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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division

What professions have the highest employment in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division. We note that the total employment in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division is 1,861,870. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 63,020 people (3.38 percent of the total employment in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 44,350 people (2.38 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by BLS in May 2015 [1].

Table 1. 100 Most Popular Jobs in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,861,870
100.00% $39,890
2 Retail Salespersons
63,020
3.38% $22,240
3 Cashiers
44,350
2.38% $19,340
4 Registered Nurses
43,040
2.31% $74,030
5 Office Clerks, General
42,180
2.27% $32,460
6 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
41,200
2.21% $18,450
7 Customer Service Representatives
35,990
1.93% $35,760
8 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
35,310
1.90% $35,920
9 Waiters and Waitresses
32,500
1.75% $19,440
10 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
30,310
1.63% $28,690
11 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
28,790
1.55% $26,940
12 Nursing Assistants
26,560
1.43% $28,750
13 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
23,710
1.27% $59,920
14 General and Operations Managers
23,130
1.24% $121,590
15 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
22,630
1.22% $23,050
16 Accountants and Auditors
22,240
1.19% $70,530
17 Home Health Aides
21,670
1.16% $21,170
18 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
21,240
1.14% $39,860
19 Personal Care Aides
20,670
1.11% $22,470
20 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
18,880
1.01% $57,720
21 Security Guards
18,860
1.01% $23,230
22 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
17,950
0.96% $63,600
23 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
17,220
0.92% $39,470
24 Receptionists and Information Clerks
16,340
0.88% $27,170
25 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
15,750
0.85% $65,560
26 Teacher Assistants
15,120
0.81% $24,440
27 Lawyers
13,450
0.72% $127,210
28 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
12,550
0.67% $45,160
29 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
12,240
0.66% $43,340
30 Other Sales Representatives
12,200
0.66% $60,970
31 Restaurant Cooks
12,070
0.65% $24,100
32 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
11,810
0.63% $30,090
33 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
11,660
0.63% $59,980
34 Food Preparation Workers
11,270
0.61% $21,940
35 Computer Systems Analysts
11,120
0.60% $90,590
36 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
11,020
0.59% $64,270
37 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
10,670
0.57% $49,850
38 Billing and Posting Clerks
10,490
0.56% $36,000
39 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
10,330
0.55% $31,700
40 Computer User Support Specialists
10,210
0.55% $48,750
41 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10,200
0.55% $23,490
42 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
10,030
0.54% $39,360
43 Packers and Packagers
9,880
0.53% $21,730
44 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
9,790
0.53% $57,370
45 Applications Software Developers
9,780
0.53% $95,290
46 Carpenters
9,750
0.52% $50,000
47 Childcare Workers
9,260
0.50% $20,100
48 Construction Laborers
8,530
0.46% $40,160
49 Bartenders
8,460
0.45% $20,610
50 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
8,440
0.45% $25,260
51 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
8,290
0.45% $38,090
52 School or Special Client Bus Drivers
8,090
0.43% $34,510
53 Human Resources Specialists
7,880
0.42% $66,540
54 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
7,840
0.42% $33,370
55 Team Assemblers
7,760
0.42% $30,310
56 Social and Human Service Assistants
7,460
0.40% $27,300
57 Other Business Operations Specialists
7,300
0.39% $80,310
58 Medical Assistants
7,170
0.39% $32,630
59 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
6,900
0.37% $58,620
60 Electricians
6,810
0.37% $59,470
61 Computer Programmers
6,800
0.37% $81,220
62 Financial Managers
6,760
0.36% $143,970
63 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
6,660
0.36% $63,110
64 Medical Secretaries
6,650
0.36% $36,570
65 Insurance Sales Agents
6,620
0.36% $62,570
66 Tellers
6,410
0.34% $27,240
67 Legal Secretaries
6,400
0.34% $46,090
68 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
6,340
0.34% $65,390
69 Systems Software Developers
6,280
0.34% $92,380
70 Dishwashers
6,100
0.33% $19,320
71 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
6,090
0.33% $93,960
72 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
6,020
0.32% $24,830
73 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
5,970
0.32% $81,930
74 Financial Analysts
5,950
0.32% $72,650
75 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
5,760
0.31% $40,930
76 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
5,620
0.30% $97,880
77 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
5,620
0.30% $70,110
78 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
5,440
0.29% $18,220
79 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
5,240
0.28% $57,940
80 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
5,090
0.27% $19,720
81 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
5,030
0.27% $42,720
82 Bill and Account Collectors
4,940
0.27% $36,820
83 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
4,940
0.27% $27,950
84 Helpers--Production Workers
4,890
0.26% $26,740
85 Computer and Information Systems Managers
4,880
0.26% $141,520
86 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
4,820
0.26% $80,810
87 Pharmacy Technicians
4,790
0.26% $30,450
88 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
4,740
0.25% $32,890
89 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
4,720
0.25% $51,940
90 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
4,660
0.25% $18,770
91 Medical and Health Services Managers
4,660
0.25% $95,350
92 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
4,560
0.24% $55,090
93 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
4,520
0.24% $70,270
94 Data Entry Keyers
4,520
0.24% $31,500
95 Loan Officers
4,510
0.24% $66,930
96 Postal Service Mail Carriers
4,490
0.24% $57,210
97 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
4,460
0.24% $59,290
98 Dental Assistants
4,450
0.24% $34,580
99 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
4,440
0.24% $40,320
100 Public Relations Specialists
4,440
0.24% $57,770

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