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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 67,210. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 5,120 people (7.62 percent of the total employment in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 1,940 people (2.89 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	67,210	100.00%	$35,980
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5,120	7.62%	$36,710
3	Cashiers	1,940	2.89%	$22,000
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,850	2.75%	$42,230
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,740	2.59%	$28,530
6	Retail Salespersons	1,650	2.45%	$25,760
7	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,460	2.17%	$21,160
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,380	2.05%	$29,550
9	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,200	1.79%	$36,490
10	Registered Nurses	1,190	1.77%	$58,840
11	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,120	1.67%	$44,810
12	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	930	1.38%	$57,040
13	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	920	1.37%	$54,200
14	General and Operations Managers	900	1.34%	$84,210
15	Customer Service Representatives	880	1.31%	$33,240
16	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	800	1.19%	$40,130
17	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	780	1.16%	$36,400
18	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	780	1.16%	$35,660
19	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	760	1.13%	$48,480
20	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	750	1.12%	$26,190
21	Office Clerks, General	740	1.10%	$25,920
22	Nursing Assistants	730	1.09%	$28,370
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	710	1.06%	$52,620
24	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	710	1.06%	$21,850
25	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	690	1.03%	$30,250
26	Fast Food Cooks	680	1.01%	$21,770
27	School Bus Drivers	630	0.94%	$19,780
28	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	610	0.91%	$32,650
29	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	600	0.89%	$50,190
30	Waiters and Waitresses	590	0.88%	$19,580
31	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	590	0.88%	$56,900
32	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	570	0.85%	$36,240
33	Helpers--Production Workers	540	0.80%	$30,040
34	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	520	0.77%	$36,730
35	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	510	0.76%	$37,950
36	Receptionists and Information Clerks	490	0.73%	$28,970
37	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	490	0.73%	$42,140
38	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	490	0.73%	$31,840
39	Tellers	450	0.67%	$29,260
40	Carpenters	440	0.65%	$37,170
41	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	440	0.65%	$32,030
42	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	430	0.64%	$41,320
43	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	430	0.64%	$31,530
44	Accountants and Auditors	420	0.62%	$59,730
45	Food Preparation Workers	420	0.62%	$21,650
46	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	410	0.61%	$36,650
47	Electricians	400	0.60%	$38,520
48	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	380	0.57%	$32,720
49	Packers and Packagers	380	0.57%	$29,000
50	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	370	0.55%	$55,210
51	Construction Laborers	370	0.55%	$30,340
52	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	370	0.55%	$39,270
53	Machinists	360	0.54%	$48,700
54	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	350	0.52%	$61,410
55	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	340	0.51%	$21,340
56	Sewing Machine Operators	330	0.49%	$29,320
57	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	320	0.48%	$56,350
58	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	320	0.48%	$36,730
59	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	310	0.46%	$21,250
60	Restaurant Cooks	310	0.46%	$27,370
61	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	300	0.45%	$17,120
62	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	290	0.43%	$36,050
63	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	290	0.43%	$56,470
64	Pharmacy Technicians	280	0.42%	$33,860
65	Highway Maintenance Workers	280	0.42%	$29,790
66	Medical Assistants	270	0.40%	$29,060
67	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	270	0.40%	$44,340
68	Postal Service Mail Carriers	260	0.39%	$50,410
69	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	260	0.39%	$32,290
70	Medical and Health Services Managers	240	0.36%	$82,570
71	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	240	0.36%	$31,810
72	Loan Officers	230	0.34%	$60,560
73	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	220	0.33%	$42,990
74	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	210	0.31%	$21,530
75	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	200	0.30%	$51,540
76	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	200	0.30%	$38,650
77	Industrial Engineers	190	0.28%	$77,720
78	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	190	0.28%	$30,520
79	Insurance Sales Agents	190	0.28%	$52,610
80	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	190	0.28%	$46,490
81	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	190	0.28%	$37,500
82	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	180	0.27%	$21,450
83	Pharmacists	180	0.27%	$127,190
84	Parts Salespersons	180	0.27%	$27,290
85	Human Resources Specialists	170	0.25%	$52,980
86	Logging Equipment Operators	170	0.25%	$40,500
87	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	170	0.25%	$37,500
88	Correctional Officers and Jailers	160	0.24%	$39,080
89	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	150	0.22%	$81,160
90	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	150	0.22%	$58,110
91	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	150	0.22%	$35,000
92	Driver/Sales Workers	150	0.22%	$28,310
93	Industrial Production Managers	140	0.21%	$85,990
94	Social and Human Service Assistants	140	0.21%	$27,780
95	Recreation Workers	140	0.21%	$26,410
96	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	140	0.21%	$34,440
97	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	140	0.21%	$39,440
98	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	130	0.19%	$45,550
99	Nurse Practitioners	130	0.19%	$111,700
100	Security Guards	130	0.19%	$22,460

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