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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Nebraska

What professions have the highest employment in Nebraska? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Nebraska. We note that the total employment in Nebraska is 970,540. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 25,270 people (2.60 percent of the total employment in Nebraska). The second most common job is the heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver profession which employs 24,470 people (2.52 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Nebraska is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
970,540
100.00% $44,100
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers
25,270
2.60% $26,040
3 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
24,470
2.52% $57,480
4 Cashiers
22,940
2.36% $27,070
5 Retail Salespersons
21,340
2.20% $29,070
6 General and Operations Managers
20,850
2.15% $79,320
7 Registered Nurses
19,870
2.05% $74,990
8 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
17,370
1.79% $36,220
9 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
16,700
1.72% $38,520
10 Customer Service Representatives
16,590
1.71% $36,360
11 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
15,560
1.60% $29,640
12 Nursing Assistants
15,120
1.56% $35,470
13 Stockers and Order Fillers
14,150
1.46% $31,080
14 Waiters and Waitresses
12,690
1.31% $22,510
15 Office Clerks, General
12,210
1.26% $34,330
16 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
10,830
1.12% $42,640
17 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
10,300
1.06% $28,740
18 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
9,760
1.01% $56,480
19 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
9,730
1.00% $29,210
20 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
9,700
1.00% $43,840
21 Accountants and Auditors
9,300
0.96% $65,100
22 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
8,850
0.91% $61,130
23 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
8,410
0.87% $59,600
24 Childcare Workers
8,050
0.83% $27,740
25 Software Developers
7,350
0.76% $106,720
26 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
7,200
0.74% $60,800
27 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
6,870
0.71% $43,760
28 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
6,680
0.69% $36,100
29 Food Preparation Workers
6,470
0.67% $27,920
30 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
6,360
0.66% $36,180
31 Human Resources Specialists
6,300
0.65% $55,000
32 Bartenders
6,100
0.63% $22,980
33 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
6,020
0.62% $28,380
34 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
5,800
0.60% $37,960
35 Construction Laborers
5,760
0.59% $38,790
36 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
5,750
0.59% $37,850
37 Carpenters
5,680
0.59% $44,290
38 Electricians
5,650
0.58% $49,890
39 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
5,570
0.57% $50,680
40 Receptionists and Information Clerks
5,410
0.56% $32,840
41 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
5,410
0.56% $66,050
42 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
5,190
0.53% $61,030
43 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
5,180
0.53% $41,800
44 Insurance Sales Agents
5,110
0.53% $57,510
45 Financial Managers
4,880
0.50% $124,310
46 Computer User Support Specialists
4,740
0.49% $49,810
47 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
4,710
0.49% $38,870
48 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
4,510
0.46% $30,830
49 Security Guards
4,490
0.46% $30,450
50 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
4,470
0.46% $35,210
51 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
4,320
0.45% $67,460
52 Billing and Posting Clerks
4,300
0.44% $40,270
53 Restaurant Cooks
4,280
0.44% $29,420
54 Computer and Information Systems Managers
4,220
0.43% $123,940
55 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
4,180
0.43% $51,020
56 Computer Occupations, All Other
4,120
0.42% $80,870
57 Counter and Rental Clerks
4,120
0.42% $28,590
58 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
4,070
0.42% $40,410
59 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
4,020
0.41% $60,070
60 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
3,990
0.41% $45,680
61 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
3,970
0.41% $46,650
62 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
3,970
0.41% $56,040
63 Tellers
3,880
0.40% $35,030
64 Medical and Health Services Managers
3,860
0.40% $99,220
65 Medical Secretaries
3,840
0.40% $37,750
66 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
3,690
0.38% $58,550
67 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
3,660
0.38% $38,360
68 Driver/Sales Workers
3,660
0.38% $28,860
69 Other Business Operations Specialists
3,620
0.37% $71,570
70 Fast Food Cooks
3,540
0.36% $26,040
71 Slaughterers and Meat Packers
3,500
0.36% $40,020
72 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
3,470
0.36% $39,960
73 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
3,460
0.36% $46,740
74 Computer Systems Analysts
3,450
0.36% $85,190
75 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
3,380
0.35% $43,640
76 All Other Managers
3,370
0.35% $103,440
77 Management Analysts
3,370
0.35% $79,550
78 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
3,350
0.35% $46,430
79 Lawyers
3,330
0.34% $102,860
80 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
3,330
0.34% $49,510
81 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
3,320
0.34% $62,070
82 Compliance Officers
3,260
0.34% $63,230
83 Loan Officers
3,250
0.33% $77,230
84 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
3,220
0.33% $56,920
85 Packers and Packagers
3,170
0.33% $28,860
86 Sales Managers
3,130
0.32% $105,290
87 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
3,080
0.32% $47,800
88 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
3,010
0.31% $49,240
89 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
2,830
0.29% $64,620
90 Training and Development Specialists
2,790
0.29% $62,550
91 Construction Managers
2,760
0.28% $81,070
92 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
2,750
0.28% $27,370
93 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
2,700
0.28% $61,320
94 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
2,670
0.28% $38,960
