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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Arizona

What professions have the highest employment in Arizona? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Arizona. We note that the total employment in Arizona is 3,031,620. The most popular job is the customer service representative profession, which employs 106,950 people (3.53 percent of the total employment in Arizona). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 91,220 people (3.01 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Arizona is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Arizona (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
3,031,620
100.00% $45,290
2 Customer Service Representatives
106,950
3.53% $37,180
3 General and Operations Managers
91,220
3.01% $81,240
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers
83,440
2.75% $29,110
5 Retail Salespersons
82,280
2.71% $30,630
6 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
71,310
2.35% $36,800
7 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
63,390
2.09% $30,070
8 Cashiers
61,790
2.04% $29,400
9 Stockers and Order Fillers
60,920
2.01% $33,920
10 Registered Nurses
56,040
1.85% $82,330
11 Waiters and Waitresses
51,070
1.68% $38,520
12 Office Clerks, General
45,940
1.52% $40,500
13 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
38,760
1.28% $49,510
14 Software Developers
38,120
1.26% $110,380
15 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
35,200
1.16% $39,130
16 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
34,870
1.15% $39,960
17 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
34,860
1.15% $30,700
18 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
31,190
1.03% $59,360
19 Restaurant Cooks
27,880
0.92% $35,500
20 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
27,550
0.91% $45,790
21 Construction Laborers
27,410
0.90% $39,730
22 Receptionists and Information Clerks
26,480
0.87% $34,390
23 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
25,190
0.83% $48,480
24 Accountants and Auditors
24,820
0.82% $76,690
25 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
24,310
0.80% $38,600
26 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
23,800
0.79% $29,580
27 Project Management Specialists
23,670
0.78% $82,010
28 Security Guards
23,510
0.78% $31,850
29 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
23,440
0.77% $59,800
30 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
23,130
0.76% $61,950
31 Computer User Support Specialists
22,520
0.74% $58,500
32 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
21,580
0.71% $36,490
33 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
21,560
0.71% $35,080
34 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
21,300
0.70% $36,980
35 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
19,830
0.65% $56,880
36 Medical Assistants
19,480
0.64% $38,930
37 Human Resources Specialists
18,680
0.62% $61,630
38 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
18,360
0.61% $30,980
39 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
18,170
0.60% $43,990
40 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
17,720
0.58% $43,460
41 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
16,950
0.56% $72,630
42 Nursing Assistants
16,690
0.55% $37,240
43 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
16,250
0.54% $46,200
44 Electricians
15,980
0.53% $48,860
45 Fast Food Cooks
15,860
0.52% $30,440
46 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
15,350
0.51% $63,590
47 Medical Secretaries
15,060
0.50% $38,900
48 Management Analysts
14,670
0.48% $80,770
49 Loan Officers
14,650
0.48% $60,190
50 Computer Systems Analysts
14,260
0.47% $105,510
51 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
13,280
0.44% $43,900
52 Carpenters
13,050
0.43% $47,880
53 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
12,900
0.43% $59,390
54 Correctional Officers and Jailers
12,790
0.42% $45,810
55 Sales Managers
12,560
0.41% $104,380
56 Food Preparation Workers
12,500
0.41% $31,790
57 Financial Managers
12,460
0.41% $131,320
58 Bartenders
12,310
0.41% $44,930
59 Computer and Information Systems Managers
12,240
0.40% $151,490
60 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
12,160
0.40% $31,860
61 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
11,850
0.39% $67,310
62 Pharmacy Technicians
11,540
0.38% $41,590
63 Other Business Operations Specialists
11,390
0.38% $79,780
64 Driver/Sales Workers
11,200
0.37% $31,890
65 Lawyers
11,150
0.37% $121,000
66 Compliance Officers
11,140
0.37% $61,350
67 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
11,050
0.36% $51,190
68 All Other Managers
10,970
0.36% $119,410
69 Training and Development Specialists
10,700
0.35% $64,120
70 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
10,680
0.35% $50,710
71 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
10,650
0.35% $48,900
72 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
10,580
0.35% $65,180
73 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
10,350
0.34% $49,560
74 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
10,330
0.34% $47,490
75 Dishwashers
10,080
0.33% $30,430
76 Insurance Sales Agents
10,070
0.33% $57,260
77 Billing and Posting Clerks
10,050
0.33% $40,800
78 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
10,010
0.33% $65,450
79 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
10,010
0.33% $61,100
80 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
9,940
0.33% $28,560
81 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
9,790
0.32% $47,710
82 Medical and Health Services Managers
9,220
0.30% $102,940
83 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
9,160
0.30% $30,100
84 Dental Assistants
9,040
0.30% $45,990
85 Real Estate Sales Agents
8,800
0.29% $57,790
86 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
8,620
0.28% $48,160
87 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
8,210
0.27% $48,980
88 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
8,190
0.27% $29,800
89 Recreation Workers
8,160
0.27% $31,950
90 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
8,100
0.27% $50,460
91 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
7,990
0.26% $63,260
92 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
7,960
0.26% $46,600
93 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
7,840
