Rank |
Job Description |
# of Empl. i |
% of Empl. i |
Average Salary i |
1 |
All Occupations
|
560,530 | 100.00% |
$48,190 |
2 |
Retail Salespersons
|
15,860 | 2.83% |
$31,550 |
3 |
Fast Food and Counter Workers
|
15,560 | 2.78% |
$29,510 |
4 |
Cashiers
|
13,510 | 2.41% |
$29,640 |
5 |
Registered Nurses
|
13,420 | 2.39% |
$84,770 |
6 |
Customer Service Representatives
|
11,880 | 2.12% |
$40,350 |
7 |
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
|
10,890 | 1.94% |
$34,930 |
8 |
Office Clerks, General
|
10,510 | 1.88% |
$42,670 |
9 |
Nursing Assistants
|
9,830 | 1.75% |
$36,830 |
10 |
General and Operations Managers
|
9,550 | 1.70% |
$110,220 |
11 |
Waiters and Waitresses
|
9,240 | 1.65% |
$28,570 |
12 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
|
9,180 | 1.64% |
$35,470 |
13 |
Stockers and Order Fillers
|
8,790 | 1.57% |
$35,440 |
14 |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
7,820 | 1.40% |
$34,870 |
15 |
Restaurant Cooks
|
7,760 | 1.38% |
$35,240 |
16 |
Accountants and Auditors
|
6,650 | 1.19% |
$82,150 |
17 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
5,830 | 1.04% |
$80,580 |
18 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
|
5,770 | 1.03% |
$48,550 |
19 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
|
5,550 | 0.99% |
$48,210 |
20 |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
|
5,480 | 0.98% |
$81,050 |
21 |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
|
5,390 | 0.96% |
$65,020 |
22 |
Receptionists and Information Clerks
|
5,310 | 0.95% |
$36,650 |
23 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
|
5,210 | 0.93% |
$48,890 |
24 |
Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
|
5,130 | 0.92% |
$77,520 |
25 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
|
4,960 | 0.88% |
$40,000 |
26 |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
|
4,770 | 0.85% |
$51,790 |
27 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
|
4,730 | 0.84% |
$48,550 |
28 |
Food Preparation Workers
|
4,720 | 0.84% |
$28,530 |
29 |
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
|
4,620 | 0.82% |
$36,120 |
30 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
|
4,400 | 0.78% |
$55,330 |
31 |
Software Developers
|
4,200 | 0.75% |
$125,790 |
32 |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
|
4,040 | 0.72% |
$41,600 |
33 |
Carpenters
|
3,770 | 0.67% |
$58,240 |
34 |
Management Analysts
|
3,550 | 0.63% |
$97,030 |
35 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
|
3,530 | 0.63% |
$65,230 |
36 |
Medical Assistants
|
3,490 | 0.62% |
$39,700 |
37 |
Driver/Sales Workers
|
3,350 | 0.60% |
$27,510 |
38 |
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
|
3,300 | 0.59% |
$69,650 |
39 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
|
3,260 | 0.58% |
$34,610 |
40 |
Construction Laborers
|
3,220 | 0.57% |
$50,980 |
41 |
Project Management Specialists
|
3,200 | 0.57% |
$97,210 |
42 |
Security Guards
|
3,190 | 0.57% |
$35,150 |
43 |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
|
3,150 | 0.56% |
$46,100 |
44 |
Social and Human Service Assistants
|
3,120 | 0.56% |
$38,160 |
45 |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
|
3,020 | 0.54% |
$38,790 |
46 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
2,960 | 0.53% |
$82,750 |
47 |
Packers and Packagers
|
2,910 | 0.52% |
$31,840 |
48 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
|
2,870 | 0.51% |
$75,540 |
49 |
Childcare Workers
|
2,850 | 0.51% |
$29,640 |
50 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
2,840 | 0.51% |
$32,200 |
51 |
Human Resources Specialists
|
2,770 | 0.49% |
$71,130 |
52 |
Bartenders
|
2,650 | 0.47% |
$29,050 |
53 |
Lawyers
|
2,600 | 0.46% |
$150,720 |
54 |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
|
2,590 | 0.46% |
$81,680 |
55 |
Electricians
|
2,580 | 0.46% |
$62,880 |
56 |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
|
2,530 | 0.45% |
$72,070 |
57 |
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
|
2,470 | 0.44% |
$27,370 |
58 |
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
|
2,420 | 0.43% |
$65,980 |
59 |
Financial Managers
|
2,360 | 0.42% |
$151,020 |
60 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
|
2,310 | 0.41% |
$45,920 |
61 |
Dishwashers
|
2,280 | 0.41% |
$29,600 |
62 |
Medical Secretaries
|
2,160 | 0.39% |
$44,650 |
63 |
Computer User Support Specialists
|
2,140 | 0.38% |
$60,250 |
64 |
Other Business Operations Specialists
|
2,120 | 0.38% |
$76,960 |
65 |
School Bus Drivers
|
2,110 | 0.38% |
$49,210 |
66 |
Firefighters
|
2,030 | 0.36% |
$61,030 |
67 |
Computer Systems Analysts
|
2,020 | 0.36% |
$102,330 |
68 |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
|
1,950 | 0.35% |
$62,090 |
69 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
|
1,930 | 0.34% |
$56,160 |
70 |
Medical and Health Services Managers
|
1,890 | 0.34% |
$124,630 |
71 |
Billing and Posting Clerks
|
1,890 | 0.34% |
$46,660 |
72 |
Financial Analysts
|
1,860 | 0.33% |
$81,040 |
73 |
Tellers
|
1,820 | 0.32% |
$38,390 |
74 |
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
|
1,810 | 0.32% |
$29,640 |
75 |
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
|
1,790 | 0.32% |
$75,570 |
76 |
Pharmacy Technicians
|
1,780 | 0.32% |
$38,940 |
77 |
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
|
1,760 | 0.31% |
$71,510 |
78 |
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
|
1,730 | 0.31% |
$72,480 |
79 |
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
|
1,700 | 0.30% |
$29,310 |
80 |
Loan Officers
|
1,660 | 0.30% |
$78,590 |
81 |
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
|
1,640 | 0.29% |
$62,690 |
82 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
|
1,580 | 0.28% |
$34,820 |
83 |
Insurance Sales Agents
|
1,540 | 0.27% |
$65,500 |
84 |
Postal Service Mail Carriers
|
1,530 | 0.27% |
$55,640 |
85 |
Nurse Practitioners
|
1,500 | 0.27% |
$121,310 |
86 |
All Other Physicians
|
1,500 | 0.27% |
$215,090 |
87 |
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
|
1,480 | 0.26% |
$48,990 |
88 |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
|
1,480 | 0.26% |
$28,430 |
89 |
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
|
1,470 | 0.26% |
$103,430 |
90 |
Pharmacists
|
1,470 | 0.26% |
$127,540 |
91 |
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
|
1,470 | 0.26% |
$30,620 |
92 |
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
|
1,440 | 0.26% |
$109,670 |
93 |
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
|
1,430 | 0.26% |
$34,490 |
94 |
Instructional Coordinators
|
1,420 | 0.25% |
$63,210 |
95 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
|
1,420 | 0.25% |
$62,220 |
96 |
Bakers
|
1,410 | 0.25% |
$33,030 |
97 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
|
1,400 | 0.25% |
$57,960 |
98 |
Mechanical Engineers
|
1,390 | 0.25% |
$100,630 |
99 |
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
|
1,370 | 0.24% |
$41,960 |
100 |
Fast Food Cooks
|
1,360 | 0.24% |
$30,700 |