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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Salem, OR

What professions have the highest employment in Salem, OR? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Salem, OR. We note that the total employment in Salem, OR is 174,880. The most popular job is the stockers and order filler profession, which employs 4,770 people (2.73 percent of the total employment in Salem, OR). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 4,590 people (2.62 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Salem, OR is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Salem, OR (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	174,880	100.00%	$46,610
2	Stockers and Order Fillers	4,770	2.73%	$37,660
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,590	2.62%	$29,400
4	Retail Salespersons	4,570	2.61%	$31,470
5	General and Operations Managers	4,540	2.60%	$81,570
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,280	2.45%	$35,060
7	Office Clerks, General	3,860	2.21%	$41,200
8	Registered Nurses	3,850	2.20%	$99,630
9	Cashiers	3,540	2.02%	$29,810
10	Customer Service Representatives	3,280	1.88%	$37,890
11	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,890	1.65%	$47,580
12	Management Analysts	2,870	1.64%	$87,170
13	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	2,450	1.40%	$31,130
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,430	1.39%	$34,300
15	Other Personal Care and Service Workers	2,300	1.32%	$34,670
16	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,230	1.28%	$38,440
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,190	1.25%	$47,170
18	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,040	1.17%	$54,100
19	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,010	1.15%	$32,170
20	Waiters and Waitresses	1,660	0.95%	$28,800
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,650	0.94%	$78,860
22	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,640	0.94%	$35,360
23	Carpenters	1,460	0.83%	$53,770
24	Project Management Specialists	1,430	0.82%	$83,250
25	Construction Laborers	1,410	0.81%	$46,090
26	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,390	0.79%	$39,430
27	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,370	0.78%	$45,060
28	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,340	0.77%	$60,010
29	Accountants and Auditors	1,330	0.76%	$74,430
30	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,320	0.75%	$38,580
31	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,280	0.73%	$37,230
32	Nursing Assistants	1,270	0.73%	$41,360
33	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,250	0.71%	$80,160
34	Restaurant Cooks	1,240	0.71%	$35,880
35	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,220	0.70%	$35,770
36	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,140	0.65%	$45,610
37	Medical Secretaries	1,040	0.59%	$44,510
38	Medical Assistants	1,000	0.57%	$45,430
39	Other Business Operations Specialists	980	0.56%	$58,680
40	Social and Human Service Assistants	970	0.55%	$45,410
41	Human Resources Specialists	960	0.55%	$65,520
42	Driver/Sales Workers	960	0.55%	$38,930
43	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	920	0.53%	$33,130
44	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	910	0.52%	$38,730
45	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	870	0.50%	$61,830
46	Compliance Officers	860	0.49%	$75,610
47	Administrative Services Managers	850	0.49%	$105,190
48	Training and Development Specialists	840	0.48%	$65,230
49	Software Developers	830	0.47%	$106,440
50	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	830	0.47%	$44,620
51	Bartenders	820	0.47%	$29,070
52	Lawyers	810	0.46%	$138,670
53	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	790	0.45%	$75,720
54	Food Preparation Workers	790	0.45%	$31,490
55	Computer User Support Specialists	780	0.45%	$60,270
56	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	760	0.43%	$77,270
57	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	750	0.43%	$44,870
58	School Bus Drivers	750	0.43%	$38,220
59	Security Guards	740	0.42%	$34,120
60	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	730	0.42%	$61,670
61	Correctional Officers and Jailers	700	0.40%	$70,140
62	Electricians	690	0.39%	$82,260
63	Fast Food Cooks	680	0.39%	$28,690
64	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	670	0.38%	$62,460
65	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	660	0.38%	$53,460
66	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	640	0.37%	$32,230
67	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	640	0.37%	$48,900
68	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	640	0.37%	$29,700
69	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	630	0.36%	$37,850
70	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	610	0.35%	$79,730
71	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	600	0.34%	$61,450
72	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	580	0.33%	$60,780
73	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	580	0.33%	$73,040
74	Computer Systems Analysts	570	0.33%	$97,700
75	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	550	0.31%	$66,560
76	Dental Assistants	550	0.31%	$51,580
77	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	550	0.31%	$50,440
78	Financial Managers	540	0.31%	$121,320
79	Medical and Health Services Managers	540	0.31%	$130,580
80	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	540	0.31%	$63,660
81	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	530	0.30%	$32,830
82	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	520	0.30%	$37,120
83	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	500	0.29%	$60,890
84	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	490	0.28%	$60,820
85	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	480	0.27%	$57,200
86	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	480	0.27%	$46,450
87	All Other Managers	470	0.27%	$83,970
88	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	470	0.27%	$35,430
89	Dishwashers	470	0.27%	$29,650
90	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	460	0.26%	$56,970
91	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	440	0.25%	$127,890
92	Social and Community Service Managers	440	0.25%	$86,630
93	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	430	0.25%	$97,700
94	Billing and Posting Clerks	430	0.25%	$46,780
95	All Other Physicians	420	0.24%	n/a
96	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	420	0.24%	$41,240
97	Clergy	410	0.23%	$63,490
98	Pharmacy Technicians	410	0.23%	$44,720
99	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	410	0.23%	$28,600
100	Counter and Rental Clerks	410	0.23%	$37,570

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