37%	$63,880
71	Statisticians	270	0.37%	$64,000
72	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	270	0.37%	$39,460
73	Other Financial Specialists	260	0.36%	$43,970
74	Software Developers	260	0.36%	$98,610
75	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	260	0.36%	$60,400
76	Bartenders	250	0.34%	$23,300
77	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	240	0.33%	$47,270
78	Tellers	240	0.33%	$29,730
79	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	240	0.33%	$35,020
80	School Bus Drivers	240	0.33%	$34,250
81	Training and Development Specialists	230	0.31%	$47,260
82	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	220	0.30%	$46,280
83	Driver/Sales Workers	220	0.30%	$30,330
84	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	210	0.29%	$38,750
85	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	210	0.29%	$30,370
86	Firefighters	210	0.29%	$34,980
87	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	200	0.27%	$59,470
88	Cost Estimators	200	0.27%	$63,340
89	Database Administrators	200	0.27%	$43,410
90	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	200	0.27%	$38,840
91	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	200	0.27%	$46,830
92	Highway Maintenance Workers	200	0.27%	$37,420
93	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	200	0.27%	$44,990
94	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	200	0.27%	$42,550
95	Management Analysts	190	0.26%	$66,540
96	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	190	0.26%	$38,880
97	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	190	0.26%	$79,580
98	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	190	0.26%	$36,130
99	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	180	0.25%	$50,020
100	Health Educators	180	0.25%	$43,350

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