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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area is 195,540. The most popular job is the general and operations manager profession, which employs 7,380 people (3.77 percent of the total employment in Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver profession which employs 6,250 people (3.20 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	195,540	100.00%	$39,830
2	General and Operations Managers	7,380	3.77%	$75,610
3	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	6,250	3.20%	$47,070
4	Cashiers	5,930	3.03%	$22,290
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,620	2.36%	$22,010
6	Office Clerks, General	3,840	1.96%	$30,980
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,590	1.84%	$31,240
8	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,560	1.82%	$36,170
9	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,240	1.66%	$50,110
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,220	1.65%	$33,400
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,210	1.64%	$28,210
12	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,180	1.63%	$36,550
13	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	3,170	1.62%	$27,280
14	Retail Salespersons	3,090	1.58%	$28,220
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,590	1.32%	$58,850
16	Construction Laborers	2,470	1.26%	$34,970
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,330	1.19%	$42,940
18	Registered Nurses	2,310	1.18%	$75,220
19	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,180	1.11%	$51,290
20	Customer Service Representatives	2,120	1.08%	$31,930
21	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,110	1.08%	$61,740
22	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,990	1.02%	$35,250
23	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	1,970	1.01%	$37,900
24	Waiters and Waitresses	1,900	0.97%	$20,000
25	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	1,900	0.97%	$39,830
26	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,850	0.95%	$22,270
27	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,730	0.88%	$41,770
28	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	1,680	0.86%	$39,850
29	Nursing Assistants	1,640	0.84%	$29,470
30	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,640	0.84%	$23,070
31	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,600	0.82%	$47,900
32	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,600	0.82%	$30,070
33	Food Preparation Workers	1,550	0.79%	$23,400
34	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,520	0.78%	$46,180
35	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,510	0.77%	$40,790
36	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,490	0.76%	$50,160
37	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,460	0.75%	$41,010
38	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,450	0.74%	$69,290
39	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,450	0.74%	$59,820
40	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,440	0.74%	$22,530
41	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,440	0.74%	$48,960
42	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,400	0.72%	$66,080
43	Restaurant Cooks	1,360	0.70%	$28,530
44	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,330	0.68%	$63,170
45	Electricians	1,270	0.65%	$57,620
46	Wellhead Pumpers	1,250	0.64%	$79,820
47	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,230	0.63%	$48,190
48	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,190	0.61%	$26,640
49	Accountants and Auditors	1,150	0.59%	$69,700
50	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,150	0.59%	$44,710
51	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,140	0.58%	$62,320
52	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,100	0.56%	$59,710
53	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,060	0.54%	$37,480
54	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,020	0.52%	$28,190
55	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	950	0.49%	$29,000
56	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	950	0.49%	$48,040
57	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	920	0.47%	$51,700
58	Packers and Packagers	920	0.47%	$37,230
59	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	890	0.46%	$51,080
60	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	880	0.45%	$22,810
61	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	840	0.43%	$29,250
62	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	840	0.43%	$35,120
63	Tellers	810	0.41%	$29,380
64	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	810	0.41%	$49,630
65	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	800	0.41%	$80,800
66	School Bus Drivers	770	0.39%	$37,790
67	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	760	0.39%	$61,660
68	Wind Turbine Service Technicians	690	0.35%	$59,250
69	Human Resources Specialists	620	0.32%	$58,580
70	Financial Managers	600	0.31%	$128,020
71	Medical and Health Services Managers	600	0.31%	$93,780
72	Project Management Specialists	590	0.30%	$85,910
73	Fast Food Cooks	590	0.30%	$26,420
74	Agricultural Equipment Operators	580	0.30%	$30,790
75	Childcare Workers	570	0.29%	$22,440
76	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	570	0.29%	$74,480
77	Parts Salespersons	550	0.28%	$29,480
78	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	540	0.28%	$43,780
79	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	530	0.27%	$62,350
80	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	530	0.27%	$36,590
81	Other Business Operations Specialists	520	0.27%	$64,540
82	Helpers--Production Workers	520	0.27%	$33,940
83	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	510	0.26%	$52,930
84	Petroleum Engineers	500	0.26%	$121,700
85	Pharmacy Technicians	500	0.26%	$36,740
86	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	500	0.26%	$37,340
87	Highway Maintenance Workers	490	0.25%	$37,160
88	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	490	0.25%	$41,030
89	Sales Managers	480	0.25%	$102,810
90	Postal Service Mail Carriers	460	0.24%	$49,750
91	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	450	0.23%	$66,210
92	Security Guards	450	0.23%	$27,760
93	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	450	0.23%	$45,300
94	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	440	0.23%	$61,270
95	Medical Secretaries	440	0.23%	$31,780
96	Computer User Support Specialists	430	0.22%	$45,320
97	Emergency Medical Technicians	430	0.22%	$33,700
98	Construction Managers	420	0.21%	$93,600
99	Loan Officers	420	0.21%	$61,410
100	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	420	0.21%	$59,550

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