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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Monroe, LA

What professions have the highest employment in Monroe, LA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Monroe, LA. We note that the total employment in Monroe, LA is 74,390. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 2,750 people (3.70 percent of the total employment in Monroe, LA). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 2,670 people (3.59 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Monroe, LA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Monroe, LA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	74,390	100.00%	$34,080
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,750	3.70%	$18,720
3	Cashiers	2,670	3.59%	$20,500
4	Retail Salespersons	2,090	2.81%	$22,800
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,960	2.63%	$25,330
6	Registered Nurses	1,900	2.55%	$69,730
7	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,860	2.50%	$22,290
8	General and Operations Managers	1,510	2.03%	$83,010
9	Food Preparation Workers	1,440	1.94%	$19,930
10	Office Clerks, General	1,430	1.92%	$23,630
11	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,350	1.81%	$19,240
12	Waiters and Waitresses	1,250	1.68%	$19,540
13	Nursing Assistants	1,220	1.64%	$24,410
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,180	1.59%	$34,720
15	Customer Service Representatives	1,150	1.55%	$30,130
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,120	1.51%	$36,710
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,100	1.48%	$45,820
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,060	1.42%	$46,880
19	Stockers and Order Fillers	930	1.25%	$27,680
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	890	1.20%	$47,600
21	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	870	1.17%	$43,180
22	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	830	1.12%	$36,190
23	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	780	1.05%	$34,970
24	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	730	0.98%	$28,960
25	Receptionists and Information Clerks	710	0.95%	$27,290
26	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	630	0.85%	$31,240
27	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	590	0.79%	$49,090
28	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	590	0.79%	$27,990
29	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	550	0.74%	$60,420
30	Accountants and Auditors	540	0.73%	$62,730
31	Restaurant Cooks	540	0.73%	$25,240
32	Construction Laborers	520	0.70%	$33,020
33	Other Business Operations Specialists	510	0.69%	$50,980
34	All Other Managers	450	0.60%	$84,550
35	Medical Assistants	450	0.60%	$28,900
36	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	410	0.55%	$39,520
37	Electricians	410	0.55%	$46,170
38	Childcare Workers	400	0.54%	$19,280
39	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	380	0.51%	$29,050
40	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	380	0.51%	$39,700
41	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	350	0.47%	$21,150
42	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	350	0.47%	$58,570
43	Firefighters	340	0.46%	$21,590
44	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	340	0.46%	$42,140
45	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	330	0.44%	$59,990
46	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	320	0.43%	$58,420
47	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	310	0.42%	$36,080
48	Dental Assistants	310	0.42%	$31,750
49	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	310	0.42%	$52,330
50	Other Postsecondary Teachers	290	0.39%	$76,970
51	Pharmacy Technicians	280	0.38%	$34,930
52	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	280	0.38%	$41,890
53	Fast Food Cooks	270	0.36%	$18,690
54	Tellers	270	0.36%	$35,850
55	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	270	0.36%	$47,490
56	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	260	0.35%	$36,880
57	Nurse Practitioners	260	0.35%	$103,960
58	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	260	0.35%	$30,410
59	Medical and Health Services Managers	250	0.34%	$89,790
60	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	250	0.34%	$35,800
61	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	240	0.32%	$28,340
62	Other Production Workers	240	0.32%	$27,200
63	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	240	0.32%	$46,320
64	Correctional Officers and Jailers	230	0.31%	$34,990
65	Bartenders	230	0.31%	$17,490
66	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	230	0.31%	$38,190
67	Pharmacists	220	0.30%	$127,880
68	Carpenters	220	0.30%	$38,700
69	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	220	0.30%	$45,540
70	Helpers--Production Workers	220	0.30%	$29,640
71	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	210	0.28%	$79,850
72	Phlebotomists	210	0.28%	$32,650
73	Dishwashers	210	0.28%	$21,140
74	Postal Service Mail Carriers	210	0.28%	$51,710
75	Driver/Sales Workers	210	0.28%	$37,830
76	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	210	0.28%	$35,410
77	Financial Managers	200	0.27%	$101,840
78	Project Management Specialists	200	0.27%	$55,750
79	Lawyers	200	0.27%	$102,380
80	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	200	0.27%	$59,800
81	Insurance Sales Agents	200	0.27%	$42,140
82	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	200	0.27%	$37,360
83	Speech-Language Pathologists	190	0.26%	$60,830
84	Recreation Workers	190	0.26%	$20,000
85	Parts Salespersons	190	0.26%	$30,940
86	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	190	0.26%	$54,200
87	Packers and Packagers	190	0.26%	$19,690
88	Social and Human Service Assistants	180	0.24%	$22,570
89	Coaches and Scouts	180	0.24%	$44,830
90	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	180	0.24%	$21,220
91	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	180	0.24%	$29,070
92	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	180	0.24%	$31,790
93	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	170	0.23%	$21,110
94	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	170	0.23%	$39,110
95	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	170	0.23%	$24,380
96	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	170	0.23%	$21,530
97	Human Resources Specialists	160	0.22%	$48,770
98	Other Healthcare Support Workers	160	0.22%	$29,560
99	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	160	0.22%	$20,760
100	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	150	0.20%	$51,330

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