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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 226,700. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 7,520 people (3.32 percent of the total employment in Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 6,940 people (3.06 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
226,700
100.00% $35,600
2 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
7,520
3.32% $35,770
3 Cashiers
6,940
3.06% $21,020
4 Retail Salespersons
6,520
2.88% $23,760
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers
5,770
2.55% $20,680
6 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
5,700
2.51% $28,850
7 Registered Nurses
5,360
2.36% $62,820
8 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
4,840
2.13% $47,820
9 Stockers and Order Fillers
4,550
2.01% $28,670
10 General and Operations Managers
4,380
1.93% $67,730
11 Office Clerks, General
3,620
1.60% $30,260
12 Waiters and Waitresses
3,320
1.46% $19,730
13 Upholsterers
3,270
1.44% $37,500
14 Customer Service Representatives
3,170
1.40% $30,530
15 Sewing Machine Operators
3,070
1.35% $36,430
16 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
2,890
1.27% $23,990
17 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
2,660
1.17% $36,690
18 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
2,660
1.17% $55,000
19 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
2,570
1.13% $21,450
20 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
2,500
1.10% $37,010
21 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
2,470
1.09% $46,540
22 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
2,440
1.08% $46,240
23 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
2,390
1.05% $47,920
24 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
2,350
1.04% $36,760
25 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
2,260
1.00% $31,590
26 Nursing Assistants
2,210
0.97% $27,470
27 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
2,130
0.94% $29,110
28 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
2,110
0.93% $33,070
29 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
2,000
0.88% $44,790
30 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
1,960
0.86% $37,000
31 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
1,820
0.80% $45,930
32 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
1,780
0.79% $18,810
33 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
1,780
0.79% $35,520
34 Restaurant Cooks
1,730
0.76% $27,040
35 Fast Food Cooks
1,700
0.75% $21,110
36 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
1,600
0.71% $33,660
37 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
1,590
0.70% $48,430
38 Food Preparation Workers
1,570
0.69% $22,140
39 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
1,360
0.60% $28,080
40 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
1,350
0.60% $22,010
41 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
1,320
0.58% $37,610
42 Security Guards
1,320
0.58% $24,060
43 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1,270
0.56% $42,060
44 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,260
0.56% $45,750
45 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
1,230
0.54% $34,300
46 Receptionists and Information Clerks
1,210
0.53% $28,850
47 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
1,200
0.53% $36,550
48 Construction Laborers
1,180
0.52% $31,270
49 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,120
0.49% $21,720
50 Tellers
1,110
0.49% $29,960
51 Helpers--Production Workers
1,040
0.46% $29,520
52 Accountants and Auditors
1,030
0.45% $58,080
53 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
1,000
0.44% $58,570
54 Childcare Workers
990
0.44% $20,460
55 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
940
0.41% $62,660
56 Medical and Health Services Managers
940
0.41% $79,610
57 Packers and Packagers
890
0.39% $28,480
58 Pharmacy Technicians
850
0.37% $34,460
59 Medical Secretaries
830
0.37% $29,800
60 Postsecondary Education Administrators
830
0.37% $80,310
61 Nurse Practitioners
810
0.36% $110,750
62 Machinists
810
0.36% $41,890
63 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
790
0.35% $47,910
64 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
780
0.34% $35,960
65 Human Resources Specialists
750
0.33% $50,840
66 Dishwashers
710
0.31% $20,960
67 Highway Maintenance Workers
670
0.30% $33,750
68 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
670
0.30% $45,260
69 Postal Service Mail Carriers
660
0.29% $49,860
70 School Bus Drivers
660
0.29% $29,470
71 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
650
0.29% $43,720
72 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
650
0.29% $46,720
73 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
640
0.28% $21,110
74 Electricians
640
0.28% $45,660
75 Financial Managers
640
0.28% $81,180
76 Radiologic Technologists
630
0.28% $51,050
77 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
630
0.28% $37,690
78 Driver/Sales Workers
630
0.28% $34,390
79 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
610
0.27% $37,440
80 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
610
0.27% $36,300
81 Medical Assistants
600
0.26% $30,540
82 Parts Salespersons
590
0.26% $29,290
83 Bartenders
580
0.26% $27,410
84 Pharmacists
570
0.25% $131,080
85 Dental Assistants
570
0.25% $34,270
86 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
570
0.25% $39,370
87 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
570
0.25% $33,490
88 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
560
0.25% $77,870
89 Billing and Posting Clerks
540
0.24% $33,320
90 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
540
0.24% $41,180
91 Loan Officers
540
0.24% $47,760
92 Industrial Engineers
540
0.24% $79,720
93 Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
530
0.23% $29,810
94 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
520
0.23% $46,360
95 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
510
0.22% $31,910
96 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
510
0.22% $36,070
97 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
510
0.22% $33,870
98 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
500
0.22% $21,080
99 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
500
0.22% $35,160
100 Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
500
0.22% $31,790

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