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Top 100 Popular Jobs in New Bedford, MA

What professions have the highest employment in New Bedford, MA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in New Bedford, MA. We note that the total employment in New Bedford, MA is 65,150. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 3,380 people (5.19 percent of the total employment in New Bedford, MA). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 2,450 people (3.76 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in New Bedford, MA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in New Bedford, MA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	65,150	100.00%	$44,850
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,380	5.19%	$34,080
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,450	3.76%	$30,560
4	Retail Salespersons	1,780	2.73%	$32,460
5	Registered Nurses	1,630	2.50%	$80,100
6	Cashiers	1,620	2.49%	$31,000
7	General and Operations Managers	1,600	2.46%	$95,860
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,120	1.72%	$32,670
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,090	1.67%	$35,090
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,050	1.61%	$63,380
11	Office Clerks, General	990	1.52%	$40,350
12	Customer Service Representatives	950	1.46%	$38,460
13	Waiters and Waitresses	910	1.40%	$30,600
14	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	870	1.34%	$30,580
15	Nursing Assistants	850	1.30%	$36,360
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	850	1.30%	$48,150
17	Healthcare Social Workers	830	1.27%	$61,400
18	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	770	1.18%	$35,870
19	Restaurant Cooks	710	1.09%	$35,840
20	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	680	1.04%	$45,650
21	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	670	1.03%	$52,070
22	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	590	0.91%	$35,260
23	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	580	0.89%	$37,270
24	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	580	0.89%	$47,510
25	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	560	0.86%	$45,750
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	550	0.84%	$39,060
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	550	0.84%	$60,190
28	Packers and Packagers	550	0.84%	$36,280
29	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	520	0.80%	$47,840
30	Social and Human Service Assistants	500	0.77%	$37,540
31	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	500	0.77%	$61,840
32	Medical Secretaries	490	0.75%	$47,620
33	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	480	0.74%	$37,310
34	Medical Assistants	470	0.72%	$40,350
35	Sewing Machine Operators	460	0.71%	$31,080
36	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	460	0.71%	$40,930
37	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	450	0.69%	$71,260
38	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	440	0.68%	$77,300
39	Receptionists and Information Clerks	440	0.68%	$36,330
40	Bartenders	410	0.63%	$32,960
41	Construction Laborers	410	0.63%	$49,960
42	Carpenters	400	0.61%	$54,520
43	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	390	0.60%	$62,010
44	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	390	0.60%	$59,180
45	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	380	0.58%	$62,590
46	Security Guards	370	0.57%	$35,080
47	Food Preparation Workers	370	0.57%	$33,170
48	Accountants and Auditors	360	0.55%	$79,150
49	Firefighters	350	0.54%	$58,810
50	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	340	0.52%	$39,200
51	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	330	0.51%	$35,770
52	Childcare Workers	320	0.49%	$35,360
53	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	300	0.46%	$60,160
54	Medical and Health Services Managers	290	0.45%	$99,990
55	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	290	0.45%	$42,860
56	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	280	0.43%	$46,160
57	Financial Managers	270	0.41%	$103,140
58	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	270	0.41%	$33,870
59	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	260	0.40%	$39,610
60	School Bus Drivers	260	0.40%	$48,950
61	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	250	0.38%	$81,450
62	Human Resources Specialists	240	0.37%	$64,610
63	Other Teachers and Instructors	240	0.37%	$74,610
64	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	240	0.37%	$55,310
65	Electricians	240	0.37%	$73,560
66	Software Developers	230	0.35%	$125,500
67	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	230	0.35%	$78,840
68	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	230	0.35%	$30,680
69	Project Management Specialists	220	0.34%	$92,990
70	Computer User Support Specialists	210	0.32%	$62,020
71	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	200	0.31%	$103,710
72	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	200	0.31%	$58,120
73	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	200	0.31%	$79,550
74	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	200	0.31%	$46,850
75	Dishwashers	200	0.31%	$30,440
76	Pharmacy Technicians	190	0.29%	$37,360
77	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	190	0.29%	$35,080
78	Sales Managers	180	0.28%	$104,480
79	Dental Assistants	180	0.28%	$45,950
80	Residential Advisors	180	0.28%	$38,050
81	Tellers	180	0.28%	$37,640
82	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	180	0.28%	$57,360
83	Social and Community Service Managers	170	0.26%	$63,600
84	Training and Development Specialists	170	0.26%	$56,640
85	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	170	0.26%	$35,650
86	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	170	0.26%	$60,430
87	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	170	0.26%	$37,960
88	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	170	0.26%	$63,410
89	Driver/Sales Workers	170	0.26%	$33,640
90	Pharmacists	160	0.25%	$133,600
91	Recreation Workers	160	0.25%	$33,190
92	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	150	0.23%	$64,660
93	Lawyers	150	0.23%	$105,940
94	Physical Therapists	150	0.23%	$97,100
95	Postal Service Mail Carriers	150	0.23%	$57,620
96	Billing and Posting Clerks	140	0.21%	$47,560
97	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	140	0.21%	$39,240
98	Industrial Engineers	130	0.20%	$98,480
99	Instructional Coordinators	130	0.20%	$78,510
100	Emergency Medical Technicians	130	0.20%	$46,500

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