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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division

What professions have the highest employment in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division. We note that the total employment in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division is 1,492,650. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 50,260 people (3.37 percent of the total employment in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division). The second most common job is the applications software developers profession which employs 45,310 people (3.04 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by BLS in May 2015 [1].

Table 1. 100 Most Popular Jobs in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,492,650
100.00% $46,350
2 Retail Salespersons
50,260
3.37% $24,380
3 Applications Software Developers
45,310
3.04% $115,850
4 Cashiers
26,050
1.75% $24,170
5 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
25,050
1.68% $20,670
6 Registered Nurses
23,370
1.57% $83,690
7 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
22,850
1.53% $28,310
8 Waiters and Waitresses
22,840
1.53% $22,460
9 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
21,570
1.45% $65,550
10 Office Clerks, General
20,300
1.36% $32,040
11 Other Business Operations Specialists
19,040
1.28% $71,710
12 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
18,290
1.23% $28,230
13 General and Operations Managers
18,080
1.21% $116,080
14 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
18,040
1.21% $28,590
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
17,040
1.14% $41,860
16 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
16,610
1.11% $41,360
17 Accountants and Auditors
15,900
1.07% $70,690
18 Teacher Assistants
12,570
0.84% $32,680
19 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
12,330
0.83% $41,530
20 Computer Programmers
12,280
0.82% $119,790
21 Restaurant Cooks
12,150
0.81% $27,000
22 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
12,130
0.81% $55,620
23 Computer Systems Analysts
11,710
0.78% $96,490
24 Personal Care Aides
11,590
0.78% $23,880
25 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
11,590
0.78% $75,510
26 Management Analysts
11,520
0.77% $99,220
27 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
10,730
0.72% $44,220
28 Carpenters
10,190
0.68% $52,910
29 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
10,090
0.68% $62,570
30 Security Guards
10,080
0.68% $28,990
31 Other Sales Representatives
10,060
0.67% $56,030
32 Food Preparation Workers
10,060
0.67% $23,190
33 Receptionists and Information Clerks
9,730
0.65% $31,620
34 Computer User Support Specialists
9,610
0.64% $53,670
35 Nursing Assistants
9,490
0.64% $30,820
36 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
9,470
0.63% $33,470
37 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
9,380
0.63% $42,490
38 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
8,940
0.60% $29,390
39 Systems Software Developers
8,730
0.58% $115,510
40 Construction Laborers
8,530
0.57% $44,150
41 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
8,530
0.57% $35,110
42 Aerospace Engineers
8,400
0.56% n/a
43 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop
7,720
0.52% $20,890
44 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
7,690
0.52% $35,680
45 Computer and Information Systems Managers
7,530
0.50% $144,220
46 Lawyers
7,440
0.50% $118,580
47 Counter and Rental Clerks
7,410
0.50% $30,810
48 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
7,350
0.49% $54,350
49 Human Resources Specialists
7,280
0.49% $69,680
50 Packers and Packagers
6,850
0.46% $25,740
51 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
6,820
0.46% $71,520
52 Financial Managers
6,730
0.45% $114,660
53 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
6,700
0.45% $56,010
54 Substitute Teachers
6,580
0.44% $40,610
55 Bartenders
6,450
0.43% $28,430
56 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
6,420
0.43% $23,190
57 Dishwashers
5,980
0.40% $22,190
58 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
5,970
0.40% $70,460
59 Civil Engineers
5,970
0.40% $84,080
60 Team Assemblers
5,950
0.40% $31,320
61 Medical Assistants
5,930
0.40% $37,180
62 Electricians
5,670
0.38% $73,530
63 Industrial Engineers
5,590
0.37% n/a
64 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
5,490
0.37% $80,840
65 Billing and Posting Clerks
5,300
0.36% $41,210
66 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
5,280
0.35% $47,900
67 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
5,200
0.35% $88,100
68 Sales Managers
5,120
0.34% $115,430
69 Medical Secretaries
5,060
0.34% $42,940
70 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
5,040
0.34% $44,670
71 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
4,960
0.33% $20,870
72 Machinists
4,920
0.33% $46,100
73 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
4,910
0.33% $40,660
74 Dental Assistants
4,710
0.32% $41,380
75 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
4,650
0.31% $30,150
76 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
4,510
0.30% $34,380
77 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
4,490
0.30% $65,630
78 All Other Managers
4,470
0.30% $106,670
79 Home Health Aides
4,450
0.30% $24,780
80 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
4,290
0.29% $38,940
81 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
4,260
0.29% $29,350
82 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
4,170
0.28% $66,620
83 Electrical Engineers
4,130
0.28% $103,550
84 Driver/Sales Workers
4,040
0.27% $25,120
85 Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers
4,010
0.27% $55,840
86 Marketing Managers
3,920
0.26% $134,460
87 Mechanical Engineers
3,900
0.26% $91,600
88 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
3,870
0.26% $22,640
89 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
3,870
0.26% $30,630
90 Web Developers
3,850
0.26% $85,020
91 Social and Human Service Assistants
3,840
0.26% $29,380
92 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
3,830
0.26% $85,850
93 Coaches and Scouts
3,830
0.26% $34,220
94 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
3,800
0.25% $44,780
95 Insurance Sales Agents
3,740
0.25% $50,210
96 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
3,730
0.25% $70,380
97 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
3,730
0.25% $61,910
98 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
3,690
0.25% $69,420
99 Tellers
3,610
0.24% $29,180
100 Medical and Health Services Managers
3,560
0.24% $109,780

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