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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Modesto, CA

What professions have the highest employment in Modesto, CA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Modesto, CA. We note that the total employment in Modesto, CA is 189,840. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 7,780 people (4.10 percent of the total employment in Modesto, CA). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 5,960 people (3.14 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Modesto, CA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	189,840	100.00%	$45,050
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	7,780	4.10%	$29,140
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,960	3.14%	$33,280
4	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	5,860	3.09%	$33,290
5	Cashiers	5,680	2.99%	$32,160
6	Registered Nurses	4,780	2.52%	$134,250
7	Retail Salespersons	4,510	2.38%	$33,850
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	4,500	2.37%	$37,580
9	Stockers and Order Fillers	4,330	2.28%	$36,430
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,330	1.75%	$49,100
11	Office Clerks, General	2,790	1.47%	$39,130
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,780	1.46%	$39,360
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,470	1.30%	$79,680
14	General and Operations Managers	2,350	1.24%	$99,260
15	Waiters and Waitresses	2,280	1.20%	$30,350
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,230	1.17%	$35,570
17	Fast Food Cooks	2,220	1.17%	$33,290
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,020	1.06%	$46,910
19	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,910	1.01%	$45,620
20	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,850	0.97%	$46,690
21	Customer Service Representatives	1,760	0.93%	$39,100
22	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,750	0.92%	$48,180
23	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,740	0.92%	$36,570
24	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,650	0.87%	$49,480
25	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,640	0.86%	$81,620
26	Packers and Packagers	1,630	0.86%	$33,320
27	Nursing Assistants	1,560	0.82%	$37,840
28	Carpenters	1,560	0.82%	$62,850
29	Construction Laborers	1,520	0.80%	$47,300
30	Medical Assistants	1,490	0.78%	$39,830
31	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,490	0.78%	$62,020
32	Restaurant Cooks	1,440	0.76%	$36,240
33	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,440	0.76%	$46,540
34	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,390	0.73%	$38,110
35	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,340	0.71%	$71,870
36	Medical Secretaries	1,310	0.69%	$45,260
37	Food Preparation Workers	1,240	0.65%	$33,320
38	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,240	0.65%	$39,060
39	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,200	0.63%	$48,470
40	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	1,100	0.58%	$34,550
41	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,040	0.55%	$68,050
42	Accountants and Auditors	1,000	0.53%	$80,530
43	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	970	0.51%	$36,000
44	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	960	0.51%	$37,570
45	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	950	0.50%	$62,370
46	Sales Managers	930	0.49%	$87,540
47	Security Guards	930	0.49%	$34,120
48	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	930	0.49%	$49,850
49	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	920	0.48%	$37,790
50	Dental Assistants	900	0.47%	$46,440
51	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	890	0.47%	$66,990
52	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	860	0.45%	$68,330
53	Receptionists and Information Clerks	840	0.44%	$36,170
54	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	840	0.44%	$59,460
55	Electricians	830	0.44%	$63,440
56	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	800	0.42%	$92,000
57	Billing and Posting Clerks	800	0.42%	$41,650
58	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	770	0.41%	$56,660
59	Counter and Rental Clerks	730	0.38%	$36,920
60	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	730	0.38%	$82,650
61	Driver/Sales Workers	730	0.38%	$37,920
62	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	720	0.38%	$81,070
63	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	720	0.38%	$41,140
64	Medical and Health Services Managers	690	0.36%	$132,720
65	Human Resources Specialists	680	0.36%	$73,170
66	Social and Human Service Assistants	650	0.34%	$46,050
67	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	640	0.34%	$30,630
68	Dishwashers	640	0.34%	$33,610
69	Recreation Workers	630	0.33%	$32,690
70	Financial Managers	590	0.31%	$132,820
71	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	590	0.31%	$52,420
72	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	580	0.31%	$83,540
73	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	580	0.31%	$39,530
74	Protective Service Workers, All Other	580	0.31%	$32,330
75	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	570	0.30%	$49,610
76	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	570	0.30%	$48,990
77	Bartenders	550	0.29%	$30,450
78	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	550	0.29%	$48,620
79	Project Management Specialists	520	0.27%	$96,870
80	Pharmacy Technicians	510	0.27%	$48,170
81	Food Service Managers	500	0.26%	$50,020
82	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	490	0.26%	$65,390
83	Management Analysts	490	0.26%	$79,240
84	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	490	0.26%	$32,220
85	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	480	0.25%	$48,990
86	Parts Salespersons	470	0.25%	$37,340
87	Helpers--Production Workers	470	0.25%	$35,400
88	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	460	0.24%	$79,250
89	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	450	0.24%	$61,440
90	Other Production Workers	450	0.24%	$44,400
91	Training and Development Specialists	440	0.23%	$72,490
92	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	440	0.23%	$49,510
93	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	430	0.23%	$50,510
94	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	430	0.23%	$62,190
95	Pharmacists	420	0.22%	$154,830
96	Firefighters	420	0.22%	$78,830
97	Childcare Workers	420	0.22%	$35,020
98	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	410	0.22%	$66,520
99	Food Batchmakers	410	0.22%	$37,510
100	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	400	0.21%	$130,430

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