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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Kentucky

What professions have the highest employment in Kentucky? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Kentucky. We note that the total employment in Kentucky is 1,899,390. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 57,340 people (3.02 percent of the total employment in Kentucky). The second most common job is the stockers and order filler profession which employs 50,090 people (2.64 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Kentucky is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,899,390
100.00% $40,180
2 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
57,340
3.02% $37,930
3 Stockers and Order Fillers
50,090
2.64% $34,400
4 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
49,590
2.61% $39,130
5 General and Operations Managers
48,190
2.54% $74,070
6 Cashiers
46,490
2.45% $24,380
7 Registered Nurses
44,970
2.37% $75,800
8 Retail Salespersons
44,610
2.35% $27,330
9 Fast Food Cooks
42,480
2.24% $21,970
10 Customer Service Representatives
35,830
1.89% $35,200
11 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
28,210
1.49% $48,540
12 Office Clerks, General
27,490
1.45% $33,050
13 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
25,180
1.33% $41,150
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
24,350
1.28% $28,840
15 Waiters and Waitresses
23,910
1.26% $21,060
16 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
23,170
1.22% $28,160
17 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
22,430
1.18% $37,790
18 Fast Food and Counter Workers
21,440
1.13% $22,740
19 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
19,110
1.01% $58,040
20 Nursing Assistants
19,000
1.00% $32,280
21 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
18,030
0.95% $42,960
22 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
17,860
0.94% $57,390
23 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
17,020
0.90% $32,600
24 Restaurant Cooks
16,230
0.85% $28,280
25 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
15,840
0.83% $37,610
26 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
15,370
0.81% $41,710
27 Medical Secretaries
14,850
0.78% $35,220
28 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
14,160
0.75% $59,280
29 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
13,960
0.73% $28,040
30 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
13,850
0.73% $61,870
31 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
13,240
0.70% $45,280
32 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
12,850
0.68% $36,720
33 Medical Assistants
12,690
0.67% $35,450
34 Receptionists and Information Clerks
12,650
0.67% $28,810
35 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
12,330
0.65% $59,600
36 Security Guards
12,180
0.64% $28,750
37 Construction Laborers
12,010
0.63% $38,850
38 Accountants and Auditors
11,840
0.62% $64,860
39 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
11,640
0.61% $39,620
40 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
11,560
0.61% $27,890
41 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
11,560
0.61% $52,320
42 Childcare Workers
11,450
0.60% $25,770
43 Food Preparation Workers
11,110
0.58% $23,690
44 Other Production Workers
10,890
0.57% $33,630
45 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
10,370
0.55% $49,210
46 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10,140
0.53% $26,620
47 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
10,090
0.53% $52,430
48 Pharmacy Technicians
9,910
0.52% $35,230
49 Human Resources Specialists
9,450
0.50% $60,200
50 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
9,250
0.49% $30,260
51 Electricians
9,210
0.48% $52,590
52 Medical and Health Services Managers
8,990
0.47% $94,180
53 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
8,980
0.47% $40,680
54 Driver/Sales Workers
8,850
0.47% $25,090
55 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
8,600
0.45% $36,000
56 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
8,420
0.44% $74,340
57 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
8,190
0.43% $57,340
58 Packers and Packagers
7,990
0.42% $32,970
59 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
7,940
0.42% $59,920
60 Sales Managers
7,830
0.41% $103,190
61 Carpenters
7,680
0.40% $48,360
62 School Bus Drivers
7,640
0.40% $38,100
63 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
7,300
0.38% $45,200
64 Project Management Specialists
7,160
0.38% $79,450
65 Computer User Support Specialists
7,050
0.37% $48,740
66 Other Business Operations Specialists
6,950
0.37% $64,000
67 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
6,950
0.37% $63,920
68 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
6,580
0.35% $43,510
69 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
6,490
0.34% $37,660
70 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
6,460
0.34% $47,580
71 Software Developers
6,400
0.34% $100,320
72 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
6,230
0.33% $49,780
73 Lawyers
6,070
0.32% $82,540
74 Financial Managers
5,940
0.31% $113,800
75 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
5,900
0.31% $57,820
76 Insurance Sales Agents
5,880
0.31% $54,620
77 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
5,860
0.31% $28,230
78 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
5,700
0.30% $57,890
79 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
5,620
0.30% $45,340
80 Industrial Engineers
5,500
0.29% $82,100
81 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
5,480
0.29% $50,080
82 Tellers
5,350
0.28% $30,700
83 Pharmacists
5,320
0.28% $129,690
84 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
5,280
0.28% $28,720
85 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
5,240
0.28% $48,080
86 Social and Human Service Assistants
5,170
0.27% $34,320
87 Bartenders
4,960
0.26% $28,410
88 Billing and Posting Clerks
4,930
0.26% $39,160
89 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
4,870
0.26% $23,750
90 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
4,870
0.26% $48,750
91 Correctional Officers and Jailers
4,840
0.25% $34,830
92 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
4,710
0.25% $37,310
93 Compliance Officers
4,650
0.24% $62,810
94 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
4,570
0.24% $66,760
95 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
4,520
0.24% $60,750
