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Top 100 Popular Jobs in South Florida nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in South Florida nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in South Florida nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in South Florida nonmetropolitan area is 79,090. The most popular job is the waiters and waitresses profession, which employs 3,260 people (4.12 percent of the total employment in South Florida nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,670 people (3.38 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in South Florida nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
79,090
100.00% $37,670
2 Waiters and Waitresses
3,260
4.12% $28,410
3 Retail Salespersons
2,670
3.38% $28,760
4 Cashiers
2,430
3.07% $26,990
5 Stockers and Order Fillers
1,990
2.52% $35,100
6 Fast Food and Counter Workers
1,740
2.20% $23,870
7 Office Clerks, General
1,700
2.15% $36,890
8 Restaurant Cooks
1,640
2.07% $35,340
9 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
1,460
1.85% $37,240
10 General and Operations Managers
1,420
1.80% $74,980
11 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,380
1.74% $29,000
12 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
1,370
1.73% $29,970
13 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
1,160
1.47% $45,720
14 Registered Nurses
1,050
1.33% $77,270
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
1,040
1.31% $43,790
16 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
1,040
1.31% $36,900
17 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,030
1.30% $28,870
18 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
1,030
1.30% $27,930
19 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1,000
1.26% $38,740
20 Customer Service Representatives
980
1.24% $36,550
21 Bartenders
960
1.21% $28,390
22 Construction Laborers
890
1.13% $36,540
23 Food Preparation Workers
850
1.07% $29,350
24 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
840
1.06% $49,580
25 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
830
1.05% $29,170
26 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
810
1.02% $45,170
27 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
780
0.99% $57,690
28 Correctional Officers and Jailers
730
0.92% $39,710
29 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
690
0.87% $56,680
30 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
670
0.85% $28,310
31 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
630
0.80% $27,640
32 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
610
0.77% $62,710
33 Carpenters
610
0.77% $47,710
34 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
570
0.72% $27,950
35 Accountants and Auditors
530
0.67% $69,990
36 Nursing Assistants
530
0.67% $31,550
37 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
530
0.67% $31,200
38 Receptionists and Information Clerks
520
0.66% $29,730
39 Dishwashers
510
0.64% $28,290
40 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
510
0.64% $45,830
41 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
490
0.62% $32,110
42 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
470
0.59% $61,400
43 Counter and Rental Clerks
460
0.58% $32,770
44 Firefighters
450
0.57% $46,820
45 Security Guards
430
0.54% $31,860
46 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
430
0.54% $60,770
47 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
410
0.52% $53,850
48 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
410
0.52% $50,480
49 Electricians
400
0.51% $48,710
50 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
400
0.51% $42,980
51 Other Business Operations Specialists
390
0.49% $61,460
52 Fast Food Cooks
370
0.47% $28,020
53 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
360
0.46% $51,700
54 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
360
0.46% $35,360
55 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
350
0.44% $61,690
56 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
330
0.42% $44,260
57 Medical Secretaries
330
0.42% $36,100
58 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
330
0.42% $55,090
59 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
320
0.40% $37,240
60 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
320
0.40% $27,190
61 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
320
0.40% $58,850
62 Project Management Specialists
310
0.39% $78,890
63 Construction Managers
300
0.38% $97,580
64 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
300
0.38% $27,690
65 Driver/Sales Workers
290
0.37% $28,300
66 Childcare Workers
280
0.35% $27,920
67 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
280
0.35% $45,110
68 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
270
0.34% $26,840
69 Pharmacy Technicians
260
0.33% $36,350
70 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
260
0.33% $49,080
71 Medical Assistants
260
0.33% $36,150
72 Packers and Packagers
260
0.33% $25,270
73 Human Resources Specialists
250
0.32% $55,220
74 Management Analysts
250
0.32% $77,940
75 Postal Service Mail Carriers
250
0.32% $51,710
76 Other Teachers and Instructors
240
0.30% $61,510
77 Financial Managers
230
0.29% $106,080
78 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
230
0.29% $31,010
79 Real Estate Sales Agents
230
0.29% $39,840
80 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
230
0.29% $38,140
81 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
230
0.29% $46,440
82 Food Service Managers
220
0.28% $61,280
83 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
220
0.28% $60,780
84 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
210
0.27% $81,860
85 Property, Real Estate Managers
210
0.27% $57,870
86 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
210
0.27% $57,830
87 Lawyers
210
0.27% $84,880
88 Agricultural Equipment Operators
210
0.27% $37,880
89 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
210
0.27% $37,270
90 Computer User Support Specialists
200
0.25% $54,890
91 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
200
0.25% $29,370
92 All Other Managers
190
0.24% $98,530
93 Recreation Workers
190
0.24% $29,130
94 School Bus Drivers
190
0.24% $37,790
95 Chefs and Head Cooks
180
0.23% $51,730
96 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
180
0.23% $39,730
97 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
180
0.23% $43,910
98 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
180
0.23% $62,390
99 Social and Human Service Assistants
170
0.21% $35,400
100 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
170
0.21% $52,960

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