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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 244,630. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 9,000 people (3.68 percent of the total employment in Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the fast food cooks profession which employs 7,040 people (2.88 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	244,630	100.00%	$36,440
2	Cashiers	9,000	3.68%	$22,010
3	Fast Food Cooks	7,040	2.88%	$21,590
4	Retail Salespersons	5,590	2.29%	$28,120
5	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,580	2.28%	$23,060
6	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	5,550	2.27%	$31,490
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	5,300	2.17%	$28,650
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	4,710	1.93%	$33,570
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,290	1.75%	$46,170
10	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,190	1.71%	$30,130
11	Registered Nurses	4,120	1.68%	$67,780
12	Nursing Assistants	4,070	1.66%	$28,850
13	Office Clerks, General	3,770	1.54%	$31,150
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,680	1.50%	$27,260
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,610	1.48%	$37,590
16	General and Operations Managers	3,470	1.42%	$87,010
17	Customer Service Representatives	3,160	1.29%	$34,240
18	Waiters and Waitresses	3,120	1.28%	$19,990
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,940	1.20%	$37,440
20	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,890	1.18%	$22,160
21	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	2,850	1.17%	$36,630
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,720	1.11%	$49,390
23	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,500	1.02%	$35,980
24	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,480	1.01%	$41,320
25	Correctional Officers and Jailers	2,400	0.98%	$37,500
26	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,370	0.97%	$22,250
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,280	0.93%	$33,900
28	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,250	0.92%	$48,330
29	Restaurant Cooks	2,190	0.90%	$28,440
30	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,090	0.85%	$49,890
31	Packers and Packagers	1,960	0.80%	$34,260
32	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,940	0.79%	$35,810
33	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,930	0.79%	$39,370
34	Construction Laborers	1,780	0.73%	$32,860
35	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,740	0.71%	$29,670
36	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,730	0.71%	$61,590
37	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,720	0.70%	$58,690
38	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,650	0.67%	$31,510
39	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,610	0.66%	$41,120
40	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,540	0.63%	$48,250
41	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,540	0.63%	$30,050
42	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,520	0.62%	$22,850
43	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,520	0.62%	$53,560
44	Accountants and Auditors	1,460	0.60%	$68,380
45	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,430	0.58%	$23,900
46	Food Preparation Workers	1,420	0.58%	$28,880
47	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,410	0.58%	$35,060
48	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,330	0.54%	$27,850
49	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,210	0.49%	$36,390
50	Electricians	1,150	0.47%	$49,800
51	Other Production Workers	1,140	0.47%	$35,700
52	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,110	0.45%	$48,790
53	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,100	0.45%	$63,890
54	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,090	0.45%	$35,050
55	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,080	0.44%	$48,610
56	Pharmacy Technicians	1,050	0.43%	$35,470
57	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,050	0.43%	$40,920
58	Driver/Sales Workers	1,040	0.43%	$20,800
59	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,020	0.42%	$47,780
60	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,020	0.42%	$53,930
61	Helpers--Production Workers	1,010	0.41%	$37,160
62	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	940	0.38%	$54,850
63	Medical Secretaries	940	0.38%	$34,900
64	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	890	0.36%	$47,010
65	Human Resources Specialists	850	0.35%	$54,250
66	Construction Managers	840	0.34%	$82,790
67	Security Guards	840	0.34%	$28,140
68	Parts Salespersons	810	0.33%	$28,900
69	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	800	0.33%	$36,890
70	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	800	0.33%	$28,590
71	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	780	0.32%	$42,060
72	Other Business Operations Specialists	750	0.31%	$57,880
73	Firefighters	750	0.31%	$30,150
74	Counter and Rental Clerks	750	0.31%	$30,640
75	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	750	0.31%	$48,520
76	Postal Service Mail Carriers	740	0.30%	$51,710
77	Emergency Medical Technicians	730	0.30%	$32,370
78	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	730	0.30%	$41,600
79	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	720	0.29%	$46,520
80	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	720	0.29%	$37,300
81	School Bus Drivers	670	0.27%	$31,780
82	Medical Assistants	660	0.27%	$35,530
83	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	640	0.26%	$76,630
84	Carpenters	610	0.25%	$38,490
85	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	600	0.25%	$58,520
86	Tellers	590	0.24%	$34,830
87	Pharmacists	580	0.24%	$129,110
88	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	580	0.24%	$21,460
89	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	580	0.24%	$40,470
90	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	580	0.24%	$30,750
91	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	570	0.23%	$51,740
92	Training and Development Specialists	560	0.23%	$47,900
93	Insurance Sales Agents	560	0.23%	$38,810
94	Computer User Support Specialists	550	0.22%	$47,070
95	Bartenders	550	0.22%	$21,920
96	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	540	0.22%	$49,580
97	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	540	0.22%	$21,190
98	Childcare Workers	540	0.22%	$26,360
99	Billing and Posting Clerks	540	0.22%	$35,630
100	Machinists	540	0.22%	$47,320

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