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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Wisconsin

What professions have the highest employment in Wisconsin? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Wisconsin. We note that the total employment in Wisconsin is 2,817,850. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 76,260 people (2.71 percent of the total employment in Wisconsin). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 67,620 people (2.40 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Wisconsin is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
2,817,850
100.00% $45,650
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
76,260
2.71% $29,180
3 Cashiers
67,620
2.40% $28,200
4 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
66,960
2.38% $38,350
5 Retail Salespersons
63,560
2.26% $29,410
6 Registered Nurses
61,100
2.17% $79,750
7 Customer Service Representatives
60,840
2.16% $39,090
8 Fast Food and Counter Workers
54,770
1.94% $23,090
9 Stockers and Order Fillers
51,370
1.82% $31,420
10 Office Clerks, General
51,360
1.82% $38,330
11 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
49,090
1.74% $50,110
12 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
43,320
1.54% $38,210
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
38,620
1.37% $30,670
14 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
35,120
1.25% $64,100
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
34,900
1.24% $45,100
16 Waiters and Waitresses
34,540
1.23% $29,270
17 General and Operations Managers
30,450
1.08% $111,940
18 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
29,560
1.05% $45,900
19 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
26,710
0.95% $60,080
20 Nursing Assistants
26,690
0.95% $36,780
21 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
25,880
0.92% $63,440
22 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
25,730
0.91% $40,820
23 Receptionists and Information Clerks
25,420
0.90% $36,300
24 Accountants and Auditors
25,070
0.89% $72,210
25 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
24,580
0.87% $34,490
26 Bartenders
24,420
0.87% $23,400
27 Restaurant Cooks
23,830
0.85% $31,440
28 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
23,760
0.84% $62,480
29 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
21,880
0.78% $40,770
30 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
21,480
0.76% $35,970
31 Food Preparation Workers
20,360
0.72% $28,620
32 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
19,780
0.70% $37,250
33 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
19,150
0.68% $45,080
34 Software Developers
18,450
0.65% $100,310
35 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
18,420
0.65% $59,720
36 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
18,080
0.64% $49,390
37 Construction Laborers
17,990
0.64% $46,780
38 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
17,780
0.63% $43,900
39 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
17,140
0.61% $38,470
40 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
16,890
0.60% $35,530
41 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
16,640
0.59% $61,550
42 Human Resources Specialists
16,460
0.58% $61,560
43 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
16,440
0.58% $60,420
44 Food Batchmakers
16,260
0.58% $40,460
45 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
16,090
0.57% $50,020
46 Project Management Specialists
16,070
0.57% $91,700
47 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
16,060
0.57% $29,280
48 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
15,270
0.54% $42,870
49 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
14,950
0.53% $76,210
50 Other Business Operations Specialists
14,400
0.51% $60,530
51 Carpenters
14,120
0.50% $51,030
52 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
12,910
0.46% $60,450
53 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
12,890
0.46% $61,200
54 Medical Assistants
12,860
0.46% $42,190
55 Packers and Packagers
12,720
0.45% $32,820
56 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
12,570
0.45% $46,850
57 Driver/Sales Workers
12,110
0.43% $22,890
58 Computer User Support Specialists
12,010
0.43% $54,110
59 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
11,890
0.42% $39,020
60 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
11,850
0.42% $73,360
61 Industrial Engineers
11,680
0.41% $79,660
62 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
11,660
0.41% $57,390
63 Management Analysts
11,540
0.41% $83,700
64 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
11,530
0.41% $71,590
65 Electricians
11,060
0.39% $70,350
66 Computer Systems Analysts
10,870
0.39% $92,380
67 Tellers
10,110
0.36% $36,280
68 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
9,940
0.35% $41,890
69 Security Guards
9,810
0.35% $31,720
70 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
9,700
0.34% $29,860
71 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
9,410
0.33% $62,450
72 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
9,370
0.33% $38,160
73 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
9,330
0.33% $34,820
74 Mechanical Engineers
9,170
0.33% $81,730
75 Financial Managers
9,100
0.32% $129,700
76 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
8,800
0.31% $101,030
77 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
8,800
0.31% $66,020
78 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
8,520
0.30% $38,360
79 All Other Managers
8,470
0.30% $99,820
80 Lawyers
8,430
0.30% $104,560
81 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
8,220
0.29% $82,990
82 Machinists
8,210
0.29% $44,930
83 Pharmacy Technicians
8,190
0.29% $37,390
84 Firefighters
7,980
0.28% $37,750
85 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
7,920
0.28% $47,750
86 School Bus Drivers
7,830
0.28% $38,210
87 Dishwashers
7,630
0.27% $23,290
88 Other Production Workers
7,610
0.27% $31,980
89 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
7,530
0.27% $58,590
90 Printing Press Operators
7,500
0.27% $46,480
91 Insurance Sales Agents
7,430
0.26% $62,190
92 Billing and Posting Clerks
7,240
0.26% $43,490
93 Social and Human Service Assistants
7,220
0.26% $41,360
94 Recreation Workers
7,130
0.25% $28,670
95 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
7,120
0.25% $43,620
96 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
6,950
0.25% $49,380
97 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
6,890
0.24% $68,230
98 Training and Development Specialists
6,880
