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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Utah

What professions have the highest employment in Utah? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Utah. We note that the total employment in Utah is 1,627,200. The most popular job is the general and operations manager profession, which employs 60,960 people (3.75 percent of the total employment in Utah). The second most common job is the customer service representative profession which employs 53,870 people (3.31 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Utah is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,627,200
100.00% $44,470
2 General and Operations Managers
60,960
3.75% $78,430
3 Customer Service Representatives
53,870
3.31% $36,490
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers
50,100
3.08% $26,470
5 Retail Salespersons
36,950
2.27% $30,280
6 Office Clerks, General
32,820
2.02% $36,890
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
30,340
1.86% $33,620
8 Cashiers
28,720
1.76% $27,520
9 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
26,380
1.62% $35,400
10 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
23,660
1.45% $28,230
11 Registered Nurses
22,830
1.40% $77,240
12 Software Developers
22,030
1.35% $107,990
13 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
21,830
1.34% $52,570
14 Construction Laborers
20,570
1.26% $39,170
15 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
19,010
1.17% $38,270
16 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
18,240
1.12% $54,050
17 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
17,980
1.10% $28,280
18 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
17,670
1.09% $34,020
19 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
16,540
1.02% $36,210
20 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
15,190
0.93% $60,450
21 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
15,080
0.93% $43,700
22 Waiters and Waitresses
14,320
0.88% $30,020
23 Accountants and Auditors
14,300
0.88% $69,100
24 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
14,210
0.87% $57,240
25 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
14,010
0.86% $58,860
26 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
13,210
0.81% $31,150
27 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
12,960
0.80% $44,740
28 Project Management Specialists
12,830
0.79% $82,390
29 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
12,760
0.78% $59,040
30 Nursing Assistants
12,400
0.76% $33,200
31 Receptionists and Information Clerks
12,160
0.75% $31,770
32 Restaurant Cooks
12,080
0.74% $34,790
33 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
11,900
0.73% $40,130
34 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
11,860
0.73% $68,320
35 Carpenters
11,750
0.72% $48,260
36 Computer User Support Specialists
11,720
0.72% $51,700
37 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
11,600
0.71% $37,110
38 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
10,900
0.67% $35,490
39 Electricians
10,700
0.66% $54,690
40 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
10,350
0.64% $62,370
41 Other Business Operations Specialists
9,450
0.58% $73,280
42 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
9,270
0.57% $43,010
43 Medical Assistants
9,220
0.57% $37,530
44 Human Resources Specialists
9,070
0.56% $58,430
45 Financial Managers
8,270
0.51% $123,220
46 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
8,130
0.50% $61,160
47 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
7,710
0.47% $30,620
48 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
7,670
0.47% $45,150
49 Fast Food Cooks
6,980
0.43% $28,320
50 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
6,700
0.41% $44,820
51 Packers and Packagers
6,570
0.40% $34,330
52 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
6,430
0.40% $46,290
53 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
6,430
0.40% $32,210
54 Management Analysts
6,390
0.39% $78,100
55 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
6,390
0.39% $52,200
56 Training and Development Specialists
6,200
0.38% $53,530
57 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
6,180
0.38% $37,390
58 Computer and Information Systems Managers
6,090
0.37% $137,510
59 Social and Human Service Assistants
6,090
0.37% $36,550
60 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
6,030
0.37% $45,080
61 Dental Assistants
5,920
0.36% $36,910
62 Sales Managers
5,730
0.35% $124,860
63 Food Preparation Workers
5,700
0.35% $29,490
64 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
5,690
0.35% $71,610
65 Security Guards
5,660
0.35% $31,180
66 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
5,460
0.34% $53,190
67 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
5,340
0.33% $59,590
68 Computer Occupations, All Other
5,320
0.33% $83,130
69 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
5,200
0.32% $61,380
70 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
5,190
0.32% $48,940
71 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
5,140
0.32% $58,640
72 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
5,140
0.32% $49,440
73 Marketing Managers
5,110
0.31% $126,020
74 Loan Officers
5,040
0.31% $49,980
75 Medical Secretaries
4,930
0.30% $36,640
76 Insurance Sales Agents
4,770
0.29% $46,660
77 Lawyers
4,760
0.29% $113,640
78 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
4,550
0.28% $65,610
79 Pharmacy Technicians
4,550
0.28% $41,790
80 Billing and Posting Clerks
4,460
0.27% $39,100
81 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
4,450
0.27% $34,410
82 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
4,380
0.27% $50,180
83 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
4,310
0.26% $27,140
84 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
4,230
0.26% $29,760
85 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
4,130
0.25% $50,470
86 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
4,120
0.25% $24,140
87 Recreation Workers
4,120
0.25% $28,870
88 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
4,100
0.25% $29,810
89 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
4,080
0.25% $52,820
90 Medical and Health Services Managers
4,040
0.25% $99,660
91 Tellers
3,960
0.24% $34,560
92 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
3,920
0.24% $47,570
93 All Other Managers
3,900
0.24% $108,240
