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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area is 184,110. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 11,590 people (6.30 percent of the total employment in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver profession which employs 5,110 people (2.78 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
184,110
100.00% $39,520
2 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
11,590
6.30% $40,620
3 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
5,110
2.78% $48,920
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers
4,750
2.58% $22,690
5 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
4,660
2.53% $35,010
6 Cashiers
4,630
2.51% $23,410
7 Retail Salespersons
4,270
2.32% $27,640
8 Office Clerks, General
4,110
2.23% $35,990
9 Stockers and Order Fillers
3,590
1.95% $30,790
10 Registered Nurses
2,960
1.61% $65,090
11 General and Operations Managers
2,610
1.42% $83,850
12 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
2,610
1.42% $57,700
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
2,580
1.40% $29,410
14 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
2,390
1.30% $44,050
15 Waiters and Waitresses
2,360
1.28% $21,290
16 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
2,140
1.16% $27,640
17 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
1,990
1.08% $47,770
18 Construction Laborers
1,900
1.03% $45,290
19 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
1,830
0.99% $26,670
20 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
1,810
0.98% $39,140
21 Nursing Assistants
1,780
0.97% $31,030
22 Customer Service Representatives
1,770
0.96% $37,490
23 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
1,660
0.90% $38,140
24 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
1,650
0.90% $38,130
25 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,630
0.89% $49,310
26 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
1,610
0.87% $43,210
27 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
1,580
0.86% $60,370
28 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1,520
0.83% $41,080
29 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
1,480
0.80% $37,190
30 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
1,430
0.78% $39,560
31 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,420
0.77% $39,230
32 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1,380
0.75% $34,790
33 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
1,380
0.75% $33,200
34 Restaurant Cooks
1,370
0.74% $27,540
35 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
1,260
0.68% $55,410
36 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
1,160
0.63% $31,120
37 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
1,130
0.61% $35,870
38 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
1,070
0.58% $57,440
39 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
1,060
0.58% $51,190
40 Food Preparation Workers
1,040
0.56% $23,870
41 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
1,040
0.56% $69,850
42 Machinists
1,030
0.56% $41,620
43 Industrial Engineers
1,010
0.55% $77,220
44 Accountants and Auditors
980
0.53% $61,590
45 Carpenters
980
0.53% $47,160
46 Medical Assistants
970
0.53% $36,410
47 Receptionists and Information Clerks
970
0.53% $30,330
48 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
870
0.47% $70,290
49 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
860
0.47% $25,940
50 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
860
0.47% $36,580
51 Mechanical Engineers
850
0.46% $83,570
52 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
830
0.45% $51,800
53 Fast Food Cooks
810
0.44% $20,840
54 Other Business Operations Specialists
800
0.43% $81,760
55 Electricians
800
0.43% $64,500
56 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
790
0.43% $48,470
57 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
790
0.43% $27,210
58 Packers and Packagers
780
0.42% $31,790
59 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
770
0.42% $37,080
60 Industrial Production Managers
750
0.41% $95,400
61 Bartenders
740
0.40% $21,470
62 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
740
0.40% $39,350
63 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
720
0.39% $77,110
64 Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)
710
0.39% $113,010
65 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
710
0.39% $56,810
66 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
700
0.38% $61,550
67 Human Resources Specialists
700
0.38% $57,090
68 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
700
0.38% $58,690
69 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
670
0.36% $41,020
70 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
650
0.35% $27,390
71 Correctional Officers and Jailers
640
0.35% $37,970
72 School Bus Drivers
640
0.35% $36,620
73 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
620
0.34% $46,490
74 Pharmacy Technicians
610
0.33% $35,570
75 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
610
0.33% $37,870
76 Medical and Health Services Managers
600
0.33% $81,330
77 Tellers
590
0.32% $32,440
78 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
590
0.32% $36,960
79 Sewing Machine Operators
560
0.30% $33,500
80 Security Guards
530
0.29% $32,430
81 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
530
0.29% $48,160
82 Highway Maintenance Workers
530
0.29% $42,700
83 Postal Service Mail Carriers
520
0.28% $51,130
84 Logisticians
510
0.28% $83,780
85 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians
510
0.28% $81,470
86 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
510
0.28% $54,420
87 Social and Human Service Assistants
500
0.27% $33,280
88 Parts Salespersons
500
0.27% $29,450
89 Management Analysts
490
0.27% $81,440
90 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
490
0.27% $41,940
91 Furniture Finishers
490
0.27% $37,110
92 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
490
0.27% $39,270
93 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
470
0.26% $35,130
94 Medical Secretaries
450
0.24% $35,870
95 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
450
0.24% $46,180
96 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
450
0.24% $39,860
97 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
440
0.24% $36,850
98 Driver/Sales Workers
440
0.24% $31,600
99 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
430
0.23% $54,450
100 Financial Managers
420
0.23% $101,060

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