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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Nevada

What professions have the highest employment in Nevada? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Nevada. We note that the total employment in Nevada is 1,412,190. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 42,470 people (3.01 percent of the total employment in Nevada). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 41,090 people (2.91 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Nevada is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,412,190
100.00% $40,810
2 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
42,470
3.01% $36,600
3 General and Operations Managers
41,090
2.91% $82,770
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers
39,170
2.77% $23,310
5 Waiters and Waitresses
37,300
2.64% $21,910
6 Cashiers
36,510
2.59% $26,040
7 Retail Salespersons
35,320
2.50% $30,050
8 Customer Service Representatives
32,390
2.29% $37,120
9 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
29,820
2.11% $29,590
10 Office Clerks, General
24,880
1.76% $39,050
11 Registered Nurses
23,970
1.70% $94,930
12 Stockers and Order Fillers
22,660
1.60% $37,210
13 Restaurant Cooks
20,430
1.45% $34,910
14 Security Guards
19,310
1.37% $29,910
15 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
18,560
1.31% $36,320
16 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
16,830
1.19% $51,040
17 All Other Managers
16,670
1.18% $84,560
18 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
15,730
1.11% $45,330
19 Gaming Dealers
15,340
1.09% $21,770
20 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
14,940
1.06% $58,070
21 Bartenders
14,360
1.02% $22,120
22 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
14,290
1.01% $26,010
23 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
14,270
1.01% $32,880
24 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
13,900
0.98% $43,180
25 Other Business Operations Specialists
13,840
0.98% $62,110
26 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
13,550
0.96% $21,410
27 Carpenters
13,160
0.93% $60,470
28 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
12,210
0.86% $38,820
29 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
11,790
0.83% $39,470
30 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
11,730
0.83% $36,610
31 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
11,520
0.82% $44,870
32 Construction Laborers
10,430
0.74% $44,160
33 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
10,200
0.72% $58,800
34 Food Preparation Workers
9,750
0.69% $29,780
35 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
9,420
0.67% $40,400
36 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
9,250
0.66% $50,760
37 Receptionists and Information Clerks
8,960
0.63% $31,840
38 Dishwashers
8,930
0.63% $28,560
39 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
8,670
0.61% $35,690
40 Fast Food Cooks
7,890
0.56% $27,750
41 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
7,850
0.56% $65,360
42 Medical Assistants
7,570
0.54% $37,290
43 Nursing Assistants
7,480
0.53% $38,540
44 Financial Managers
7,450
0.53% $109,390
45 Accountants and Auditors
7,280
0.52% $63,160
46 Computer User Support Specialists
7,080
0.50% $48,240
47 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
7,080
0.50% $46,920
48 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
6,660
0.47% $76,660
49 Electricians
6,590
0.47% $63,820
50 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
6,140
0.43% $47,740
51 Human Resources Specialists
6,120
0.43% $59,660
52 Packers and Packagers
6,120
0.43% $35,150
53 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
5,940
0.42% $30,610
54 Lawyers
5,840
0.41% $130,800
55 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
5,700
0.40% $50,280
56 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
5,620
0.40% $74,110
57 Driver/Sales Workers
5,590
0.40% $23,320
58 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
5,420
0.38% $67,540
59 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
5,130
0.36% $68,280
60 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
5,030
0.36% $28,310
61 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
5,020
0.36% $23,030
62 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
4,830
0.34% $62,270
63 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
4,800
0.34% $29,100
64 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
4,720
0.33% $48,070
65 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
4,690
0.33% $29,680
66 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
4,590
0.33% $24,910
67 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
4,540
0.32% $27,260
68 Other Production Workers
4,520
0.32% $35,970
69 Project Management Specialists
4,450
0.32% $81,050
70 First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
4,450
0.32% $47,630
71 Sales Managers
4,440
0.31% $103,570
72 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
4,440
0.31% $46,800
73 Pharmacy Technicians
4,430
0.31% $39,940
74 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
4,410
0.31% $59,450
75 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
4,380
0.31% $45,030
76 Chefs and Head Cooks
4,330
0.31% $47,540
77 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
4,330
0.31% $60,090
78 Food Service Managers
4,240
0.30% $50,160
79 Construction Managers
4,230
0.30% $98,360
80 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
4,230
0.30% $65,450
81 Software Developers
4,150
0.29% $107,920
82 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
4,150
0.29% $47,190
83 Property, Real Estate Managers
3,980
0.28% $56,580
84 Counter and Rental Clerks
3,980
0.28% $33,210
85 Medical and Health Services Managers
3,860
0.27% $101,880
86 Marketing Managers
3,720
0.26% $81,970
87 Dental Assistants
3,720
0.26% $45,050
88 Computer Occupations, All Other
3,700
0.26% $91,520
89 Insurance Sales Agents
3,690
0.26% $46,570
90 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
3,670
0.26% $57,120
91 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
3,650
0.26% $61,160
92 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
3,560
0.25% $55,740
93 Other Personal Care and Service Workers
3,380
0.24% $31,450
94 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
3,330
0.24% $38,210
95 Taxi Drivers
3,300
0.23% $28,420
96 Medical Secretaries
3,290
0.23% $37,440
97 Management Analysts
3,280
0.23% $78,300
