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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 116,110. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 4,100 people (3.53 percent of the total employment in Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 3,870 people (3.33 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	116,110	100.00%	$36,430
2	Cashiers	4,100	3.53%	$23,540
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,870	3.33%	$24,560
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,350	2.89%	$22,880
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,220	2.77%	$29,280
6	Retail Salespersons	2,570	2.21%	$28,160
7	Customer Service Representatives	2,250	1.94%	$30,410
8	Office Clerks, General	2,130	1.83%	$30,270
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,010	1.73%	$33,480
10	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,980	1.71%	$39,810
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,980	1.71%	$44,610
12	General and Operations Managers	1,950	1.68%	$80,670
13	Registered Nurses	1,890	1.63%	$64,430
14	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,730	1.49%	$37,740
15	Nursing Assistants	1,520	1.31%	$29,990
16	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,520	1.31%	$39,500
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,470	1.27%	$27,080
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,340	1.15%	$48,790
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,300	1.12%	$37,590
20	Telemarketers	1,290	1.11%	$30,520
21	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,290	1.11%	$49,190
22	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,230	1.06%	$28,050
23	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,220	1.05%	$37,260
24	Waiters and Waitresses	1,160	1.00%	$27,550
25	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,160	1.00%	$36,340
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,130	0.97%	$30,370
27	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,070	0.92%	$45,410
28	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,040	0.90%	$59,590
29	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,030	0.89%	$51,310
30	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,000	0.86%	$48,010
31	Receptionists and Information Clerks	930	0.80%	$27,890
32	Restaurant Cooks	830	0.71%	$28,600
33	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	820	0.71%	$23,750
34	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	790	0.68%	$34,670
35	Construction Laborers	780	0.67%	$31,180
36	School Bus Drivers	760	0.65%	$37,070
37	Accountants and Auditors	740	0.64%	$59,940
38	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	730	0.63%	$48,070
39	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	700	0.60%	$50,840
40	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	690	0.59%	$58,300
41	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	680	0.59%	$33,050
42	Security Guards	670	0.58%	$29,000
43	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	660	0.57%	$37,450
44	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	660	0.57%	$31,580
45	Food Preparation Workers	650	0.56%	$23,150
46	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	630	0.54%	$61,120
47	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	630	0.54%	$29,840
48	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	610	0.53%	$45,220
49	Pharmacy Technicians	590	0.51%	$32,910
50	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	590	0.51%	$23,250
51	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	590	0.51%	$35,530
52	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	580	0.50%	$47,370
53	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	560	0.48%	$28,350
54	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	560	0.48%	$35,450
55	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	510	0.44%	$46,760
56	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	510	0.44%	$63,640
57	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	490	0.42%	$45,970
58	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	490	0.42%	$48,750
59	Packers and Packagers	450	0.39%	$27,810
60	Human Resources Specialists	440	0.38%	$57,690
61	Tellers	430	0.37%	$28,500
62	Social and Human Service Assistants	410	0.35%	$30,850
63	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	410	0.35%	$24,740
64	Machinists	410	0.35%	$47,480
65	Sewing Machine Operators	410	0.35%	$23,780
66	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	410	0.35%	$30,340
67	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	400	0.34%	$27,860
68	Highway Maintenance Workers	400	0.34%	$38,310
69	Driver/Sales Workers	400	0.34%	$38,270
70	Postal Service Mail Carriers	390	0.34%	$49,860
71	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	370	0.32%	$48,710
72	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	370	0.32%	$55,720
73	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	350	0.30%	$50,790
74	Emergency Medical Technicians	350	0.30%	$30,900
75	Medical Assistants	350	0.30%	$31,670
76	Parts Salespersons	350	0.30%	$28,630
77	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	340	0.29%	$39,620
78	Crossing Guards	340	0.29%	$28,600
79	Electricians	340	0.29%	$58,160
80	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	340	0.29%	$27,090
81	Helpers--Production Workers	340	0.29%	$29,780
82	Fast Food Cooks	330	0.28%	$23,360
83	Carpenters	330	0.28%	$39,780
84	Pharmacists	320	0.28%	$127,480
85	Software Developers	310	0.27%	$101,580
86	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	290	0.25%	$80,170
87	Training and Development Specialists	290	0.25%	$40,050
88	Insurance Sales Agents	280	0.24%	$46,520
89	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	280	0.24%	$48,000
90	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	280	0.24%	$25,380
91	Medical and Health Services Managers	270	0.23%	$90,880
92	Computer User Support Specialists	270	0.23%	$47,890
93	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	270	0.23%	$58,870
94	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	270	0.23%	$29,680
95	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	270	0.23%	$38,090
96	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	260	0.22%	$60,990
97	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	260	0.22%	$50,070
98	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	260	0.22%	$28,620
99	Nurse Practitioners	260	0.22%	$105,360
100	Firefighters	260	0.22%	$31,020

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