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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Las Vegas-Paradise, NV

What professions have the highest employment in Las Vegas-Paradise, NV? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Las Vegas-Paradise, NV. We note that the total employment in Las Vegas-Paradise, NV is 1,024,390. The most popular job is the waiters and waitresses profession, which employs 31,310 people (3.06 percent of the total employment in Las Vegas-Paradise, NV). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 30,740 people (3.00 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Las Vegas-Paradise, NV is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Las Vegas-Paradise, NV (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,024,390
100.00% $39,060
2 Waiters and Waitresses
31,310
3.06% $21,900
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
30,740
3.00% $22,930
4 General and Operations Managers
29,110
2.84% $80,440
5 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
29,070
2.84% $36,090
6 Cashiers
27,110
2.65% $25,980
7 Retail Salespersons
26,780
2.61% $29,890
8 Customer Service Representatives
25,720
2.51% $37,090
9 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
23,860
2.33% $29,590
10 Registered Nurses
17,860
1.74% $95,770
11 Restaurant Cooks
17,190
1.68% $35,010
12 Security Guards
17,150
1.67% $29,910
13 Office Clerks, General
17,140
1.67% $38,590
14 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
15,310
1.49% $37,900
15 Stockers and Order Fillers
14,960
1.46% $36,990
16 Gaming Dealers
13,300
1.30% $21,870
17 All Other Managers
12,150
1.19% $84,560
18 Bartenders
11,850
1.16% $22,150
19 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
11,470
1.12% $21,430
20 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
11,400
1.11% $58,250
21 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
11,380
1.11% $25,940
22 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
10,860
1.06% $45,270
23 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
10,700
1.04% $33,040
24 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
10,290
1.00% $50,710
25 Carpenters
9,610
0.94% $60,070
26 Other Business Operations Specialists
9,340
0.91% $59,410
27 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
9,250
0.90% $38,290
28 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
8,870
0.87% $43,180
29 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
8,060
0.79% $44,560
30 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
7,880
0.77% $36,080
31 Dishwashers
7,570
0.74% $28,790
32 Food Preparation Workers
7,430
0.73% $30,040
33 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
7,360
0.72% $51,250
34 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
7,330
0.72% $50,020
35 Construction Laborers
6,950
0.68% $39,610
36 Receptionists and Information Clerks
6,510
0.64% $31,760
37 Fast Food Cooks
6,460
0.63% $27,780
38 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
6,240
0.61% $40,710
39 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
6,160
0.60% $35,570
40 Medical Assistants
5,780
0.56% $37,070
41 Nursing Assistants
5,630
0.55% $38,430
42 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
5,560
0.54% $69,280
43 Financial Managers
5,340
0.52% $109,970
44 Accountants and Auditors
5,110
0.50% $61,450
45 Computer User Support Specialists
4,970
0.49% $48,000
46 Electricians
4,830
0.47% $64,990
47 Lawyers
4,660
0.45% $131,690
48 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
4,640
0.45% $46,920
49 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
4,410
0.43% $76,180
50 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
4,320
0.42% $28,420
51 Human Resources Specialists
4,240
0.41% $57,380
52 Driver/Sales Workers
4,190
0.41% $23,320
53 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
4,170
0.41% $29,240
54 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
4,110
0.40% $23,140
55 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
4,090
0.40% $47,540
56 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
3,910
0.38% $74,110
57 Packers and Packagers
3,880
0.38% $35,070
58 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
3,860
0.38% $30,610
59 First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
3,800
0.37% $47,650
60 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,760
0.37% $67,540
61 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
3,750
0.37% $48,080
62 Chefs and Head Cooks
3,730
0.36% $47,540
63 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
3,690
0.36% $19,510
64 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
3,670
0.36% $62,250
65 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
3,630
0.35% $31,350
66 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
3,550
0.35% $46,400
67 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
3,500
0.34% $27,010
68 Pharmacy Technicians
3,480
0.34% $39,790
69 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
3,380
0.33% $35,570
70 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
3,370
0.33% $65,270
71 Taxi Drivers
3,250
0.32% $28,420
72 Food Service Managers
3,240
0.32% $58,780
73 Counter and Rental Clerks
3,100
0.30% $33,030
74 Property, Real Estate Managers
3,090
0.30% $56,250
75 Construction Managers
3,040
0.30% $98,190
76 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,030
0.30% $65,450
77 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
3,010
0.29% $45,600
78 Sales Managers
2,970
0.29% $100,430
79 Other Personal Care and Service Workers
2,970
0.29% $31,450
80 Project Management Specialists
2,960
0.29% $80,010
81 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
2,950
0.29% $46,870
82 Insurance Sales Agents
2,920
0.29% $46,520
83 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
2,870
0.28% $61,360
84 Marketing Managers
2,810
0.27% $78,810
85 Dental Assistants
2,760
0.27% $42,120
86 Medical and Health Services Managers
2,750
0.27% $100,300
87 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
2,700
0.26% $57,220
88 Computer Occupations, All Other
2,660
0.26% $96,370
89 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
2,630
0.26% $37,810
90 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
2,630
0.26% $58,910
91 Software Developers
2,620
0.26% $111,560
92 Medical Secretaries
2,570
0.25% $37,390
93 Flight Attendants
2,550
0.25% $51,930
94 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
2,530
0.25% $53,390
95 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
2,510
0.25% $60,580
96 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
2,490
0.24% $33,280
97 Other Production Workers
2,480
0.24% $35,240
98 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
2,450
0.24% $61,350
99 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
2,380
0.23% $50,570
100 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
2,360
0.23% $29,950

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