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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

What professions have the highest employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. We note that the total employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 6,100,410. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 320,500 people (5.25 percent of the total employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 140,830 people (2.31 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	6,100,410	100.00%	$48,470
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	320,500	5.25%	$32,250
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	140,830	2.31%	$33,900
4	Cashiers	130,650	2.14%	$33,200
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	123,630	2.03%	$35,890
6	Retail Salespersons	111,800	1.83%	$34,180
7	Registered Nurses	111,660	1.83%	$128,960
8	Office Clerks, General	100,680	1.65%	$40,150
9	General and Operations Managers	94,640	1.55%	$113,800
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	92,330	1.51%	$35,970
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	90,630	1.49%	$35,370
12	Waiters and Waitresses	79,370	1.30%	$31,500
13	Customer Service Representatives	78,450	1.29%	$42,450
14	Security Guards	69,640	1.14%	$35,870
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	66,140	1.08%	$48,390
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	65,840	1.08%	$49,660
17	Accountants and Auditors	61,220	1.00%	$80,690
18	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	60,300	0.99%	$63,050
19	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	59,680	0.98%	$66,340
20	Other Business Operations Specialists	58,200	0.95%	$71,870
21	Fast Food Cooks	54,580	0.89%	$34,400
22	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	53,870	0.88%	$51,720
23	Software Developers	53,220	0.87%	$135,960
24	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	48,440	0.79%	$41,450
25	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	48,350	0.79%	$96,180
26	Restaurant Cooks	48,050	0.79%	$37,060
27	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	46,440	0.76%	$40,990
28	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	45,080	0.74%	$47,380
29	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	44,310	0.73%	$39,590
30	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	41,250	0.68%	$37,280
31	Food Preparation Workers	40,360	0.66%	$34,530
32	Nursing Assistants	39,710	0.65%	$39,210
33	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	39,220	0.64%	$64,830
34	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	38,980	0.64%	$69,870
35	Producers and Directors	38,920	0.64%	$107,120
36	Lawyers	38,510	0.63%	$174,860
37	Medical Secretaries	37,720	0.62%	$46,200
38	Medical Assistants	36,770	0.60%	$39,310
39	Financial Managers	36,380	0.60%	$161,150
40	Sales Managers	35,650	0.58%	$124,340
41	Project Management Specialists	34,720	0.57%	$98,880
42	Management Analysts	34,710	0.57%	$82,560
43	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	34,710	0.57%	$38,420
44	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	34,380	0.56%	$47,090
45	All Other Managers	32,760	0.54%	$151,480
46	Human Resources Specialists	31,430	0.52%	$74,580
47	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	30,060	0.49%	$82,140
48	Packers and Packagers	29,560	0.48%	$34,020
49	Carpenters	28,740	0.47%	$62,150
50	Receptionists and Information Clerks	28,640	0.47%	$37,190
51	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	28,280	0.46%	$65,060
52	Construction Laborers	28,260	0.46%	$46,360
53	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	27,240	0.45%	$36,540
54	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	27,080	0.44%	$37,420
55	Counter and Rental Clerks	26,830	0.44%	$37,400
56	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	26,300	0.43%	$51,750
57	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	25,830	0.42%	$31,390
58	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	25,700	0.42%	$104,160
59	Computer and Information Systems Managers	24,630	0.40%	$171,450
60	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	23,770	0.39%	$57,500
61	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	23,570	0.39%	$48,080
62	Tutors	23,020	0.38%	$35,490
63	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	22,960	0.38%	$67,780
64	Computer User Support Specialists	22,710	0.37%	$65,740
65	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	22,630	0.37%	$42,900
66	Computer Occupations, All Other	22,600	0.37%	$95,510
67	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	22,440	0.37%	$65,250
68	Dishwashers	21,600	0.35%	$33,910
69	Social and Human Service Assistants	21,300	0.35%	$46,080
70	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	20,940	0.34%	$45,610
71	Electricians	20,870	0.34%	$73,340
72	Other Production Workers	20,730	0.34%	$36,050
73	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	20,720	0.34%	$67,750
74	Billing and Posting Clerks	20,300	0.33%	$46,930
75	Dental Assistants	20,160	0.33%	$44,450
76	Marketing Managers	20,120	0.33%	$147,580
77	Bartenders	20,030	0.33%	$31,940
78	Property, Real Estate Managers	19,320	0.32%	$65,780
79	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	19,150	0.31%	$33,040
80	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	18,990	0.31%	$85,860
81	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	18,750	0.31%	$75,020
82	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	18,270	0.30%	$65,260
83	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	17,580	0.29%	$37,720
84	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	17,560	0.29%	$59,770
85	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	17,470	0.29%	$31,310
86	Compliance Officers	16,790	0.28%	$78,750
87	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	16,740	0.27%	$34,130
88	Insurance Sales Agents	16,710	0.27%	$66,960
89	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	16,530	0.27%	$70,770
90	Medical and Health Services Managers	16,430	0.27%	$128,800
91	Driver/Sales Workers	16,420	0.27%	$37,030
92	Graphic Designers	16,060	0.26%	$71,540
93	Loan Officers	16,010	0.26%	$62,080
94	Recreation Workers	15,880	0.26%	$33,920
95	Computer Systems Analysts	15,020	0.25%	$111,350
96	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	14,490	0.24%	$60,020
97	Multimedia Artists and Animators	14,410	0.24%	$130,000
98	Pharmacy Technicians	14,230	0.23%	$47,800
99	Manicurists and Pedicurists	14,160	0.23%	$33,170
100	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	13,860	0.23%	$47,160

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