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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Rochester, MN

What professions have the highest employment in Rochester, MN? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Rochester, MN. We note that the total employment in Rochester, MN is 117,500. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 6,760 people (5.75 percent of the total employment in Rochester, MN). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 3,940 people (3.35 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Rochester, MN is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Rochester, MN (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	117,500	100.00%	$50,250
2	Registered Nurses	6,760	5.75%	$83,490
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,940	3.35%	$31,090
4	Cashiers	2,620	2.23%	$28,900
5	Medical Secretaries	2,560	2.18%	$46,190
6	Retail Salespersons	2,490	2.12%	$30,440
7	Medical Assistants	2,290	1.95%	$47,680
8	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,170	1.85%	$28,770
9	General and Operations Managers	2,110	1.80%	$80,570
10	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2,110	1.80%	$51,670
11	Office Clerks, General	2,080	1.77%	$44,350
12	Customer Service Representatives	1,940	1.65%	$40,310
13	Waiters and Waitresses	1,490	1.27%	$23,100
14	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,450	1.23%	$36,930
15	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,330	1.13%	$37,650
16	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,310	1.11%	$32,580
17	All Other Physicians	1,300	1.11%	n/a
18	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,260	1.07%	$36,280
19	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,230	1.05%	$52,200
20	Nurse Practitioners	1,210	1.03%	$129,200
21	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,190	1.01%	$42,510
22	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,160	0.99%	$99,370
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	1,110	0.94%	$58,460
24	Physician Assistants	1,100	0.94%	$124,440
25	Restaurant Cooks	1,020	0.87%	$35,620
26	Nursing Assistants	970	0.83%	$39,220
27	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	960	0.82%	$44,710
28	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	950	0.81%	$62,290
29	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	930	0.79%	$62,210
30	Construction Laborers	890	0.76%	$48,330
31	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	880	0.75%	$39,470
32	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	870	0.74%	$44,890
33	Radiologic Technologists	810	0.69%	$77,310
34	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	800	0.68%	$42,840
35	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	800	0.68%	$47,310
36	Bartenders	790	0.67%	$24,180
37	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	790	0.67%	$46,360
38	All Other Surgeons	750	0.64%	n/a
39	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	740	0.63%	$82,970
40	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	740	0.63%	$63,220
41	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	720	0.61%	$44,160
42	Software Developers	710	0.60%	$109,660
43	Pharmacy Technicians	700	0.60%	$44,490
44	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	700	0.60%	$36,970
45	Family Medicine Physicians	640	0.54%	$206,180
46	Pharmacists	630	0.54%	$137,790
47	Other Business Operations Specialists	620	0.53%	$69,070
48	Food Preparation Workers	620	0.53%	$30,670
49	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	620	0.53%	$30,620
50	Accountants and Auditors	590	0.50%	$69,000
51	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	590	0.50%	$63,200
52	Carpenters	550	0.47%	$58,030
53	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	530	0.45%	$67,860
54	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	520	0.44%	$49,250
55	Industrial Engineers	500	0.43%	$80,070
56	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	500	0.43%	$34,710
57	Nurse Anesthetists	500	0.43%	$227,700
58	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	500	0.43%	$46,480
59	Other Healthcare Support Workers	490	0.42%	$44,160
60	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	490	0.42%	$37,220
61	Machinists	490	0.42%	$57,140
62	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	450	0.38%	$79,860
63	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	430	0.37%	$61,490
64	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	420	0.36%	$61,480
65	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	390	0.33%	$74,550
66	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	380	0.32%	$83,990
67	Electricians	380	0.32%	$63,390
68	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	380	0.32%	$29,720
69	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	370	0.31%	$60,140
70	Childcare Workers	370	0.31%	$27,460
71	Billing and Posting Clerks	370	0.31%	$47,200
72	Management Analysts	360	0.31%	$87,300
73	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	360	0.31%	$65,160
74	Packers and Packagers	360	0.31%	$28,700
75	Financial Managers	350	0.30%	$120,880
76	Human Resources Specialists	350	0.30%	$68,770
77	Computer Systems Analysts	350	0.30%	$101,530
78	Computer User Support Specialists	350	0.30%	$62,990
79	Radiologists	350	0.30%	n/a
80	Dental Assistants	350	0.30%	$54,360
81	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	350	0.30%	$50,730
82	School Bus Drivers	340	0.29%	$43,550
83	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	330	0.28%	$60,190
84	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	320	0.27%	$29,130
85	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	320	0.27%	$39,690
86	Emergency Medical Technicians	310	0.26%	$43,060
87	Driver/Sales Workers	310	0.26%	$28,010
88	Training and Development Specialists	300	0.26%	$79,010
89	Project Management Specialists	290	0.25%	$94,920
90	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	290	0.25%	$28,300
91	Healthcare Social Workers	280	0.24%	$56,120
92	Physical Therapists	280	0.24%	$86,120
93	Medical Records Specialists	280	0.24%	$44,230
94	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	280	0.24%	$36,040
95	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	280	0.24%	$56,510
96	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	280	0.24%	$71,470
97	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	270	0.23%	$27,570
98	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	270	0.23%	$30,260
99	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	270	0.23%	$71,000
100	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	270	0.23%	$49,430

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