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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 64,070. The most popular job is the stockers and order filler profession, which employs 2,170 people (3.39 percent of the total employment in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 2,160 people (3.37 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	64,070	100.00%	$39,120
2	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,170	3.39%	$32,650
3	Cashiers	2,160	3.37%	$24,780
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,650	2.58%	$23,050
5	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,510	2.36%	$24,560
6	Office Clerks, General	1,380	2.15%	$34,270
7	General and Operations Managers	1,210	1.89%	$83,360
8	Retail Salespersons	1,160	1.81%	$28,790
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,110	1.73%	$48,130
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,040	1.62%	$33,550
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	980	1.53%	$29,370
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	960	1.50%	$48,400
13	Customer Service Representatives	890	1.39%	$30,970
14	Waiters and Waitresses	880	1.37%	$28,830
15	Nursing Assistants	870	1.36%	$29,720
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	810	1.26%	$39,000
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	750	1.17%	$57,120
18	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	750	1.17%	$44,580
19	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	740	1.15%	$35,350
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	730	1.14%	$38,790
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	730	1.14%	$36,790
22	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	720	1.12%	$46,310
23	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	700	1.09%	$33,040
24	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	650	1.01%	$28,920
25	Registered Nurses	630	0.98%	$70,890
26	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	630	0.98%	$49,710
27	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	620	0.97%	$29,060
28	Restaurant Cooks	610	0.95%	$28,950
29	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	600	0.94%	$35,320
30	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	570	0.89%	$26,070
31	Construction Laborers	550	0.86%	$32,910
32	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	520	0.81%	$64,230
33	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	490	0.76%	$57,820
34	Accountants and Auditors	480	0.75%	$62,340
35	School Bus Drivers	450	0.70%	$38,290
36	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	440	0.69%	$46,020
37	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	430	0.67%	$58,370
38	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	410	0.64%	$35,410
39	Receptionists and Information Clerks	400	0.62%	$29,720
40	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	370	0.58%	$51,410
41	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	360	0.56%	$31,580
42	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	360	0.56%	$55,670
43	Helpers--Production Workers	350	0.55%	$32,870
44	Food Preparation Workers	340	0.53%	$25,680
45	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	340	0.53%	$35,990
46	Security Guards	330	0.52%	$47,690
47	Carpenters	330	0.52%	$45,510
48	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	320	0.50%	$63,220
49	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	320	0.50%	$73,120
50	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	310	0.48%	$61,310
51	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	300	0.47%	$46,200
52	Electricians	290	0.45%	$57,550
53	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	290	0.45%	$53,400
54	Human Resources Specialists	280	0.44%	$61,010
55	Bartenders	280	0.44%	$28,510
56	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	280	0.44%	$27,280
57	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	280	0.44%	$47,800
58	Sewing Machine Operators	260	0.41%	$28,550
59	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	250	0.39%	$46,290
60	Highway Maintenance Workers	250	0.39%	$40,830
61	Software Developers	240	0.37%	$102,520
62	Postal Service Mail Carriers	240	0.37%	$52,220
63	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	240	0.37%	$40,750
64	Packers and Packagers	240	0.37%	$29,880
65	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	230	0.36%	$51,680
66	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	230	0.36%	$47,840
67	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	230	0.36%	$39,090
68	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	220	0.34%	$48,490
69	Medical Assistants	220	0.34%	$36,610
70	Project Management Specialists	210	0.33%	$80,660
71	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	210	0.33%	$57,870
72	Fast Food Cooks	210	0.33%	$27,870
73	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	210	0.33%	$50,900
74	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	200	0.31%	$51,430
75	Correctional Officers and Jailers	200	0.31%	$46,300
76	Childcare Workers	200	0.31%	$26,370
77	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	200	0.31%	$30,840
78	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	190	0.30%	$80,110
79	Parts Salespersons	190	0.30%	$28,390
80	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	190	0.30%	$33,960
81	Other Business Operations Specialists	180	0.28%	$67,500
82	Industrial Engineers	180	0.28%	$106,490
83	Pharmacy Technicians	180	0.28%	$36,750
84	Computer User Support Specialists	170	0.27%	$50,750
85	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	170	0.27%	$27,410
86	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	170	0.27%	$51,260
87	Driver/Sales Workers	170	0.27%	$24,090
88	Dishwashers	160	0.25%	$25,670
89	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	160	0.25%	$22,940
90	Tour and Travel Guides	160	0.25%	$25,840
91	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	160	0.25%	$46,780
92	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	150	0.23%	$62,480
93	Management Analysts	150	0.23%	$89,980
94	Training and Development Specialists	150	0.23%	$67,580
95	Firefighters	150	0.23%	$36,690
96	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	150	0.23%	$24,790
97	Counter and Rental Clerks	150	0.23%	$35,360
98	Tellers	150	0.23%	$33,910
99	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	150	0.23%	$36,800
100	Machinists	150	0.23%	$56,560

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