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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

What professions have the highest employment in Rocky Mount, NC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Rocky Mount, NC. We note that the total employment in Rocky Mount, NC is 54,100. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 2,010 people (3.72 percent of the total employment in Rocky Mount, NC). The second most common job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession which employs 1,920 people (3.55 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Rocky Mount, NC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Rocky Mount, NC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	54,100	100.00%	$37,250
2	Cashiers	2,010	3.72%	$22,090
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,920	3.55%	$30,840
4	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,310	2.42%	$30,640
5	Fast Food Cooks	1,280	2.37%	$22,700
6	Retail Salespersons	1,230	2.27%	$27,130
7	General and Operations Managers	1,100	2.03%	$98,300
8	Registered Nurses	1,080	2.00%	$72,650
9	Office Clerks, General	960	1.77%	$32,760
10	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	930	1.72%	$31,210
11	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	860	1.59%	$23,140
12	Customer Service Representatives	860	1.59%	$30,200
13	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	860	1.59%	$43,810
14	Nursing Assistants	790	1.46%	$29,310
15	Fast Food and Counter Workers	690	1.28%	$22,010
16	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	670	1.24%	$37,770
17	Waiters and Waitresses	660	1.22%	$19,740
18	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	650	1.20%	$37,750
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	650	1.20%	$43,600
20	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	600	1.11%	$24,220
21	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	580	1.07%	$40,030
22	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	550	1.02%	$37,580
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	540	1.00%	$46,530
24	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	540	1.00%	$53,990
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	480	0.89%	$36,060
26	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	480	0.89%	$64,850
27	Industrial Engineers	460	0.85%	$81,930
28	Receptionists and Information Clerks	460	0.85%	$29,200
29	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	460	0.85%	$33,220
30	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	450	0.83%	$35,900
31	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	450	0.83%	$49,550
32	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	440	0.81%	$46,070
33	Restaurant Cooks	430	0.79%	$27,960
34	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	390	0.72%	$23,060
35	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	390	0.72%	$39,910
36	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	380	0.70%	$62,270
37	Packers and Packagers	380	0.70%	$26,810
38	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	340	0.63%	$29,370
39	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	330	0.61%	$24,960
40	Bakers	330	0.61%	$28,080
41	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	320	0.59%	$45,070
42	Other Business Operations Specialists	310	0.57%	$51,650
43	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	310	0.57%	$47,350
44	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	310	0.57%	$60,890
45	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	310	0.57%	$41,750
46	Food Preparation Workers	300	0.55%	$23,150
47	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	300	0.55%	$55,160
48	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	290	0.54%	$47,700
49	Accountants and Auditors	280	0.52%	$69,860
50	Correctional Officers and Jailers	260	0.48%	$35,480
51	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	260	0.48%	$36,340
52	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	240	0.44%	$54,230
53	Construction Laborers	240	0.44%	$33,790
54	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	240	0.44%	$68,430
55	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	220	0.41%	$60,290
56	Pharmacy Technicians	220	0.41%	$34,560
57	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	220	0.41%	$39,490
58	Food Processing Workers, All Other	220	0.41%	$27,920
59	Other Production Workers	220	0.41%	$36,980
60	Human Resources Specialists	210	0.39%	$53,490
61	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	210	0.39%	$51,770
62	Electricians	210	0.39%	$46,580
63	Construction Managers	200	0.37%	$80,960
64	Firefighters	200	0.37%	$38,600
65	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	190	0.35%	$45,950
66	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	190	0.35%	$28,890
67	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	190	0.35%	$49,190
68	Machinists	190	0.35%	$46,300
69	Driver/Sales Workers	190	0.35%	$17,430
70	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	180	0.33%	$42,020
71	Financial Managers	170	0.31%	$125,560
72	Tellers	170	0.31%	$34,310
73	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	170	0.31%	$49,730
74	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	160	0.30%	$30,310
75	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	160	0.30%	$29,390
76	Counter and Rental Clerks	160	0.30%	$29,620
77	Postal Service Mail Carriers	160	0.30%	$49,860
78	Industrial Production Managers	150	0.28%	$105,260
79	Medical and Health Services Managers	150	0.28%	$102,690
80	Training and Development Specialists	150	0.28%	$51,480
81	Industrial Engineering Technicians	150	0.28%	$64,010
82	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	150	0.28%	$25,320
83	Recreation Workers	150	0.28%	$21,130
84	Parts Salespersons	150	0.28%	$28,660
85	School Bus Drivers	150	0.28%	$28,610
86	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	140	0.26%	$74,300
87	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	140	0.26%	$34,910
88	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	140	0.26%	$38,930
89	Medical Secretaries	140	0.26%	$36,120
90	Food Batchmakers	140	0.26%	$37,790
91	All Other Managers	130	0.24%	$97,550
92	Project Management Specialists	130	0.24%	$91,710
93	Pharmacists	130	0.24%	$124,460
94	Dishwashers	130	0.24%	$22,620
95	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	130	0.24%	$21,410
96	Childcare Workers	130	0.24%	$24,580
97	Billing and Posting Clerks	130	0.24%	$37,550
98	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	130	0.24%	$43,410
99	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	130	0.24%	$48,550
100	Loan Officers	120	0.22%	$60,330

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