0.24% $62,940
99 Industrial Production Managers
6,870
0.24% $104,320
100 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
6,850
0.24% $63,750
101 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
6,840
0.24% $49,520
102 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
6,800
0.24% $23,000
103 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
6,790
0.24% $43,560
104 Correctional Officers and Jailers
6,720
0.24% $50,440
105 Counter and Rental Clerks
6,720
0.24% $37,060
106 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
6,700
0.24% $32,890
107 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
6,620
0.23% $50,760
108 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
6,560
0.23% $30,510
109 Dental Assistants
6,550
0.23% $45,280
110 Postal Service Mail Carriers
6,410
0.23% $53,680
111 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
6,140
0.22% $75,430
112 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
6,000
0.21% $44,250
113 Loan Officers
5,970
0.21% $76,030
114 Sales Managers
5,940
0.21% $129,460
115 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
5,930
0.21% $60,700
116 Computer and Information Systems Managers
5,850
0.21% $136,250
117 Parts Salespersons
5,830
0.21% $37,500
118 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
5,700
0.20% $37,110
119 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
5,700
0.20% $56,740
120 Civil Engineers
5,690
0.20% $79,180
121 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
5,690
0.20% $61,690
122 Fast Food Cooks
5,590
0.20% $27,020
123 Highway Maintenance Workers
5,560
0.20% $48,990
124 Pharmacists
5,450
0.19% $134,640
125 Compliance Officers
5,290
0.19% $72,600
126 Personal Financial Advisors
5,240
0.19% $95,320
127 Construction Managers
5,190
0.18% $99,240
128 Medical Secretaries
5,180
0.18% $39,590
129 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
5,070
0.18% $55,780
130 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
5,060
0.18% $26,410
131 Physical Therapists
5,040
0.18% $95,080
132 Medical and Health Services Managers
4,980
0.18% $110,010
133 Food Service Managers
4,960
0.18% $57,380
134 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
4,900
0.17% $35,730
135 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
4,840
0.17% $49,970
136 Nurse Practitioners
4,790
0.17% $120,700
137 Cost Estimators
4,770
0.17% $63,850
138 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
4,770
0.17% $28,230
139 Dental Hygienists
4,760
0.17% $77,170
140 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
4,670
0.17% $40,230
141 Computer Occupations, All Other
4,640
0.16% $78,330
142 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
4,620
0.16% $21,870
143 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
4,580
0.16% $48,150
144 Administrative Services Managers
4,550
0.16% $105,000
145 Electrical Engineers
4,550
0.16% $95,410
146 Graphic Designers
4,550
0.16% $51,040
147 Radiologic Technologists
4,530
0.16% $64,400
148 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
4,530
0.16% $66,600
149 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
4,520
0.16% $28,840
150 Helpers--Production Workers
4,440
0.16% $37,660
151 Public Relations Specialists
4,310
0.15% $63,440
152 Financial Analysts
4,250
0.15% $83,260
153 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
4,250
0.15% $55,630
154 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
4,250
0.15% $42,880
155 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
4,250
0.15% $44,170
156 Architectural and Engineering Managers
4,070
0.14% $130,750
157 Chief Executives
4,060
0.14% $174,920
158 Logisticians
4,040
0.14% $69,790
159 Medical Records Specialists
4,040
0.14% $49,750
160 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
3,980
0.14% $28,220
161 Childcare Workers
3,960
0.14% $26,320
162 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
3,960
0.14% $50,980
163 Slaughterers and Meat Packers
3,960
0.14% $34,170
164 Coaches and Scouts
3,940
0.14% $43,940
165 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
3,910
0.14% $26,210
166 Emergency Medical Technicians
3,900
0.14% $35,640
167 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
3,890
0.14% $46,300
168 Healthcare Social Workers
3,880
0.14% $60,010
169 Web Developers
3,840
0.14% $59,460
170 Psychiatric Technicians
3,820
0.14% $37,660
171 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
3,770
0.13% $61,790
172 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
3,680
0.13% $102,370
173 Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla
3,670
0.13% $40,790
174 Tool and Die Makers
3,600
0.13% $59,710
175 Bakers
3,570
0.13% $30,440
176 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
3,470
0.12% $45,420
177 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
3,340
0.12% $59,610
178 Phlebotomists
3,310
0.12% $39,020
179 Real Estate Sales Agents
3,230
0.11% $46,490
180 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
3,230
0.11% $48,370
181 Occupational Therapists
3,220
0.11% $81,700
182 Postsecondary Teaching Assistants
3,210
0.11% $39,990
183 Data Entry Keyers
3,200
0.11% $33,280
184 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
3,160
0.11% $40,880
185 Couriers and Messengers
3,150
0.11% $29,760
186 Print Binding and Finishing Workers
3,130
0.11% $36,590
187 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
3,110
0.11% $37,440
188 Social and Community Service Managers
3,020
0.11% $73,700
189 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
3,020
0.11% $47,720
190 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
2,980
0.11% $42,880
191 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
2,870
0.10% $95,430
192 Human Resources Managers
2,860
0.10% $124,650
193 Physician Assistants
2,830
0.10% $123,030
194 Computer Programmers
2,800
0.10% $93,960
195 Butchers and Meat Cutters
2,800
0.10% $38,250
196 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
2,790
0.10% $22,960
197 Labor Relations Specialists
2,780
0.10% $48,570
198 Operations Research Analysts
2,770
0.10% $79,490
199 Insurance Underwriters
2,740
0.10% $78,090
200 Data Scientists
2,740
0.10% $95,410

Also see The top paying jobs in Wisconsin.

Most popular jobs in major cities/areas of Wisconsin

Oshkosh-Neenah La Crosse
Janesville Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
Racine Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
Fond du Lac Madison
Appleton Eau Claire
Wausau Duluth
Lake County-Kenosha County Sheboygan
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Green Bay


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