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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA

What professions have the highest employment in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA. We note that the total employment in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA is 121,800. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 4,760 people (3.91 percent of the total employment in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 4,240 people (3.48 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	121,800	100.00%	$48,100
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,760	3.91%	$36,820
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,240	3.48%	$33,250
4	Retail Salespersons	3,590	2.95%	$33,950
5	Cashiers	2,460	2.02%	$31,890
6	Registered Nurses	2,240	1.84%	$84,410
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,220	1.82%	$36,400
8	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,980	1.63%	$37,520
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,980	1.63%	$36,090
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,950	1.60%	$57,340
11	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,880	1.54%	$34,370
12	Office Clerks, General	1,820	1.49%	$42,510
13	General and Operations Managers	1,740	1.43%	$118,640
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,670	1.37%	$38,200
15	Customer Service Representatives	1,670	1.37%	$38,890
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,580	1.30%	$78,850
17	Construction Laborers	1,480	1.22%	$48,950
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,420	1.17%	$48,320
19	Waiters and Waitresses	1,310	1.08%	$35,110
20	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,260	1.03%	$42,700
21	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,210	0.99%	$81,950
22	Carpenters	1,160	0.95%	$62,500
23	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,130	0.93%	$48,880
24	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,080	0.89%	$48,240
25	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,070	0.88%	$38,500
26	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,070	0.88%	$47,300
27	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,060	0.87%	$98,070
28	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,010	0.83%	$36,940
29	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	990	0.81%	$63,810
30	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	960	0.79%	$73,930
31	Nursing Assistants	940	0.77%	$36,840
32	Restaurant Cooks	930	0.76%	$37,520
33	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	910	0.75%	$43,250
34	Accountants and Auditors	880	0.72%	$79,640
35	Electricians	880	0.72%	$96,460
36	Packers and Packagers	880	0.72%	$35,640
37	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	870	0.71%	$39,290
38	Security Guards	790	0.65%	$77,230
39	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	720	0.59%	$97,830
40	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	710	0.58%	$37,950
41	Medical Assistants	660	0.54%	$43,970
42	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	660	0.54%	$93,380
43	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	660	0.54%	$71,950
44	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	650	0.53%	$33,880
45	Project Management Specialists	640	0.53%	$99,670
46	Mechanical Engineers	630	0.52%	$102,070
47	Software Developers	610	0.50%	$127,390
48	Civil Engineers	610	0.50%	$96,160
49	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	610	0.50%	$77,340
50	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	600	0.49%	$48,470
51	Bartenders	580	0.48%	$35,810
52	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	580	0.48%	$38,410
53	Food Batchmakers	580	0.48%	$34,800
54	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	570	0.47%	$83,920
55	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	570	0.47%	$35,510
56	Food Preparation Workers	560	0.46%	$35,290
57	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	550	0.45%	$83,150
58	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	550	0.45%	$39,470
59	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	550	0.45%	$61,220
60	Human Resources Specialists	540	0.44%	$72,240
61	Correctional Officers and Jailers	540	0.44%	$61,690
62	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	540	0.44%	$62,220
63	All Other Managers	520	0.43%	$160,200
64	Nuclear Engineers	520	0.43%	$139,550
65	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	490	0.40%	$59,120
66	Dental Assistants	480	0.39%	$47,420
67	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	470	0.39%	$64,840
68	Tellers	470	0.39%	$38,350
69	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	450	0.37%	$78,480
70	School Bus Drivers	450	0.37%	$50,310
71	Computer User Support Specialists	430	0.35%	$60,390
72	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	430	0.35%	$31,490
73	Counter and Rental Clerks	420	0.34%	$36,040
74	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	410	0.34%	$67,540
75	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	410	0.34%	$45,610
76	Training and Development Specialists	400	0.33%	$91,960
77	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	400	0.33%	$94,270
78	Billing and Posting Clerks	400	0.33%	$45,370
79	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	400	0.33%	$49,500
80	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	380	0.31%	$48,140
81	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	370	0.30%	$60,830
82	Electrical Engineers	370	0.30%	$125,500
83	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	350	0.29%	$34,990
84	Dishwashers	350	0.29%	$34,380
85	Driver/Sales Workers	350	0.29%	$45,320
86	Compliance Officers	340	0.28%	$82,550
87	Fast Food Cooks	330	0.27%	$34,300
88	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	320	0.26%	$40,230
89	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	320	0.26%	$34,770
90	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	300	0.25%	$91,170
91	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	290	0.24%	$46,580
92	Architectural and Engineering Managers	280	0.23%	$169,580
93	Cost Estimators	280	0.23%	$79,070
94	Loan Officers	280	0.23%	$64,440
95	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	280	0.23%	$52,260
96	Insurance Sales Agents	280	0.23%	$58,930
97	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	280	0.23%	$71,470
98	Construction Managers	270	0.22%	$123,070
99	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	270	0.22%	$134,380
100	Engineers, All Other	270	0.22%	$116,380

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