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Top 100 Popular Jobs in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is 108,190. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 3,600 people (3.33 percent of the total employment in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession which employs 3,180 people (2.94 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	108,190	100.00%	$37,120
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3,600	3.33%	$35,110
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,180	2.94%	$33,910
4	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,110	2.87%	$30,420
5	Cashiers	3,000	2.77%	$22,290
6	Retail Salespersons	2,640	2.44%	$27,520
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,310	2.14%	$45,790
8	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,230	2.06%	$21,820
9	Office Clerks, General	1,900	1.76%	$29,330
10	General and Operations Managers	1,490	1.38%	$83,790
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,450	1.34%	$48,300
12	Customer Service Representatives	1,430	1.32%	$34,150
13	Waiters and Waitresses	1,420	1.31%	$20,030
14	Fast Food Cooks	1,410	1.30%	$21,900
15	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,400	1.29%	$24,080
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,390	1.28%	$37,900
17	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,330	1.23%	$52,100
18	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,310	1.21%	$27,490
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,270	1.17%	$40,420
20	Registered Nurses	1,260	1.16%	$62,670
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,220	1.13%	$34,530
22	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,200	1.11%	$38,170
23	Other Production Workers	1,190	1.10%	$37,790
24	Packers and Packagers	1,070	0.99%	$33,330
25	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,060	0.98%	$37,510
26	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,020	0.94%	$59,130
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,010	0.93%	$29,610
28	Nursing Assistants	1,000	0.92%	$29,710
29	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	960	0.89%	$44,980
30	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	950	0.88%	$41,560
31	Construction Laborers	930	0.86%	$37,440
32	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	910	0.84%	$36,460
33	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	900	0.83%	$49,980
34	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	830	0.77%	$24,620
35	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	830	0.77%	$26,230
36	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	800	0.74%	$36,160
37	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	770	0.71%	$44,420
38	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	740	0.68%	$49,440
39	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	730	0.67%	$38,680
40	Food Preparation Workers	660	0.61%	$22,780
41	Machinists	650	0.60%	$46,350
42	Restaurant Cooks	640	0.59%	$27,680
43	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	640	0.59%	$49,880
44	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	620	0.57%	$40,680
45	Helpers--Production Workers	610	0.56%	$33,910
46	Correctional Officers and Jailers	580	0.54%	$38,850
47	Medical Secretaries	580	0.54%	$32,920
48	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	560	0.52%	$29,780
49	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	540	0.50%	$39,040
50	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	540	0.50%	$50,680
51	Tool and Die Makers	530	0.49%	$46,030
52	Tellers	520	0.48%	$29,160
53	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	500	0.46%	$31,960
54	School Bus Drivers	500	0.46%	$36,260
55	Receptionists and Information Clerks	490	0.45%	$28,240
56	Pharmacy Technicians	480	0.44%	$35,360
57	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	480	0.44%	$36,900
58	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	470	0.43%	$53,540
59	Medical Assistants	460	0.43%	$33,930
60	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	460	0.43%	$23,020
61	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	440	0.41%	$59,730
62	Human Resources Specialists	440	0.41%	$52,000
63	Accountants and Auditors	430	0.40%	$62,470
64	All Other Managers	410	0.38%	$61,000
65	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	400	0.37%	$56,930
66	Childcare Workers	390	0.36%	$23,080
67	Driver/Sales Workers	390	0.36%	$28,870
68	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	380	0.35%	$49,530
69	Postal Service Mail Carriers	380	0.35%	$51,480
70	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	380	0.35%	$64,880
71	Food Batchmakers	380	0.35%	$48,930
72	Industrial Engineers	380	0.35%	$77,840
73	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	370	0.34%	$42,870
74	Financial Managers	370	0.34%	$101,090
75	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	360	0.33%	$47,770
76	Electricians	350	0.32%	$71,230
77	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	350	0.32%	$33,690
78	Other Business Operations Specialists	340	0.31%	$54,980
79	Software Developers	340	0.31%	$93,080
80	Nurse Practitioners	330	0.31%	$102,150
81	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	330	0.31%	$45,060
82	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	330	0.31%	$38,720
83	Carpenters	310	0.29%	$43,820
84	Industrial Production Managers	310	0.29%	$99,080
85	Engineers, All Other	310	0.29%	$77,140
86	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	300	0.28%	$78,980
87	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	290	0.27%	$43,720
88	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	290	0.27%	$51,620
89	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	290	0.27%	$75,110
90	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	280	0.26%	$43,450
91	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	270	0.25%	$30,690
92	Food Service Managers	270	0.25%	$43,410
93	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	270	0.25%	$60,740
94	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	260	0.24%	$47,050
95	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	260	0.24%	$21,520
96	Parts Salespersons	260	0.24%	$27,780
97	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	260	0.24%	$60,060
98	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	260	0.24%	$28,500
99	Medical and Health Services Managers	260	0.24%	$82,770
100	Loan Officers	260	0.24%	$60,320

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