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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 87,360. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 3,350 people (3.83 percent of the total employment in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession which employs 2,500 people (2.86 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	87,360	100.00%	$31,420
2	Cashiers	3,350	3.83%	$20,730
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,500	2.86%	$30,020
4	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,330	2.67%	$29,080
5	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,310	2.64%	$21,010
6	Retail Salespersons	2,160	2.47%	$25,510
7	General and Operations Managers	2,010	2.30%	$66,840
8	Registered Nurses	1,850	2.12%	$63,570
9	Office Clerks, General	1,850	2.12%	$29,720
10	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,770	2.03%	$20,220
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,480	1.69%	$44,110
12	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,480	1.69%	$28,120
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,330	1.52%	$22,580
14	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,320	1.51%	$46,500
15	Nursing Assistants	1,310	1.50%	$24,190
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,270	1.45%	$31,800
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,240	1.42%	$45,540
18	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,160	1.33%	$35,100
19	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,130	1.29%	$32,070
20	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,120	1.28%	$20,790
21	Waiters and Waitresses	960	1.10%	$19,560
22	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	960	1.10%	$29,040
23	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	930	1.06%	$36,840
24	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	920	1.05%	$46,010
25	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	860	0.98%	$28,390
26	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	810	0.93%	$32,670
27	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	760	0.87%	$22,170
28	Customer Service Representatives	760	0.87%	$31,660
29	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	750	0.86%	$50,100
30	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	720	0.82%	$45,540
31	Childcare Workers	710	0.81%	$20,170
32	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	700	0.80%	$46,210
33	Fast Food Cooks	630	0.72%	$20,530
34	Machinists	610	0.70%	$29,450
35	Restaurant Cooks	590	0.68%	$22,950
36	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	590	0.68%	$35,930
37	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	560	0.64%	$38,480
38	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	560	0.64%	$32,260
39	Security Guards	540	0.62%	$23,370
40	Highway Maintenance Workers	540	0.62%	$28,850
41	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	540	0.62%	$22,760
42	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	520	0.60%	$21,430
43	Food Preparation Workers	510	0.58%	$20,350
44	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	510	0.58%	$35,800
45	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	500	0.57%	$35,470
46	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	490	0.56%	$60,700
47	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	480	0.55%	$24,050
48	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	470	0.54%	$32,760
49	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	460	0.53%	$50,360
50	Tellers	460	0.53%	$28,270
51	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	430	0.49%	$36,210
52	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	410	0.47%	$32,200
53	Accountants and Auditors	400	0.46%	$51,400
54	Receptionists and Information Clerks	400	0.46%	$27,910
55	Social and Human Service Assistants	380	0.43%	$28,300
56	Medical and Health Services Managers	370	0.42%	$79,670
57	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	370	0.42%	$31,880
58	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	360	0.41%	$27,820
59	Construction Laborers	360	0.41%	$30,550
60	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	350	0.40%	$48,090
61	Postal Service Mail Carriers	340	0.39%	$49,920
62	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	340	0.39%	$57,110
63	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	340	0.39%	$46,170
64	Pharmacy Technicians	330	0.38%	$34,780
65	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	320	0.37%	$76,670
66	Medical Secretaries	320	0.37%	$29,960
67	Short Order Cooks	300	0.34%	$19,410
68	Parts Salespersons	300	0.34%	$29,440
69	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	300	0.34%	$38,510
70	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	300	0.34%	$36,090
71	Driver/Sales Workers	300	0.34%	$27,620
72	Human Resources Specialists	290	0.33%	$42,440
73	Nurse Practitioners	280	0.32%	$105,460
74	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	280	0.32%	$21,070
75	School Bus Drivers	280	0.32%	$21,510
76	Packers and Packagers	280	0.32%	$20,650
77	Agricultural Equipment Operators	260	0.30%	$26,190
78	Pharmacists	250	0.29%	$127,900
79	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	250	0.29%	$22,210
80	Financial Managers	240	0.27%	$86,990
81	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	240	0.27%	$43,140
82	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	230	0.26%	$52,090
83	Medical Assistants	230	0.26%	$29,190
84	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	220	0.25%	$45,680
85	Billing and Posting Clerks	220	0.25%	$33,240
86	Helpers--Production Workers	220	0.25%	$24,790
87	Firefighters	200	0.23%	$36,370
88	Electricians	200	0.23%	$46,300
89	Administrative Services Managers	190	0.22%	$65,250
90	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	190	0.22%	$43,380
91	Other Production Workers	190	0.22%	$27,560
92	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	180	0.21%	$44,440
93	Radiologic Technologists	180	0.21%	$48,040
94	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	180	0.21%	$39,110
95	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	180	0.21%	$29,460
96	Bartenders	170	0.19%	$16,960
97	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	170	0.19%	$19,780
98	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	170	0.19%	$27,970
99	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	170	0.19%	$28,000
100	Loan Officers	160	0.18%	$48,670

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