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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area is 81,740. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 3,570 people (4.37 percent of the total employment in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver profession which employs 2,550 people (3.12 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
81,740
100.00% $40,320
2 Cashiers
3,570
4.37% $24,190
3 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
2,550
3.12% $47,910
4 Stockers and Order Fillers
2,260
2.76% $38,080
5 Registered Nurses
1,970
2.41% $63,410
6 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
1,970
2.41% $30,840
7 General and Operations Managers
1,960
2.40% $68,010
8 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
1,690
2.07% $27,810
9 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
1,690
2.07% $38,040
10 Nursing Assistants
1,560
1.91% $32,610
11 Fast Food and Counter Workers
1,520
1.86% $23,860
12 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
1,410
1.72% $49,770
13 Retail Salespersons
1,330
1.63% $27,860
14 Office Clerks, General
1,300
1.59% $36,240
15 Slaughterers and Meat Packers
1,270
1.55% $41,040
16 Customer Service Representatives
1,110
1.36% $36,260
17 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,020
1.25% $33,030
18 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
1,010
1.24% $38,910
19 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
930
1.14% $37,200
20 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
910
1.11% $40,520
21 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
830
1.02% $63,270
22 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
770
0.94% $45,060
23 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
710
0.87% $62,210
24 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
690
0.84% $29,090
25 Construction Laborers
660
0.81% $40,750
26 Highway Maintenance Workers
640
0.78% $48,810
27 Waiters and Waitresses
620
0.76% $20,800
28 School Bus Drivers
580
0.71% $41,140
29 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
570
0.70% $38,050
30 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
570
0.70% $44,460
31 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
550
0.67% $58,910
32 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
550
0.67% $27,130
33 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
540
0.66% $58,190
34 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
530
0.65% $35,690
35 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
520
0.64% $37,330
36 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
500
0.61% $48,290
37 Bartenders
500
0.61% $20,800
38 Tellers
490
0.60% $30,070
39 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
490
0.60% $41,700
40 Accountants and Auditors
460
0.56% $57,210
41 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
450
0.55% $50,890
42 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
440
0.54% $51,660
43 Restaurant Cooks
430
0.53% $27,580
44 Medical Secretaries
430
0.53% $35,570
45 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
420
0.51% $36,360
46 Financial Managers
410
0.50% $91,300
47 Medical and Health Services Managers
410
0.50% $94,190
48 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
410
0.50% $61,220
49 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
400
0.49% $48,200
50 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
400
0.49% $43,560
51 Childcare Workers
380
0.46% $22,530
52 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
370
0.45% $34,970
53 Insurance Sales Agents
360
0.44% $42,190
54 Carpenters
360
0.44% $39,300
55 Food Preparation Workers
350
0.43% $25,500
56 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
350
0.43% $68,000
57 Postal Service Mail Carriers
340
0.42% $51,590
58 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
330
0.40% $58,190
59 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
330
0.40% $30,060
60 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
330
0.40% $49,040
61 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
320
0.39% $48,050
62 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
300
0.37% $26,060
63 Pharmacy Technicians
290
0.35% $36,470
64 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
290
0.35% $45,210
65 Driver/Sales Workers
290
0.35% $27,620
66 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
280
0.34% $55,670
67 Correctional Officers and Jailers
280
0.34% $44,050
68 Electricians
280
0.34% $50,980
69 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
270
0.33% $51,810
70 Butchers and Meat Cutters
270
0.33% $29,450
71 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
270
0.33% $41,740
72 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
270
0.33% $61,650
73 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
260
0.32% $59,380
74 Human Resources Specialists
260
0.32% $57,230
75 Computer User Support Specialists
260
0.32% $48,370
76 Agricultural Equipment Operators
260
0.32% $45,170
77 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
260
0.32% $36,070
78 Social and Human Service Assistants
250
0.31% $37,790
79 Parts Salespersons
240
0.29% $40,260
80 Billing and Posting Clerks
240
0.29% $38,660
81 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
240
0.29% $54,410
82 Loan Officers
230
0.28% $100,250
83 Receptionists and Information Clerks
230
0.28% $30,530
84 Other Business Operations Specialists
220
0.27% $45,850
85 Medical Assistants
220
0.27% $36,070
86 Machinists
220
0.27% $47,060
87 Coaches and Scouts
210
0.26% $36,680
88 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
210
0.26% $26,530
89 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
210
0.26% $40,670
90 Industrial Production Managers
200
0.24% $95,890
91 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
200
0.24% $51,720
92 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
200
0.24% $38,370
93 Packers and Packagers
200
0.24% $37,980
94 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
190
0.23% $97,040
95 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
190
0.23% $56,860
96 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
190
0.23% $51,600
97 Short Order Cooks
190
0.23% $21,440
98 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
190
0.23% $32,140
99 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
190
0.23% $84,650
100 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
190
0.23% $42,170

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