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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area is 61,310. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 2,280 people (3.72 percent of the total employment in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,040 people (3.33 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	61,310	100.00%	$48,030
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,280	3.72%	$38,530
3	Retail Salespersons	2,040	3.33%	$34,960
4	General and Operations Managers	2,010	3.28%	$90,920
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,840	3.00%	$34,460
6	Cashiers	1,710	2.79%	$33,370
7	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,510	2.46%	$47,610
8	Registered Nurses	1,220	1.99%	$83,770
9	Office Clerks, General	1,110	1.81%	$44,510
10	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	960	1.57%	$37,690
11	Waiters and Waitresses	910	1.48%	$34,540
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	850	1.39%	$36,870
13	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	840	1.37%	$49,980
14	Stockers and Order Fillers	830	1.35%	$35,580
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	800	1.30%	$47,530
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	790	1.29%	$77,500
17	Restaurant Cooks	790	1.29%	$38,020
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	780	1.27%	$46,950
19	Customer Service Representatives	740	1.21%	$40,290
20	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	730	1.19%	$76,490
21	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	700	1.14%	$50,740
22	Carpenters	680	1.11%	$63,560
23	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	620	1.01%	$36,330
24	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	620	1.01%	$61,500
25	Nursing Assistants	600	0.98%	$39,510
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	600	0.98%	$45,200
27	Food Preparation Workers	580	0.95%	$35,300
28	Bartenders	540	0.88%	$36,110
29	Construction Laborers	500	0.82%	$52,350
30	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	490	0.80%	$39,960
31	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	470	0.77%	$57,630
32	Social and Human Service Assistants	410	0.67%	$41,070
33	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	400	0.65%	$62,190
34	Receptionists and Information Clerks	390	0.64%	$36,720
35	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	390	0.64%	$76,980
36	Accountants and Auditors	360	0.59%	$75,910
37	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	360	0.59%	$57,130
38	Packers and Packagers	360	0.59%	$32,940
39	Firefighters	350	0.57%	$58,370
40	Dishwashers	350	0.57%	$34,220
41	Electricians	340	0.55%	$66,070
42	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	340	0.55%	$39,290
43	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	320	0.52%	$77,490
44	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	310	0.51%	$38,160
45	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	300	0.49%	$103,080
46	Financial Managers	290	0.47%	$117,320
47	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	290	0.47%	$59,480
48	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	290	0.47%	$61,630
49	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	290	0.47%	$35,020
50	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	290	0.47%	$74,520
51	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	290	0.47%	$48,500
52	Medical and Health Services Managers	280	0.46%	$103,410
53	Childcare Workers	280	0.46%	$37,620
54	Medical Secretaries	280	0.46%	$44,590
55	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	270	0.44%	$64,530
56	Healthcare Social Workers	260	0.42%	$78,020
57	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	260	0.42%	$68,410
58	Tellers	250	0.41%	$33,820
59	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	250	0.41%	$63,450
60	School Bus Drivers	250	0.41%	$49,840
61	Recreation Workers	240	0.39%	$36,310
62	Medical Assistants	230	0.38%	$40,670
63	Social and Community Service Managers	220	0.36%	$74,570
64	Other Business Operations Specialists	220	0.36%	$79,930
65	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	220	0.36%	$73,100
66	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	220	0.36%	$75,360
67	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	210	0.34%	$38,870
68	Emergency Medical Technicians	210	0.34%	$43,950
69	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	210	0.34%	$32,070
70	Human Resources Specialists	200	0.33%	$64,660
71	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	200	0.33%	$64,800
72	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	200	0.33%	$135,930
73	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	200	0.33%	$47,550
74	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	190	0.31%	$49,690
75	Security Guards	190	0.31%	$38,000
76	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	190	0.31%	$44,240
77	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	190	0.31%	$38,480
78	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	190	0.31%	$40,330
79	Fast Food Cooks	180	0.29%	$33,270
80	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	180	0.29%	$60,270
81	Postal Service Mail Carriers	180	0.29%	$50,360
82	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	180	0.29%	$67,340
83	Sales Managers	170	0.28%	$107,330
84	Fundraisers	170	0.28%	$58,520
85	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	170	0.28%	$58,990
86	Chefs and Head Cooks	170	0.28%	$59,240
87	Project Management Specialists	160	0.26%	$81,430
88	Computer User Support Specialists	160	0.26%	$62,290
89	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	160	0.26%	$49,530
90	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	150	0.24%	$80,100
91	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	150	0.24%	$64,320
92	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	150	0.24%	$84,350
93	Short Order Cooks	150	0.24%	$42,290
94	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	150	0.24%	$61,900
95	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	150	0.24%	$41,430
96	Tutors	140	0.23%	$30,730
97	Public Relations Specialists	140	0.23%	$70,230
98	Dental Assistants	140	0.23%	$47,890
99	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	140	0.23%	$34,260
100	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	140	0.23%	$43,130

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