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Top 100 Popular Jobs in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 165,200. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 5,320 people (3.22 percent of the total employment in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the stockers and order filler profession which employs 4,920 people (2.98 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	165,200	100.00%	$35,970
2	Cashiers	5,320	3.22%	$22,680
3	Stockers and Order Fillers	4,920	2.98%	$30,640
4	Fast Food Cooks	4,650	2.81%	$20,850
5	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,510	2.73%	$35,190
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	4,160	2.52%	$31,480
7	Retail Salespersons	3,870	2.34%	$26,290
8	General and Operations Managers	3,820	2.31%	$61,410
9	Customer Service Representatives	3,800	2.30%	$28,280
10	Registered Nurses	3,700	2.24%	$65,150
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,250	1.97%	$48,040
12	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,140	1.90%	$27,040
13	Office Clerks, General	2,490	1.51%	$29,640
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,320	1.40%	$27,520
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,140	1.30%	$50,880
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,130	1.29%	$37,110
17	Nursing Assistants	1,900	1.15%	$29,260
18	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,860	1.13%	$23,350
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,810	1.10%	$37,860
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,770	1.07%	$36,310
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,720	1.04%	$32,090
22	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,710	1.04%	$56,210
23	Waiters and Waitresses	1,620	0.98%	$19,680
24	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,610	0.97%	$29,170
25	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,570	0.95%	$44,910
26	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,540	0.93%	$46,120
27	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,530	0.93%	$21,520
28	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,440	0.87%	$36,860
29	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,410	0.85%	$57,810
30	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,410	0.85%	$25,180
31	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,390	0.84%	$38,120
32	Medical Secretaries	1,340	0.81%	$29,610
33	Medical Assistants	1,290	0.78%	$30,810
34	Other Production Workers	1,240	0.75%	$28,720
35	Childcare Workers	1,130	0.68%	$22,520
36	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,130	0.68%	$34,920
37	Food Preparation Workers	1,120	0.68%	$21,210
38	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,100	0.67%	$37,420
39	Pharmacy Technicians	1,080	0.65%	$34,460
40	Restaurant Cooks	1,050	0.64%	$23,660
41	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,040	0.63%	$50,710
42	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,010	0.61%	$60,200
43	School Bus Drivers	1,010	0.61%	$34,930
44	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	980	0.59%	$22,830
45	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	980	0.59%	$34,610
46	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	960	0.58%	$47,600
47	Receptionists and Information Clerks	940	0.57%	$27,080
48	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	890	0.54%	$36,570
49	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	870	0.53%	$50,550
50	Driver/Sales Workers	870	0.53%	$21,200
51	Correctional Officers and Jailers	860	0.52%	$35,970
52	Construction Laborers	860	0.52%	$37,420
53	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	840	0.51%	$38,180
54	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	820	0.50%	$41,450
55	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	800	0.48%	$32,790
56	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	790	0.48%	$29,960
57	Medical and Health Services Managers	780	0.47%	$81,870
58	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	770	0.47%	$47,980
59	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	740	0.45%	$48,280
60	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	710	0.43%	$30,870
61	Accountants and Auditors	690	0.42%	$60,570
62	Sewing Machine Operators	640	0.39%	$21,110
63	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	630	0.38%	$37,250
64	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	630	0.38%	$64,850
65	Tellers	620	0.38%	$29,340
66	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	600	0.36%	$28,300
67	Security Guards	570	0.35%	$26,310
68	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	540	0.33%	$81,630
69	Social and Human Service Assistants	540	0.33%	$31,270
70	Pharmacists	540	0.33%	$127,240
71	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	520	0.31%	$39,750
72	Postal Service Mail Carriers	520	0.31%	$49,860
73	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	510	0.31%	$29,310
74	Human Resources Specialists	500	0.30%	$54,100
75	Food Batchmakers	500	0.30%	$40,350
76	Computer User Support Specialists	480	0.29%	$47,800
77	Industrial Engineers	480	0.29%	$76,990
78	Parts Salespersons	470	0.28%	$28,420
79	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	470	0.28%	$50,580
80	Industrial Production Managers	460	0.28%	$94,890
81	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	450	0.27%	$52,170
82	Nurse Practitioners	450	0.27%	$103,060
83	Bill and Account Collectors	450	0.27%	$31,010
84	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	450	0.27%	$59,800
85	Carpenters	450	0.27%	$44,210
86	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	430	0.26%	$62,840
87	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	430	0.26%	$41,360
88	Insurance Sales Agents	420	0.25%	$36,280
89	Billing and Posting Clerks	420	0.25%	$35,930
90	Electricians	410	0.25%	$46,760
91	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	400	0.24%	$49,300
92	Helpers--Production Workers	400	0.24%	$36,500
93	Sales Managers	390	0.24%	$97,100
94	Firefighters	380	0.23%	$24,960
95	Medical Records Specialists	370	0.22%	$38,130
96	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	370	0.22%	$47,800
97	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	370	0.22%	$44,800
98	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	360	0.22%	$53,500
99	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	360	0.22%	$52,170
100	Packers and Packagers	360	0.22%	$28,840

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