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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 145,470. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 7,670 people (5.27 percent of the total employment in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession which employs 4,490 people (3.09 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
145,470
100.00% $34,320
2 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
7,670
5.27% $38,670
3 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
4,490
3.09% $31,460
4 Cashiers
4,120
2.83% $21,710
5 Retail Salespersons
4,000
2.75% $24,370
6 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
3,540
2.43% $27,890
7 Fast Food and Counter Workers
3,300
2.27% $20,970
8 Stockers and Order Fillers
3,210
2.21% $28,340
9 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
2,870
1.97% $44,530
10 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
2,780
1.91% $36,640
11 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
2,350
1.62% $56,810
12 Registered Nurses
2,220
1.53% $61,200
13 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
2,130
1.46% $29,940
14 General and Operations Managers
2,090
1.44% $82,160
15 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
2,090
1.44% $59,910
16 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
2,080
1.43% $49,680
17 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
2,020
1.39% $48,880
18 Nursing Assistants
1,910
1.31% $27,040
19 Packers and Packagers
1,880
1.29% $24,440
20 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
1,750
1.20% $35,630
21 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,690
1.16% $25,340
22 Waiters and Waitresses
1,540
1.06% $19,650
23 Fast Food Cooks
1,530
1.05% $22,200
24 School Bus Drivers
1,530
1.05% $18,010
25 Office Clerks, General
1,480
1.02% $25,710
26 Customer Service Representatives
1,420
0.98% $32,720
27 Helpers--Production Workers
1,380
0.95% $30,870
28 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1,340
0.92% $32,740
29 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
1,320
0.91% $36,090
30 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
1,300
0.89% $35,300
31 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1,260
0.87% $39,400
32 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
1,160
0.80% $22,110
33 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
1,150
0.79% $35,620
34 Industrial Engineers
1,120
0.77% $79,110
35 Food Preparation Workers
1,070
0.74% $22,360
36 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
1,070
0.74% $46,550
37 Receptionists and Information Clerks
1,060
0.73% $28,420
38 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
1,010
0.69% $58,130
39 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
980
0.67% $36,940
40 Construction Laborers
970
0.67% $29,940
41 Accountants and Auditors
940
0.65% $59,560
42 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
940
0.65% $46,740
43 Restaurant Cooks
900
0.62% $27,410
44 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
890
0.61% $31,490
45 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
870
0.60% $36,520
46 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
850
0.58% $28,350
47 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
830
0.57% $64,270
48 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
720
0.49% $35,800
49 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
710
0.49% $31,480
50 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
700
0.48% $58,600
51 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
690
0.47% $29,580
52 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
680
0.47% $53,830
53 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
660
0.45% $55,210
54 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
660
0.45% $22,690
55 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
660
0.45% $35,250
56 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
660
0.45% $38,510
57 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
650
0.45% $26,970
58 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
640
0.44% $22,080
59 Tellers
630
0.43% $30,250
60 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
630
0.43% $30,380
61 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
630
0.43% $30,190
62 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
620
0.43% $35,010
63 Medical Assistants
610
0.42% $29,130
64 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
610
0.42% $21,720
65 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
580
0.40% $27,120
66 Machinists
570
0.39% $47,770
67 Pharmacy Technicians
550
0.38% $30,000
68 Machine Feeders and Offbearers
550
0.38% $28,670
69 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
540
0.37% $57,150
70 Postal Service Mail Carriers
540
0.37% $50,110
71 Sewing Machine Operators
540
0.37% $24,090
72 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
510
0.35% $29,280
73 Correctional Officers and Jailers
470
0.32% $32,090
74 Firefighters
450
0.31% $34,020
75 Electricians
450
0.31% $47,730
76 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
440
0.30% $21,270
77 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
440
0.30% $35,740
78 Medical and Health Services Managers
430
0.30% $77,970
79 Human Resources Specialists
430
0.30% $56,120
80 Parts Salespersons
430
0.30% $28,510
81 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
410
0.28% $46,460
82 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
390
0.27% $37,500
83 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
380
0.26% $82,340
84 Pharmacists
380
0.26% $127,280
85 Highway Maintenance Workers
380
0.26% $29,270
86 Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
370
0.25% $32,620
87 Security Guards
360
0.25% $23,010
88 Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla
360
0.25% $38,070
89 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
360
0.25% $35,940
90 Driver/Sales Workers
360
0.25% $28,020
91 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
340
0.23% $48,020
92 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
340
0.23% $39,680
93 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
340
0.23% $37,050
94 Industrial Production Managers
330
0.23% $100,400
95 Loan Officers
310
0.21% $60,200
96 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
310
0.21% $41,220
97 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
310
0.21% $46,190
98 Carpenters
310
0.21% $38,080
99 Food Batchmakers
310
0.21% $27,440
100 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
300
0.21% $38,200

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