Rank |
Job Description |
# of Empl. i |
% of Empl. i |
Average Salary i |
1 |
All Occupations
|
1,261,820 | 100.00% |
$40,460 |
2 |
Retail Salespersons
|
53,820 | 4.27% |
$22,400 |
3 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
|
32,580 | 2.58% |
$37,920 |
4 |
Office Clerks, General
|
30,600 | 2.43% |
$29,620 |
5 |
Cashiers
|
29,370 | 2.33% |
$19,370 |
6 |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
28,590 | 2.27% |
$25,870 |
7 |
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
|
25,140 | 1.99% |
$19,010 |
8 |
Registered Nurses
|
24,550 | 1.95% |
$82,750 |
9 |
Waiters and Waitresses
|
23,410 | 1.86% |
$19,750 |
10 |
Customer Service Representatives
|
23,360 | 1.85% |
$37,500 |
11 |
General and Operations Managers
|
23,340 | 1.85% |
$117,980 |
12 |
Teacher Assistants
|
21,020 | 1.67% |
$27,100 |
13 |
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
|
20,790 | 1.65% |
$22,560 |
14 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
|
20,310 | 1.61% |
$42,910 |
15 |
Personal Care Aides
|
18,760 | 1.49% |
$25,180 |
16 |
Receptionists and Information Clerks
|
17,800 | 1.41% |
$29,430 |
17 |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
|
17,600 | 1.39% |
$59,210 |
18 |
Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
|
16,700 | 1.32% |
$68,730 |
19 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
|
14,380 | 1.14% |
$26,260 |
20 |
Nursing Assistants
|
14,280 | 1.13% |
$35,620 |
21 |
Security Guards
|
12,830 | 1.02% |
$30,370 |
22 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
12,560 | 1.00% |
$101,040 |
23 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
|
12,380 | 0.98% |
$28,880 |
24 |
Accountants and Auditors
|
12,180 | 0.97% |
$79,850 |
25 |
Home Health Aides
|
11,960 | 0.95% |
$22,890 |
26 |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
|
11,700 | 0.93% |
$102,420 |
27 |
Carpenters
|
10,720 | 0.85% |
$54,090 |
28 |
Construction Laborers
|
10,130 | 0.80% |
$42,630 |
29 |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
|
10,130 | 0.80% |
$47,470 |
30 |
School or Special Client Bus Drivers
|
10,000 | 0.79% |
$41,410 |
31 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
|
9,850 | 0.78% |
$44,070 |
32 |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
|
9,550 | 0.76% |
$68,030 |
33 |
Substitute Teachers
|
9,510 | 0.75% |
$36,460 |
34 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
|
8,810 | 0.70% |
$55,180 |
35 |
Restaurant Cooks
|
8,640 | 0.68% |
$29,870 |
36 |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
|
7,640 | 0.61% |
$33,680 |
37 |
Childcare Workers
|
7,610 | 0.60% |
$27,010 |
38 |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
|
7,560 | 0.60% |
$37,620 |
39 |
Other Sales Representatives
|
7,370 | 0.58% |
$63,860 |
40 |
Lawyers
|
7,250 | 0.57% |
$102,520 |
41 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
|
7,230 | 0.57% |
$34,640 |
42 |
Food Preparation Workers
|
7,050 | 0.56% |
$23,630 |
43 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
|
6,830 | 0.54% |
$52,560 |
44 |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
|
6,760 | 0.54% |
$37,930 |
45 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
6,270 | 0.50% |
$100,520 |
46 |
Billing and Posting Clerks
|
6,210 | 0.49% |
$39,250 |
47 |
Electricians
|
5,870 | 0.47% |
$59,280 |
48 |
Other Physicians and Surgeons |
5,850 | 0.46% |
n/a |
49 |
Insurance Sales Agents
|
5,480 | 0.43% |
$66,530 |
50 |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
|
5,410 | 0.43% |
$73,260 |
