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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area is 58,480. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 3,620 people (6.19 percent of the total employment in Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 2,160 people (3.69 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	58,480	100.00%	$35,680
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,620	6.19%	$21,810
3	Cashiers	2,160	3.69%	$23,530
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,680	2.87%	$21,660
5	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,550	2.65%	$89,940
6	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,550	2.65%	$24,070
7	General and Operations Managers	1,430	2.45%	$71,310
8	Retail Salespersons	1,360	2.33%	$26,300
9	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,340	2.29%	$30,620
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,120	1.92%	$46,310
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,080	1.85%	$62,310
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	840	1.44%	$35,650
13	Office Clerks, General	830	1.42%	$29,380
14	Registered Nurses	820	1.40%	$69,820
15	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	810	1.39%	$29,060
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	780	1.33%	$31,080
17	Food Preparation Workers	740	1.27%	$22,500
18	Customer Service Representatives	730	1.25%	$30,270
19	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	670	1.15%	$61,610
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	670	1.15%	$37,500
21	Waiters and Waitresses	610	1.04%	$19,950
22	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	600	1.03%	$46,780
23	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	600	1.03%	$49,840
24	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	570	0.97%	$31,710
25	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	550	0.94%	$29,660
26	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	550	0.94%	$37,910
27	Compliance Officers	540	0.92%	$79,350
28	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	500	0.85%	$47,360
29	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	500	0.85%	$22,660
30	Correctional Officers and Jailers	460	0.79%	$38,910
31	All Other Managers	440	0.75%	$110,090
32	Nursing Assistants	430	0.74%	$28,760
33	Receptionists and Information Clerks	410	0.70%	$28,220
34	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	400	0.68%	$63,360
35	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	390	0.67%	$61,900
36	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	380	0.65%	$40,790
37	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	370	0.63%	$25,910
38	Restaurant Cooks	360	0.62%	$26,420
39	Construction Laborers	360	0.62%	$33,750
40	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	350	0.60%	$38,090
41	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	340	0.58%	$48,010
42	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	330	0.56%	$29,720
43	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	330	0.56%	$64,610
44	Social and Human Service Assistants	300	0.51%	$30,670
45	Medical Assistants	290	0.50%	$32,880
46	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	290	0.50%	$64,460
47	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	280	0.48%	$36,300
48	School Bus Drivers	280	0.48%	$39,720
49	Accountants and Auditors	270	0.46%	$60,350
50	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	270	0.46%	$26,010
51	Childcare Workers	260	0.44%	$22,220
52	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	260	0.44%	$44,190
53	Other Business Operations Specialists	250	0.43%	$65,670
54	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	250	0.43%	$22,640
55	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	250	0.43%	$42,770
56	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	250	0.43%	$57,740
57	Packers and Packagers	250	0.43%	$22,220
58	Security Guards	240	0.41%	$25,660
59	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	240	0.41%	$54,260
60	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	220	0.38%	$31,500
61	Medical and Health Services Managers	210	0.36%	$95,060
62	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	200	0.34%	$96,140
63	Emergency Medical Technicians	200	0.34%	$30,000
64	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	200	0.34%	$57,330
65	Tellers	200	0.34%	$27,950
66	Medical Secretaries	200	0.34%	$31,880
67	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	190	0.32%	$28,160
68	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	190	0.32%	$34,250
69	Human Resources Specialists	180	0.31%	$57,340
70	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	180	0.31%	$81,660
71	Pharmacy Technicians	180	0.31%	$39,120
72	Fast Food Cooks	180	0.31%	$23,990
73	Wellhead Pumpers	180	0.31%	$65,720
74	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	170	0.29%	$37,100
75	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	170	0.29%	$22,520
76	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	170	0.29%	$47,650
77	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	170	0.29%	$51,150
78	Lawyers	160	0.27%	$97,950
79	Parts Salespersons	160	0.27%	$29,000
80	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	160	0.27%	$49,580
81	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	160	0.27%	$31,460
82	Computer User Support Specialists	150	0.26%	$46,330
83	Billing and Posting Clerks	150	0.26%	$32,790
84	Financial Managers	140	0.24%	$104,460
85	Project Management Specialists	140	0.24%	$71,830
86	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	140	0.24%	$61,340
87	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	140	0.24%	$65,430
88	Highway Maintenance Workers	140	0.24%	$30,880
89	Driver/Sales Workers	140	0.24%	$23,670
90	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	130	0.22%	$40,610
91	Instructional Coordinators	120	0.21%	$75,700
92	Recreation Workers	120	0.21%	$30,630
93	Electricians	120	0.21%	$51,320
94	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	120	0.21%	$44,350
95	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	120	0.21%	$31,680
96	Bartenders	110	0.19%	$27,370
97	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	110	0.19%	$37,390
98	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	110	0.19%	$46,630
99	Sales Managers	100	0.17%	$84,320
100	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	100	0.17%	$41,200

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