96 Nurse Practitioners
4,520
0.24% $104,630
97 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
4,480
0.24% $84,060
98 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
4,470
0.24% $46,130
99 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
4,460
0.23% $60,910
100 Firefighters
4,460
0.23% $30,030
101 Postal Service Mail Carriers
4,430
0.23% $52,850
102 Computer Occupations, All Other
4,240
0.22% $81,120
103 Industrial Production Managers
4,230
0.22% $99,400
104 Medical Records Specialists
4,210
0.22% $42,640
105 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
4,100
0.22% $48,030
106 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
4,070
0.21% $55,410
107 Machinists
3,870
0.20% $47,580
108 Computer Systems Analysts
3,860
0.20% $79,630
109 Training and Development Specialists
3,700
0.19% $59,990
110 Parts Salespersons
3,660
0.19% $30,550
111 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
3,660
0.19% $42,850
112 Helpers--Production Workers
3,620
0.19% $34,350
113 Loan Officers
3,610
0.19% $63,330
114 Dishwashers
3,570
0.19% $23,210
115 Radiologic Technologists
3,560
0.19% $61,050
116 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
3,520
0.19% $52,680
117 Physical Therapists
3,420
0.18% $85,710
118 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
3,420
0.18% $50,590
119 Personal Financial Advisors
3,410
0.18% $84,070
120 Management Analysts
3,380
0.18% $81,840
121 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
3,370
0.18% $24,070
122 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
3,330
0.18% $70,620
123 Dental Assistants
3,320
0.17% $39,400
124 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
3,310
0.17% $75,230
125 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
3,310
0.17% $55,390
126 All Other Managers
3,260
0.17% $100,880
127 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
3,260
0.17% $76,590
128 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
3,140
0.17% $25,480
129 Bill and Account Collectors
3,100
0.16% $38,940
130 Respiratory Therapists
3,070
0.16% $61,010
131 Other Teachers and Instructors
3,020
0.16% $48,190
132 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
2,940
0.15% $38,080
133 Recreation Workers
2,890
0.15% $24,060
134 Counter and Rental Clerks
2,890
0.15% $34,050
135 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
2,860
0.15% $31,880
136 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
2,850
0.15% $43,030
137 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
2,830
0.15% $49,670
138 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
2,800
0.15% $48,810
139 Food Batchmakers
2,790
0.15% $36,630
140 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
2,760
0.15% $34,100
141 Printing Press Operators
2,740
0.14% $36,470
142 Mechanical Engineers
2,730
0.14% $80,350
143 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
2,720
0.14% $38,670
144 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
2,680
0.14% $89,890
145 Civil Engineers
2,680
0.14% $80,410
146 Chief Executives
2,660
0.14% $157,790
147 Speech-Language Pathologists
2,630
0.14% $78,490
148 Highway Maintenance Workers
2,630
0.14% $31,440
149 Other Education, Training, and Library Workers
2,620
0.14% $49,850
150 Cargo and Freight Agents
2,620
0.14% $44,010
151 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
2,590
0.14% $76,840
152 Property, Real Estate Managers
2,580
0.14% $46,900
153 Computer Network Support Specialists
2,570
0.14% $60,580
154 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
2,570
0.14% $36,980
155 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
2,550
0.13% $25,310
156 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
2,520
0.13% $56,110
157 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
2,460
0.13% $44,510
158 Instructional Coordinators
2,410
0.13% $63,780
159 Dental Hygienists
2,400
0.13% $72,930
160 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
2,390
0.13% $36,000
161 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
2,380
0.13% $29,580
162 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
2,370
0.12% $26,910
163 Administrative Services Managers
2,340
0.12% $97,360
164 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
2,340
0.12% $55,240
165 Civil Engineering Technicians
2,330
0.12% $45,190
166 Emergency Medical Technicians
2,330
0.12% $29,480
167 Data Entry Keyers
2,330
0.12% $32,780
168 Computer and Information Systems Managers
2,300
0.12% $121,170
169 Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers
2,300
0.12% $46,320
170 Other Postsecondary Teachers
2,290
0.12% $57,930
171 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,290
0.12% $61,810
172 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
2,280
0.12% $43,130
173 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
2,280
0.12% $24,420
174 Phlebotomists
2,270
0.12% $36,160
175 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
2,250
0.12% $57,250
176 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
2,240
0.12% $43,430
177 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
2,210
0.12% $80,680
178 Physical Therapist Assistants
2,200
0.12% $60,730
179 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
2,200
0.12% $39,740
180 Graphic Designers
2,180
0.11% $49,130
181 Real Estate Sales Agents
2,160
0.11% $36,050
182 Logisticians
2,150
0.11% $63,000
183 Public Relations Specialists
2,150
0.11% $58,360
184 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
2,150
0.11% $46,030
185 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
2,130
0.11% $21,050
186 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
2,130
0.11% $43,240
187 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
2,100
0.11% $45,570
188 Marketing Managers
2,080
0.11% $117,980
189 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
2,070
0.11% $39,170
190 Legal Secretaries
2,040
0.11% $34,230
191 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
2,040
0.11% $40,670
192 Occupational Therapists
2,030
0.11% $81,130
193 Surgical Technologists
2,030
0.11% $49,360
194 Residential Advisors
2,010
0.11% $27,710
195 Machine Feeders and Offbearers
2,000
0.11% $35,640
196 Family Medicine Physicians
1,990
0.10% $215,210
197 Human Resources Managers
1,980
0.10% $106,090
198 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
1,980
0.10% $36,180
199 Cost Estimators
1,970
0.10% $61,420
200 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
1,970
0.10% $56,350

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