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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area is 210,530. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 7,210 people (3.42 percent of the total employment in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver profession which employs 5,150 people (2.45 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	210,530	100.00%	$41,200
2	Cashiers	7,210	3.42%	$25,950
3	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	5,150	2.45%	$46,930
4	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	5,120	2.43%	$35,810
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,900	2.33%	$23,840
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	4,640	2.20%	$38,150
7	General and Operations Managers	4,470	2.12%	$71,750
8	Retail Salespersons	4,250	2.02%	$28,010
9	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,250	2.02%	$44,750
10	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	3,850	1.83%	$27,600
11	Registered Nurses	3,580	1.70%	$63,600
12	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,500	1.66%	$31,150
13	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,410	1.62%	$30,790
14	Office Clerks, General	3,240	1.54%	$36,630
15	Customer Service Representatives	3,060	1.45%	$35,800
16	Nursing Assistants	2,950	1.40%	$33,810
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,440	1.16%	$40,330
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,430	1.15%	$59,950
19	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,370	1.13%	$61,400
20	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,350	1.12%	$47,390
21	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,220	1.05%	$63,660
22	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,980	0.94%	$41,750
23	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,880	0.89%	$37,890
24	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,800	0.85%	$51,380
25	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,670	0.79%	$49,370
26	Waiters and Waitresses	1,610	0.76%	$21,160
27	Construction Laborers	1,600	0.76%	$43,510
28	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,500	0.71%	$38,420
29	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,450	0.69%	$50,930
30	Bartenders	1,450	0.69%	$20,680
31	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,450	0.69%	$45,570
32	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,410	0.67%	$35,000
33	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,410	0.67%	$57,050
34	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,410	0.67%	$35,590
35	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,300	0.62%	$38,960
36	Accountants and Auditors	1,280	0.61%	$61,100
37	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,280	0.61%	$28,820
38	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,280	0.61%	$50,380
39	Medical Secretaries	1,280	0.61%	$34,980
40	Restaurant Cooks	1,260	0.60%	$27,870
41	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	1,260	0.60%	$39,010
42	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,210	0.57%	$42,480
43	Packers and Packagers	1,200	0.57%	$32,650
44	Food Batchmakers	1,140	0.54%	$35,230
45	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,100	0.52%	$27,350
46	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,030	0.49%	$63,030
47	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,020	0.48%	$38,690
48	Machinists	1,020	0.48%	$47,100
49	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,000	0.47%	$49,050
50	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	960	0.46%	$37,510
51	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	950	0.45%	$47,430
52	Correctional Officers and Jailers	930	0.44%	$45,640
53	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	910	0.43%	$47,570
54	Financial Managers	880	0.42%	$102,710
55	Driver/Sales Workers	880	0.42%	$28,340
56	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	870	0.41%	$73,240
57	Electricians	860	0.41%	$59,540
58	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	850	0.40%	$57,840
59	Industrial Engineers	840	0.40%	$90,190
60	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	840	0.40%	$48,300
61	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	820	0.39%	$36,070
62	Human Resources Specialists	810	0.38%	$56,260
63	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	810	0.38%	$30,380
64	Tellers	810	0.38%	$30,870
65	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	800	0.38%	$59,660
66	Insurance Sales Agents	790	0.38%	$46,970
67	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	790	0.38%	$48,650
68	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	790	0.38%	$49,510
69	Highway Maintenance Workers	780	0.37%	$49,150
70	Food Preparation Workers	770	0.37%	$22,440
71	Industrial Production Managers	760	0.36%	$99,380
72	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	760	0.36%	$34,150
73	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	760	0.36%	$34,400
74	Childcare Workers	750	0.36%	$21,920
75	Mechanical Engineers	740	0.35%	$81,000
76	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	740	0.35%	$59,070
77	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	730	0.35%	$40,300
78	Fast Food Cooks	720	0.34%	$27,370
79	Helpers--Production Workers	710	0.34%	$39,350
80	Other Production Workers	710	0.34%	$41,780
81	Computer User Support Specialists	700	0.33%	$48,640
82	Medical and Health Services Managers	680	0.32%	$84,710
83	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	680	0.32%	$37,250
84	Postal Service Mail Carriers	670	0.32%	$51,710
85	Receptionists and Information Clerks	660	0.31%	$30,300
86	School Bus Drivers	660	0.31%	$50,460
87	Coaches and Scouts	650	0.31%	$29,480
88	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	650	0.31%	$55,490
89	Pharmacy Technicians	620	0.29%	$35,980
90	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	590	0.28%	$61,670
91	Other Business Operations Specialists	580	0.28%	$55,160
92	Medical Assistants	580	0.28%	$37,120
93	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	580	0.28%	$48,750
94	Social and Human Service Assistants	570	0.27%	$37,150
95	Security Guards	570	0.27%	$29,840
96	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	560	0.27%	$21,790
97	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	560	0.27%	$57,540
98	Project Management Specialists	550	0.26%	$75,510
99	Agricultural Equipment Operators	530	0.25%	$44,000
100	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	510	0.24%	$41,930

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