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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Spokane, WA

What professions have the highest employment in Spokane, WA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Spokane, WA. We note that the total employment in Spokane, WA is 250,080. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 10,320 people (4.13 percent of the total employment in Spokane, WA). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 7,880 people (3.15 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Spokane, WA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Spokane, WA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	250,080	100.00%	$46,490
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	10,320	4.13%	$36,480
3	Retail Salespersons	7,880	3.15%	$33,130
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	7,800	3.12%	$30,920
5	Registered Nurses	6,790	2.72%	$100,280
6	Office Clerks, General	4,620	1.85%	$40,410
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	4,600	1.84%	$37,430
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	4,230	1.69%	$37,150
9	Cashiers	4,020	1.61%	$31,780
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,800	1.52%	$34,990
11	General and Operations Managers	3,750	1.50%	$103,460
12	Customer Service Representatives	3,540	1.42%	$37,850
13	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,470	1.39%	$55,210
14	Waiters and Waitresses	3,060	1.22%	$34,460
15	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,980	1.19%	$61,850
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,910	1.16%	$44,990
17	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,780	1.11%	$36,870
18	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,760	1.10%	$46,270
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,550	1.02%	$38,500
20	Nursing Assistants	2,500	1.00%	$37,570
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,470	0.99%	$46,280
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,460	0.98%	$79,810
23	Other Business Operations Specialists	2,400	0.96%	$66,210
24	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,320	0.93%	$46,450
25	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,250	0.90%	$61,800
26	Restaurant Cooks	2,220	0.89%	$36,290
27	Accountants and Auditors	2,180	0.87%	$75,130
28	Security Guards	2,180	0.87%	$35,620
29	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,180	0.87%	$36,090
30	Construction Laborers	2,110	0.84%	$46,160
31	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,960	0.78%	$40,570
32	Carpenters	1,830	0.73%	$57,630
33	Software Developers	1,810	0.72%	$105,270
34	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,760	0.70%	$37,510
35	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	1,600	0.64%	$47,590
36	Medical Assistants	1,530	0.61%	$44,790
37	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,510	0.60%	$44,360
38	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,490	0.60%	$39,270
39	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,370	0.55%	$78,520
40	Human Resources Specialists	1,350	0.54%	$64,240
41	Tellers	1,320	0.53%	$37,960
42	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,310	0.52%	$32,980
43	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,300	0.52%	$62,990
44	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,300	0.52%	$39,390
45	Insurance Sales Agents	1,280	0.51%	$54,350
46	Food Preparation Workers	1,250	0.50%	$34,690
47	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,230	0.49%	$47,910
48	Electricians	1,170	0.47%	$74,650
49	Billing and Posting Clerks	1,160	0.46%	$42,310
50	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,130	0.45%	$62,300
51	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,120	0.45%	$83,000
52	Computer User Support Specialists	1,100	0.44%	$57,850
53	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,090	0.44%	$62,070
54	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,000	0.40%	$40,340
55	Bartenders	990	0.40%	$34,650
56	Counter and Rental Clerks	990	0.40%	$35,830
57	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	990	0.40%	$63,560
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	980	0.39%	$77,170
59	Dental Assistants	970	0.39%	$46,080
60	Management Analysts	960	0.38%	$91,920
61	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	930	0.37%	$58,430
62	Driver/Sales Workers	930	0.37%	$36,330
63	Coaches and Scouts	920	0.37%	$43,360
64	Loan Officers	900	0.36%	$60,840
65	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	880	0.35%	$59,680
66	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	880	0.35%	$78,680
67	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	870	0.35%	$61,680
68	Rehabilitation Counselors	870	0.35%	$45,490
69	Dishwashers	870	0.35%	$31,620
70	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	840	0.34%	$61,970
71	Lawyers	810	0.32%	$106,830
72	Social and Human Service Assistants	760	0.30%	$37,310
73	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	760	0.30%	$39,160
74	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	750	0.30%	$35,240
75	Packers and Packagers	750	0.30%	$34,170
76	Pharmacists	730	0.29%	$136,590
77	Firefighters	730	0.29%	$77,760
78	Financial Managers	710	0.28%	$133,060
79	Fast Food Cooks	710	0.28%	$33,410
80	Project Management Specialists	700	0.28%	$95,570
81	Pharmacy Technicians	700	0.28%	$45,840
82	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	690	0.28%	$33,290
83	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	690	0.28%	$39,410
84	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	690	0.28%	$49,500
85	All Other Managers	670	0.27%	$120,940
86	Parts Salespersons	670	0.27%	$37,030
87	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	670	0.27%	$50,520
88	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	660	0.26%	$86,500
89	School Bus Drivers	660	0.26%	$47,320
90	Sales Managers	650	0.26%	$133,950
91	Compliance Officers	650	0.26%	$67,560
92	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	650	0.26%	$45,980
93	Medical Secretaries	650	0.26%	$45,380
94	Computer Occupations, All Other	640	0.26%	$83,800
95	Civil Engineers	620	0.25%	$82,330
96	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	620	0.25%	$65,230
97	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	620	0.25%	$59,910
98	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	620	0.25%	$34,390
99	Machinists	590	0.24%	$52,150
100	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	580	0.23%	$58,420

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