94 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
3,780
0.23% $85,840
95 Civil Engineers
3,770
0.23% $80,300
96 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
3,760
0.23% $38,960
97 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
3,750
0.23% $60,690
98 Mechanical Engineers
3,690
0.23% $88,000
99 Dishwashers
3,680
0.23% $26,450
100 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
3,680
0.23% $38,720
101 Other Production Workers
3,680
0.23% $36,600
102 Childcare Workers
3,670
0.23% $26,770
103 Bill and Account Collectors
3,610
0.22% $38,730
104 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
3,580
0.22% $45,560
105 Machinists
3,570
0.22% $58,490
106 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
3,480
0.21% $49,920
107 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
3,410
0.21% $26,620
108 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
3,410
0.21% $61,530
109 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
3,400
0.21% $59,430
110 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
3,370
0.21% $28,360
111 Personal Financial Advisors
3,320
0.20% $65,540
112 Chief Executives
3,270
0.20% $160,660
113 Logisticians
3,260
0.20% $78,390
114 Bartenders
3,240
0.20% $30,140
115 Compliance Officers
3,210
0.20% $58,990
116 Dental Hygienists
3,210
0.20% $75,540
117 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
3,200
0.20% $127,200
118 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
3,150
0.19% $61,520
119 Construction Managers
3,090
0.19% $97,120
120 Cost Estimators
3,080
0.19% $66,720
121 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
3,070
0.19% $85,050
122 Data Scientists
3,070
0.19% $81,250
123 Bakers
3,030
0.19% $29,260
124 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
3,020
0.19% $33,180
125 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
2,900
0.18% $76,270
126 Industrial Engineers
2,890
0.18% $95,610
127 Pharmacists
2,890
0.18% $135,770
128 Computer Programmers
2,850
0.18% $93,460
129 Computer Systems Analysts
2,840
0.17% $85,260
130 Parts Salespersons
2,820
0.17% $37,080
131 Graphic Designers
2,800
0.17% $52,010
132 Financial Analysts
2,760
0.17% $64,940
133 Property, Real Estate Managers
2,750
0.17% $50,580
134 Nurse Practitioners
2,740
0.17% $112,490
135 Food Batchmakers
2,720
0.17% $36,850
136 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
2,710
0.17% $51,580
137 Driver/Sales Workers
2,660
0.16% $31,200
138 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
2,650
0.16% $38,170
139 Coaches and Scouts
2,630
0.16% $37,450
140 Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
2,620
0.16% $44,720
141 Instructional Coordinators
2,610
0.16% $56,560
142 Data Entry Keyers
2,590
0.16% $38,220
143 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
2,580
0.16% $36,110
144 Counter and Rental Clerks
2,560
0.16% $33,420
145 All Other Physicians
2,460
0.15% n/a
146 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
2,460
0.15% $27,060
147 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
2,450
0.15% $45,210
148 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
2,410
0.15% $102,810
149 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
2,410
0.15% $46,830
150 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
2,400
0.15% $77,010
151 Real Estate Sales Agents
2,390
0.15% $51,820
152 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
2,330
0.14% $46,550
153 Roofers
2,310
0.14% $47,520
154 Postal Service Mail Carriers
2,300
0.14% $55,390
155 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
2,300
0.14% $37,950
156 Industrial Production Managers
2,280
0.14% $101,610
157 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
2,240
0.14% $43,220
158 Firefighters
2,230
0.14% $41,590
159 Tire Repairers and Changers
2,190
0.13% $30,750
160 Administrative Services Managers
2,160
0.13% $100,820
161 Crossing Guards
2,160
0.13% $30,020
162 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
2,150
0.13% $38,410
163 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
2,140
0.13% $84,000
164 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
2,140
0.13% $27,470
165 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
2,140
0.13% $57,390
166 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
2,120
0.13% $43,850
167 Postsecondary Education Administrators
2,110
0.13% $83,870
168 Postsecondary Teaching Assistants
2,080
0.13% $28,270
169 Physical Therapists
2,050
0.13% $86,280
170 Architectural and Civil Drafters
2,020
0.12% $52,000
171 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
2,020
0.12% $24,080
172 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,010
0.12% $40,290
173 Food Service Managers
1,990
0.12% $51,210
174 Web Developers
1,990
0.12% $61,330
175 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
1,980
0.12% $60,870
176 Electrical Engineers
1,940
0.12% $106,200
177 Order Clerks
1,930
0.12% $35,880
178 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
1,920
0.12% $37,060
179 Other Teachers and Instructors
1,860
0.11% $52,140
180 Correctional Officers and Jailers
1,840
0.11% $47,940
181 Tile and Marble Setters
1,820
0.11% $50,620
182 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
1,820
0.11% $62,150
183 Residential Advisors
1,800
0.11% $33,610
184 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
1,770
0.11% $42,640
185 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
1,760
0.11% $47,070
186 Printing Press Operators
1,760
0.11% $36,290
187 Physician Assistants
1,750
0.11% $123,320
188 Engineers, All Other
1,740
0.11% $91,340
189 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,740
0.11% $44,550
190 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
1,720
0.11% $55,510
191 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
1,720
0.11% $46,390
192 Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers
1,710
0.11% $48,810
193 Audio and Video Equipment Technicians
1,700
0.10% $45,520
194 Sheet Metal Workers
1,700
0.10% $51,320
195 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
1,690
0.10% $48,640
196 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
1,690
0.10% $22,180
197 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
1,680
0.10% $64,270
198 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
1,680
0.10% $48,950
199 Information Security Analysts
1,670
0.10% $103,570
200 Massage Therapists
1,670
0.10% $51,100

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