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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Roanoke, VA

What professions have the highest employment in Roanoke, VA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Roanoke, VA. We note that the total employment in Roanoke, VA is 147,090. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 5,070 people (3.45 percent of the total employment in Roanoke, VA). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 3,990 people (2.71 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Roanoke, VA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Roanoke, VA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	147,090	100.00%	$39,910
2	Registered Nurses	5,070	3.45%	$76,290
3	Retail Salespersons	3,990	2.71%	$27,660
4	Customer Service Representatives	3,900	2.65%	$38,270
5	Cashiers	3,520	2.39%	$23,780
6	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3,420	2.33%	$36,830
7	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,370	2.29%	$23,410
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,270	2.22%	$30,330
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,830	1.92%	$32,940
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,790	1.90%	$47,290
11	General and Operations Managers	2,700	1.84%	$91,120
12	Office Clerks, General	2,200	1.50%	$35,230
13	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,140	1.45%	$25,000
14	Nursing Assistants	2,140	1.45%	$31,020
15	Waiters and Waitresses	2,120	1.44%	$27,700
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,010	1.37%	$27,810
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,840	1.25%	$36,720
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,700	1.16%	$54,260
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,570	1.07%	$39,570
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,360	0.92%	$44,110
21	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,360	0.92%	$59,080
22	Restaurant Cooks	1,330	0.90%	$28,360
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,300	0.88%	$57,640
24	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,270	0.86%	$38,830
25	Accountants and Auditors	1,260	0.86%	$62,700
26	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,230	0.84%	$31,210
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,230	0.84%	$34,830
28	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,210	0.82%	$50,320
29	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,170	0.80%	$38,230
30	Security Guards	1,160	0.79%	$33,670
31	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,130	0.77%	$29,110
32	Human Resources Specialists	970	0.66%	$61,820
33	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	960	0.65%	$59,750
34	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	920	0.63%	$61,980
35	Construction Laborers	910	0.62%	$34,950
36	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	870	0.59%	$23,810
37	Electricians	870	0.59%	$47,290
38	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	830	0.56%	$42,770
39	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	810	0.55%	$35,560
40	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	810	0.55%	$60,000
41	Software Developers	800	0.54%	$94,800
42	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	790	0.54%	$52,030
43	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	780	0.53%	$29,350
44	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	760	0.52%	$46,560
45	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	750	0.51%	$62,830
46	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	720	0.49%	$46,520
47	Carpenters	710	0.48%	$44,450
48	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	710	0.48%	$67,980
49	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	670	0.46%	$58,180
50	Food Preparation Workers	670	0.46%	$23,980
51	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	650	0.44%	$45,130
52	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	640	0.44%	$49,310
53	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	620	0.42%	$48,250
54	Project Management Specialists	610	0.41%	$79,730
55	Pharmacy Technicians	600	0.41%	$36,570
56	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	590	0.40%	$38,670
57	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	570	0.39%	$60,370
58	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	570	0.39%	$31,120
59	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	570	0.39%	$40,810
60	School Bus Drivers	550	0.37%	$36,100
61	Management Analysts	550	0.37%	$77,980
62	Medical Assistants	550	0.37%	$35,700
63	Other Business Operations Specialists	540	0.37%	$62,490
64	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	530	0.36%	$46,850
65	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	520	0.35%	$54,450
66	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	520	0.35%	$37,150
67	Fast Food Cooks	500	0.34%	$27,430
68	Counter and Rental Clerks	490	0.33%	$35,630
69	Medical and Health Services Managers	470	0.32%	$101,730
70	Tellers	470	0.32%	$35,370
71	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	460	0.31%	$46,440
72	Driver/Sales Workers	450	0.31%	$38,110
73	Insurance Sales Agents	450	0.31%	$48,380
74	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	440	0.30%	$48,700
75	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	430	0.29%	$29,700
76	Financial Managers	420	0.29%	$132,300
77	Computer User Support Specialists	420	0.29%	$49,090
78	Lawyers	420	0.29%	$122,480
79	Pharmacists	420	0.29%	$129,470
80	Firefighters	420	0.29%	$38,040
81	Parts Salespersons	420	0.29%	$30,170
82	Medical Secretaries	420	0.29%	$35,370
83	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	410	0.28%	$35,670
84	Compliance Officers	410	0.28%	$61,430
85	Correctional Officers and Jailers	410	0.28%	$46,430
86	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	400	0.27%	$72,850
87	Computer Systems Analysts	400	0.27%	$81,280
88	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	400	0.27%	$22,880
89	Childcare Workers	390	0.27%	$23,800
90	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	390	0.27%	$35,610
91	Recreation Workers	390	0.27%	$27,860
92	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	390	0.27%	$41,550
93	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	380	0.26%	$35,880
94	Loan Officers	370	0.25%	$63,050
95	Training and Development Specialists	360	0.24%	$57,050
96	Social and Human Service Assistants	360	0.24%	$31,280
97	Dishwashers	360	0.24%	$25,270
98	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	360	0.24%	$48,730
99	Billing and Posting Clerks	350	0.24%	$37,020
100	Postal Service Mail Carriers	350	0.24%	$53,000

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