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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME

What professions have the highest employment in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME. We note that the total employment in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME is 203,500. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 6,080 people (2.99 percent of the total employment in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 5,240 people (2.57 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	203,500	100.00%	$47,930
2	Retail Salespersons	6,080	2.99%	$32,430
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,240	2.57%	$34,490
4	Registered Nurses	5,150	2.53%	$79,390
5	General and Operations Managers	4,790	2.35%	$99,160
6	Cashiers	4,060	2.00%	$30,330
7	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,880	1.91%	$30,270
8	Customer Service Representatives	3,710	1.82%	$39,180
9	Office Clerks, General	3,590	1.76%	$39,920
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,520	1.73%	$35,370
11	Waiters and Waitresses	3,300	1.62%	$37,020
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,230	1.59%	$34,850
13	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,750	1.35%	$48,140
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,610	1.28%	$49,550
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,360	1.16%	$44,260
16	Nursing Assistants	2,340	1.15%	$38,620
17	Accountants and Auditors	2,250	1.11%	$78,060
18	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,230	1.10%	$44,080
19	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,090	1.03%	$46,710
20	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,020	0.99%	$39,080
21	Restaurant Cooks	1,900	0.93%	$37,650
22	Childcare Workers	1,700	0.84%	$31,870
23	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,700	0.84%	$46,370
24	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,690	0.83%	$41,270
25	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,670	0.82%	$38,930
26	Food Preparation Workers	1,630	0.80%	$33,000
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,580	0.78%	$60,540
28	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,550	0.76%	$62,970
29	Software Developers	1,530	0.75%	$101,020
30	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,480	0.73%	$63,790
31	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,470	0.72%	$72,790
32	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,460	0.72%	$37,740
33	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,440	0.71%	$73,090
34	Carpenters	1,400	0.69%	$52,150
35	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,390	0.68%	$38,500
36	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,360	0.67%	$31,130
37	Computer Systems Analysts	1,330	0.65%	$82,350
38	Bartenders	1,290	0.63%	$34,060
39	Social and Human Service Assistants	1,250	0.61%	$41,310
40	Computer User Support Specialists	1,210	0.59%	$57,160
41	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,200	0.59%	$36,160
42	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,190	0.58%	$65,910
43	Medical Assistants	1,190	0.58%	$43,750
44	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,150	0.57%	$61,910
45	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	1,140	0.56%	$66,530
46	Firefighters	1,100	0.54%	$44,480
47	Lawyers	1,090	0.54%	$96,550
48	Construction Laborers	1,080	0.53%	$40,760
49	Financial Managers	1,060	0.52%	$132,800
50	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	1,050	0.52%	$56,740
51	Project Management Specialists	990	0.49%	$81,710
52	Insurance Sales Agents	990	0.49%	$63,300
53	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	960	0.47%	$63,150
54	Medical Secretaries	940	0.46%	$40,820
55	Human Resources Specialists	890	0.44%	$69,870
56	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	840	0.41%	$68,630
57	Marketing Managers	830	0.41%	$123,390
58	Driver/Sales Workers	830	0.41%	$37,450
59	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	810	0.40%	$40,330
60	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	800	0.39%	$49,740
61	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	790	0.39%	$64,480
62	Billing and Posting Clerks	770	0.38%	$42,720
63	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	760	0.37%	$46,290
64	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	760	0.37%	$59,200
65	Pharmacy Technicians	740	0.36%	$37,160
66	Computer and Information Systems Managers	730	0.36%	$132,170
67	Medical and Health Services Managers	730	0.36%	$104,500
68	Electricians	720	0.35%	$59,470
69	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	720	0.35%	$65,570
70	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	700	0.34%	$45,840
71	Management Analysts	690	0.34%	$80,560
72	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	690	0.34%	$52,280
73	Dishwashers	680	0.33%	$30,520
74	Tellers	680	0.33%	$36,950
75	All Other Managers	650	0.32%	$125,860
76	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	640	0.31%	$49,960
77	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	580	0.29%	$62,340
78	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	570	0.28%	$36,620
79	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	560	0.28%	$46,130
80	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	560	0.28%	$38,990
81	Loan Officers	550	0.27%	$73,780
82	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	550	0.27%	$29,780
83	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	550	0.27%	$55,120
84	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	550	0.27%	$47,070
85	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	530	0.26%	$63,070
86	Public Relations Specialists	530	0.26%	$55,380
87	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	530	0.26%	$61,520
88	Compliance Officers	520	0.26%	$74,310
89	Pharmacists	520	0.26%	$133,540
90	Chefs and Head Cooks	520	0.26%	$57,280
91	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	510	0.25%	$69,260
92	Dental Assistants	510	0.25%	$47,720
93	Security Guards	510	0.25%	$37,820
94	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	510	0.25%	$48,390
95	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	500	0.25%	$43,500
96	All Other Physicians	490	0.24%	$66,820
97	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	480	0.24%	$36,420
98	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	480	0.24%	$37,520
99	Parts Salespersons	480	0.24%	$39,250
100	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	480	0.24%	$102,410

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