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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

What professions have the highest employment in Salt Lake City, UT? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Salt Lake City, UT. We note that the total employment in Salt Lake City, UT is 780,740. The most popular job is the customer service representative profession, which employs 30,220 people (3.87 percent of the total employment in Salt Lake City, UT). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 30,170 people (3.86 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Salt Lake City, UT is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Salt Lake City, UT (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
780,740
100.00% $47,260
2 Customer Service Representatives
30,220
3.87% $37,930
3 General and Operations Managers
30,170
3.86% $87,030
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers
20,130
2.58% $27,890
5 Retail Salespersons
16,520
2.12% $31,020
6 Office Clerks, General
16,260
2.08% $38,080
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
13,280
1.70% $35,220
8 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
12,990
1.66% $36,420
9 Software Developers
12,670
1.62% $106,880
10 Registered Nurses
12,240
1.57% $80,080
11 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
11,440
1.47% $33,200
12 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
11,060
1.42% $56,020
13 Cashiers
10,810
1.38% $27,850
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10,270
1.32% $28,470
15 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
9,550
1.22% $58,250
16 Construction Laborers
8,950
1.15% $39,300
17 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
8,550
1.10% $41,330
18 Accountants and Auditors
8,470
1.08% $73,460
19 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
8,080
1.03% $35,960
20 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
8,040
1.03% $61,650
21 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
7,940
1.02% $61,220
22 Project Management Specialists
7,310
0.94% $83,310
23 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
7,170
0.92% $45,020
24 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
6,830
0.87% $61,690
25 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
6,540
0.84% $41,960
26 Computer User Support Specialists
6,370
0.82% $53,750
27 Waiters and Waitresses
5,990
0.77% $31,310
28 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
5,770
0.74% $61,130
29 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
5,680
0.73% $28,330
30 Nursing Assistants
5,640
0.72% $34,820
31 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
5,470
0.70% $47,320
32 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
5,300
0.68% $31,390
33 Electricians
5,290
0.68% $59,300
34 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
5,260
0.67% $75,050
35 Receptionists and Information Clerks
5,170
0.66% $33,240
36 Financial Managers
5,080
0.65% $128,020
37 Restaurant Cooks
5,020
0.64% $36,120
38 Human Resources Specialists
4,990
0.64% $60,470
39 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
4,870
0.62% $37,850
40 Carpenters
4,830
0.62% $50,920
41 Other Business Operations Specialists
4,750
0.61% $64,860
42 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
4,650
0.60% $45,100
43 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
4,490
0.58% $36,420
44 Security Guards
3,920
0.50% $31,180
45 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
3,750
0.48% $45,430
46 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,740
0.48% $65,250
47 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
3,730
0.48% $48,700
48 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
3,600
0.46% $61,910
49 Computer and Information Systems Managers
3,570
0.46% $137,680
50 Medical Assistants
3,540
0.45% $38,330
51 Management Analysts
3,490
0.45% $78,020
52 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
3,380
0.43% $55,150
53 Training and Development Specialists
3,270
0.42% $60,230
54 Lawyers
3,240
0.41% $113,640
55 Sales Managers
3,180
0.41% $128,720
56 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
3,180
0.41% $45,550
57 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
2,950
0.38% $52,830
58 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
2,900
0.37% $47,050
59 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
2,860
0.37% $32,660
60 Loan Officers
2,820
0.36% $50,640
61 Fast Food Cooks
2,780
0.36% $28,870
62 Food Preparation Workers
2,720
0.35% $29,350
63 Insurance Sales Agents
2,720
0.35% $46,750
64 Bill and Account Collectors
2,680
0.34% $38,960
65 Marketing Managers
2,600
0.33% $128,460
66 Social and Human Service Assistants
2,600
0.33% $37,880
67 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
2,520
0.32% $71,810
68 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
2,510
0.32% $62,470
69 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
2,500
0.32% $31,520
70 Packers and Packagers
2,500
0.32% $33,720
71 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
2,440
0.31% $66,940
72 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
2,410
0.31% $166,940
73 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
2,400
0.31% $49,510
74 Personal Financial Advisors
2,380
0.30% $65,540
75 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
2,380
0.30% $51,790
76 Computer Occupations, All Other
2,340
0.30% $80,960
77 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
2,340
0.30% $37,270
78 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
2,340
0.30% $62,740
79 Medical Secretaries
2,310
0.30% $38,010
80 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
2,240
0.29% $46,990
81 All Other Managers
2,220
0.28% $114,980
82 Pharmacy Technicians
2,210
0.28% $43,650
83 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
2,180
0.28% $62,340
84 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
2,170
0.28% $99,520
85 Civil Engineers
2,150
0.28% $80,840
86 Dental Assistants
2,120
0.27% $39,450
87 Medical and Health Services Managers
2,110
0.27% $103,770
88 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
2,100
0.27% $57,550
89 Computer Systems Analysts
2,090
0.27% $85,260
90 Compliance Officers
2,080
0.27% $61,590
91 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
2,080
0.27% $48,340
92 Other Production Workers
2,050
0.26% $32,120
93 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
2,030
0.26% $65,060
94 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
2,000
0.26% $27,230
95 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
1,990
0.25% $30,990
96 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
1,890
0.24% $35,160
97 Financial Analysts
1,840
0.24% $65,990
98 Mechanical Engineers
1,830
0.23% $89,980
99 Bartenders
1,830
0.23% $30,910
100 Tellers
1,780
0.23% $35,360

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