98 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
3,190
0.23% $61,180
99 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
3,170
0.22% $60,920
100 Compliance Officers
3,050
0.22% $69,470
101 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
2,970
0.21% $50,570
102 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
2,960
0.21% $36,120
103 Training and Development Specialists
2,950
0.21% $51,510
104 Correctional Officers and Jailers
2,950
0.21% $61,750
105 Civil Engineers
2,930
0.21% $89,630
106 Billing and Posting Clerks
2,850
0.20% $40,050
107 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
2,840
0.20% $58,040
108 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
2,790
0.20% $29,640
109 Pharmacists
2,760
0.20% $134,120
110 Loan Officers
2,720
0.19% $65,880
111 Postal Service Mail Carriers
2,670
0.19% $54,250
112 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
2,620
0.19% $41,300
113 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
2,620
0.19% $65,480
114 All Other Physicians
2,610
0.18% $227,990
115 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
2,590
0.18% $29,950
116 Flight Attendants
2,570
0.18% $51,930
117 Bill and Account Collectors
2,490
0.18% $34,490
118 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
2,490
0.18% $28,610
119 School Bus Drivers
2,460
0.17% $41,540
120 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
2,390
0.17% $30,200
121 Order Clerks
2,380
0.17% $33,810
122 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
2,340
0.17% $62,080
123 Social and Human Service Assistants
2,340
0.17% $38,210
124 Tellers
2,290
0.16% $35,930
125 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
2,270
0.16% $27,980
126 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
2,250
0.16% $33,290
127 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
2,250
0.16% $27,270
128 First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
2,230
0.16% $37,380
129 Parts Salespersons
2,200
0.16% $35,530
130 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
2,120
0.15% $62,640
131 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
2,120
0.15% $22,070
132 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
2,090
0.15% $45,910
133 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
2,090
0.15% $47,500
134 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
2,080
0.15% $59,850
135 Personal Financial Advisors
2,050
0.15% $77,300
136 Baggage Porters and Bellhops
1,980
0.14% $27,940
137 Childcare Workers
1,980
0.14% $27,860
138 Firefighters
1,970
0.14% $60,680
139 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
1,970
0.14% $75,840
140 Recreation Workers
1,950
0.14% $27,940
141 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
1,950
0.14% $36,740
142 Cost Estimators
1,920
0.14% $73,240
143 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
1,920
0.14% $28,330
144 Coaches and Scouts
1,910
0.14% $46,500
145 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
1,910
0.14% $61,280
146 Computer Systems Analysts
1,890
0.13% $95,440
147 Short Order Cooks
1,860
0.13% $38,100
148 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
1,850
0.13% $79,770
149 Radiologic Technologists
1,850
0.13% $75,460
150 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
1,810
0.13% $23,150
151 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
1,800
0.13% $101,290
152 Nurse Practitioners
1,800
0.13% $130,050
153 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
1,800
0.13% $38,300
154 Other Teachers and Instructors
1,780
0.13% $52,810
155 Administrative Services Managers
1,770
0.13% $71,020
156 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers
1,740
0.12% $42,080
157 Computer and Information Systems Managers
1,710
0.12% $109,430
158 Real Estate Sales Agents
1,710
0.12% $43,460
159 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1,700
0.12% $47,220
160 Human Resources Managers
1,690
0.12% $81,520
161 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
1,680
0.12% $57,560
162 Instructional Coordinators
1,680
0.12% $65,720
163 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
1,670
0.12% $31,980
164 Other Postsecondary Teachers
1,660
0.12% $46,230
165 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
1,650
0.12% $76,920
166 Massage Therapists
1,650
0.12% $36,010
167 Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
1,650
0.12% $28,620
168 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
1,640
0.12% $85,860
169 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
1,640
0.12% $37,500
170 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
1,630
0.12% $37,410
171 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
1,620
0.11% $47,660
172 Computer Network Support Specialists
1,610
0.11% $65,480
173 Roofers
1,590
0.11% $49,180
174 Psychiatric Technicians
1,580
0.11% $38,140
175 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
1,580
0.11% $35,120
176 Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners
1,580
0.11% $26,810
177 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
1,580
0.11% $83,210
178 Physical Therapists
1,560
0.11% $101,980
179 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
1,560
0.11% $51,020
180 Butchers and Meat Cutters
1,520
0.11% $38,400
181 Other Healthcare Support Workers
1,510
0.11% $41,910
182 Respiratory Therapists
1,490
0.11% $80,650
183 Helpers--Production Workers
1,490
0.11% $45,550
184 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
1,480
0.10% $33,820
185 Bakers
1,480
0.10% $35,740
186 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
1,470
0.10% $38,850
187 Gaming Managers
1,460
0.10% $79,390
188 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
1,420
0.10% $40,210
189 Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
1,420
0.10% $39,890
190 Other Extraction Workers
1,410
0.10% $58,870
191 Medical Records Specialists
1,400
0.10% $37,980
192 Telemarketers
1,400
0.10% $30,840
193 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
1,390
0.10% $53,410
194 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
1,390
0.10% $47,010
195 Parking Lot Attendants
1,390
0.10% $25,820
196 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians
1,380
0.10% $64,000
197 Postsecondary Education Administrators
1,370
0.10% $80,250
198 Printing Press Operators
1,370
0.10% $36,970
199 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
1,360
0.10% $176,940
200 Protective Service Workers, All Other
1,330
0.09% $45,870

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