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Top 100 Popular Jobs in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area is 202,620. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 6,470 people (3.19 percent of the total employment in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 5,080 people (2.51 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	202,620	100.00%	$40,040
2	Cashiers	6,470	3.19%	$27,230
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,080	2.51%	$28,580
4	Retail Salespersons	4,880	2.41%	$28,850
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	4,810	2.37%	$37,150
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,390	2.17%	$22,690
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,920	1.93%	$48,160
8	Office Clerks, General	3,810	1.88%	$37,830
9	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3,690	1.82%	$36,090
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,620	1.79%	$30,200
11	Waiters and Waitresses	3,060	1.51%	$29,550
12	Registered Nurses	2,920	1.44%	$77,580
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,660	1.31%	$44,010
14	Customer Service Representatives	2,630	1.30%	$37,240
15	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	2,590	1.28%	$37,440
16	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,520	1.24%	$62,450
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,510	1.24%	$31,150
18	Nursing Assistants	2,500	1.23%	$36,110
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,470	1.22%	$43,130
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,190	1.08%	$59,050
21	Bartenders	2,190	1.08%	$22,320
22	Food Batchmakers	2,160	1.07%	$46,030
23	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,150	1.06%	$31,500
24	Restaurant Cooks	2,100	1.04%	$30,720
25	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2,080	1.03%	$52,010
26	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	2,050	1.01%	$42,020
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,000	0.99%	$35,900
28	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,960	0.97%	$62,500
29	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,930	0.95%	$58,510
30	General and Operations Managers	1,890	0.93%	$98,950
31	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	1,820	0.90%	$36,940
32	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,800	0.89%	$39,050
33	Food Preparation Workers	1,770	0.87%	$28,130
34	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,740	0.86%	$44,060
35	Construction Laborers	1,670	0.82%	$46,000
36	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,650	0.81%	$29,240
37	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,620	0.80%	$60,860
38	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	1,610	0.79%	$48,120
39	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,550	0.76%	$33,800
40	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,480	0.73%	$35,280
41	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,430	0.71%	$60,100
42	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,430	0.71%	$37,890
43	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,390	0.69%	$44,310
44	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,370	0.68%	$59,890
45	Accountants and Auditors	1,330	0.66%	$67,160
46	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,300	0.64%	$37,660
47	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,260	0.62%	$50,230
48	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,200	0.59%	$44,390
49	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,190	0.59%	$64,690
50	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,150	0.57%	$64,070
51	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,100	0.54%	$36,460
52	Carpenters	1,070	0.53%	$47,790
53	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,070	0.53%	$64,760
54	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,050	0.52%	$43,950
55	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,040	0.51%	$34,370
56	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	990	0.49%	$64,530
57	Packers and Packagers	990	0.49%	$34,320
58	Machinists	920	0.45%	$42,040
59	Driver/Sales Workers	900	0.44%	$24,550
60	Human Resources Specialists	880	0.43%	$60,290
61	Industrial Engineers	850	0.42%	$78,130
62	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	840	0.41%	$56,870
63	Tellers	800	0.39%	$36,600
64	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	790	0.39%	$40,740
65	School Bus Drivers	790	0.39%	$37,290
66	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	770	0.38%	$54,950
67	Highway Maintenance Workers	760	0.38%	$46,750
68	Dishwashers	740	0.37%	$23,920
69	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	700	0.35%	$27,700
70	Mechanical Engineers	690	0.34%	$82,100
71	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	690	0.34%	$37,910
72	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	660	0.33%	$29,410
73	Firefighters	660	0.33%	$33,150
74	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	650	0.32%	$50,470
75	Emergency Medical Technicians	630	0.31%	$31,350
76	Electricians	630	0.31%	$59,420
77	Medical Assistants	620	0.31%	$38,830
78	Industrial Production Managers	600	0.30%	$102,060
79	Postal Service Mail Carriers	600	0.30%	$51,730
80	Project Management Specialists	580	0.29%	$79,360
81	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	580	0.29%	$32,760
82	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	570	0.28%	$60,360
83	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	570	0.28%	$22,520
84	All Other Managers	560	0.28%	$73,370
85	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	560	0.28%	$53,900
86	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	560	0.28%	$22,140
87	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	550	0.27%	$47,370
88	Pharmacy Technicians	540	0.27%	$36,280
89	Recreation Workers	530	0.26%	$28,580
90	Fast Food Cooks	510	0.25%	$26,990
91	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	510	0.25%	$27,490
92	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	510	0.25%	$25,890
93	Printing Press Operators	510	0.25%	$46,210
94	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	490	0.24%	$55,620
95	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	480	0.24%	$28,390
96	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	470	0.23%	$30,150
97	Dental Assistants	460	0.23%	$38,850
98	Other Production Workers	460	0.23%	$32,540
99	Financial Managers	450	0.22%	$115,300
100	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	450	0.22%	$45,080

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