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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Florida

What professions have the highest employment in Florida? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Florida. We note that the total employment in Florida is 9,210,870. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 298,000 people (3.24 percent of the total employment in Florida). The second most common job is the customer service representative profession which employs 250,410 people (2.72 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Florida is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
9,210,870
100.00% $40,820
2 Retail Salespersons
298,000
3.24% $29,190
3 Customer Service Representatives
250,410
2.72% $36,640
4 Stockers and Order Fillers
239,510
2.60% $33,020
5 Cashiers
217,210
2.36% $26,500
6 Registered Nurses
197,630
2.15% $77,710
7 Office Clerks, General
193,710
2.10% $37,150
8 Waiters and Waitresses
193,290
2.10% $28,680
9 Fast Food and Counter Workers
183,470
1.99% $25,540
10 General and Operations Managers
180,440
1.96% $89,230
11 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
124,950
1.36% $27,740
12 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
123,610
1.34% $32,140
13 Restaurant Cooks
119,690
1.30% $33,460
14 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
106,700
1.16% $44,260
15 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
105,100
1.14% $38,240
16 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
99,490
1.08% $46,670
17 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
98,760
1.07% $38,110
18 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
96,520
1.05% $59,520
19 Accountants and Auditors
92,760
1.01% $73,350
20 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
91,690
1.00% $53,930
21 Nursing Assistants
89,110
0.97% $32,250
22 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
86,920
0.94% $32,320
23 Security Guards
86,890
0.94% $29,280
24 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
81,750
0.89% $58,120
25 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
79,970
0.87% $37,220
26 Software Developers
73,090
0.79% $107,440
27 Food Preparation Workers
72,080
0.78% $29,990
28 Receptionists and Information Clerks
71,810
0.78% $30,900
29 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
71,040
0.77% $45,700
30 Medical Secretaries
69,250
0.75% $36,710
31 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
69,050
0.75% $27,720
32 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
68,840
0.75% $37,970
33 Construction Laborers
68,150
0.74% $36,610
34 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
66,610
0.72% $58,440
35 Project Management Specialists
62,260
0.68% $82,960
36 Management Analysts
61,210
0.66% $77,520
37 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
59,040
0.64% $28,460
38 Medical Assistants
58,530
0.64% $36,930
39 Lawyers
57,080
0.62% $104,350
40 Other Business Operations Specialists
56,850
0.62% $62,540
41 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
56,020
0.61% $63,430
42 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
53,290
0.58% $62,670
43 Human Resources Specialists
53,100
0.58% $60,210
44 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
49,420
0.54% $61,930
45 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
49,200
0.53% $34,100
46 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
48,650
0.53% $45,690
47 Carpenters
47,600
0.52% $45,670
48 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
47,000
0.51% $63,860
49 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
46,530
0.51% $28,640
50 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
46,270
0.50% $35,940
51 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
44,680
0.49% $26,960
52 Computer User Support Specialists
44,650
0.48% $50,160
53 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
44,430
0.48% $27,680
54 Bartenders
43,230
0.47% $28,380
55 Electricians
42,250
0.46% $48,630
56 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
40,780
0.44% $27,700
57 Dishwashers
40,540
0.44% $27,360
58 Insurance Sales Agents
39,430
0.43% $47,200
59 Pharmacy Technicians
38,970
0.42% $36,810
60 Fast Food Cooks
38,630
0.42% $26,220
61 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
37,860
0.41% $60,200
62 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
36,970
0.40% $50,200
63 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
36,060
0.39% $52,190
64 Financial Managers
35,970
0.39% $132,350
65 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
34,700
0.38% $62,820
66 Packers and Packagers
34,690
0.38% $24,200
67 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
34,460
0.37% $55,150
68 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
34,130
0.37% $51,050
69 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
33,560
0.36% $47,260
70 Medical and Health Services Managers
32,730
0.36% $101,700
71 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
32,630
0.35% $37,750
72 Compliance Officers
31,590
0.34% $64,000
73 Real Estate Sales Agents
31,490
0.34% $46,420
74 Computer Systems Analysts
31,210
0.34% $94,810
75 Driver/Sales Workers
30,760
0.33% $32,180
76 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
29,380
0.32% $63,580
77 Childcare Workers
28,360
0.31% $27,940
78 Counter and Rental Clerks
28,260
0.31% $33,210
79 Sales Managers
28,070
0.30% $124,660
80 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
27,870
0.30% $62,420
81 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
27,730
0.30% $45,220
82 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
26,930
0.29% $48,160
83 Loan Officers
26,910
0.29% $59,530
84 Billing and Posting Clerks
26,380
0.29% $39,420
85 Property, Real Estate Managers
25,940
0.28% $60,010
86 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
25,870
0.28% $57,110
87 Training and Development Specialists
25,110
0.27% $62,070
88 Construction Managers
24,710
0.27% $100,660
89 Personal Financial Advisors
24,640
0.27% $79,900
90 Roofers
24,390
0.26% $43,740
91 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
23,820
0.26% $28,490
92 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
23,620
0.26% $60,410
93 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
23,590
0.26% $59,560
94 All Other Physicians
23,170
0.25% $233,970
95 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
23,160
0.25% $28,700
96 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
22,840
0.25% $98,840
97 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
22,820
0.25% $79,620
98 Computer and Information Systems Managers
22,800
0.25% $145,000
99 Dental Assistants
22,670
0.25% $42,330
100 Pharmacists
22,420
0.24% $130,670
101 All Other Managers
21,950
0.24% $112,880
102 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
21,670
0.24% $29,230
103 Firefighters
21,580
