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Top 100 Popular Jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA

What professions have the highest employment in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA. We note that the total employment in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA is 9,185,300. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 488,640 people (5.32 percent of the total employment in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 231,800 people (2.52 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	9,185,300	100.00%	$57,390
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	488,640	5.32%	$34,250
3	Retail Salespersons	231,800	2.52%	$34,770
4	General and Operations Managers	190,690	2.08%	$134,310
5	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	185,620	2.02%	$37,520
6	Registered Nurses	182,710	1.99%	$103,540
7	Cashiers	172,480	1.88%	$32,550
8	Fast Food and Counter Workers	164,140	1.79%	$31,790
9	Office Clerks, General	147,750	1.61%	$42,450
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	143,270	1.56%	$35,820
11	Customer Service Representatives	133,110	1.45%	$46,200
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	131,580	1.43%	$36,940
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	128,790	1.40%	$47,390
14	Accountants and Auditors	125,750	1.37%	$101,820
15	Security Guards	124,250	1.35%	$36,640
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	121,850	1.33%	$50,410
17	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	117,810	1.28%	$35,740
18	Software Developers	108,650	1.18%	$136,630
19	Waiters and Waitresses	107,200	1.17%	$37,390
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	98,930	1.08%	$83,300
21	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	94,880	1.03%	$52,000
22	Lawyers	89,700	0.98%	$176,170
23	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	86,810	0.95%	$76,390
24	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	83,340	0.91%	$80,460
25	Receptionists and Information Clerks	82,710	0.90%	$38,080
26	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	82,070	0.89%	$86,850
27	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	81,630	0.89%	$80,520
28	Nursing Assistants	79,570	0.87%	$45,500
29	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	70,290	0.77%	$75,490
30	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	69,230	0.75%	$59,030
31	Financial Managers	68,500	0.75%	$212,290
32	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	67,710	0.74%	$98,320
33	Packers and Packagers	64,520	0.70%	$35,650
34	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	61,780	0.67%	$136,810
35	Project Management Specialists	60,220	0.66%	$108,780
36	Management Analysts	57,200	0.62%	$109,070
37	Restaurant Cooks	57,010	0.62%	$38,600
38	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	56,230	0.61%	$45,000
39	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	54,560	0.59%	$46,760
40	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	52,580	0.57%	$81,380
41	Human Resources Specialists	52,240	0.57%	$80,170
42	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	51,060	0.56%	$54,130
43	Other Business Operations Specialists	50,510	0.55%	$82,560
44	Food Preparation Workers	50,100	0.55%	$35,410
45	Financial Analysts	50,010	0.54%	$123,230
46	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	47,860	0.52%	$83,470
47	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	47,710	0.52%	$38,720
48	Construction Laborers	45,630	0.50%	$58,030
49	Computer and Information Systems Managers	42,790	0.47%	$208,040
50	Medical Assistants	41,120	0.45%	$44,420
51	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	40,450	0.44%	$43,380
52	Marketing Managers	38,890	0.42%	$174,120
53	Electricians	38,760	0.42%	$77,050
54	Childcare Workers	37,900	0.41%	$34,910
55	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	37,800	0.41%	$58,290
56	Carpenters	36,770	0.40%	$68,090
57	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	36,430	0.40%	$37,460
58	Billing and Posting Clerks	35,880	0.39%	$48,310
59	Computer User Support Specialists	35,340	0.38%	$67,080
60	Sales Managers	35,160	0.38%	$206,920
61	Medical Secretaries	34,440	0.37%	$46,520
62	Social and Human Service Assistants	33,780	0.37%	$44,210
63	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	33,000	0.36%	$37,680
64	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	32,990	0.36%	$64,360
65	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	32,620	0.36%	$62,690
66	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	31,800	0.35%	$56,630
67	Driver/Sales Workers	30,780	0.34%	$34,390
68	Medical and Health Services Managers	30,540	0.33%	$135,950
69	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	30,360	0.33%	$36,330
70	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	29,870	0.33%	$35,630
71	Bartenders	29,360	0.32%	$43,510
72	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	29,170	0.32%	$37,420
73	School Bus Drivers	29,100	0.32%	$51,010
74	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	29,080	0.32%	$65,410
75	Personal Financial Advisors	29,000	0.32%	$167,850
76	Producers and Directors	27,990	0.30%	$105,600
77	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	27,310	0.30%	$52,800
78	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	27,080	0.29%	$83,640
79	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	26,890	0.29%	$81,180
80	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	26,820	0.29%	$95,360
81	Public Relations Specialists	26,490	0.29%	$79,090
82	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	25,180	0.27%	$36,040
83	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	25,180	0.27%	$77,580
84	Pharmacy Technicians	24,060	0.26%	$37,770
85	Manicurists and Pedicurists	23,620	0.26%	$31,200
86	Dishwashers	23,600	0.26%	$34,600
87	All Other Managers	23,420	0.25%	$164,960
88	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	23,050	0.25%	$59,260
89	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	22,820	0.25%	$44,810
90	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	22,570	0.25%	$107,740
91	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	22,410	0.24%	$106,900
92	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	21,910	0.24%	$137,810
93	Computer Systems Analysts	21,640	0.24%	$123,610
94	Postal Service Mail Carriers	21,640	0.24%	$57,620
95	Fast Food Cooks	21,220	0.23%	$31,410
96	Dental Assistants	20,750	0.23%	$46,450
97	Pharmacists	20,410	0.22%	$133,850
98	Compliance Officers	20,240	0.22%	$85,730
99	Healthcare Social Workers	20,230	0.22%	$60,180
100	Editors	20,230	0.22%	$95,090

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