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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is 186,570. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 5,550 people (2.97 percent of the total employment in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 5,450 people (2.92 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
186,570
100.00% $43,420
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
5,550
2.97% $31,160
3 Cashiers
5,450
2.92% $27,820
4 Retail Salespersons
5,110
2.74% $29,910
5 General and Operations Managers
4,850
2.60% $64,890
6 Registered Nurses
4,090
2.19% $78,450
7 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
3,820
2.05% $35,590
8 Stockers and Order Fillers
3,800
2.04% $38,670
9 Office Clerks, General
3,660
1.96% $38,810
10 Fast Food and Counter Workers
3,250
1.74% $27,450
11 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
3,250
1.74% $37,950
12 Waiters and Waitresses
3,040
1.63% $23,230
13 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
2,970
1.59% $49,670
14 Customer Service Representatives
2,950
1.58% $40,020
15 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
2,870
1.54% $40,280
16 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
2,750
1.47% $35,700
17 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
2,520
1.35% $59,910
18 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
2,500
1.34% $46,740
19 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
2,450
1.31% $42,920
20 Nursing Assistants
2,340
1.25% $36,320
21 Restaurant Cooks
2,290
1.23% $33,800
22 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
2,290
1.23% $44,580
23 Bartenders
2,190
1.17% $23,850
24 Construction Laborers
2,090
1.12% $44,380
25 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
2,080
1.11% $62,060
26 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
1,840
0.99% $58,070
27 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
1,750
0.94% $43,000
28 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,680
0.90% $29,470
29 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
1,670
0.90% $44,030
30 Food Preparation Workers
1,620
0.87% $28,450
31 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
1,520
0.81% $59,180
32 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
1,490
0.80% $36,260
33 Carpenters
1,490
0.80% $50,330
34 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
1,280
0.69% $49,100
35 Accountants and Auditors
1,210
0.65% $63,190
36 Machinists
1,210
0.65% $46,470
37 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
1,200
0.64% $41,770
38 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1,160
0.62% $47,250
39 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1,140
0.61% $36,790
40 Social and Human Service Assistants
1,090
0.58% $39,510
41 Receptionists and Information Clerks
1,050
0.56% $31,420
42 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
980
0.53% $61,680
43 Packers and Packagers
980
0.53% $37,460
44 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
970
0.52% $45,360
45 Electricians
950
0.51% $60,840
46 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
900
0.48% $60,930
47 School Bus Drivers
880
0.47% $41,290
48 Other Business Operations Specialists
850
0.46% $59,490
49 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
810
0.43% $35,160
50 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
810
0.43% $76,440
51 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
770
0.41% $30,940
52 Tellers
760
0.41% $36,600
53 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
740
0.40% $59,740
54 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
720
0.39% $34,360
55 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
700
0.38% $60,480
56 Fast Food Cooks
700
0.38% $26,210
57 Highway Maintenance Workers
700
0.38% $55,870
58 Medical Secretaries
690
0.37% $41,480
59 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
680
0.36% $68,370
60 Medical and Health Services Managers
650
0.35% $97,450
61 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
620
0.33% $28,700
62 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
620
0.33% $57,470
63 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
610
0.33% $60,380
64 Other Social Workers
610
0.33% $62,410
65 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
610
0.33% $47,820
66 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
590
0.32% $36,180
67 Dishwashers
590
0.32% $27,560
68 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
590
0.32% $57,250
69 Driver/Sales Workers
580
0.31% $26,820
70 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
570
0.31% $47,360
71 Financial Managers
560
0.30% $106,390
72 Human Resources Specialists
560
0.30% $63,740
73 Recreation Workers
560
0.30% $33,040
74 Food Batchmakers
550
0.29% $34,110
75 Pharmacy Technicians
540
0.29% $41,110
76 Software Developers
530
0.28% $98,060
77 Parts Salespersons
530
0.28% $33,680
78 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
530
0.28% $56,530
79 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
530
0.28% $45,520
80 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
530
0.28% $45,540
81 Insurance Sales Agents
520
0.28% $46,530
82 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
520
0.28% $46,300
83 Postal Service Mail Carriers
510
0.27% $53,500
84 Loan Officers
500
0.27% $73,700
85 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
500
0.27% $46,130
86 Emergency Medical Technicians
490
0.26% $38,480
87 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
490
0.26% $26,330
88 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
490
0.26% $55,450
89 Security Guards
480
0.26% $36,250
90 Industrial Engineers
470
0.25% $78,060
91 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
460
0.25% $59,210
92 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
460
0.25% $48,310
93 Mechanical Engineers
450
0.24% $70,920
94 Dental Assistants
450
0.24% $49,740
95 Correctional Officers and Jailers
450
0.24% $48,310
96 Billing and Posting Clerks
450
0.24% $44,060
97 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
440
0.24% $58,840
98 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
430
0.23% $37,720
99 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
430
0.23% $26,510
100 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
420
0.23% $42,540

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