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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

What professions have the highest employment in Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division. We note that the total employment in Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division is 960,950. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 29,810 people (3.10 percent of the total employment in Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 21,720 people (2.26 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by BLS in May 2015 [1].

Table 1. 100 Most Popular Jobs in Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
960,950
100.00% $42,930
2 Retail Salespersons
29,810
3.10% $21,820
3 Cashiers
21,720
2.26% $19,190
4 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
21,210
2.21% $25,700
5 Office Clerks, General
19,800
2.06% $29,990
6 Registered Nurses
18,770
1.95% $80,880
7 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
16,840
1.75% $26,090
8 Customer Service Representatives
16,260
1.69% $35,020
9 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
15,590
1.62% $18,910
10 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
14,570
1.52% $40,130
11 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
13,950
1.45% $21,940
12 Teacher Assistants
13,640
1.42% $24,850
13 Security Guards
13,180
1.37% $27,220
14 Other Business Operations Specialists
12,140
1.26% $71,270
15 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
11,860
1.23% $65,890
16 General and Operations Managers
11,800
1.23% $153,470
17 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
11,560
1.20% $42,770
18 Receptionists and Information Clerks
11,340
1.18% $29,790
19 Waiters and Waitresses
11,180
1.16% $19,820
20 Accountants and Auditors
10,770
1.12% $74,790
21 Nursing Assistants
10,640
1.11% $27,460
22 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
10,150
1.06% $59,100
23 Other Sales Representatives
9,690
1.01% $57,840
24 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
9,280
0.97% $67,240
25 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
8,690
0.90% $39,280
26 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
8,190
0.85% $45,350
27 Applications Software Developers
7,660
0.80% $100,490
28 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
7,530
0.78% $71,380
29 Lawyers
7,450
0.78% $140,450
30 Home Health Aides
7,430
0.77% $22,070
31 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
6,620
0.69% $44,310
32 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
6,580
0.68% $25,860
33 Substitute Teachers
6,560
0.68% $28,960
34 Financial Managers
6,480
0.67% $151,430
35 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
6,280
0.65% $29,580
36 All Other Managers
6,120
0.64% $118,010
37 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
5,840
0.61% $23,660
38 Food Preparation Workers
5,810
0.60% $19,800
39 Packers and Packagers
5,770
0.60% $19,110
40 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
5,400
0.56% $65,530
41 Social and Human Service Assistants
5,040
0.52% $32,320
42 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
4,880
0.51% $89,170
43 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
4,670
0.49% $63,630
44 Billing and Posting Clerks
4,630
0.48% $39,020
45 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
4,490
0.47% $38,140
46 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
4,410
0.46% $34,720
47 Childcare Workers
4,340
0.45% $21,090
48 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
4,310
0.45% $50,910
49 School or Special Client Bus Drivers
4,290
0.45% $32,040
50 Medical Assistants
4,290
0.45% $34,140
51 Other Physicians and Surgeons
4,210
0.44% $177,630
52 Construction Laborers
3,870
0.40% $47,970
53 Legal Secretaries
3,860
0.40% $49,130
54 Carpenters
3,780
0.39% $53,470
55 Tellers
3,610
0.38% $27,840
56 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
3,590
0.37% $62,930
57 Medical Secretaries
3,590
0.37% $40,200
58 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
3,530
0.37% $54,550
59 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
3,520
0.37% $33,600
60 Computer Systems Analysts
3,470
0.36% $92,860
61 Computer and Information Systems Managers
3,440
0.36% $145,310
62 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
3,420
0.36% $71,460
63 Sales Managers
3,420
0.36% $132,760
64 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
3,410
0.35% $73,460
65 Compliance Officers
3,340
0.35% $83,560
66 Recreation Workers
3,280
0.34% $23,250
67 Management Analysts
3,280
0.34% $96,460
68 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
3,260
0.34% $23,680
69 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
3,130
0.33% $71,800
70 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
3,110
0.32% $63,300
71 Computer User Support Specialists
3,070
0.32% $52,070
72 Helpers--Production Workers
2,980
0.31% $22,430
73 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
2,980
0.31% $35,500
74 Human Resources Specialists
2,890
0.30% $66,410
75 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
2,840
0.30% $57,690
76 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
2,830
0.29% $34,430
77 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
2,790
0.29% $74,160
78 Marketing Managers
2,780
0.29% $152,680
79 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
2,770
0.29% $45,510
80 Driver/Sales Workers
2,740
0.29% $23,360
81 Electricians
2,720
0.28% $64,290
82 Pharmacy Technicians
2,720
0.28% $29,930
83 Bartenders
2,680
0.28% $23,850
84 Insurance Sales Agents
2,630
0.27% $63,730
85 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
2,560
0.27% $23,320
86 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
2,470
0.26% $31,420
87 Postal Service Mail Carriers
2,460
0.26% $57,200
88 Computer Programmers
2,410
0.25% n/a
89 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
2,390
0.25% $19,070
90 Pharmacists
2,370
0.25% $115,450
91 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
2,340
0.24% $56,180
92 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
2,300
0.24% $47,860
93 Correctional Officers and Jailers
2,280
0.24% $71,300
94 Financial Analysts
2,280
0.24% $80,190
95 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
2,270
0.24% $72,510
96 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
2,240
0.23% $125,650
97 Administrative Services Managers
2,240
0.23% $112,440
98 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
2,230
0.23% $73,920
99 Dental Assistants
2,230
0.23% $42,820
100 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
2,220
0.23% $86,890

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