95 Chief Executives
2,640
0.27% $187,730
96 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
2,630
0.27% $62,410
97 Dishwashers
2,590
0.27% $24,120
98 Pharmacy Technicians
2,570
0.26% $36,620
99 Correctional Officers and Jailers
2,510
0.26% $46,500
100 Highway Maintenance Workers
2,480
0.26% $40,180
101 Medical Assistants
2,470
0.25% $37,740
102 Administrative Services Managers
2,410
0.25% $94,510
103 Recreation Workers
2,350
0.24% $27,110
104 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
2,310
0.24% $57,740
105 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
2,250
0.23% $76,580
106 Dental Assistants
2,240
0.23% $43,560
107 Parts Salespersons
2,230
0.23% $38,020
108 Pharmacists
2,210
0.23% $126,450
109 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
2,200
0.23% $58,600
110 Postal Service Mail Carriers
2,160
0.22% $54,020
111 Project Management Specialists
2,150
0.22% $79,350
112 School Bus Drivers
2,130
0.22% $44,360
113 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
2,120
0.22% $85,120
114 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
2,090
0.22% $27,370
115 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
2,080
0.21% $32,890
116 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
2,000
0.21% $77,380
117 Marketing Managers
1,990
0.21% $102,590
118 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
1,970
0.20% $28,220
119 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
1,960
0.20% $76,960
120 Civil Engineers
1,940
0.20% $80,650
121 Social and Human Service Assistants
1,940
0.20% $31,960
122 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
1,910
0.20% $36,510
123 Graphic Designers
1,900
0.20% $49,820
124 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
1,860
0.19% $22,020
125 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
1,850
0.19% $23,560
126 Machinists
1,840
0.19% $48,990
127 Computer Network Support Specialists
1,830
0.19% $56,300
128 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
1,770
0.18% $63,230
129 Medical Records Specialists
1,770
0.18% $46,120
130 Bakers
1,760
0.18% $28,900
131 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
1,730
0.18% $47,110
132 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
1,720
0.18% $50,610
133 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
1,680
0.17% $55,340
134 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
1,670
0.17% $102,970
135 Physical Therapists
1,650
0.17% $90,670
136 Real Estate Sales Agents
1,630
0.17% $38,070
137 Industrial Production Managers
1,610
0.17% $97,760
138 Nurse Practitioners
1,610
0.17% $115,920
139 Other Production Workers
1,610
0.17% $38,800
140 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
1,600
0.16% $49,480
141 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
1,600
0.16% $34,810
142 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
1,600
0.16% $32,690
143 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
1,580
0.16% $80,030
144 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
1,580
0.16% $38,830
145 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
1,570
0.16% $25,650
146 Food Service Managers
1,540
0.16% $58,830
147 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,540
0.16% $38,980
148 Printing Press Operators
1,530
0.16% $39,110
149 Radiologic Technologists
1,520
0.16% $61,930
150 Legal Secretaries
1,510
0.16% $38,210
151 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
1,510
0.16% $47,800
152 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
1,500
0.15% $43,510
153 Cost Estimators
1,490
0.15% $63,700
154 Industrial Engineers
1,470
0.15% $82,780
155 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
1,450
0.15% $102,600
156 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
1,440
0.15% $49,920
157 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
1,430
0.15% $58,710
158 Public Relations Specialists
1,430
0.15% $57,240
159 Postsecondary Education Administrators
1,420
0.15% $80,890
160 Family Medicine Physicians
1,420
0.15% n/a
161 Physician Assistants
1,410
0.15% $120,260
162 Telemarketers
1,410
0.15% $25,630
163 Coaches and Scouts
1,400
0.14% $46,250
164 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,370
0.14% $43,540
165 Property, Real Estate Managers
1,320
0.14% $57,430
166 Data Scientists
1,310
0.13% $84,490
167 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
1,310
0.13% $59,160
168 All Other Physicians
1,310
0.13% n/a
169 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
1,310
0.13% $36,450
170 Social and Community Service Managers
1,300
0.13% $65,930
171 Instructional Coordinators
1,280
0.13% $60,760
172 Human Resources Managers
1,270
0.13% $108,780
173 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
1,270
0.13% $61,350
174 Personal Financial Advisors
1,260
0.13% $80,530
175 Dental Hygienists
1,260
0.13% $78,760
176 Agricultural Equipment Operators
1,260
0.13% $39,890
177 Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
1,260
0.13% $67,970
178 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
1,240
0.13% $28,340
179 Helpers--Production Workers
1,240
0.13% $36,340
180 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
1,230
0.13% $50,460
181 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
1,220
0.13% $45,560
182 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
1,220
0.13% $45,360
183 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
1,220
0.13% $29,940
184 Structural Iron and Steel Workers
1,210
0.12% $48,550
185 Roofers
1,190
0.12% $45,830
186 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
1,180
0.12% $80,750
187 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
1,180
0.12% $37,410
188 Speech-Language Pathologists
1,170
0.12% $76,140
189 Bill and Account Collectors
1,170
0.12% $36,730
190 Architectural and Engineering Managers
1,160
0.12% $129,160
191 Computer Programmers
1,150
0.12% $95,350
192 Occupational Therapists
1,150
0.12% $83,530
193 Data Entry Keyers
1,150
0.12% $36,290
194 Computer Network Architects
1,140
0.12% $102,640
195 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
1,140
0.12% $63,090
196 Insurance Underwriters
1,130
0.12% $66,570
197 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
1,120
0.12% $61,810
198 Short Order Cooks
1,120
0.12% $28,980
199 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
1,120
0.12% $25,860
200 Financial Analysts
1,090
0.11% $73,460

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