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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 69,490. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 2,430 people (3.50 percent of the total employment in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 2,100 people (3.02 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	69,490	100.00%	$34,850
2	Cashiers	2,430	3.50%	$21,000
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,100	3.02%	$23,720
4	Retail Salespersons	1,850	2.66%	$25,990
5	Office Clerks, General	1,570	2.26%	$28,460
6	Registered Nurses	1,550	2.23%	$64,110
7	General and Operations Managers	1,440	2.07%	$63,600
8	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,330	1.91%	$41,950
9	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,140	1.64%	$21,430
10	Fast Food Cooks	1,130	1.63%	$21,930
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,010	1.45%	$26,680
12	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	990	1.42%	$45,190
13	Waiters and Waitresses	980	1.41%	$22,700
14	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	980	1.41%	$41,260
15	Nursing Assistants	960	1.38%	$29,900
16	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	960	1.38%	$28,450
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	950	1.37%	$31,960
18	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	940	1.35%	$36,130
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	930	1.34%	$40,280
20	Stockers and Order Fillers	920	1.32%	$28,490
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	910	1.31%	$30,940
22	Restaurant Cooks	810	1.17%	$22,740
23	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	770	1.11%	$35,380
24	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	760	1.09%	$40,770
25	Customer Service Representatives	710	1.02%	$30,120
26	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	700	1.01%	$24,060
27	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	690	0.99%	$48,710
28	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	680	0.98%	$26,950
29	Receptionists and Information Clerks	670	0.96%	$27,920
30	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	660	0.95%	$82,310
31	Construction Laborers	550	0.79%	$34,790
32	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	540	0.78%	$26,900
33	Social and Human Service Assistants	520	0.75%	$30,040
34	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	490	0.71%	$47,470
35	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	490	0.71%	$35,360
36	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	480	0.69%	$27,770
37	Correctional Officers and Jailers	450	0.65%	$41,810
38	Electricians	430	0.62%	$66,570
39	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	420	0.60%	$47,270
40	Carpenters	420	0.60%	$38,370
41	Pharmacy Technicians	400	0.58%	$28,500
42	School Bus Drivers	400	0.58%	$27,870
43	Security Guards	390	0.56%	$23,620
44	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	380	0.55%	$48,790
45	Medical Assistants	380	0.55%	$29,160
46	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	380	0.55%	$58,620
47	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	380	0.55%	$32,760
48	Accountants and Auditors	360	0.52%	$64,930
49	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	360	0.52%	$43,790
50	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	350	0.50%	$45,440
51	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	340	0.49%	$56,190
52	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	330	0.47%	$51,730
53	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	330	0.47%	$26,790
54	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	320	0.46%	$22,930
55	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	320	0.46%	$64,320
56	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	300	0.43%	$36,880
57	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	300	0.43%	$30,980
58	Emergency Medical Technicians	300	0.43%	$28,440
59	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	300	0.43%	$41,810
60	Food Preparation Workers	280	0.40%	$22,520
61	Tellers	280	0.40%	$28,710
62	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	280	0.40%	$47,310
63	Driver/Sales Workers	260	0.37%	$34,230
64	Other Business Operations Specialists	250	0.36%	$57,890
65	Parts Salespersons	250	0.36%	$28,340
66	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	240	0.35%	$33,420
67	Logging Equipment Operators	240	0.35%	$30,290
68	Financial Managers	230	0.33%	$93,650
69	Bartenders	230	0.33%	$25,280
70	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	230	0.33%	$48,070
71	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	220	0.32%	$25,860
72	Postal Service Clerks	220	0.32%	$55,430
73	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	220	0.32%	$34,180
74	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	210	0.30%	$70,660
75	Administrative Services Managers	200	0.29%	$68,380
76	All Other Managers	200	0.29%	$120,760
77	Pharmacists	200	0.29%	$130,980
78	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	200	0.29%	$39,050
79	Nurse Practitioners	190	0.27%	$101,580
80	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	190	0.27%	$39,560
81	Machinists	190	0.27%	$43,930
82	Medical and Health Services Managers	180	0.26%	$94,030
83	Recreation Workers	180	0.26%	$23,210
84	Billing and Posting Clerks	180	0.26%	$31,500
85	Legal Secretaries	180	0.26%	$36,130
86	Highway Maintenance Workers	180	0.26%	$37,480
87	Chief Executives	170	0.24%	$127,760
88	Property, Real Estate Managers	170	0.24%	$39,480
89	Compliance Officers	170	0.24%	$63,390
90	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	170	0.24%	$50,600
91	Counter and Rental Clerks	170	0.24%	$24,320
92	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	170	0.24%	$35,170
93	Postal Service Mail Carriers	170	0.24%	$49,920
94	Medical Secretaries	170	0.24%	$32,650
95	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	160	0.23%	$79,220
96	Human Resources Specialists	160	0.23%	$49,510
97	All Other Physicians	160	0.23%	$212,160
98	Dishwashers	160	0.23%	$21,550
99	Library Assistants, Clerical	160	0.23%	$21,860
100	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	160	0.23%	$39,970

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