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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is 117,570. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 5,470 people (4.65 percent of the total employment in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 3,380 people (2.87 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
117,570
100.00% $42,630
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
5,470
4.65% $30,170
3 Cashiers
3,380
2.87% $27,830
4 General and Operations Managers
2,830
2.41% $76,530
5 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
2,790
2.37% $48,650
6 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
2,750
2.34% $39,320
7 Retail Salespersons
2,540
2.16% $29,250
8 Registered Nurses
2,390
2.03% $78,520
9 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
2,350
2.00% $35,400
10 Office Clerks, General
2,170
1.85% $38,890
11 Fast Food and Counter Workers
2,160
1.84% $27,650
12 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
2,070
1.76% $37,630
13 Slaughterers and Meat Packers
2,010
1.71% $37,560
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,820
1.55% $34,270
15 Nursing Assistants
1,780
1.51% $36,290
16 Stockers and Order Fillers
1,680
1.43% $31,180
17 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
1,570
1.34% $59,990
18 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
1,540
1.31% $41,090
19 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
1,490
1.27% $43,590
20 Customer Service Representatives
1,370
1.17% $38,210
21 Construction Laborers
1,370
1.17% $46,440
22 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
1,290
1.10% $47,490
23 Waiters and Waitresses
1,260
1.07% $23,340
24 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
1,190
1.01% $39,660
25 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,140
0.97% $60,290
26 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1,120
0.95% $51,210
27 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
1,090
0.93% $36,240
28 Restaurant Cooks
990
0.84% $33,200
29 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
990
0.84% $65,680
30 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
970
0.83% $39,170
31 Bartenders
920
0.78% $23,730
32 Accountants and Auditors
890
0.76% $62,410
33 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
870
0.74% $49,400
34 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
850
0.72% $59,510
35 Food Preparation Workers
820
0.70% $28,920
36 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
790
0.67% $41,600
37 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
780
0.66% $62,060
38 School Bus Drivers
750
0.64% $43,620
39 Carpenters
690
0.59% $46,870
40 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
640
0.54% $44,240
41 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
630
0.54% $29,830
42 Machinists
630
0.54% $45,450
43 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
620
0.53% $36,380
44 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
600
0.51% $35,520
45 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
570
0.48% $31,280
46 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
570
0.48% $51,460
47 Electricians
540
0.46% $59,820
48 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
540
0.46% $45,830
49 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
530
0.45% $49,840
50 Receptionists and Information Clerks
510
0.43% $31,140
51 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
510
0.43% $72,360
52 Social and Human Service Assistants
500
0.43% $39,660
53 Industrial Engineers
490
0.42% $81,170
54 Parts Salespersons
470
0.40% $39,940
55 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
470
0.40% $54,840
56 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
460
0.39% $36,720
57 Highway Maintenance Workers
460
0.39% $51,840
58 Other Social Workers
440
0.37% $62,870
59 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
440
0.37% $60,920
60 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
440
0.37% $57,300
61 Financial Managers
430
0.37% $103,260
62 Tellers
430
0.37% $34,980
63 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
430
0.37% $40,200
64 Postal Service Mail Carriers
420
0.36% $49,920
65 Medical and Health Services Managers
410
0.35% $90,750
66 Medical Secretaries
410
0.35% $42,440
67 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
410
0.35% $74,680
68 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
400
0.34% $33,830
69 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
390
0.33% $49,600
70 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
390
0.33% $58,950
71 Correctional Officers and Jailers
380
0.32% $45,020
72 Driver/Sales Workers
380
0.32% $26,820
73 Other Business Operations Specialists
370
0.31% $58,600
74 Emergency Medical Technicians
370
0.31% $38,480
75 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
350
0.30% $47,120
76 Human Resources Specialists
340
0.29% $62,070
77 Medical Assistants
340
0.29% $42,720
78 Childcare Workers
340
0.29% $25,590
79 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
340
0.29% $47,470
80 Recreation Workers
330
0.28% $32,340
81 Loan Officers
320
0.27% $73,190
82 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
320
0.27% $34,930
83 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
300
0.26% $48,980
84 Fast Food Cooks
300
0.26% $26,210
85 Food Batchmakers
300
0.26% $31,210
86 Packers and Packagers
300
0.26% $28,780
87 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
290
0.25% $60,390
88 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
290
0.25% $59,590
89 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
290
0.25% $55,640
90 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
280
0.24% $58,600
91 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
280
0.24% $37,560
92 Chief Executives
270
0.23% $128,840
93 Industrial Production Managers
270
0.23% $96,630
94 Dental Assistants
270
0.23% $50,020
95 Insurance Sales Agents
270
0.23% $56,450
96 Billing and Posting Clerks
270
0.23% $44,310
97 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
270
0.23% $58,050
98 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
270
0.23% $44,880
99 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
260
0.22% $60,730
100 Pharmacy Technicians
260
0.22% $37,630

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