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Top 100 Popular Jobs in New Bern, NC

What professions have the highest employment in New Bern, NC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in New Bern, NC. We note that the total employment in New Bern, NC is 44,630. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 1,470 people (3.29 percent of the total employment in New Bern, NC). The second most common job is the stockers and order filler profession which employs 1,180 people (2.64 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in New Bern, NC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in New Bern, NC (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
44,630
100.00% $38,860
2 Cashiers
1,470
3.29% $22,820
3 Stockers and Order Fillers
1,180
2.64% $30,530
4 Fast Food Cooks
1,140
2.55% $22,700
5 Retail Salespersons
1,070
2.40% $27,770
6 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
940
2.11% $40,630
7 Registered Nurses
930
2.08% $64,570
8 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
850
1.90% $24,410
9 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
740
1.66% $34,330
10 Nursing Assistants
720
1.61% $27,270
11 General and Operations Managers
680
1.52% $82,420
12 Waiters and Waitresses
680
1.52% $20,000
13 Office Clerks, General
670
1.50% $30,810
14 Customer Service Representatives
640
1.43% $35,200
15 Other Business Operations Specialists
580
1.30% $72,820
16 Fast Food and Counter Workers
570
1.28% $24,330
17 Logisticians
550
1.23% $81,990
18 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
520
1.17% $45,070
19 Receptionists and Information Clerks
500
1.12% $29,260
20 Restaurant Cooks
480
1.08% $28,070
21 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
480
1.08% $36,580
22 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
480
1.08% $32,660
23 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
460
1.03% $38,350
24 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
450
1.01% $35,780
25 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
450
1.01% $37,900
26 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
440
0.99% $26,720
27 Correctional Officers and Jailers
410
0.92% $35,070
28 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
410
0.92% $39,960
29 Mechanical Engineers
380
0.85% $81,990
30 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
370
0.83% $62,670
31 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
360
0.81% $49,000
32 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
350
0.78% $39,770
33 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
340
0.76% $46,710
34 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
340
0.76% $23,710
35 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
330
0.74% $23,180
36 Food Preparation Workers
330
0.74% $26,910
37 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
290
0.65% $57,550
38 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
280
0.63% $47,130
39 Medical Assistants
280
0.63% $34,570
40 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
250
0.56% $47,360
41 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
250
0.56% $38,250
42 Medical Secretaries
240
0.54% $31,370
43 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
220
0.49% $29,230
44 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
220
0.49% $50,240
45 Aerospace Engineers
210
0.47% $103,170
46 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
210
0.47% $28,410
47 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
210
0.47% $57,790
48 Construction Laborers
210
0.47% $33,400
49 Accountants and Auditors
200
0.45% $70,620
50 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
200
0.45% $39,360
51 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
200
0.45% $61,420
52 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
200
0.45% $52,080
53 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
190
0.43% $67,860
54 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
190
0.43% $52,200
55 Management Analysts
180
0.40% $92,580
56 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
180
0.40% $45,070
57 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
180
0.40% $58,450
58 Human Resources Specialists
170
0.38% $57,540
59 Engineers, All Other
170
0.38% $100,650
60 Pharmacy Technicians
170
0.38% $33,790
61 Firefighters
170
0.38% $37,300
62 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
170
0.38% $34,810
63 Packers and Packagers
170
0.38% $21,360
64 Lawyers
160
0.36% $101,870
65 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
160
0.36% $20,550
66 Counter and Rental Clerks
160
0.36% $29,930
67 Billing and Posting Clerks
160
0.36% $37,170
68 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
150
0.34% $48,310
69 Carpenters
150
0.34% $40,610
70 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
150
0.34% $65,190
71 Machinists
150
0.34% $61,650
72 Driver/Sales Workers
150
0.34% $16,570
73 Dental Assistants
140
0.31% $41,870
74 Bartenders
140
0.31% $21,640
75 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
140
0.31% $21,070
76 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
140
0.31% $36,980
77 Postal Service Mail Carriers
140
0.31% $49,980
78 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
140
0.31% $44,930
79 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
130
0.29% $76,070
80 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
130
0.29% $66,130
81 Computer User Support Specialists
130
0.29% $49,270
82 Industrial Engineers
130
0.29% $84,060
83 Other Engineering Technicians
130
0.29% $79,350
84 Childcare Workers
130
0.29% $21,790
85 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
130
0.29% $62,670
86 Medical and Health Services Managers
120
0.27% $84,810
87 Project Management Specialists
120
0.27% $76,720
88 Computer Occupations, All Other
120
0.27% $89,940
89 Security Guards
120
0.27% $31,970
90 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
120
0.27% $23,120
91 Parts Salespersons
120
0.27% $28,770
92 Insurance Sales Agents
120
0.27% $59,560
93 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
120
0.27% $40,000
94 Construction Managers
110
0.25% $76,240
95 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
110
0.25% $61,950
96 Software Developers
110
0.25% $113,970
97 Civil Engineers
110
0.25% $79,350
98 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
110
0.25% $46,220
99 Pharmacists
110
0.25% $128,030
100 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
110
0.25% $27,590

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