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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 48,980. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 1,490 people (3.04 percent of the total employment in Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 1,050 people (2.14 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	48,980	100.00%	$41,350
2	Cashiers	1,490	3.04%	$24,190
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,050	2.14%	$22,970
4	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	940	1.92%	$23,990
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	930	1.90%	$28,690
6	Retail Salespersons	890	1.82%	$27,820
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	880	1.80%	$33,560
8	Office Clerks, General	850	1.74%	$34,100
9	General and Operations Managers	810	1.65%	$81,920
10	Computer and Information Research Scientists	750	1.53%	$122,550
11	Waiters and Waitresses	740	1.51%	$28,640
12	Engineers, All Other	720	1.47%	$138,860
13	Software Developers	690	1.41%	$86,100
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	670	1.37%	$38,350
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	650	1.33%	$48,660
16	Management Analysts	630	1.29%	$108,950
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	610	1.25%	$41,680
18	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	600	1.22%	$45,290
19	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	580	1.18%	$40,000
20	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	570	1.16%	$49,160
21	Registered Nurses	540	1.10%	$70,890
22	Nursing Assistants	540	1.10%	$29,950
23	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	540	1.10%	$28,280
24	Restaurant Cooks	510	1.04%	$28,920
25	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	510	1.04%	$37,450
26	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	510	1.04%	$30,310
27	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	500	1.02%	$29,290
28	Customer Service Representatives	470	0.96%	$30,770
29	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	460	0.94%	$47,720
30	Helpers--Production Workers	460	0.94%	$32,880
31	Other Business Operations Specialists	420	0.86%	$98,800
32	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	420	0.86%	$35,010
33	Mechanical Engineers	410	0.84%	$109,870
34	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	410	0.84%	$49,920
35	Computer Occupations, All Other	400	0.82%	$126,130
36	Electrical Engineers	370	0.76%	$121,490
37	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	370	0.76%	$30,190
38	Accountants and Auditors	350	0.71%	$63,020
39	School Bus Drivers	350	0.71%	$38,840
40	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	330	0.67%	$24,030
41	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	300	0.61%	$50,350
42	Construction Laborers	300	0.61%	$31,310
43	Packers and Packagers	300	0.61%	$32,340
44	Correctional Officers and Jailers	290	0.59%	$40,000
45	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	280	0.57%	$58,380
46	Receptionists and Information Clerks	280	0.57%	$29,720
47	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	280	0.57%	$55,340
48	Physicists	250	0.51%	$115,560
49	Food Preparation Workers	250	0.51%	$24,460
50	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	250	0.51%	$59,630
51	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	240	0.49%	$98,800
52	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	240	0.49%	$62,580
53	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	240	0.49%	$37,490
54	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	230	0.47%	$50,420
55	Carpenters	230	0.47%	$42,640
56	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	220	0.45%	$63,390
57	Training and Development Specialists	210	0.43%	$80,190
58	Aerospace Engineers	210	0.43%	$118,930
59	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	210	0.43%	$23,650
60	Emergency Medical Technicians	210	0.43%	$41,430
61	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	210	0.43%	$36,950
62	Human Resources Specialists	200	0.41%	$78,190
63	Computer Systems Analysts	200	0.41%	$102,380
64	Social and Human Service Assistants	200	0.41%	$26,940
65	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	190	0.39%	$138,860
66	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	190	0.39%	$35,300
67	Firefighters	180	0.37%	$44,530
68	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	180	0.37%	$48,120
69	Computer Hardware Engineers	170	0.35%	$113,050
70	Medical Assistants	170	0.35%	$36,830
71	Highway Maintenance Workers	170	0.35%	$41,250
72	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	170	0.35%	$32,390
73	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	170	0.35%	$46,740
74	Computer User Support Specialists	160	0.33%	$51,770
75	Bartenders	160	0.33%	$29,380
76	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	160	0.33%	$22,950
77	Project Management Specialists	150	0.31%	$91,310
78	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	150	0.31%	$107,140
79	Pharmacy Technicians	150	0.31%	$36,990
80	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	150	0.31%	$30,610
81	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	140	0.29%	$80,020
82	Childcare Workers	140	0.29%	$24,400
83	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	140	0.29%	$45,440
84	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	140	0.29%	$25,460
85	Logisticians	130	0.27%	$65,260
86	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	130	0.27%	$85,610
87	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	130	0.27%	$46,360
88	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	130	0.27%	$35,520
89	Postal Service Clerks	130	0.27%	$56,600
90	Electricians	130	0.27%	$47,500
91	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	130	0.27%	$38,590
92	All Other Managers	120	0.24%	$104,670
93	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	120	0.24%	$52,080
94	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	120	0.24%	$81,780
95	Dishwashers	120	0.24%	$25,540
96	Counter and Rental Clerks	120	0.24%	$35,940
97	Parts Salespersons	120	0.24%	$28,130
98	Tellers	120	0.24%	$36,380
99	Postal Service Mail Carriers	120	0.24%	$50,110
100	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	120	0.24%	$43,080

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