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Top 100 Popular Jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL

What professions have the highest employment in St. Louis, MO-IL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in St. Louis, MO-IL. We note that the total employment in St. Louis, MO-IL is 1,309,400. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 38,240 people (2.92 percent of the total employment in St. Louis, MO-IL). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 34,460 people (2.63 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in St. Louis, MO-IL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	1,309,400	100.00%	$45,990
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	38,240	2.92%	$27,900
3	General and Operations Managers	34,460	2.63%	$88,410
4	Registered Nurses	32,240	2.46%	$77,390
5	Cashiers	28,660	2.19%	$28,170
6	Retail Salespersons	28,400	2.17%	$29,900
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	28,250	2.16%	$34,880
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	25,370	1.94%	$36,730
9	Office Clerks, General	24,200	1.85%	$37,880
10	Customer Service Representatives	22,360	1.71%	$38,230
11	Fast Food and Counter Workers	21,570	1.65%	$27,400
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	21,110	1.61%	$38,450
13	Waiters and Waitresses	20,680	1.58%	$28,020
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	19,690	1.50%	$31,030
15	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	16,870	1.29%	$52,000
16	Restaurant Cooks	14,800	1.13%	$30,180
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	14,710	1.12%	$47,150
18	Accountants and Auditors	14,290	1.09%	$72,810
19	Nursing Assistants	12,870	0.98%	$34,670
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	12,640	0.97%	$59,990
21	Software Developers	12,360	0.94%	$106,430
22	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	12,030	0.92%	$45,960
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	11,560	0.88%	$58,740
24	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	11,410	0.87%	$65,010
25	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	10,590	0.81%	$38,450
26	Fast Food Cooks	10,510	0.80%	$27,700
27	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	10,320	0.79%	$60,520
28	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	10,310	0.79%	$35,610
29	Security Guards	9,710	0.74%	$31,990
30	Project Management Specialists	9,260	0.71%	$84,130
31	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	9,190	0.70%	$44,490
32	Carpenters	9,120	0.70%	$59,660
33	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	8,940	0.68%	$44,050
34	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	8,660	0.66%	$29,100
35	Receptionists and Information Clerks	8,240	0.63%	$33,100
36	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	8,060	0.62%	$35,620
37	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	7,560	0.58%	$38,890
38	Food Preparation Workers	7,540	0.58%	$28,520
39	Human Resources Specialists	7,280	0.56%	$61,560
40	Medical Secretaries	7,170	0.55%	$36,830
41	Construction Laborers	7,100	0.54%	$52,640
42	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	7,090	0.54%	$46,660
43	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	7,080	0.54%	$46,130
44	Other Business Operations Specialists	7,030	0.54%	$78,670
45	Lawyers	6,840	0.52%	$125,500
46	Management Analysts	6,830	0.52%	$86,250
47	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	6,810	0.52%	$55,800
48	Bartenders	6,770	0.52%	$28,190
49	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	6,680	0.51%	$28,570
50	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	6,620	0.51%	$60,200
51	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	6,360	0.49%	$29,430
52	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,260	0.48%	$65,540
53	Medical Assistants	6,160	0.47%	$37,620
54	Computer User Support Specialists	6,130	0.47%	$59,360
55	Financial Managers	6,130	0.47%	$132,300
56	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	6,010	0.46%	$63,630
57	Driver/Sales Workers	5,860	0.45%	$33,610
58	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	5,790	0.44%	$61,120
59	Childcare Workers	5,550	0.42%	$28,630
60	Electricians	5,450	0.42%	$69,010
61	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	5,180	0.40%	$60,190
62	Computer Systems Analysts	4,950	0.38%	$103,210
63	Packers and Packagers	4,890	0.37%	$33,900
64	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	4,870	0.37%	$66,030
65	School Bus Drivers	4,870	0.37%	$44,800
66	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	4,810	0.37%	$82,930
67	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	4,790	0.37%	$47,570
68	Pharmacy Technicians	4,780	0.37%	$37,430
69	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	4,760	0.36%	$69,230
70	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	4,700	0.36%	$27,410
71	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	4,690	0.36%	$49,320
72	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	4,540	0.35%	$60,700
73	Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,400	0.34%	$141,690
74	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	4,290	0.33%	$59,250
75	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4,250	0.32%	$36,400
76	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	4,210	0.32%	$55,200
77	Insurance Sales Agents	4,210	0.32%	$48,870
78	Loan Officers	4,120	0.31%	$75,460
79	Computer Occupations, All Other	4,080	0.31%	$103,130
80	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	4,040	0.31%	$79,080
81	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	4,040	0.31%	$75,390
82	Public Relations Specialists	4,020	0.31%	$64,840
83	Billing and Posting Clerks	3,770	0.29%	$40,450
84	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	3,760	0.29%	$30,960
85	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,730	0.28%	$93,070
86	Personal Financial Advisors	3,680	0.28%	$91,390
87	Dishwashers	3,660	0.28%	$26,940
88	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	3,650	0.28%	$33,350
89	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	3,600	0.27%	$28,160
90	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	3,570	0.27%	$55,600
91	Firefighters	3,530	0.27%	$63,530
92	Postal Service Mail Carriers	3,530	0.27%	$55,640
93	Pharmacists	3,500	0.27%	$133,180
94	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	3,500	0.27%	$76,480
95	Medical and Health Services Managers	3,500	0.27%	$101,990
96	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,480	0.27%	$43,460
97	Industrial Engineers	3,430	0.26%	$100,000
98	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	3,410	0.26%	$50,300
99	Financial Analysts	3,370	0.26%	$83,110
100	Nurse Practitioners	3,300	0.25%	$106,460

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