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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN

What professions have the highest employment in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN. We note that the total employment in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 96,060. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 6,480 people (6.75 percent of the total employment in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 3,590 people (3.74 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	96,060	100.00%	$42,980
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	6,480	6.75%	$51,630
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,590	3.74%	$23,250
4	Retail Salespersons	2,630	2.74%	$28,100
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,070	2.15%	$34,810
6	Cashiers	1,890	1.97%	$25,860
7	Registered Nurses	1,850	1.93%	$65,550
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,820	1.89%	$28,180
9	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,730	1.80%	$30,000
10	Office Clerks, General	1,700	1.77%	$38,650
11	Waiters and Waitresses	1,400	1.46%	$22,570
12	General and Operations Managers	1,380	1.44%	$80,510
13	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,350	1.41%	$28,500
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,290	1.34%	$48,920
15	Customer Service Representatives	1,080	1.12%	$35,220
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,000	1.04%	$41,410
17	Nursing Assistants	890	0.93%	$35,810
18	Restaurant Cooks	890	0.93%	$28,550
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	870	0.91%	$34,920
20	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	830	0.86%	$40,290
21	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	790	0.82%	$41,280
22	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	720	0.75%	$27,880
23	Medical Assistants	710	0.74%	$41,570
24	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	630	0.66%	$39,770
25	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	630	0.66%	$68,600
26	Industrial Engineers	600	0.62%	$99,580
27	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	600	0.62%	$67,540
28	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	600	0.62%	$62,820
29	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	600	0.62%	$40,310
30	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	600	0.62%	$46,850
31	Postsecondary Teaching Assistants	580	0.60%	$50,380
32	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	580	0.60%	$43,320
33	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	570	0.59%	$28,610
34	Receptionists and Information Clerks	560	0.58%	$30,310
35	Electricians	560	0.58%	$76,960
36	Postsecondary Education Administrators	550	0.57%	$101,880
37	Construction Laborers	530	0.55%	$46,750
38	Human Resources Specialists	510	0.53%	$59,290
39	Accountants and Auditors	510	0.53%	$65,790
40	Food Preparation Workers	500	0.52%	$28,720
41	Packers and Packagers	500	0.52%	$32,840
42	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	490	0.51%	$50,420
43	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	490	0.51%	$58,850
44	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	480	0.50%	$60,800
45	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	460	0.48%	$32,870
46	Bartenders	450	0.47%	$21,780
47	Security Guards	430	0.45%	$28,390
48	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	430	0.45%	$48,070
49	Computer User Support Specialists	420	0.44%	$47,100
50	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	400	0.42%	$30,300
51	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	400	0.42%	$37,030
52	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	390	0.41%	$60,380
53	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	380	0.40%	$65,060
54	Fast Food Cooks	380	0.40%	$27,630
55	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	380	0.40%	$53,460
56	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	380	0.40%	$28,400
57	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	370	0.39%	$59,610
58	Carpenters	370	0.39%	$49,260
59	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	370	0.39%	$73,960
60	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	370	0.39%	$45,440
61	Pharmacy Technicians	360	0.37%	$38,020
62	Machinists	360	0.37%	$54,310
63	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	340	0.35%	$59,130
64	Mechanical Engineers	340	0.35%	$90,660
65	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	330	0.34%	$58,190
66	Counter and Rental Clerks	330	0.34%	$30,680
67	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	330	0.34%	$50,760
68	Industrial Production Managers	320	0.33%	$95,840
69	Medical and Health Services Managers	310	0.32%	$104,410
70	Computer Systems Analysts	310	0.32%	$84,980
71	Social and Human Service Assistants	310	0.32%	$35,390
72	Childcare Workers	310	0.32%	$27,580
73	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	300	0.31%	$76,740
74	Project Management Specialists	280	0.29%	$80,130
75	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	280	0.29%	$21,730
76	Medical Secretaries	280	0.29%	$36,230
77	Software Developers	270	0.28%	$83,270
78	Nurse Practitioners	270	0.28%	$120,300
79	Driver/Sales Workers	270	0.28%	$27,420
80	Computer and Information Systems Managers	260	0.27%	$101,580
81	Coaches and Scouts	260	0.27%	$45,900
82	General Internal Medicine Physicians	260	0.27%	n/a
83	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	260	0.27%	$28,990
84	Tellers	260	0.27%	$35,920
85	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	260	0.27%	$61,500
86	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	240	0.25%	$45,930
87	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	240	0.25%	$23,130
88	Dishwashers	240	0.25%	$23,700
89	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	230	0.24%	$62,630
90	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	230	0.24%	$40,460
91	Firefighters	230	0.24%	$59,350
92	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	230	0.24%	$27,040
93	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	220	0.23%	$76,780
94	Pharmacists	220	0.23%	$129,010
95	Recreation Workers	220	0.23%	$27,950
96	Insurance Sales Agents	220	0.23%	$51,720
97	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	220	0.23%	$40,650
98	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	220	0.23%	$30,180
99	Postsecondary Education Teachers	210	0.22%	$65,000
100	Dental Assistants	210	0.22%	$40,860

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