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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Virginia

What professions have the highest employment in Virginia? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Virginia. We note that the total employment in Virginia is 3,873,060. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 94,940 people (2.45 percent of the total employment in Virginia). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 93,280 people (2.41 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Virginia is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
3,873,060
100.00% $48,290
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers
94,940
2.45% $26,220
3 Retail Salespersons
93,280
2.41% $29,230
4 General and Operations Managers
89,710
2.32% $117,120
5 Cashiers
86,420
2.23% $26,840
6 Software Developers
84,220
2.17% $130,980
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
74,270
1.92% $31,870
8 Customer Service Representatives
70,850
1.83% $36,550
9 Office Clerks, General
70,350
1.82% $38,210
10 Registered Nurses
69,510
1.79% $79,700
11 Management Analysts
65,200
1.68% $103,480
12 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
58,670
1.51% $25,000
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
58,340
1.51% $29,660
14 Waiters and Waitresses
52,300
1.35% $29,290
15 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
51,070
1.32% $35,570
16 Accountants and Auditors
49,030
1.27% $79,880
17 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
43,380
1.12% $48,490
18 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
39,990
1.03% $61,050
19 Other Business Operations Specialists
37,680
0.97% $83,620
20 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
37,400
0.97% $44,610
21 Nursing Assistants
36,830
0.95% $32,620
22 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
36,360
0.94% $67,560
23 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
36,140
0.93% $60,210
24 Restaurant Cooks
35,290
0.91% $30,200
25 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
34,270
0.88% $39,720
26 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
32,970
0.85% $47,180
27 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
32,930
0.85% $46,050
28 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
32,360
0.84% $36,740
29 Security Guards
32,260
0.83% $36,120
30 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
30,830
0.80% $30,900
31 Project Management Specialists
30,420
0.79% $102,800
32 Human Resources Specialists
30,050
0.78% $72,640
33 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
28,340
0.73% $61,630
34 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
27,340
0.71% $38,170
35 Receptionists and Information Clerks
26,940
0.70% $31,720
36 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
24,570
0.63% $62,190
37 Computer Systems Analysts
24,080
0.62% $105,870
38 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
23,790
0.61% $36,420
39 Construction Laborers
23,370
0.60% $36,370
40 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
23,210
0.60% $35,640
41 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
23,040
0.59% $65,150
42 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
22,390
0.58% $67,720
43 Computer User Support Specialists
21,870
0.56% $60,360
44 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
21,640
0.56% $28,150
45 Electricians
21,590
0.56% $59,380
46 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
21,580
0.56% $78,810
47 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
19,750
0.51% $47,410
48 All Other Managers
18,580
0.48% $143,060
49 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
18,500
0.48% $60,410
50 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
18,490
0.48% $51,150
51 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
18,490
0.48% $36,300
52 Food Preparation Workers
18,060
0.47% $27,200
53 Information Security Analysts
17,960
0.46% $130,130
54 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
17,190
0.44% $58,310
55 Lawyers
17,120
0.44% $141,430
56 Financial Managers
17,080
0.44% $161,710
57 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
16,720
0.43% $30,840
58 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
16,580
0.43% $74,010
59 Carpenters
16,360
0.42% $48,510
60 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
16,280
0.42% $45,660
61 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
15,860
0.41% $103,860
62 Medical Assistants
15,230
0.39% $37,500
63 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
14,930
0.39% $56,560
64 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
14,650
0.38% $65,710
65 Computer and Information Systems Managers
14,210
0.37% $172,760
66 Training and Development Specialists
13,910
0.36% $70,510
67 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
13,850
0.36% $50,460
68 Fast Food Cooks
13,760
0.36% $28,630
69 School Bus Drivers
13,660
0.35% $41,600
70 Computer Occupations, All Other
13,400
0.35% $120,330
71 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
12,640
0.33% $53,460
72 Counter and Rental Clerks
12,590
0.33% $37,930
73 Medical Secretaries
12,210
0.32% $39,410
74 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
12,060
0.31% $50,500
75 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
11,790
0.30% $58,470
76 Insurance Sales Agents
11,580
0.30% $50,270
77 Social and Human Service Assistants
11,530
0.30% $38,890
78 Compliance Officers
11,210
0.29% $75,210
79 Correctional Officers and Jailers
11,120
0.29% $42,490
80 Driver/Sales Workers
10,930
0.28% $36,140
81 Childcare Workers
10,890
0.28% $28,040
82 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
10,660
0.28% $27,190
83 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
10,600
0.27% $47,350
84 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
10,470
0.27% $59,500
85 Pharmacy Technicians
10,440
0.27% $37,440
86 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
10,300
0.27% $61,670
87 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
10,160
0.26% $72,320
88 Loan Officers
10,090
0.26% $77,910
89 Firefighters
10,060
0.26% $51,370
90 Bartenders
9,980
0.26% $34,940
91 Dishwashers
9,970
0.26% $27,910
92 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
9,930
0.26% $55,180
93 Computer Network Architects
9,880
0.26% $130,350
94 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
9,760
0.25% $99,760
95 Civil Engineers
9,500
0.25% $89,710
96 Financial Analysts
9,430
0.24% $99,960
97 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
9,430
0.24% $34,470
98 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
9,300
0.24% $51,030
