Rank |
Job Description |
# of Empl. i |
% of Empl. i |
Average Salary i |
1 |
All Occupations
|
1,884,270 | 100.00% |
$50,960 |
2 |
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
|
75,380 | 4.00% |
$31,720 |
3 |
General and Operations Managers
|
47,510 | 2.52% |
$99,440 |
4 |
Retail Salespersons
|
44,590 | 2.37% |
$32,740 |
5 |
Customer Service Representatives
|
41,960 | 2.23% |
$46,000 |
6 |
Registered Nurses
|
39,540 | 2.10% |
$86,950 |
7 |
Fast Food and Counter Workers
|
36,210 | 1.92% |
$30,250 |
8 |
Office Clerks, General
|
36,050 | 1.91% |
$45,290 |
9 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
|
35,780 | 1.90% |
$42,580 |
10 |
Cashiers
|
33,570 | 1.78% |
$29,560 |
11 |
Software Developers
|
29,450 | 1.56% |
$113,070 |
12 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
|
28,060 | 1.49% |
$39,450 |
13 |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
27,640 | 1.47% |
$35,970 |
14 |
Stockers and Order Fillers
|
27,290 | 1.45% |
$35,460 |
15 |
Waiters and Waitresses
|
25,190 | 1.34% |
$23,770 |
16 |
Accountants and Auditors
|
21,520 | 1.14% |
$78,570 |
17 |
Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
|
20,730 | 1.10% |
$77,120 |
18 |
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
|
20,570 | 1.09% |
$37,550 |
19 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
|
19,680 | 1.04% |
$59,420 |
20 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
|
19,030 | 1.01% |
$48,130 |
21 |
Management Analysts
|
18,120 | 0.96% |
$99,280 |
22 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
|
18,080 | 0.96% |
$79,810 |
23 |
Restaurant Cooks
|
17,130 | 0.91% |
$37,030 |
24 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
|
16,200 | 0.86% |
$49,790 |
25 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
|
16,070 | 0.85% |
$50,020 |
26 |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
|
15,930 | 0.85% |
$67,740 |
27 |
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
|
15,710 | 0.83% |
$73,250 |
28 |
Construction Laborers
|
14,620 | 0.78% |
$52,410 |
29 |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
|
14,180 | 0.75% |
$62,700 |
30 |
Project Management Specialists
|
14,100 | 0.75% |
$86,590 |
31 |
Nursing Assistants
|
13,820 | 0.73% |
$41,240 |
32 |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
|
13,300 | 0.71% |
$45,620 |
33 |
Other Business Operations Specialists
|
12,610 | 0.67% |
$65,370 |
34 |
Human Resources Specialists
|
12,370 | 0.66% |
$73,840 |
35 |
Industrial Engineers
|
12,080 | 0.64% |
$99,190 |
36 |
Carpenters
|
11,890 | 0.63% |
$61,420 |
37 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
|
11,610 | 0.62% |
$39,440 |
38 |
Financial Managers
|
11,600 | 0.62% |
$137,500 |
39 |
Computer Systems Analysts
|
11,580 | 0.61% |
$106,720 |
40 |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
|
11,090 | 0.59% |
$47,770 |
41 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
|
10,920 | 0.58% |
$38,610 |
42 |
Food Preparation Workers
|
10,820 | 0.57% |
$32,970 |
43 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
10,780 | 0.57% |
$63,430 |
44 |
Bartenders
|
10,650 | 0.57% |
$26,530 |
45 |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
|
9,960 | 0.53% |
$44,300 |
46 |
Computer User Support Specialists
|
9,790 | 0.52% |
$61,960 |
47 |
Receptionists and Information Clerks
|
9,680 | 0.51% |
$35,330 |
48 |
Medical Secretaries
|
9,250 | 0.49% |
$47,320 |
49 |
Lawyers
|
8,960 | 0.48% |
$148,090 |
50 |
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
|
8,620 | 0.46% |
$36,380 |
51 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
|
8,350 | 0.44% |
$69,160 |
52 |
Security Guards
|
8,290 | 0.44% |
$36,910 |
53 |
Machinists
|
8,180 | 0.43% |
$56,830 |
54 |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
|
8,160 | 0.43% |
$72,270 |
55 |
Medical Assistants
|
7,670 | 0.41% |
$48,850 |
56 |
Computer and Information Systems Managers
|
7,520 | 0.40% |
$163,690 |
57 |
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
|
7,520 | 0.40% |
$77,350 |
58 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
7,380 | 0.39% |
$62,140 |
59 |
Electricians
|
7,380 | 0.39% |
$77,750 |
60 |
Driver/Sales Workers
|
7,380 | 0.39% |
$28,380 |
61 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
|
7,310 | 0.39% |
$57,070 |
62 |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
|
7,150 | 0.38% |
$50,450 |
63 |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
|
7,020 | 0.37% |
$91,380 |
64 |
Sales Managers
|
6,850 | 0.36% |
$134,420 |
65 |
Insurance Sales Agents
|
6,840 | 0.36% |
$62,200 |
66 |
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
|
6,840 | 0.36% |
$77,660 |
67 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
|
6,820 | 0.36% |
$48,280 |
68 |
Childcare Workers
|
6,710 | 0.36% |
$30,560 |
69 |
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
|
6,690 | 0.36% |
$66,080 |
70 |
Marketing Managers
|
6,590 | 0.35% |
$163,330 |
71 |
Social and Human Service Assistants
|
6,170 | 0.33% |
$41,600 |
72 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
6,160 | 0.33% |
$35,140 |
73 |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
|
6,040 | 0.32% |
$82,090 |
74 |
Medical and Health Services Managers
|
5,880 | 0.31% |
$105,980 |
75 |
Training and Development Specialists
|
5,700 | 0.30% |
$76,700 |
76 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
|
5,600 | 0.30% |
$51,570 |
77 |
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
|
5,530 | 0.29% |
$82,540 |
78 |
Personal Financial Advisors
|
5,480 | 0.29% |
$89,950 |
79 |
Packers and Packagers
|
5,440 | 0.29% |
$34,750 |
80 |
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
|
5,400 | 0.29% |
$78,320 |
81 |
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
|
5,330 | 0.28% |
$31,570 |
82 |
Financial Analysts
|
5,250 | 0.28% |
$93,740 |
83 |
Loan Officers
|
5,230 | 0.28% |
$80,700 |
84 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
|
5,120 | 0.27% |
$61,000 |
85 |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
|
5,080 | 0.27% |
$29,730 |
86 |
School Bus Drivers
|
5,010 | 0.27% |
$46,590 |
87 |
Public Relations Specialists
|
4,990 | 0.26% |
$66,320 |
88 |
Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
|
4,960 | 0.26% |
$78,090 |
89 |
Chief Executives
|
4,940 | 0.26% |
$196,180 |
90 |
Pharmacy Technicians
|
4,930 | 0.26% |
$45,080 |
91 |
Compliance Officers
|
4,920 | 0.26% |
$80,620 |
92 |
Computer Network Support Specialists
|
4,780 | 0.25% |
$73,300 |
93 |
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
|
4,770 | 0.25% |
$38,380 |
94 |
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
|
4,760 | 0.25% |
$57,260 |
95 |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
|
4,750 | 0.25% |
$63,710 |
96 |
All Other Managers
|
4,720 | 0.25% |
$133,730 |
97 |
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
|
4,710 | 0.25% |
$28,800 |
98 |
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
|
4,620 | 0.25% |
$40,720 |
99 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
|
4,570 | 0.24% |
$97,280 |
100 |
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
|
4,550 | 0.24% |
$71,570 |