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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Morgantown, WV

What professions have the highest employment in Morgantown, WV? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Morgantown, WV. We note that the total employment in Morgantown, WV is 64,590. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 3,890 people (6.02 percent of the total employment in Morgantown, WV). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 1,950 people (3.02 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Morgantown, WV is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Morgantown, WV (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	64,590	100.00%	$40,090
2	Registered Nurses	3,890	6.02%	$77,450
3	Retail Salespersons	1,950	3.02%	$26,080
4	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	1,340	2.07%	$99,750
5	General and Operations Managers	1,330	2.06%	$77,210
6	Cashiers	1,270	1.97%	$21,970
7	Nursing Assistants	1,220	1.89%	$34,570
8	Office Clerks, General	1,180	1.83%	$33,650
9	Waiters and Waitresses	1,160	1.80%	$27,210
10	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,040	1.61%	$22,460
11	Stockers and Order Fillers	980	1.52%	$27,560
12	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	930	1.44%	$36,480
13	Fast Food Cooks	890	1.38%	$21,860
14	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	880	1.36%	$29,010
15	Customer Service Representatives	840	1.30%	$32,820
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	840	1.30%	$36,400
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	830	1.29%	$26,990
18	Restaurant Cooks	810	1.25%	$27,290
19	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	730	1.13%	$48,270
20	Fast Food and Counter Workers	710	1.10%	$21,910
21	Receptionists and Information Clerks	680	1.05%	$30,530
22	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	680	1.05%	$45,840
23	Other Business Operations Specialists	660	1.02%	$60,840
24	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	650	1.01%	$38,510
25	Construction Laborers	650	1.01%	$37,370
26	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	640	0.99%	$37,800
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	630	0.98%	$29,010
28	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	550	0.85%	$27,220
29	Postsecondary Education Administrators	540	0.84%	$104,150
30	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	540	0.84%	$50,760
31	Medical Assistants	500	0.77%	$31,730
32	Pharmacy Technicians	480	0.74%	$36,690
33	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	470	0.73%	$44,950
34	Correctional Officers and Jailers	440	0.68%	$58,160
35	Pharmacists	430	0.67%	$128,030
36	Carpenters	410	0.63%	$45,740
37	Accountants and Auditors	380	0.59%	$64,800
38	Food Preparation Workers	360	0.56%	$28,240
39	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	360	0.56%	$27,920
40	Medical Secretaries	360	0.56%	$35,440
41	All Other Physicians	340	0.53%	$59,480
42	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	340	0.53%	$75,120
43	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	320	0.50%	$27,920
44	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	320	0.50%	$33,860
45	Bartenders	310	0.48%	$27,830
46	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	300	0.46%	$61,050
47	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	290	0.45%	$57,130
48	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	280	0.43%	$37,820
49	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	270	0.42%	$48,100
50	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	270	0.42%	$47,150
51	Medical and Health Services Managers	260	0.40%	$124,010
52	Respiratory Therapists	260	0.40%	$61,330
53	Electricians	260	0.40%	$60,280
54	Human Resources Specialists	250	0.39%	$62,940
55	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	250	0.39%	$23,760
56	Project Management Specialists	240	0.37%	$69,080
57	Lawyers	240	0.37%	$119,730
58	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	240	0.37%	$28,300
59	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	240	0.37%	$47,330
60	Radiologic Technologists	240	0.37%	$61,270
61	Computer User Support Specialists	220	0.34%	$47,610
62	Web Developers	220	0.34%	$64,140
63	Security Guards	220	0.34%	$28,770
64	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	220	0.34%	$38,450
65	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	220	0.34%	$44,350
66	Software Developers	210	0.33%	$79,770
67	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	210	0.33%	$74,800
68	Driver/Sales Workers	210	0.33%	$21,170
69	Social and Human Service Assistants	200	0.31%	$34,660
70	Financial Managers	190	0.29%	$107,520
71	Property, Real Estate Managers	190	0.29%	$38,960
72	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	190	0.29%	$47,640
73	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	190	0.29%	$22,010
74	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	190	0.29%	$48,830
75	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	190	0.29%	$31,960
76	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	190	0.29%	$23,810
77	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	180	0.28%	$73,770
78	Dishwashers	180	0.28%	$23,220
79	Counter and Rental Clerks	180	0.28%	$25,400
80	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	180	0.28%	$59,010
81	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	180	0.28%	$35,520
82	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	170	0.26%	$26,280
83	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	170	0.26%	$56,930
84	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	170	0.26%	$34,680
85	All Other Managers	160	0.25%	$117,570
86	Management Analysts	160	0.25%	$66,830
87	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	160	0.25%	$63,880
88	Billing and Posting Clerks	160	0.25%	$36,800
89	Tellers	160	0.25%	$29,800
90	School Bus Drivers	160	0.25%	$26,190
91	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	150	0.23%	$31,860
92	Dental Assistants	150	0.23%	$36,230
93	Administrative Services Managers	140	0.22%	$67,910
94	Computer and Information Systems Managers	140	0.22%	$133,920
95	Training and Development Specialists	140	0.22%	$47,450
96	Computer Occupations, All Other	140	0.22%	$95,190
97	Engineers, All Other	140	0.22%	$122,680
98	Coaches and Scouts	140	0.22%	$58,730
99	Physical Therapists	140	0.22%	$91,890
100	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	140	0.22%	$22,620

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