Rank |
Job Description |
# of Empl. i |
% of Empl. i |
Average Salary i |
1 |
All Occupations
|
1,632,480 | 100.00% |
$45,150 |
2 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
|
80,340 | 4.92% |
$40,550 |
3 |
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
|
74,720 | 4.58% |
$29,120 |
4 |
Stockers and Order Fillers
|
52,840 | 3.24% |
$39,550 |
5 |
Fast Food and Counter Workers
|
46,630 | 2.86% |
$32,510 |
6 |
Cashiers
|
41,430 | 2.54% |
$31,430 |
7 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
|
37,210 | 2.28% |
$51,370 |
8 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
|
36,880 | 2.26% |
$45,980 |
9 |
Retail Salespersons
|
35,100 | 2.15% |
$33,470 |
10 |
Registered Nurses
|
31,270 | 1.92% |
$122,190 |
11 |
Office Clerks, General
|
23,790 | 1.46% |
$39,380 |
12 |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
|
21,140 | 1.29% |
$97,160 |
13 |
General and Operations Managers
|
21,120 | 1.29% |
$102,020 |
14 |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
19,900 | 1.22% |
$35,610 |
15 |
Waiters and Waitresses
|
19,330 | 1.18% |
$30,710 |
16 |
Security Guards
|
19,040 | 1.17% |
$34,880 |
17 |
Customer Service Representatives
|
17,870 | 1.09% |
$38,500 |
18 |
Fast Food Cooks
|
17,840 | 1.09% |
$31,040 |
19 |
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
|
16,520 | 1.01% |
$38,500 |
20 |
Carpenters
|
16,060 | 0.98% |
$62,210 |
21 |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
|
15,650 | 0.96% |
$44,400 |
22 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
|
15,590 | 0.95% |
$47,580 |
23 |
Restaurant Cooks
|
15,360 | 0.94% |
$35,840 |
24 |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
|
15,340 | 0.94% |
$37,550 |
25 |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
|
15,000 | 0.92% |
$63,260 |
26 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
|
14,840 | 0.91% |
$47,300 |
27 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
|
14,430 | 0.88% |
$36,640 |
28 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
|
13,900 | 0.85% |
$47,780 |
29 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
|
13,300 | 0.81% |
$36,100 |
30 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
|
12,790 | 0.78% |
$36,370 |
31 |
Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
|
12,570 | 0.77% |
$62,590 |
32 |
Packers and Packagers
|
12,240 | 0.75% |
$36,450 |
33 |
Medical Secretaries
|
11,640 | 0.71% |
$40,160 |
34 |
Other Business Operations Specialists
|
11,630 | 0.71% |
$62,920 |
35 |
Food Preparation Workers
|
11,440 | 0.70% |
$32,860 |
36 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|
11,150 | 0.68% |
$105,390 |
37 |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
|
11,040 | 0.68% |
$46,920 |
38 |
Construction Laborers
|
10,910 | 0.67% |
$47,250 |
39 |
Medical Assistants
|
10,380 | 0.64% |
$37,320 |
40 |
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
|
8,780 | 0.54% |
$61,680 |
41 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
8,530 | 0.52% |
$34,440 |
42 |
Nursing Assistants
|
8,460 | 0.52% |
$37,630 |
43 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
|
8,170 | 0.50% |
$63,190 |
44 |
Short-Term Substitute Teachers
|
8,150 | 0.50% |
$40,120 |
45 |
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
|
8,120 | 0.50% |
$57,510 |
46 |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
|
7,930 | 0.49% |
$58,840 |
47 |
Electricians
|
7,820 | 0.48% |
$60,510 |
48 |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
|
7,650 | 0.47% |
$78,840 |
49 |
Accountants and Auditors
|
7,620 | 0.47% |
$77,150 |
50 |
Sales Managers
|
7,080 | 0.43% |
$96,780 |
51 |
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
|
7,010 | 0.43% |
$31,430 |
52 |
Counter and Rental Clerks
|
6,940 | 0.43% |
$36,340 |
53 |
Human Resources Specialists
|
6,540 | 0.40% |
$63,940 |
54 |
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
|
6,430 | 0.39% |
$101,460 |
55 |
Receptionists and Information Clerks
|
6,290 | 0.39% |
$35,360 |
56 |
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
|
6,040 | 0.37% |
$33,410 |
57 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
|
5,940 | 0.36% |
$33,190 |
58 |
Project Management Specialists
|
5,820 | 0.36% |
$93,180 |
59 |
Dishwashers
|
5,690 | 0.35% |
$31,500 |
60 |
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
|
5,670 | 0.35% |
$76,750 |
61 |
Driver/Sales Workers
|
5,560 | 0.34% |
$37,670 |
62 |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
|
5,510 | 0.34% |
$51,280 |
63 |
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
|
5,350 | 0.33% |
$50,310 |
64 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
|
5,290 | 0.32% |
$42,250 |
65 |
Social and Human Service Assistants
|
5,210 | 0.32% |
$43,480 |
66 |
Billing and Posting Clerks
|
5,180 | 0.32% |
$44,490 |
67 |
Other Production Workers
|
5,180 | 0.32% |
$35,140 |
68 |
Dental Assistants
|
5,120 | 0.31% |
$46,710 |
69 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
|
5,090 | 0.31% |
$62,240 |
70 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
|
4,920 | 0.30% |
$61,960 |
71 |
Management Analysts
|
4,860 | 0.30% |
$82,920 |
72 |
All Other Managers
|
4,830 | 0.30% |
$114,810 |
73 |
Financial Managers
|
4,740 | 0.29% |
$133,180 |
74 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
|
4,520 | 0.28% |
$37,050 |
75 |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
|
4,470 | 0.27% |
$56,050 |
76 |
Protective Service Workers, All Other
|
4,390 | 0.27% |
$37,070 |
77 |
Bartenders
|
4,360 | 0.27% |
$30,440 |
78 |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
|
4,220 | 0.26% |
$59,430 |
79 |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
|
4,210 | 0.26% |
$61,550 |
80 |
Pharmacy Technicians
|
4,200 | 0.26% |
$46,660 |
81 |
Medical and Health Services Managers
|
4,180 | 0.26% |
$125,700 |
82 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers
|
4,150 | 0.25% |
$88,630 |
83 |
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
|
4,140 | 0.25% |
$82,020 |
84 |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
|
4,120 | 0.25% |
$77,780 |
85 |
Software Developers
|
4,040 | 0.25% |
$129,500 |
86 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
|
4,030 | 0.25% |
$47,610 |
87 |
Manicurists and Pedicurists
|
3,930 | 0.24% |
$30,810 |
88 |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
|
3,910 | 0.24% |
$52,350 |
89 |
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
|
3,750 | 0.23% |
$58,880 |
90 |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
|
3,690 | 0.23% |
$31,380 |
91 |
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
|
3,690 | 0.23% |
$30,930 |
92 |
Food Service Managers
|
3,670 | 0.22% |
$55,850 |
93 |
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
|
3,630 | 0.22% |
$37,330 |
94 |
Cost Estimators
|
3,580 | 0.22% |
$74,310 |
95 |
Recreation Workers
|
3,570 | 0.22% |
$32,230 |
96 |
Parts Salespersons
|
3,560 | 0.22% |
$36,550 |
97 |
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
|
3,450 | 0.21% |
$50,620 |
98 |
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
|
3,430 | 0.21% |
$64,310 |
99 |
Training and Development Specialists
|
3,340 | 0.20% |
$56,430 |
100 |
Firefighters
|
3,320 | 0.20% |
$64,560 |