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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Portsmouth, NH-ME

What professions have the highest employment in Portsmouth, NH-ME? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Portsmouth, NH-ME. We note that the total employment in Portsmouth, NH-ME is 90,460. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 3,030 people (3.35 percent of the total employment in Portsmouth, NH-ME). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 2,260 people (2.50 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Portsmouth, NH-ME is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Portsmouth, NH-ME (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
90,460
100.00% $49,930
2 Retail Salespersons
3,030
3.35% $30,770
3 General and Operations Managers
2,260
2.50% $110,580
4 Cashiers
2,100
2.32% $29,220
5 Office Clerks, General
1,850
2.05% $44,860
6 Fast Food and Counter Workers
1,820
2.01% $29,210
7 Customer Service Representatives
1,820
2.01% $39,740
8 Waiters and Waitresses
1,570
1.74% $32,720
9 Stockers and Order Fillers
1,490
1.65% $32,140
10 Registered Nurses
1,460
1.61% $81,400
11 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
1,230
1.36% $44,990
12 Restaurant Cooks
1,110
1.23% $37,560
13 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
1,090
1.20% $47,560
14 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
1,070
1.18% $40,950
15 Accountants and Auditors
1,060
1.17% $80,690
16 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
980
1.08% $61,510
17 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
940
1.04% $48,740
18 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
880
0.97% $62,720
19 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
870
0.96% $73,950
20 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
870
0.96% $37,660
21 Software Developers
850
0.94% $123,330
22 Nursing Assistants
840
0.93% $39,600
23 Other Business Operations Specialists
810
0.90% $97,720
24 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
800
0.88% $40,300
25 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
780
0.86% $37,510
26 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
760
0.84% $54,890
27 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
740
0.82% $71,970
28 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
710
0.78% $72,990
29 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
710
0.78% $32,170
30 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
680
0.75% $47,520
31 Financial Managers
650
0.72% $142,400
32 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
650
0.72% $44,890
33 Management Analysts
630
0.70% $94,620
34 Bartenders
620
0.69% $28,810
35 Other Engineering Technicians
610
0.67% $97,720
36 Receptionists and Information Clerks
610
0.67% $35,030
37 Packers and Packagers
600
0.66% $32,250
38 Human Resources Specialists
590
0.65% $69,960
39 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
590
0.65% $33,150
40 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
560
0.62% $38,600
41 Electricians
560
0.62% $59,250
42 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
560
0.62% $52,520
43 Medical Secretaries
540
0.60% $44,010
44 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
510
0.56% $60,530
45 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
510
0.56% $78,810
46 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
510
0.56% $36,650
47 Project Management Specialists
500
0.55% $88,420
48 Compliance Officers
490
0.54% $91,420
49 Mechanical Engineers
480
0.53% $98,990
50 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
480
0.53% $64,460
51 Carpenters
480
0.53% $57,010
52 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
480
0.53% $54,600
53 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
480
0.53% $39,310
54 Computer and Information Systems Managers
460
0.51% $163,550
55 Medical Assistants
460
0.51% $43,560
56 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
450
0.50% $81,120
57 Firefighters
430
0.48% $47,880
58 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
430
0.48% $29,060
59 Engineers, All Other
410
0.45% $109,570
60 Short Order Cooks
410
0.45% $30,900
61 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
410
0.45% $78,810
62 Computer User Support Specialists
400
0.44% $62,880
63 Billing and Posting Clerks
400
0.44% $42,880
64 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
390
0.43% $64,720
65 Dishwashers
390
0.43% $30,040
66 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
390
0.43% $49,680
67 Food Preparation Workers
380
0.42% $34,020
68 Civil Engineers
370
0.41% $82,560
69 Security Guards
360
0.40% $36,860
70 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
360
0.40% $97,800
71 Personal Financial Advisors
350
0.39% $96,130
72 Nuclear Engineers
350
0.39% $106,620
73 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
350
0.39% $59,750
74 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
340
0.38% $53,250
75 Machinists
340
0.38% $58,340
76 School Bus Drivers
340
0.38% $47,230
77 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
330
0.36% $74,110
78 Computer Occupations, All Other
330
0.36% $97,720
79 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
330
0.36% $39,780
80 Marketing Managers
320
0.35% $128,160
81 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
320
0.35% $62,880
82 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
320
0.35% $51,470
83 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
310
0.34% $102,410
84 Construction Laborers
310
0.34% $41,500
85 Sales Managers
300
0.33% $149,230
86 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
300
0.33% $89,310
87 Insurance Sales Agents
290
0.32% $60,390
88 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
280
0.31% $63,930
89 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
280
0.31% $22,530
90 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
280
0.31% $28,730
91 Childcare Workers
280
0.31% $30,650
92 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
280
0.31% $60,530
93 Training and Development Specialists
270
0.30% $59,990
94 Computer Systems Analysts
260
0.29% $111,290
95 Lawyers
260
0.29% $109,000
96 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
260
0.29% $34,800
97 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
260
0.29% $58,850
98 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
260
0.29% $29,190
99 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
250
0.28% $53,190
100 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
240
0.27% $61,420

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