0.23% $50,800
104 Postal Service Mail Carriers
21,110
0.23% $53,680
105 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
20,900
0.23% $84,640
106 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
20,410
0.22% $29,520
107 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
20,050
0.22% $37,580
108 Public Relations Specialists
19,740
0.21% $57,780
109 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
19,570
0.21% $48,850
110 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
19,400
0.21% $38,170
111 Social and Human Service Assistants
19,250
0.21% $37,560
112 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
19,030
0.21% $30,140
113 Recreation Workers
18,870
0.20% $29,390
114 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
18,570
0.20% $47,810
115 Nurse Practitioners
18,530
0.20% $107,600
116 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
18,330
0.20% $41,610
117 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
18,160
0.20% $48,140
118 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
17,990
0.20% $37,940
119 Food Service Managers
17,950
0.19% $62,940
120 Chief Executives
17,580
0.19% $184,430
121 Computer Occupations, All Other
17,100
0.19% $88,150
122 Correctional Officers and Jailers
16,870
0.18% $41,250
123 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
16,170
0.18% $39,790
124 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
15,630
0.17% $48,040
125 Civil Engineers
15,450
0.17% $90,710
126 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
15,440
0.17% $42,580
127 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
15,320
0.17% $53,010
128 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
15,240
0.17% $28,330
129 Bill and Account Collectors
15,120
0.16% $38,780
130 Medical Records Specialists
14,980
0.16% $44,560
131 Physical Therapists
14,970
0.16% $95,000
132 Tellers
14,950
0.16% $36,890
133 Financial Analysts
14,820
0.16% $78,930
134 Marketing Managers
14,760
0.16% $132,560
135 Cost Estimators
14,710
0.16% $61,040
136 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
14,320
0.16% $46,020
137 Chefs and Head Cooks
14,270
0.15% $52,600
138 Radiologic Technologists
14,110
0.15% $63,060
139 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
14,050
0.15% $46,200
140 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
13,970
0.15% $27,560
141 Parts Salespersons
13,680
0.15% $31,620
142 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
13,620
0.15% $38,680
143 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
13,570
0.15% $26,520
144 School Bus Drivers
13,570
0.15% $35,380
145 Graphic Designers
13,560
0.15% $51,140
146 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
13,490
0.15% $83,150
147 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
13,300
0.14% $51,760
148 Dental Hygienists
13,090
0.14% $77,660
149 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
13,090
0.14% $31,930
150 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
13,080
0.14% $35,430
151 Construction and Building Inspectors
13,070
0.14% $59,170
152 Telemarketers
12,910
0.14% $26,680
153 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
12,860
0.14% $37,420
154 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
12,810
0.14% $64,150
155 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
12,790
0.14% $37,090
156 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
12,770
0.14% $31,440
157 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
12,700
0.14% $39,380
158 Industrial Engineers
12,550
0.14% $97,160
159 Flight Attendants
12,480
0.14% $65,000
160 Data Entry Keyers
12,410
0.13% $35,250
161 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
12,360
0.13% $52,040
162 Logisticians
12,280
0.13% $62,460
163 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
12,280
0.13% $29,490
164 Legal Secretaries
12,170
0.13% $44,000
165 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
12,080
0.13% $42,050
166 Computer Network Support Specialists
11,950
0.13% $65,050
167 Coaches and Scouts
11,640
0.13% $47,680
168 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
11,530
0.13% $30,310
169 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
11,480
0.12% $26,800
170 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
11,460
0.12% $82,870
171 Parking Lot Attendants
11,260
0.12% $26,970
172 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
10,960
0.12% $38,680
173 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
10,900
0.12% $46,680
174 Administrative Services Managers
10,880
0.12% $98,790
175 Instructional Coordinators
10,870
0.12% $61,660
176 Information Security Analysts
10,830
0.12% $106,440
177 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
10,800
0.12% $37,930
178 Bakers
10,740
0.12% $29,870
179 Healthcare Social Workers
10,680
0.12% $54,240
180 Psychiatric Technicians
10,680
0.12% $35,920
181 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
10,430
0.11% $40,780
182 Tutors
10,190
0.11% $34,540
183 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
9,990
0.11% $47,840
184 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
9,930
0.11% $37,080
185 Pest Control Workers
9,820
0.11% $37,510
186 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
9,520
0.10% $36,800
187 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
9,310
0.10% $57,620
188 Short Order Cooks
9,270
0.10% $29,100
189 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
9,140
0.10% $28,900
190 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
9,020
0.10% $98,580
191 Travel Agents
9,000
0.10% $38,770
192 Cargo and Freight Agents
8,920
0.10% $47,470
193 Postsecondary Education Administrators
8,860
0.10% $83,320
194 Order Clerks
8,860
0.10% $35,930
195 Surgical Technologists
8,750
0.09% $50,880
196 Engineers, All Other
8,710
0.09% $92,580
197 Actors
8,710
0.09% n/a
198 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
8,650
0.09% $64,830
199 Butchers and Meat Cutters
8,620
0.09% $37,850
200 Respiratory Therapists
8,600
0.09% $65,530

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Most popular jobs in major cities/areas of Florida

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Sebring
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
Sebastian-Vero Beach North Florida nonmetropolitan area
Naples-Marco Island South Florida nonmetropolitan area
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
Jacksonville Punta Gorda
The Villages Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach Ocala
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater Tallahassee
Cape Coral-Fort Myers Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
Port St Lucie Palm Coast
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota Gainesville
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
Lakeland-Winter Haven Homosassa Springs


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