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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 64,040. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 2,190 people (3.42 percent of the total employment in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver profession which employs 1,870 people (2.92 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	64,040	100.00%	$35,900
2	Cashiers	2,190	3.42%	$21,210
3	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,870	2.92%	$43,400
4	Retail Salespersons	1,500	2.34%	$23,470
5	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,400	2.19%	$35,950
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,220	1.91%	$20,980
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,190	1.86%	$29,500
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,190	1.86%	$28,520
9	Registered Nurses	1,100	1.72%	$60,410
10	General and Operations Managers	1,020	1.59%	$89,770
11	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,010	1.58%	$64,100
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	970	1.51%	$23,060
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	930	1.45%	$48,050
14	Office Clerks, General	870	1.36%	$24,760
15	Nursing Assistants	860	1.34%	$25,620
16	Customer Service Representatives	840	1.31%	$29,010
17	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	810	1.26%	$61,800
18	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	800	1.25%	$35,770
19	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	790	1.23%	$22,540
20	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	780	1.22%	$69,220
21	Helpers--Production Workers	770	1.20%	$34,150
22	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	730	1.14%	$28,610
23	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	710	1.11%	$35,550
24	Fast Food Cooks	700	1.09%	$21,850
25	Logging Equipment Operators	660	1.03%	$44,440
26	School Bus Drivers	660	1.03%	$18,040
27	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	650	1.01%	$49,050
28	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	630	0.98%	$29,780
29	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	610	0.95%	$46,720
30	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	590	0.92%	$26,620
31	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	580	0.91%	$37,110
32	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	570	0.89%	$36,780
33	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	560	0.87%	$39,880
34	Waiters and Waitresses	540	0.84%	$19,910
35	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	500	0.78%	$49,100
36	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	500	0.78%	$36,540
37	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	480	0.75%	$21,110
38	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	480	0.75%	$34,990
39	Construction Laborers	470	0.73%	$30,580
40	Accountants and Auditors	460	0.72%	$58,880
41	Receptionists and Information Clerks	460	0.72%	$28,300
42	Electricians	460	0.72%	$40,030
43	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	430	0.67%	$69,740
44	Food Preparation Workers	410	0.64%	$21,850
45	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	410	0.64%	$35,560
46	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	400	0.62%	$58,020
47	Highway Maintenance Workers	390	0.61%	$29,060
48	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	380	0.59%	$21,490
49	Correctional Officers and Jailers	360	0.56%	$27,640
50	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	360	0.56%	$61,660
51	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	350	0.55%	$21,260
52	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	350	0.55%	$75,860
53	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	340	0.53%	$36,680
54	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	340	0.53%	$50,500
55	Restaurant Cooks	320	0.50%	$27,800
56	Tellers	320	0.50%	$29,390
57	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	320	0.50%	$37,090
58	Security Guards	310	0.48%	$24,120
59	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	300	0.47%	$20,450
60	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	300	0.47%	$30,060
61	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	280	0.44%	$40,620
62	Packers and Packagers	270	0.42%	$23,630
63	Medical and Health Services Managers	260	0.41%	$75,340
64	Pharmacy Technicians	260	0.41%	$31,710
65	Postal Service Mail Carriers	260	0.41%	$49,860
66	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	260	0.41%	$47,170
67	Medical Assistants	240	0.37%	$28,150
68	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	240	0.37%	$53,870
69	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	240	0.37%	$29,030
70	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	230	0.36%	$36,100
71	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	230	0.36%	$55,370
72	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	220	0.34%	$61,180
73	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	220	0.34%	$43,950
74	Millwrights	220	0.34%	$49,470
75	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	210	0.33%	$19,150
76	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	200	0.31%	$25,290
77	Parts Salespersons	200	0.31%	$27,460
78	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	200	0.31%	$41,680
79	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	190	0.30%	$36,480
80	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	190	0.30%	$24,870
81	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	180	0.28%	$81,030
82	Childcare Workers	180	0.28%	$20,940
83	Insurance Sales Agents	180	0.28%	$46,640
84	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	180	0.28%	$28,480
85	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	180	0.28%	$80,350
86	Human Resources Specialists	170	0.27%	$53,420
87	Industrial Engineers	170	0.27%	$98,420
88	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	170	0.27%	$47,580
89	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	170	0.27%	$25,820
90	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	170	0.27%	$75,360
91	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	160	0.25%	$56,110
92	Pharmacists	160	0.25%	$128,750
93	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	160	0.25%	$45,820
94	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	160	0.25%	$40,870
95	Driver/Sales Workers	160	0.25%	$35,820
96	Construction Managers	150	0.23%	$81,400
97	Other Teachers and Instructors	150	0.23%	$29,890
98	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	150	0.23%	$21,820
99	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	150	0.23%	$22,900
100	All Other Managers	140	0.22%	$67,720

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