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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area is 61,260. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 2,500 people (4.08 percent of the total employment in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,210 people (3.61 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in May 2015 [1].

Table 1. 100 Most Popular Jobs in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	61,260	100.00%	$35,950
2	Cashiers	2,500	4.08%	$23,070
3	Retail Salespersons	2,210	3.61%	$23,650
4	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	1,910	3.12%	$19,780
5	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,450	2.37%	$43,230
6	Teacher Assistants	1,320	2.15%	$28,160
7	Registered Nurses	1,130	1.84%	$68,020
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,070	1.75%	$32,830
9	Office Clerks, General	1,040	1.70%	$29,090
10	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,010	1.65%	$36,420
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	960	1.57%	$27,020
12	Correctional Officers and Jailers	880	1.44%	$45,560
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	850	1.39%	$34,810
14	Waiters and Waitresses	830	1.35%	$22,610
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	830	1.35%	$59,980
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	810	1.32%	$39,010
17	Packers and Packagers	740	1.21%	$19,980
18	Nursing Assistants	650	1.06%	$30,350
19	Substitute Teachers	650	1.06%	$33,500
20	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	620	1.01%	$21,300
21	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	590	0.96%	$25,460
22	General and Operations Managers	590	0.96%	$89,000
23	Logging Equipment Operators	580	0.95%	$46,110
24	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	540	0.88%	$50,130
25	Food Preparation Workers	540	0.88%	$19,590
26	Restaurant Cooks	500	0.82%	$22,590
27	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	490	0.80%	$42,500
28	Carpenters	480	0.78%	$44,710
29	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	470	0.77%	$47,560
30	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	460	0.75%	$19,920
31	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	460	0.75%	$27,730
32	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	460	0.75%	$63,930
33	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	440	0.72%	$28,540
34	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	440	0.72%	$63,530
35	Coaches and Scouts	440	0.72%	$40,320
36	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	420	0.69%	$37,480
37	Construction Laborers	400	0.65%	$36,940
38	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	400	0.65%	$35,040
39	Customer Service Representatives	400	0.65%	$32,600
40	School or Special Client Bus Drivers	390	0.64%	$32,950
41	Tellers	390	0.64%	$27,180
42	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	380	0.62%	$28,060
43	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	380	0.62%	$40,290
44	Receptionists and Information Clerks	380	0.62%	$28,900
45	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	360	0.59%	$34,880
46	Bartenders	360	0.59%	$19,760
47	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	360	0.59%	$39,670
48	Dishwashers	340	0.56%	$19,560
49	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	330	0.54%	$57,910
50	Personal Care Aides	330	0.54%	$22,260
51	Accountants and Auditors	320	0.52%	$57,770
52	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	290	0.47%	$47,800
53	Driver/Sales Workers	270	0.44%	$20,010
54	Social and Human Service Assistants	270	0.44%	$24,380
55	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	250	0.41%	$65,150
56	Firefighters	250	0.41%	$56,910
57	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	240	0.39%	$52,380
58	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	230	0.38%	$31,420
59	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	230	0.38%	$54,660
60	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	230	0.38%	$50,510
61	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	230	0.38%	$46,890
62	Security Guards	220	0.36%	$23,460
63	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	210	0.34%	$47,050
64	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	210	0.34%	$70,050
65	Billing and Posting Clerks	210	0.34%	$37,130
66	Pharmacy Technicians	210	0.34%	$37,960
67	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	210	0.34%	$61,550
68	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	210	0.34%	$51,080
69	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	200	0.33%	$28,680
70	Medical Secretaries	200	0.33%	$35,680
71	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	190	0.31%	$32,370
72	Dental Assistants	190	0.31%	$41,850
73	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	190	0.31%	$58,940
74	Financial Managers	190	0.31%	$75,180
75	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	170	0.28%	$22,470
76	Insurance Sales Agents	170	0.28%	$37,050
77	Medical Assistants	170	0.28%	$32,950
78	Pharmacists	170	0.28%	$119,650
79	Other Business Operations Specialists	170	0.28%	$52,390
80	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	160	0.26%	$55,770
81	Bakers	160	0.26%	$22,960
82	Highway Maintenance Workers	160	0.26%	$42,990
83	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	160	0.26%	$42,450
84	Counter and Rental Clerks	160	0.26%	$27,340
85	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	160	0.26%	$19,720
86	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	160	0.26%	$93,080
87	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	150	0.24%	$56,060
88	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	150	0.24%	$45,720
89	Postal Service Mail Carriers	150	0.24%	$54,510
90	Parts Salespersons	150	0.24%	$26,540
91	Childcare Workers	150	0.24%	$19,950
92	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	150	0.24%	$22,670
93	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	150	0.24%	$25,310
94	Lawyers	150	0.24%	$71,930
95	Human Resources Specialists	150	0.24%	$50,730
96	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	140	0.23%	$34,600
97	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	140	0.23%	$41,660
98	Electricians	140	0.23%	$59,860
99	Forest and Conservation Workers	140	0.23%	$33,990
100	Civil Engineers	140	0.23%	$72,210

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