0.26% $43,060
94 Bill and Account Collectors
7,770
0.26% $42,160
95 Pharmacists
7,730
0.25% $134,830
96 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
7,690
0.25% $60,390
97 Packers and Packagers
7,560
0.25% $32,490
98 Firefighters
7,130
0.24% $47,490
99 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
7,110
0.23% $59,050
100 Psychiatric Technicians
7,110
0.23% $38,200
101 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
7,000
0.23% $29,790
102 Industrial Engineers
6,960
0.23% $101,850
103 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
6,760
0.22% $30,520
104 Counter and Rental Clerks
6,690
0.22% $37,120
105 Property, Real Estate Managers
6,620
0.22% $57,550
106 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
6,450
0.21% $49,540
107 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
6,400
0.21% $28,490
108 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
6,310
0.21% $50,030
109 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
6,280
0.21% $61,840
110 Nurse Practitioners
6,240
0.21% $120,480
111 All Other Physicians
6,210
0.20% $203,140
112 Tellers
6,060
0.20% $37,400
113 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
6,060
0.20% $46,630
114 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
6,020
0.20% $85,200
115 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
5,890
0.19% $35,190
116 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
5,890
0.19% $84,990
117 Personal Financial Advisors
5,700
0.19% $63,530
118 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
5,700
0.19% $29,840
119 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
5,650
0.19% $64,820
120 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
5,510
0.18% $33,380
121 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
5,470
0.18% $44,480
122 Social and Human Service Assistants
5,460
0.18% $37,020
123 Food Service Managers
5,400
0.18% $57,810
124 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
5,360
0.18% $30,700
125 Administrative Services Managers
5,320
0.18% $93,490
126 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
5,320
0.18% $39,160
127 Postsecondary Education Administrators
5,310
0.18% $82,430
128 Machinists
5,310
0.18% $50,650
129 Instructional Coordinators
5,300
0.17% $57,480
130 Parts Salespersons
5,290
0.17% $36,800
131 Mechanical Engineers
5,280
0.17% $96,010
132 Detectives and Criminal Investigators
5,260
0.17% $93,830
133 Postal Service Mail Carriers
5,260
0.17% $55,990
134 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
5,190
0.17% $80,590
135 Electrical Engineers
5,170
0.17% $99,070
136 Childcare Workers
5,160
0.17% $31,630
137 Construction Managers
5,130
0.17% $101,730
138 Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)
5,130
0.17% $125,540
139 Civil Engineers
5,090
0.17% $80,990
140 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
5,080
0.17% $40,860
141 School Bus Drivers
4,950
0.16% $38,190
142 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
4,870
0.16% $63,930
143 Computer Occupations, All Other
4,830
0.16% $87,400
144 Public Relations Specialists
4,820
0.16% $62,210
145 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
4,820
0.16% $45,340
146 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
4,800
0.16% $44,780
147 Financial Analysts
4,750
0.16% $79,240
148 Dental Hygienists
4,720
0.16% $91,280
149 Bakers
4,650
0.15% $31,430
150 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
4,620
0.15% $39,940
151 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
4,610
0.15% $52,000
152 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
4,380
0.14% $37,620
153 Family Medicine Physicians
4,350
0.14% $220,110
154 Cost Estimators
4,320
0.14% $73,140
155 Physical Therapists
4,280
0.14% $99,200
156 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
4,230
0.14% $30,980
157 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
4,160
0.14% $34,250
158 Computer Network Architects
4,050
0.13% $120,590
159 Medical Records Specialists
4,040
0.13% $41,850
160 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
4,040
0.13% $47,820
161 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
4,040
0.13% $52,170
162 Radiologic Technologists
3,920
0.13% $73,140
163 Data Entry Keyers
3,920
0.13% $37,350
164 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
3,910
0.13% $47,100
165 Architectural and Engineering Managers
3,850
0.13% $158,730
166 Marketing Managers
3,830
0.13% $129,550
167 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
3,680
0.12% $64,360
168 Information Security Analysts
3,650
0.12% $106,360
169 Tire Repairers and Changers
3,650
0.12% $34,470
170 Postsecondary Teaching Assistants
3,630
0.12% $37,280
171 Roofers
3,620
0.12% $45,080
172 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
3,550
0.12% $35,340
173 Phlebotomists
3,540
0.12% $38,030
174 Graphic Designers
3,410
0.11% $50,740
175 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
3,390
0.11% $60,640
176 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
3,380
0.11% $85,310
177 Coaches and Scouts
3,380
0.11% $60,830
178 Other Postsecondary Teachers
3,360
0.11% $64,870
179 Legal Secretaries
3,360
0.11% $44,810
180 Physician Assistants
3,280
0.11% $126,240
181 Healthcare Social Workers
3,270
0.11% $61,770
182 Flight Attendants
3,270
0.11% $85,520
183 Speech-Language Pathologists
3,260
0.11% $92,650
184 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
3,180
0.10% $41,070
185 Pest Control Workers
3,170
0.10% $38,500
186 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
3,030
0.10% $30,340
187 Other Healthcare Support Workers
3,020
0.10% $40,450
188 Respiratory Therapists
3,000
0.10% $65,280
189 Skincare Specialists
2,990
0.10% $40,510
190 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
2,970
0.10% $38,380
191 Industrial Production Managers
2,950
0.10% $117,740
192 Telemarketers
2,950
0.10% $34,490
193 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
2,940
0.10% $79,740
194 Manicurists and Pedicurists
2,930
0.10% $33,280
195 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
2,910
0.10% $31,600
196 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
2,900
0.10% $73,180
197 Chief Executives
2,890
0.10% $137,740
198 Data Scientists
2,860
0.09% $102,770
199 Logisticians
2,850
0.09% $67,500
200 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
2,850
0.09% $41,560

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