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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area is 132,850. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 4,760 people (3.58 percent of the total employment in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver profession which employs 4,620 people (3.48 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	132,850	100.00%	$40,190
2	Cashiers	4,760	3.58%	$26,670
3	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,620	3.48%	$45,750
4	General and Operations Managers	3,340	2.51%	$72,420
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,870	2.16%	$37,950
6	Registered Nurses	2,840	2.14%	$64,060
7	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,780	2.09%	$28,030
8	Retail Salespersons	2,650	1.99%	$28,720
9	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,610	1.96%	$39,910
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,450	1.84%	$34,110
11	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,390	1.80%	$23,450
12	Nursing Assistants	2,370	1.78%	$34,320
13	Office Clerks, General	2,290	1.72%	$37,100
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,050	1.54%	$47,960
15	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,020	1.52%	$35,610
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,890	1.42%	$38,960
17	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,600	1.20%	$31,060
18	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,550	1.17%	$64,790
19	Customer Service Representatives	1,500	1.13%	$36,190
20	Construction Laborers	1,480	1.11%	$44,490
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,340	1.01%	$46,970
22	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,310	0.99%	$62,640
23	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,290	0.97%	$37,440
24	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,240	0.93%	$44,550
25	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	1,160	0.87%	$37,970
26	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,100	0.83%	$41,090
27	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,070	0.81%	$29,230
28	Waiters and Waitresses	1,070	0.81%	$21,100
29	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,000	0.75%	$49,500
30	Bartenders	990	0.75%	$20,760
31	Electricians	980	0.74%	$51,040
32	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	940	0.71%	$37,210
33	Food Batchmakers	920	0.69%	$30,530
34	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	920	0.69%	$47,380
35	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	880	0.66%	$39,250
36	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	870	0.65%	$63,850
37	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	860	0.65%	$35,240
38	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	860	0.65%	$27,740
39	Accountants and Auditors	850	0.64%	$62,670
40	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	830	0.62%	$59,110
41	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	790	0.59%	$52,460
42	Restaurant Cooks	730	0.55%	$27,970
43	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	730	0.55%	$29,300
44	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	720	0.54%	$48,370
45	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	700	0.53%	$37,340
46	Medical Secretaries	690	0.52%	$36,320
47	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	690	0.52%	$37,390
48	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	660	0.50%	$35,850
49	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	660	0.50%	$44,260
50	Financial Managers	650	0.49%	$102,650
51	Highway Maintenance Workers	630	0.47%	$50,640
52	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	620	0.47%	$46,060
53	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	610	0.46%	$48,740
54	Childcare Workers	610	0.46%	$20,680
55	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	610	0.46%	$47,830
56	Tellers	590	0.44%	$37,000
57	Driver/Sales Workers	580	0.44%	$29,660
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	540	0.41%	$73,390
59	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	530	0.40%	$40,620
60	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	520	0.39%	$59,080
61	Agricultural Equipment Operators	520	0.39%	$44,930
62	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	520	0.39%	$55,790
63	Carpenters	510	0.38%	$47,320
64	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	490	0.37%	$50,290
65	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	490	0.37%	$36,070
66	Insurance Sales Agents	470	0.35%	$43,240
67	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	470	0.35%	$39,690
68	Medical and Health Services Managers	460	0.35%	$89,090
69	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	450	0.34%	$54,650
70	Food Preparation Workers	440	0.33%	$22,440
71	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	440	0.33%	$44,310
72	Industrial Production Managers	430	0.32%	$96,240
73	Human Resources Specialists	430	0.32%	$58,330
74	Packers and Packagers	430	0.32%	$33,260
75	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	420	0.32%	$58,640
76	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	420	0.32%	$49,780
77	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	410	0.31%	$62,570
78	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	410	0.31%	$26,930
79	Postal Service Mail Carriers	410	0.31%	$51,590
80	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	410	0.31%	$30,560
81	Receptionists and Information Clerks	400	0.30%	$31,670
82	Parts Salespersons	390	0.29%	$42,910
83	Machinists	390	0.29%	$47,820
84	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	390	0.29%	$32,240
85	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	390	0.29%	$50,250
86	Loan Officers	380	0.29%	$72,290
87	Pharmacy Technicians	380	0.29%	$36,100
88	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	370	0.28%	$27,890
89	Coaches and Scouts	370	0.28%	$37,750
90	Medical Assistants	370	0.28%	$37,030
91	Fast Food Cooks	370	0.28%	$27,370
92	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	370	0.28%	$22,140
93	Butchers and Meat Cutters	370	0.28%	$29,120
94	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	360	0.27%	$48,880
95	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	360	0.27%	$27,870
96	School Bus Drivers	350	0.26%	$46,320
97	Computer User Support Specialists	340	0.26%	$51,270
98	Correctional Officers and Jailers	340	0.26%	$46,270
99	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	340	0.26%	$29,120
100	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	330	0.25%	$61,380

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