51 |
Team Assemblers
|
5,400 | 0.43% |
$26,380 |
52 |
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
|
5,190 | 0.41% |
$102,880 |
53 |
Packers and Packagers
|
4,920 | 0.39% |
$21,590 |
54 |
Tellers
|
4,830 | 0.38% |
$30,110 |
55 |
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
|
4,710 | 0.37% |
$40,160 |
56 |
Dishwashers
|
4,660 | 0.37% |
$19,220 |
57 |
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop
|
4,590 | 0.36% |
$18,950 |
58 |
Medical Assistants
|
4,530 | 0.36% |
$34,990 |
59 |
Bartenders
|
4,490 | 0.36% |
$19,000 |
60 |
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
|
4,490 | 0.36% |
$63,030 |
61 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
|
4,370 | 0.35% |
$62,870 |
62 |
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
|
4,320 | 0.34% |
$28,350 |
63 |
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
|
4,160 | 0.33% |
$19,140 |
64 |
Computer User Support Specialists
|
4,150 | 0.33% |
$54,210 |
65 |
Medical and Health Services Managers
|
4,110 | 0.33% |
$112,950 |
66 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
|
4,030 | 0.32% |
$68,370 |
67 |
Bill and Account Collectors
|
4,000 | 0.32% |
$39,250 |
68 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
3,950 | 0.31% |
$25,110 |
69 |
Dental Assistants
|
3,860 | 0.31% |
$37,020 |
70 |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
|
3,740 | 0.30% |
$83,140 |
71 |
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
|
3,630 | 0.29% |
$18,350 |
72 |
Postal Service Mail Carriers
|
3,590 | 0.28% |
$57,200 |
73 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
|
3,570 | 0.28% |
$20,850 |
74 |
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
|
3,570 | 0.28% |
$63,100 |
75 |
Financial Managers
|
3,530 | 0.28% |
$138,740 |
76 |
Word Processors and Typists
|
3,480 | 0.28% |
$41,590 |
77 |
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
|
3,470 | 0.27% |
$78,470 |
78 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
|
3,440 | 0.27% |
$39,540 |
79 |
Applications Software Developers
|
3,410 | 0.27% |
$83,860 |
80 |
Fast Food Cooks
|
3,310 | 0.26% |
$19,770 |
81 |
Manicurists and Pedicurists
|
3,290 | 0.26% |
$18,740 |
82 |
Recreation Workers
|
3,280 | 0.26% |
$26,750 |
83 |
Management Analysts
|
3,280 | 0.26% |
$85,010 |
84 |
Secondary School Special Education Teachers
|
3,230 | 0.26% |
$102,230 |
85 |
Counter and Rental Clerks
|
3,200 | 0.25% |
$23,810 |
86 |
Driver/Sales Workers
|
3,130 | 0.25% |
$25,830 |
87 |
Physical Therapists
|
3,100 | 0.25% |
$88,820 |
88 |
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
|
3,060 | 0.24% |
$22,520 |
89 |
Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
|
2,970 | 0.24% |
$89,020 |
90 |
Human Resources Specialists
|
2,970 | 0.24% |
$64,390 |
91 |
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
|
2,960 | 0.23% |
$22,010 |
92 |
Pharmacists
|
2,880 | 0.23% |
$121,680 |
93 |
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
|
2,860 | 0.23% |
$21,270 |
94 |
Computer Systems Analysts
|
2,840 | 0.23% |
$85,570 |
95 |
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
|
2,790 | 0.22% |
$80,110 |
96 |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
|
2,670 | 0.21% |
$69,490 |
97 |
Pharmacy Technicians
|
2,670 | 0.21% |
$30,500 |
98 |
Administrative Services Managers
|
2,640 | 0.21% |
$105,690 |
99 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
|
2,620 | 0.21% |
$44,970 |
100 |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
|
2,590 | 0.21% |
$21,670 |