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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 69,640. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 2,700 people (3.88 percent of the total employment in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,070 people (2.97 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	69,640	100.00%	$35,290
2	Cashiers	2,700	3.88%	$20,280
3	Retail Salespersons	2,070	2.97%	$26,280
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,700	2.44%	$46,270
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,620	2.33%	$20,300
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,590	2.28%	$30,190
7	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,560	2.24%	$22,040
8	Registered Nurses	1,540	2.21%	$60,890
9	General and Operations Managers	1,390	2.00%	$63,780
10	Office Clerks, General	1,050	1.51%	$30,780
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,040	1.49%	$47,880
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,040	1.49%	$28,980
13	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,020	1.46%	$36,560
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	920	1.32%	$22,350
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	920	1.32%	$30,950
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	870	1.25%	$32,150
17	Nursing Assistants	860	1.23%	$27,600
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	840	1.21%	$46,230
19	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	840	1.21%	$41,310
20	Waiters and Waitresses	830	1.19%	$17,020
21	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	770	1.11%	$23,100
22	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	750	1.08%	$28,590
23	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	720	1.03%	$45,470
24	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	710	1.02%	$42,920
25	Security Guards	650	0.93%	$25,510
26	Customer Service Representatives	620	0.89%	$30,170
27	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	620	0.89%	$59,720
28	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	590	0.85%	$36,970
29	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	570	0.82%	$36,780
30	Fast Food Cooks	570	0.82%	$20,730
31	Food Preparation Workers	570	0.82%	$19,760
32	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	520	0.75%	$22,490
33	Restaurant Cooks	520	0.75%	$24,960
34	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	520	0.75%	$20,880
35	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	480	0.69%	$29,620
36	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	450	0.65%	$38,210
37	Civil Engineers	420	0.60%	$99,090
38	Childcare Workers	420	0.60%	$20,350
39	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	410	0.59%	$54,460
40	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	390	0.56%	$27,800
41	Receptionists and Information Clerks	380	0.55%	$27,730
42	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	370	0.53%	$30,150
43	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	370	0.53%	$37,550
44	Tellers	360	0.52%	$29,110
45	Correctional Officers and Jailers	350	0.50%	$26,660
46	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	350	0.50%	$51,000
47	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	350	0.50%	$58,780
48	Medical and Health Services Managers	340	0.49%	$79,760
49	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	340	0.49%	$61,510
50	Accountants and Auditors	330	0.47%	$60,840
51	Construction Laborers	330	0.47%	$31,110
52	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	320	0.46%	$55,800
53	Other Business Operations Specialists	310	0.45%	$74,460
54	Logging Equipment Operators	290	0.42%	$47,500
55	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	280	0.40%	$51,580
56	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	270	0.39%	$30,650
57	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	270	0.39%	$21,110
58	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	260	0.37%	$80,860
59	Postal Service Mail Carriers	260	0.37%	$50,710
60	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	260	0.37%	$40,250
61	Pharmacy Technicians	250	0.36%	$34,560
62	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	250	0.36%	$33,610
63	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	250	0.36%	$36,770
64	School Bus Drivers	250	0.36%	$31,240
65	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	240	0.34%	$42,770
66	Highway Maintenance Workers	240	0.34%	$30,070
67	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	240	0.34%	$38,320
68	Helpers--Production Workers	240	0.34%	$31,120
69	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	230	0.33%	$40,230
70	Financial Managers	220	0.32%	$77,350
71	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	220	0.32%	$39,190
72	Driver/Sales Workers	220	0.32%	$34,390
73	Nurse Practitioners	210	0.30%	$119,420
74	Medical Secretaries	210	0.30%	$29,560
75	Human Resources Specialists	200	0.29%	$48,870
76	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	200	0.29%	$35,150
77	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	200	0.29%	$21,340
78	Medical Assistants	200	0.29%	$29,300
79	Parts Salespersons	190	0.27%	$30,330
80	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	190	0.27%	$81,470
81	Packers and Packagers	190	0.27%	$31,290
82	Loan Officers	180	0.26%	$42,100
83	Radiologic Technologists	180	0.26%	$47,060
84	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	180	0.26%	$21,270
85	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	180	0.26%	$45,960
86	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	180	0.26%	$37,160
87	Firefighters	170	0.24%	$30,030
88	Bartenders	170	0.24%	$17,110
89	Dishwashers	170	0.24%	$20,130
90	Billing and Posting Clerks	170	0.24%	$30,990
91	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	160	0.23%	$68,450
92	Pharmacists	160	0.23%	$128,550
93	Electricians	160	0.23%	$49,910
94	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	160	0.23%	$41,930
95	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	160	0.23%	$28,700
96	Social and Human Service Assistants	150	0.22%	$28,830
97	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	150	0.22%	$47,130
98	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	150	0.22%	$20,130
99	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	150	0.22%	$35,210
100	Management Analysts	140	0.20%	$85,380

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