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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN

What professions have the highest employment in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN. We note that the total employment in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN is 643,330. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 28,190 people (4.38 percent of the total employment in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN). The second most common job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession which employs 21,110 people (3.28 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
643,330
100.00% $44,360
2 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
28,190
4.38% $40,370
3 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
21,110
3.28% $44,930
4 Stockers and Order Fillers
16,130
2.51% $36,590
5 Registered Nurses
15,560
2.42% $79,150
6 Retail Salespersons
15,280
2.38% $28,250
7 General and Operations Managers
15,060
2.34% $81,170
8 Cashiers
12,510
1.94% $26,790
9 Customer Service Representatives
12,190
1.89% $37,560
10 Fast Food and Counter Workers
10,330
1.61% $23,960
11 Office Clerks, General
9,520
1.48% $36,220
12 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
9,450
1.47% $51,630
13 Fast Food Cooks
9,240
1.44% $23,070
14 Waiters and Waitresses
8,760
1.36% $21,250
15 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
8,350
1.30% $30,200
16 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
8,130
1.26% $28,610
17 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
7,940
1.23% $44,610
18 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
6,890
1.07% $63,660
19 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
6,450
1.00% $41,110
20 Restaurant Cooks
6,210
0.97% $29,020
21 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
5,960
0.93% $46,520
22 Nursing Assistants
5,750
0.89% $34,660
23 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
5,740
0.89% $46,010
24 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
5,690
0.88% $60,990
25 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
5,280
0.82% $38,010
26 Accountants and Auditors
5,030
0.78% $69,410
27 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
4,720
0.73% $42,000
28 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
4,690
0.73% $56,730
29 Receptionists and Information Clerks
4,670
0.73% $30,940
30 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
4,630
0.72% $60,760
31 Security Guards
4,580
0.71% $29,060
32 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
4,520
0.70% $35,490
33 Medical Secretaries
4,400
0.68% $36,180
34 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
4,220
0.66% $41,770
35 Medical Assistants
4,060
0.63% $37,260
36 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
3,930
0.61% $64,840
37 Construction Laborers
3,900
0.61% $42,690
38 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
3,800
0.59% $55,200
39 Packers and Packagers
3,760
0.58% $33,520
40 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
3,660
0.57% $42,580
41 Software Developers
3,530
0.55% $101,580
42 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,440
0.53% $60,720
43 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
3,420
0.53% $51,040
44 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
3,410
0.53% $29,890
45 Electricians
3,360
0.52% $60,390
46 Sales Managers
3,240
0.50% $106,970
47 Insurance Sales Agents
3,220
0.50% $62,040
48 Childcare Workers
3,180
0.49% $27,140
49 Human Resources Specialists
3,150
0.49% $60,570
50 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
3,050
0.47% $33,710
51 Driver/Sales Workers
3,030
0.47% $24,430
52 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
3,020
0.47% $27,730
53 Other Production Workers
2,980
0.46% $35,750
54 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
2,930
0.46% $77,970
55 Medical and Health Services Managers
2,920
0.45% $101,640
56 Food Preparation Workers
2,910
0.45% $28,500
57 Project Management Specialists
2,900
0.45% $80,970
58 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
2,840
0.44% $38,290
59 Pharmacy Technicians
2,660
0.41% $36,820
60 Computer User Support Specialists
2,640
0.41% $49,350
61 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
2,560
0.40% $33,820
62 Lawyers
2,470
0.38% $97,110
63 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
2,440
0.38% $60,480
64 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
2,430
0.38% $58,420
65 Carpenters
2,430
0.38% $49,680
66 Financial Managers
2,340
0.36% $126,670
67 Other Business Operations Specialists
2,340
0.36% $63,220
68 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
2,300
0.36% $62,470
69 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
2,230
0.35% $59,470
70 Bartenders
2,200
0.34% $27,550
71 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
2,200
0.34% $71,390
72 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
2,180
0.34% $46,910
73 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
2,150
0.33% $68,290
74 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
2,060
0.32% $39,400
75 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
2,030
0.32% $28,380
76 Industrial Engineers
2,000
0.31% $84,340
77 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
1,960
0.30% $49,440
78 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,910
0.30% $39,420
79 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
1,880
0.29% $49,600
80 Compliance Officers
1,860
0.29% $64,490
81 School Bus Drivers
1,840
0.29% $49,120
82 Billing and Posting Clerks
1,800
0.28% $41,010
83 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
1,740
0.27% $66,210
84 Computer Occupations, All Other
1,730
0.27% $70,850
85 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
1,660
0.26% $50,310
86 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
1,650
0.26% $28,860
87 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
1,640
0.25% $56,310
88 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
1,630
0.25% $26,390
89 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
1,620
0.25% $48,000
90 Social and Human Service Assistants
1,620
0.25% $36,740
91 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
1,620
0.25% $51,450
92 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
1,590
0.25% $60,820
93 Computer Systems Analysts
1,590
0.25% $84,740
94 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
1,580
0.25% $55,840
95 Printing Press Operators
1,580
0.25% $38,770
96 Pharmacists
1,530
0.24% $134,410
97 Training and Development Specialists
1,510
0.23% $60,040
98 Management Analysts
1,480
0.23% $88,310
99 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
1,450
0.23% $80,560
100 Medical Records Specialists
1,440
0.22% $44,690

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