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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Owensboro, KY

What professions have the highest employment in Owensboro, KY? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Owensboro, KY. We note that the total employment in Owensboro, KY is 50,600. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 1,470 people (2.91 percent of the total employment in Owensboro, KY). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 1,370 people (2.71 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Owensboro, KY is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Owensboro, KY (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	50,600	100.00%	$39,790
2	Registered Nurses	1,470	2.91%	$78,040
3	Retail Salespersons	1,370	2.71%	$28,200
4	Cashiers	1,310	2.59%	$23,750
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,220	2.41%	$28,320
6	General and Operations Managers	1,160	2.29%	$72,750
7	Fast Food Cooks	1,040	2.06%	$22,240
8	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,010	2.00%	$50,420
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	990	1.96%	$36,870
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	920	1.82%	$26,980
11	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	860	1.70%	$29,100
12	Office Clerks, General	780	1.54%	$35,010
13	Waiters and Waitresses	770	1.52%	$21,150
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	690	1.36%	$47,310
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	660	1.30%	$39,940
16	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	630	1.25%	$48,560
17	Customer Service Representatives	590	1.17%	$37,940
18	Security Guards	580	1.15%	$27,560
19	Nursing Assistants	560	1.11%	$33,490
20	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	560	1.11%	$65,080
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	560	1.11%	$46,050
22	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	560	1.11%	$76,850
23	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	520	1.03%	$28,220
24	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	500	0.99%	$51,830
25	Restaurant Cooks	490	0.97%	$28,720
26	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	490	0.97%	$35,820
27	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	450	0.89%	$38,620
28	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	420	0.83%	$41,250
29	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	420	0.83%	$37,410
30	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	410	0.81%	$32,930
31	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	410	0.81%	$55,270
32	Medical Secretaries	390	0.77%	$35,040
33	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	370	0.73%	$62,560
34	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	370	0.73%	$27,470
35	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	370	0.73%	$56,560
36	Receptionists and Information Clerks	370	0.73%	$29,290
37	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	360	0.71%	$41,550
38	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	360	0.71%	$45,120
39	Childcare Workers	340	0.67%	$24,640
40	Construction Laborers	340	0.67%	$37,320
41	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	330	0.65%	$50,120
42	Medical Assistants	310	0.61%	$34,110
43	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	310	0.61%	$26,060
44	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	300	0.59%	$30,470
45	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	290	0.57%	$47,710
46	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	270	0.53%	$61,990
47	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	260	0.51%	$48,580
48	Food Preparation Workers	260	0.51%	$24,890
49	Accountants and Auditors	250	0.49%	$71,240
50	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	250	0.49%	$37,870
51	Loan Officers	240	0.47%	$63,510
52	Electricians	240	0.47%	$50,950
53	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	240	0.47%	$53,420
54	Driver/Sales Workers	240	0.47%	$22,780
55	Medical and Health Services Managers	230	0.45%	$96,500
56	Pharmacy Technicians	230	0.45%	$35,400
57	Carpenters	230	0.45%	$49,070
58	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	230	0.45%	$65,000
59	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	220	0.43%	$78,490
60	Machinists	220	0.43%	$62,770
61	Billing and Posting Clerks	210	0.42%	$37,930
62	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	200	0.40%	$24,960
63	School Bus Drivers	200	0.40%	$36,500
64	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	190	0.38%	$47,360
65	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	190	0.38%	$50,750
66	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	190	0.38%	$35,040
67	Sales Managers	180	0.36%	$96,920
68	Human Resources Specialists	180	0.36%	$60,980
69	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	180	0.36%	$46,570
70	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	180	0.36%	$48,170
71	Social and Human Service Assistants	170	0.34%	$29,470
72	Recreation Workers	170	0.34%	$21,170
73	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	170	0.34%	$66,390
74	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	170	0.34%	$50,140
75	Postal Service Mail Carriers	160	0.32%	$49,750
76	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	160	0.32%	$50,210
77	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	160	0.32%	$31,350
78	Industrial Production Managers	150	0.30%	$98,290
79	Project Management Specialists	150	0.30%	$79,840
80	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	150	0.30%	$46,020
81	Tellers	150	0.30%	$30,490
82	Dental Assistants	140	0.28%	$36,850
83	Other Production Workers	140	0.28%	$31,070
84	Financial Managers	130	0.26%	$118,240
85	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	130	0.26%	$65,860
86	Pharmacists	130	0.26%	$129,810
87	Nurse Practitioners	130	0.26%	$108,390
88	Insurance Sales Agents	130	0.26%	$46,050
89	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	130	0.26%	$59,190
90	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	120	0.24%	$51,910
91	Computer User Support Specialists	120	0.24%	$49,520
92	Lawyers	120	0.24%	$77,540
93	Radiologic Technologists	120	0.24%	$64,370
94	Medical Records Specialists	120	0.24%	$39,910
95	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	120	0.24%	$38,960
96	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	120	0.24%	$55,560
97	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	110	0.22%	$101,310
98	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	110	0.22%	$63,990
99	Industrial Engineers	110	0.22%	$96,220
100	Physical Therapists	110	0.22%	$90,650

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