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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Merced, CA

What professions have the highest employment in Merced, CA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Merced, CA. We note that the total employment in Merced, CA is 75,630. The most popular job is the farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse profession, which employs 5,040 people (6.66 percent of the total employment in Merced, CA). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 3,630 people (4.80 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Merced, CA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Merced, CA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	75,630	100.00%	$39,830
2	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	5,040	6.66%	$32,180
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,630	4.80%	$29,130
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,350	3.11%	$30,880
5	Cashiers	2,330	3.08%	$30,660
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,570	2.08%	$35,270
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,510	2.00%	$48,210
8	Retail Salespersons	1,500	1.98%	$32,320
9	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,420	1.88%	$36,240
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,180	1.56%	$34,610
11	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,170	1.55%	$37,860
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,150	1.52%	$101,920
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,060	1.40%	$36,060
14	Office Clerks, General	1,030	1.36%	$37,680
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	990	1.31%	$80,190
16	Fast Food Cooks	980	1.30%	$31,080
17	General and Operations Managers	880	1.16%	$96,870
18	Registered Nurses	860	1.14%	$114,110
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	790	1.04%	$48,680
20	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	780	1.03%	$35,810
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	730	0.97%	$45,120
22	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	710	0.94%	$35,790
23	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	690	0.91%	$39,200
24	Customer Service Representatives	650	0.86%	$35,870
25	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	640	0.85%	$46,700
26	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	610	0.81%	$61,070
27	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	590	0.78%	$44,130
28	Waiters and Waitresses	560	0.74%	$29,590
29	Medical Assistants	550	0.73%	$36,830
30	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	510	0.67%	$35,960
31	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	490	0.65%	$37,270
32	Packers and Packagers	490	0.65%	$33,410
33	Food Preparation Workers	470	0.62%	$30,800
34	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	460	0.61%	$47,950
35	Construction Laborers	450	0.60%	$44,550
36	Other Business Operations Specialists	420	0.56%	$60,660
37	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	420	0.56%	$38,140
38	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	420	0.56%	$30,840
39	Medical Secretaries	410	0.54%	$36,090
40	Security Guards	400	0.53%	$33,070
41	Restaurant Cooks	400	0.53%	$34,510
42	Carpenters	400	0.53%	$57,550
43	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	400	0.53%	$33,980
44	Nursing Assistants	380	0.50%	$36,990
45	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	350	0.46%	$38,900
46	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	350	0.46%	$47,970
47	School Bus Drivers	350	0.46%	$49,440
48	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	340	0.45%	$73,080
49	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	330	0.44%	$84,900
50	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	330	0.44%	$61,020
51	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	320	0.42%	$68,990
52	Receptionists and Information Clerks	320	0.42%	$34,180
53	Correctional Officers and Jailers	310	0.41%	$56,250
54	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	310	0.41%	$36,530
55	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	300	0.40%	$61,580
56	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	300	0.40%	$58,430
57	Other Teachers and Instructors	290	0.38%	$99,090
58	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	290	0.38%	$33,430
59	Driver/Sales Workers	290	0.38%	$37,170
60	Accountants and Auditors	280	0.37%	$77,000
61	Protective Service Workers, All Other	280	0.37%	$31,200
62	Sales Managers	270	0.36%	$84,220
63	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	270	0.36%	$79,840
64	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	270	0.36%	$39,690
65	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	260	0.34%	$61,950
66	Social and Human Service Assistants	260	0.34%	$38,270
67	Tutors	260	0.34%	$29,320
68	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	260	0.34%	$60,770
69	Billing and Posting Clerks	260	0.34%	$46,150
70	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	260	0.34%	$56,750
71	Agricultural Equipment Operators	260	0.34%	$35,260
72	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	250	0.33%	$95,760
73	Food Batchmakers	250	0.33%	$37,500
74	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	250	0.33%	$48,870
75	Human Resources Specialists	230	0.30%	$62,900
76	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	230	0.30%	$59,780
77	Compliance Officers	220	0.29%	$66,990
78	Management Analysts	220	0.29%	$63,650
79	Counter and Rental Clerks	220	0.29%	$36,750
80	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	220	0.29%	$37,440
81	Butchers and Meat Cutters	220	0.29%	$37,710
82	Financial Managers	210	0.28%	$126,410
83	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	210	0.28%	$60,450
84	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	210	0.28%	$42,750
85	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	210	0.28%	$56,460
86	Helpers--Production Workers	210	0.28%	$34,440
87	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	200	0.26%	$129,980
88	Postal Service Mail Carriers	200	0.26%	$53,680
89	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	200	0.26%	$30,360
90	Food Service Managers	190	0.25%	$48,800
91	Dental Assistants	190	0.25%	$45,900
92	Dishwashers	190	0.25%	$29,990
93	Pharmacy Technicians	180	0.24%	$43,480
94	Parts Salespersons	180	0.24%	$35,010
95	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	180	0.24%	$48,740
96	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	180	0.24%	$54,660
97	Other Production Workers	180	0.24%	$49,980
98	Medical and Health Services Managers	170	0.22%	$103,930
99	Loan Officers	170	0.22%	$46,760
100	Firefighters	170	0.22%	$73,050

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