99 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
9,290
0.24% $52,040
100 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
9,150
0.24% $45,960
101 Medical and Health Services Managers
9,120
0.24% $107,020
102 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
9,090
0.23% $23,590
103 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
8,940
0.23% $27,590
104 Logisticians
8,600
0.22% $80,180
105 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
8,560
0.22% $34,760
106 Machinists
8,250
0.21% $58,250
107 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
8,240
0.21% $38,380
108 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
8,160
0.21% $105,570
109 Dental Assistants
8,110
0.21% $45,620
110 Postal Service Mail Carriers
8,080
0.21% $53,680
111 Tellers
8,050
0.21% $36,590
112 Cost Estimators
7,890
0.20% $72,880
113 Billing and Posting Clerks
7,890
0.20% $40,780
114 Parts Salespersons
7,840
0.20% $30,760
115 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
7,790
0.20% $28,520
116 Public Relations Specialists
7,700
0.20% $76,960
117 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
7,650
0.20% $62,440
118 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
7,650
0.20% $29,180
119 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
7,640
0.20% $100,740
120 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
7,430
0.19% $46,840
121 Packers and Packagers
7,270
0.19% $29,970
122 Sales Managers
7,250
0.19% $165,160
123 Pharmacists
7,250
0.19% $134,070
124 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
7,170
0.19% $49,930
125 Nurse Practitioners
7,040
0.18% $110,860
126 Operations Research Analysts
6,890
0.18% $125,520
127 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
6,890
0.18% $45,880
128 Database Architects
6,860
0.18% $103,110
129 All Other Physicians
6,860
0.18% $170,820
130 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
6,770
0.17% $28,150
131 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
6,740
0.17% $29,140
132 Computer Network Support Specialists
6,730
0.17% $78,010
133 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
6,690
0.17% $36,580
134 Physical Therapists
6,610
0.17% $97,780
135 Coaches and Scouts
6,580
0.17% $45,180
136 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
6,550
0.17% $45,320
137 Chief Executives
6,480
0.17% $235,060
138 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
6,440
0.17% $52,360
139 Other Legal Support Workers
6,300
0.16% $140,400
140 Mechanical Engineers
6,280
0.16% $98,060
141 Recreation Workers
6,220
0.16% $30,860
142 Helpers--Production Workers
6,120
0.16% $32,880
143 Instructional Coordinators
6,100
0.16% $73,710
144 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
6,060
0.16% $61,960
145 Real Estate Sales Agents
6,050
0.16% $57,810
146 Construction Managers
5,940
0.15% $102,870
147 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
5,850
0.15% $28,340
148 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
5,840
0.15% $80,740
149 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
5,750
0.15% $46,420
150 Personal Financial Advisors
5,720
0.15% $90,380
151 Database Administrators
5,650
0.15% $99,220
152 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
5,640
0.15% $51,340
153 Marketing Managers
5,580
0.14% $163,350
154 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
5,450
0.14% $109,490
155 Engineers, All Other
5,390
0.14% $131,190
156 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
5,340
0.14% $59,950
157 Dental Hygienists
5,340
0.14% $93,600
158 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
5,330
0.14% $46,100
159 Graphic Designers
5,320
0.14% $61,820
160 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
5,320
0.14% $37,170
161 Industrial Engineers
5,210
0.13% $96,920
162 General Dentists
5,200
0.13% $173,290
163 Electrical Engineers
5,170
0.13% $102,360
164 Radiologic Technologists
5,150
0.13% $66,570
165 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
5,120
0.13% $44,400
166 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
5,100
0.13% $24,040
167 Human Resources Managers
5,030
0.13% $145,720
168 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
4,940
0.13% $43,350
169 Web Developers
4,750
0.12% $101,060
170 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
4,720
0.12% $35,290
171 Other Financial Specialists
4,600
0.12% $84,890
172 Telemarketers
4,580
0.12% $31,730
173 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
4,570
0.12% $37,560
174 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
4,550
0.12% $57,080
175 Family Medicine Physicians
4,550
0.12% $215,000
176 Medical Records Specialists
4,550
0.12% $48,550
177 Emergency Medical Technicians
4,510
0.12% $37,440
178 Data Scientists
4,500
0.12% $132,400
179 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
4,480
0.12% $56,760
180 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
4,440
0.11% $48,570
181 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
4,430
0.11% $63,510
182 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians
4,290
0.11% $75,750
183 Bill and Account Collectors
4,280
0.11% $38,870
184 Construction and Building Inspectors
4,280
0.11% $62,380
185 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
4,260
0.11% $44,450
186 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
4,250
0.11% $44,610
187 Physician Assistants
4,230
0.11% $119,440
188 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers
4,200
0.11% $33,530
189 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
4,160
0.11% $49,200
190 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
4,120
0.11% $72,260
191 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
4,080
0.11% $62,510
192 Data Entry Keyers
4,000
0.10% $31,920
193 Social Scientists and Related Workers
3,960
0.10% $117,500
194 Bakers
3,950
0.10% $33,600
195 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
3,930
0.10% $57,820
196 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
3,920
0.10% $71,860
197 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
3,920
0.10% $31,110
198 Food Service Managers
3,910
0.10% $59,780
199 Manicurists and Pedicurists
3,850
0.10% $34,620
200 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
3,840
0.10% $26,970

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Most popular jobs in major cities/areas of Virginia

Charlottesville Staunton-Waynesboro
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
Harrisonburg Danville
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Lynchburg Roanoke
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Richmond


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