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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

What professions have the highest employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Memphis, TN-MS-AR. We note that the total employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 621,320. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 33,870 people (5.45 percent of the total employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR). The second most common job is the stockers and order filler profession which employs 17,920 people (2.88 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	621,320	100.00%	$39,550
2	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	33,870	5.45%	$36,340
3	Stockers and Order Fillers	17,920	2.88%	$33,280
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	16,990	2.73%	$57,690
5	Retail Salespersons	16,490	2.65%	$27,780
6	Cashiers	13,350	2.15%	$24,380
7	Registered Nurses	12,360	1.99%	$71,290
8	Customer Service Representatives	12,160	1.96%	$37,260
9	General and Operations Managers	11,660	1.88%	$103,450
10	Fast Food and Counter Workers	10,940	1.76%	$23,450
11	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	10,150	1.63%	$45,120
12	Waiters and Waitresses	10,050	1.62%	$20,320
13	Office Clerks, General	9,750	1.57%	$34,980
14	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	9,260	1.49%	$60,290
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	7,880	1.27%	$28,100
16	Security Guards	7,700	1.24%	$28,350
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	7,080	1.14%	$41,980
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	7,080	1.14%	$40,130
19	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	7,080	1.14%	$36,330
20	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	6,980	1.12%	$36,840
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	6,590	1.06%	$38,480
22	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	6,100	0.98%	$25,960
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	5,770	0.93%	$51,570
24	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	5,390	0.87%	$41,670
25	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	5,380	0.87%	$61,760
26	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5,160	0.83%	$33,620
27	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	5,050	0.81%	$60,740
28	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	5,030	0.81%	$36,440
29	Restaurant Cooks	4,990	0.80%	$28,960
30	Packers and Packagers	4,850	0.78%	$31,260
31	Fast Food Cooks	4,650	0.75%	$23,090
32	Accountants and Auditors	4,300	0.69%	$62,630
33	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	4,160	0.67%	$37,580
34	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	4,090	0.66%	$30,320
35	Nursing Assistants	3,990	0.64%	$31,510
36	Human Resources Specialists	3,710	0.60%	$55,410
37	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	3,640	0.59%	$52,430
38	Construction Laborers	3,500	0.56%	$36,350
39	Medical Assistants	3,500	0.56%	$35,710
40	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	3,400	0.55%	$59,090
41	Receptionists and Information Clerks	3,390	0.55%	$30,370
42	Food Preparation Workers	3,350	0.54%	$25,120
43	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3,270	0.53%	$83,660
44	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,250	0.52%	$26,530
45	Financial Managers	3,210	0.52%	$127,430
46	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	3,190	0.51%	$48,100
47	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	3,160	0.51%	$45,940
48	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	3,100	0.50%	$79,630
49	Other Production Workers	3,060	0.49%	$31,200
50	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	3,050	0.49%	$56,740
51	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,990	0.48%	$61,980
52	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,970	0.48%	$31,200
53	Medical Secretaries	2,800	0.45%	$35,770
54	All Other Managers	2,670	0.43%	$80,080
55	Computer Occupations, All Other	2,550	0.41%	$63,780
56	Other Business Operations Specialists	2,520	0.41%	$65,380
57	Pharmacy Technicians	2,490	0.40%	$36,820
58	Software Developers	2,470	0.40%	$108,020
59	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	2,440	0.39%	$29,060
60	Electricians	2,430	0.39%	$50,230
61	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,370	0.38%	$62,790
62	Childcare Workers	2,290	0.37%	$23,510
63	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	2,190	0.35%	$46,960
64	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	2,190	0.35%	$57,220
65	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	2,150	0.35%	$67,750
66	Machinists	2,030	0.33%	$48,920
67	Medical and Health Services Managers	2,000	0.32%	$101,700
68	Project Management Specialists	2,000	0.32%	$70,300
69	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,980	0.32%	$48,290
70	Driver/Sales Workers	1,940	0.31%	$30,700
71	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,870	0.30%	$59,520
72	Lawyers	1,870	0.30%	$112,230
73	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,860	0.30%	$35,880
74	Sales Managers	1,840	0.30%	$130,420
75	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	1,830	0.29%	$40,840
76	Nurse Practitioners	1,820	0.29%	$105,210
77	Tellers	1,810	0.29%	$35,120
78	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,810	0.29%	$61,250
79	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,790	0.29%	$50,590
80	Crossing Guards	1,770	0.28%	$30,670
81	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,740	0.28%	$62,970
82	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,720	0.28%	$30,230
83	Pharmacists	1,720	0.28%	$131,890
84	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,700	0.27%	$45,450
85	Healthcare Social Workers	1,640	0.26%	$51,720
86	Compliance Officers	1,630	0.26%	$58,670
87	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	1,610	0.26%	$29,820
88	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,590	0.26%	$23,220
89	Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,580	0.25%	$124,770
90	Administrative Services Managers	1,530	0.25%	$111,460
91	Billing and Posting Clerks	1,510	0.24%	$38,820
92	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,490	0.24%	$46,910
93	Management Analysts	1,490	0.24%	$81,580
94	Computer Systems Analysts	1,440	0.23%	$95,220
95	Insurance Sales Agents	1,370	0.22%	$47,800
96	Training and Development Specialists	1,370	0.22%	$55,260
97	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,350	0.22%	$50,440
98	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,350	0.22%	$28,460
99	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	1,330	0.21%	$100,760
100	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	1,320	0.21%	$33,260

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