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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

What professions have the highest employment in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA. We note that the total employment in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 49,290. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 1,800 people (3.65 percent of the total employment in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 1,530 people (3.10 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
49,290
100.00% $49,200
2 Retail Salespersons
1,800
3.65% $35,070
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
1,530
3.10% $33,400
4 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
1,140
2.31% $33,260
5 Cashiers
1,090
2.21% $34,410
6 Registered Nurses
940
1.91% $94,110
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
840
1.70% $37,220
8 Office Clerks, General
820
1.66% $43,920
9 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
790
1.60% $45,390
10 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
790
1.60% $60,570
11 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
790
1.60% $36,600
12 General and Operations Managers
780
1.58% $101,300
13 Waiters and Waitresses
680
1.38% $35,950
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
650
1.32% $38,630
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
610
1.24% $50,730
16 Customer Service Representatives
600
1.22% $39,630
17 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
580
1.18% $97,850
18 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
560
1.14% $49,640
19 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
540
1.10% $46,430
20 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
530
1.08% $51,050
21 Restaurant Cooks
510
1.03% $38,150
22 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
500
1.01% $44,610
23 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
500
1.01% $46,030
24 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
480
0.97% $48,820
25 Receptionists and Information Clerks
480
0.97% $37,790
26 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
470
0.95% $63,620
27 Carpenters
460
0.93% $59,820
28 Electricians
450
0.91% $92,720
29 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
430
0.87% $38,630
30 Construction Laborers
430
0.87% $49,730
31 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
430
0.87% $75,630
32 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
420
0.85% $101,820
33 Nursing Assistants
410
0.83% $38,630
34 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
400
0.81% $75,070
35 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
360
0.73% $33,810
36 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
340
0.69% $32,570
37 Accountants and Auditors
330
0.67% $78,570
38 Mechanical Engineers
330
0.67% $100,120
39 Other Business Operations Specialists
320
0.65% $69,520
40 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
290
0.59% $99,830
41 Medical Assistants
280
0.57% $46,310
42 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
270
0.55% $48,530
43 Food Preparation Workers
270
0.55% $37,930
44 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
260
0.53% $49,890
45 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
260
0.53% $60,940
46 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
250
0.51% $41,910
47 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
250
0.51% $82,210
48 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
250
0.51% $66,660
49 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
250
0.51% $61,210
50 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
240
0.49% $80,150
51 Machinists
230
0.47% $61,150
52 Human Resources Specialists
220
0.45% $65,560
53 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
220
0.45% $86,600
54 Counter and Rental Clerks
220
0.45% $35,290
55 Packers and Packagers
220
0.45% $34,520
56 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
210
0.43% $81,910
57 Dishwashers
210
0.43% $33,960
58 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
210
0.43% $62,170
59 Software Developers
200
0.41% $110,200
60 Dental Assistants
200
0.41% $48,180
61 Bartenders
200
0.41% $35,430
62 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
190
0.39% $46,740
63 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
190
0.39% $35,500
64 Civil Engineers
180
0.37% $80,290
65 Medical Secretaries
180
0.37% $46,160
66 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
170
0.34% $44,760
67 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
170
0.34% $62,920
68 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
170
0.34% $50,470
69 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
170
0.34% $39,990
70 School Bus Drivers
170
0.34% $60,920
71 Construction Managers
160
0.32% $112,650
72 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
160
0.32% $60,350
73 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
160
0.32% $39,590
74 Parts Salespersons
160
0.32% $44,670
75 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
160
0.32% $61,680
76 Billing and Posting Clerks
160
0.32% $48,250
77 Tellers
160
0.32% $38,870
78 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
160
0.32% $63,830
79 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
160
0.32% $48,570
80 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
150
0.30% $67,240
81 Security Guards
150
0.30% $44,640
82 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
150
0.30% $46,270
83 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
140
0.28% $61,510
84 Loan Officers
140
0.28% $67,710
85 Computer User Support Specialists
140
0.28% $66,500
86 Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers
140
0.28% $58,750
87 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
140
0.28% $34,960
88 Fast Food Cooks
140
0.28% $35,310
89 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
130
0.26% $62,370
90 Pharmacy Technicians
130
0.26% $47,150
91 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
130
0.26% $67,510
92 Firefighters
130
0.26% $80,700
93 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
130
0.26% $34,230
94 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
130
0.26% $33,630
95 Social and Human Service Assistants
120
0.24% $38,480
96 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
120
0.24% $46,800
97 Postal Service Mail Carriers
120
0.24% $52,660
98 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
120
0.24% $72,000
99 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
120
0.24% $47,580
100 Driver/Sales Workers
120
0.24% $37,860

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