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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Manhattan, KS

What professions have the highest employment in Manhattan, KS? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Manhattan, KS. We note that the total employment in Manhattan, KS is 39,000. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 1,240 people (3.18 percent of the total employment in Manhattan, KS). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 1,130 people (2.90 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Manhattan, KS is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Manhattan, KS (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	39,000	100.00%	$38,650
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,240	3.18%	$22,670
3	Retail Salespersons	1,130	2.90%	$27,860
4	Cashiers	1,090	2.79%	$24,510
5	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	860	2.21%	$36,090
6	Waiters and Waitresses	750	1.92%	$21,640
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	750	1.92%	$27,870
8	General and Operations Managers	720	1.85%	$78,600
9	Customer Service Representatives	680	1.74%	$31,780
10	Registered Nurses	610	1.56%	$61,710
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	610	1.56%	$26,960
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	530	1.36%	$27,730
13	Nursing Assistants	490	1.26%	$30,510
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	470	1.21%	$38,330
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	460	1.18%	$38,580
16	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	450	1.15%	$24,830
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	440	1.13%	$47,880
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	430	1.10%	$33,620
19	Restaurant Cooks	420	1.08%	$27,710
20	Accountants and Auditors	380	0.97%	$59,140
21	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	380	0.97%	$44,670
22	Office Clerks, General	370	0.95%	$19,590
23	Other Business Operations Specialists	360	0.92%	$64,660
24	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	360	0.92%	$30,660
25	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	340	0.87%	$52,290
26	Construction Laborers	330	0.85%	$37,860
27	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	320	0.82%	$59,810
28	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	320	0.82%	$48,570
29	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	300	0.77%	$63,530
30	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	300	0.77%	$33,280
31	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	290	0.74%	$43,360
32	Childcare Workers	280	0.72%	$21,270
33	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	270	0.69%	$28,200
34	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	270	0.69%	$26,210
35	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	270	0.69%	$21,670
36	Receptionists and Information Clerks	260	0.67%	$28,770
37	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	250	0.64%	$46,600
38	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	240	0.62%	$61,720
39	Carpenters	230	0.59%	$44,910
40	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	220	0.56%	$53,820
41	Computer User Support Specialists	220	0.56%	$51,330
42	Software Developers	220	0.56%	$85,390
43	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	220	0.56%	$37,380
44	Tellers	210	0.54%	$29,210
45	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	210	0.54%	$51,540
46	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	200	0.51%	$61,160
47	Food Preparation Workers	200	0.51%	$23,840
48	Bartenders	200	0.51%	$20,510
49	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	200	0.51%	$34,120
50	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	200	0.51%	$37,180
51	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	190	0.49%	$37,820
52	Postsecondary Education Administrators	180	0.46%	$101,800
53	Medical and Health Services Managers	180	0.46%	$77,340
54	Human Resources Specialists	180	0.46%	$56,840
55	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	180	0.46%	$64,390
56	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	180	0.46%	$63,820
57	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	180	0.46%	$45,110
58	Coaches and Scouts	170	0.44%	$44,920
59	Construction Managers	160	0.41%	$79,860
60	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	160	0.41%	$49,240
61	Social and Human Service Assistants	160	0.41%	$36,850
62	Medical Secretaries	160	0.41%	$34,640
63	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	160	0.41%	$53,580
64	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	150	0.38%	$47,630
65	Loan Officers	140	0.36%	$79,740
66	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	140	0.36%	$29,280
67	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	140	0.36%	$48,530
68	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	140	0.36%	$21,170
69	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	140	0.36%	$53,890
70	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	140	0.36%	$53,330
71	Public Relations Specialists	130	0.33%	$52,880
72	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	130	0.33%	$40,290
73	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	130	0.33%	$22,650
74	Electricians	130	0.33%	$51,750
75	Property, Real Estate Managers	120	0.31%	$44,900
76	Fast Food Cooks	120	0.31%	$24,110
77	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	120	0.31%	$39,680
78	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	120	0.31%	$42,930
79	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	120	0.31%	$23,760
80	Financial Managers	110	0.28%	$118,770
81	Cost Estimators	110	0.28%	$66,560
82	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	110	0.28%	$29,650
83	Driver/Sales Workers	110	0.28%	$19,100
84	Civil Engineers	100	0.26%	$83,050
85	Agricultural Technicians	100	0.26%	$39,110
86	Pharmacy Technicians	100	0.26%	$33,200
87	Dental Assistants	100	0.26%	$36,820
88	Dishwashers	100	0.26%	$22,060
89	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	100	0.26%	$31,620
90	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	100	0.26%	$48,340
91	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	100	0.26%	$36,050
92	Computer and Information Systems Managers	90	0.23%	$105,980
93	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	90	0.23%	$50,220
94	Management Analysts	90	0.23%	$71,140
95	Training and Development Specialists	90	0.23%	$59,180
96	Personal Financial Advisors	90	0.23%	$62,410
97	Computer Systems Analysts	90	0.23%	$68,690
98	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	90	0.23%	$75,480
99	Instructional Coordinators	90	0.23%	$64,800
100	Graphic Designers	90	0.23%	$43,310

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