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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area is 127,420. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 4,850 people (3.81 percent of the total employment in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession which employs 4,090 people (3.21 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
127,420
100.00% $36,000
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers
4,850
3.81% $21,870
3 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
4,090
3.21% $31,480
4 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
3,820
3.00% $30,410
5 Cashiers
3,650
2.86% $22,770
6 Retail Salespersons
3,450
2.71% $25,700
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
2,830
2.22% $28,830
8 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
2,800
2.20% $46,250
9 Office Clerks, General
2,450
1.92% $31,840
10 General and Operations Managers
2,440
1.91% $67,780
11 Registered Nurses
2,280
1.79% $79,390
12 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
2,120
1.66% $42,660
13 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
1,750
1.37% $60,460
14 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
1,730
1.36% $22,610
15 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
1,730
1.36% $31,730
16 Customer Service Representatives
1,700
1.33% $31,620
17 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,690
1.33% $26,190
18 Security Guards
1,680
1.32% $28,010
19 Nursing Assistants
1,670
1.31% $29,770
20 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
1,540
1.21% $39,170
21 Waiters and Waitresses
1,450
1.14% $21,590
22 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
1,360
1.07% $60,240
23 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
1,300
1.02% $36,140
24 Other Business Operations Specialists
1,230
0.97% $58,360
25 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
1,230
0.97% $47,950
26 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1,210
0.95% $29,610
27 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
1,170
0.92% $21,710
28 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
1,130
0.89% $47,580
29 Correctional Officers and Jailers
1,120
0.88% $35,920
30 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,040
0.82% $60,450
31 Receptionists and Information Clerks
990
0.78% $29,160
32 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
980
0.77% $37,630
33 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
980
0.77% $37,250
34 Other Production Workers
890
0.70% $33,070
35 Restaurant Cooks
850
0.67% $27,310
36 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
840
0.66% $37,890
37 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
830
0.65% $60,490
38 Packers and Packagers
780
0.61% $32,030
39 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
750
0.59% $33,590
40 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
750
0.59% $29,860
41 Food Preparation Workers
710
0.56% $24,880
42 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
700
0.55% $34,840
43 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
680
0.53% $37,610
44 Medical Assistants
670
0.53% $32,990
45 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
650
0.51% $36,800
46 Accountants and Auditors
640
0.50% $62,820
47 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
640
0.50% $22,350
48 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
640
0.50% $63,360
49 Human Resources Specialists
620
0.49% $52,000
50 Construction Laborers
620
0.49% $31,550
51 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
610
0.48% $35,710
52 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
590
0.46% $30,320
53 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
590
0.46% $36,780
54 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
580
0.46% $48,790
55 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
580
0.46% $61,650
56 Driver/Sales Workers
570
0.45% $20,700
57 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
570
0.45% $59,630
58 All Other Managers
490
0.38% $78,910
59 Other Teachers and Instructors
490
0.38% $48,340
60 Fast Food Cooks
480
0.38% $23,020
61 Electricians
480
0.38% $49,590
62 Childcare Workers
470
0.37% $21,480
63 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
470
0.37% $29,860
64 Pharmacy Technicians
460
0.36% $35,360
65 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
460
0.36% $50,520
66 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
440
0.35% $18,970
67 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
400
0.31% $30,090
68 Postal Service Mail Carriers
400
0.31% $51,130
69 Healthcare Social Workers
390
0.31% $39,390
70 School Bus Drivers
380
0.30% $24,960
71 Emergency Medical Technicians
380
0.30% $29,190
72 Social and Human Service Assistants
370
0.29% $30,000
73 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
350
0.27% $50,570
74 Tellers
340
0.27% $29,360
75 Other Education, Training, and Library Workers
330
0.26% $28,010
76 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
330
0.26% $49,930
77 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
330
0.26% $44,610
78 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
330
0.26% $37,410
79 Helpers--Production Workers
320
0.25% $32,030
80 Compliance Officers
320
0.25% $50,020
81 Other Postsecondary Teachers
320
0.25% $46,160
82 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
320
0.25% $37,050
83 Nurse Practitioners
320
0.25% $125,530
84 Firefighters
320
0.25% $32,400
85 Billing and Posting Clerks
320
0.25% $36,700
86 Medical and Health Services Managers
310
0.24% $101,560
87 Insurance Sales Agents
310
0.24% $43,710
88 Computer User Support Specialists
300
0.24% $41,720
89 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
290
0.23% $52,270
90 Loan Officers
280
0.22% $57,780
91 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
280
0.22% $48,100
92 Pharmacists
280
0.22% $127,860
93 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
280
0.22% $45,500
94 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
270
0.21% $40,550
95 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
270
0.21% $44,250
96 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
270
0.21% $25,090
97 Lawyers
260
0.20% $84,540
98 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
260
0.20% $20,650
99 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
260
0.20% $29,450
100 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
260
0.20% $45,190

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