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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY

What professions have the highest employment in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY. We note that the total employment in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY is 246,910. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 12,040 people (4.88 percent of the total employment in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 6,590 people (2.67 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY is computed from data published by BLS in May 2015 [1].

Table 1. 100 Most Popular Jobs in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	246,910	100.00%	$36,870
2	Retail Salespersons	12,040	4.88%	$22,350
3	Cashiers	6,590	2.67%	$19,190
4	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	5,800	2.35%	$34,300
5	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	5,380	2.18%	$18,540
6	Personal Care Aides	5,190	2.10%	$25,070
7	Office Clerks, General	4,950	2.00%	$26,780
8	Registered Nurses	4,640	1.88%	$70,210
9	Waiters and Waitresses	4,590	1.86%	$18,680
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,390	1.78%	$27,640
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	4,320	1.75%	$26,400
12	Teacher Assistants	4,130	1.67%	$23,500
13	Customer Service Representatives	3,990	1.62%	$30,080
14	General and Operations Managers	3,650	1.48%	$95,750
15	Nursing Assistants	3,220	1.30%	$28,690
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,200	1.30%	$38,050
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,920	1.18%	$81,490
18	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,630	1.07%	$28,790
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,620	1.06%	$80,300
20	Correctional Officers and Jailers	2,590	1.05%	$58,680
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,540	1.03%	$41,240
22	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,510	1.02%	$47,580
23	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,470	1.00%	$53,180
24	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,440	0.99%	$44,220
25	School or Special Client Bus Drivers	2,370	0.96%	$39,050
26	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,100	0.85%	$50,410
27	Food Preparation Workers	2,050	0.83%	$19,360
28	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,040	0.83%	$29,500
29	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2,020	0.82%	$44,220
30	Security Guards	1,910	0.77%	$30,450
31	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,800	0.73%	$41,360
32	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,740	0.70%	$79,150
33	Home Health Aides	1,720	0.70%	$26,500
34	Construction Laborers	1,610	0.65%	$38,200
35	Childcare Workers	1,610	0.65%	$23,530
36	Substitute Teachers	1,460	0.59%	$26,500
37	Accountants and Auditors	1,460	0.59%	$71,420
38	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,450	0.59%	$30,270
39	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,430	0.58%	$68,130
40	Restaurant Cooks	1,400	0.57%	$25,550
41	Team Assemblers	1,360	0.55%	$23,510
42	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,310	0.53%	$29,160
43	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,300	0.53%	$31,890
44	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	1,270	0.51%	$60,600
45	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	1,240	0.50%	$20,380
46	Carpenters	1,210	0.49%	$51,750
47	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,190	0.48%	$20,690
48	Bartenders	1,170	0.47%	$18,480
49	Applications Software Developers	1,090	0.44%	$91,290
50	Social and Human Service Assistants	1,070	0.43%	$36,190
51	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,060	0.43%	$26,060
52	Tellers	1,040	0.42%	$25,760
53	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	1,020	0.41%	$37,010
54	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	930	0.38%	$79,600
55	Dishwashers	920	0.37%	$18,890
56	Dental Assistants	920	0.37%	$35,630
57	Billing and Posting Clerks	910	0.37%	$35,610
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	820	0.33%	$74,140
59	Word Processors and Typists	810	0.33%	$37,980
60	Other Physicians and Surgeons	800	0.32%	n/a
61	Electricians	780	0.32%	$53,630
62	Highway Maintenance Workers	750	0.30%	$47,050
63	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	740	0.30%	$60,410
64	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	720	0.29%	$33,030
65	Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	720	0.29%	$30,430
66	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	710	0.29%	$51,740
67	Fast Food Cooks	690	0.28%	$18,480
68	Human Resources Specialists	680	0.28%	$61,360
69	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	670	0.27%	$30,690
70	Postal Service Mail Carriers	660	0.27%	$55,150
71	Driver/Sales Workers	650	0.26%	$43,240
72	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	640	0.26%	$20,890
73	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	640	0.26%	$54,500
74	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	640	0.26%	$77,720
75	Computer User Support Specialists	640	0.26%	$45,410
76	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	630	0.26%	$18,840
77	Recreation Workers	620	0.25%	$25,410
78	Lawyers	620	0.25%	$94,500
79	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	620	0.25%	$59,390
80	Medical and Health Services Managers	620	0.25%	$95,120
81	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	610	0.25%	$19,020
82	Counter and Rental Clerks	610	0.25%	$22,920
83	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	600	0.24%	$66,240
84	Management Analysts	580	0.23%	$72,320
85	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	570	0.23%	$20,500
86	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	570	0.23%	$78,300
87	Pharmacy Technicians	550	0.22%	$26,180
88	Medical Assistants	530	0.21%	$31,240
89	Helpers--Production Workers	520	0.21%	$21,430
90	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	520	0.21%	$18,800
91	Coaches and Scouts	520	0.21%	$34,290
92	Other Business Operations Specialists	520	0.21%	$68,590
93	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	520	0.21%	$120,090
94	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	510	0.21%	$36,080
95	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	500	0.20%	$67,060
96	Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	490	0.20%	$19,490
97	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	490	0.20%	$58,920
98	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	480	0.19%	$22,310
99	Unknown	480	0.19%	$78,450
100	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	470	0.19%	$54,040

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