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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Sumter, SC

What professions have the highest employment in Sumter, SC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Sumter, SC. We note that the total employment in Sumter, SC is 35,970. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 1,190 people (3.31 percent of the total employment in Sumter, SC). The second most common job is the customer service representative profession which employs 1,110 people (3.09 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Sumter, SC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Sumter, SC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	35,970	100.00%	$37,230
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,190	3.31%	$39,610
3	Customer Service Representatives	1,110	3.09%	$33,050
4	Retail Salespersons	1,100	3.06%	$26,490
5	Cashiers	1,070	2.97%	$21,970
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,010	2.81%	$21,770
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	870	2.42%	$32,820
8	Registered Nurses	700	1.95%	$72,330
9	Office Clerks, General	690	1.92%	$29,270
10	General and Operations Managers	610	1.70%	$73,920
11	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	580	1.61%	$22,840
12	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	570	1.58%	$43,830
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	560	1.56%	$27,000
14	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	540	1.50%	$39,280
15	Stockers and Order Fillers	510	1.42%	$24,900
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	490	1.36%	$36,150
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	480	1.33%	$47,610
18	Waiters and Waitresses	480	1.33%	$17,780
19	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	420	1.17%	$37,800
20	Construction Laborers	410	1.14%	$36,820
21	Nursing Assistants	400	1.11%	$29,640
22	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	390	1.08%	$38,690
23	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	370	1.03%	$51,190
24	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	320	0.89%	$63,440
25	Restaurant Cooks	310	0.86%	$28,090
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	300	0.83%	$31,990
27	Fast Food Cooks	300	0.83%	$22,540
28	Childcare Workers	300	0.83%	$26,480
29	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	300	0.83%	$38,600
30	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	300	0.83%	$37,240
31	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	270	0.75%	$20,930
32	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	240	0.67%	$58,020
33	Receptionists and Information Clerks	230	0.64%	$28,930
34	Machinists	230	0.64%	$41,550
35	Other Business Operations Specialists	220	0.61%	$75,030
36	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	210	0.58%	$60,360
37	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	200	0.56%	$49,530
38	Other Teachers and Instructors	190	0.53%	$65,900
39	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	190	0.53%	$23,770
40	Food Preparation Workers	190	0.53%	$22,480
41	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	190	0.53%	$22,270
42	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	190	0.53%	$59,340
43	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	190	0.53%	$69,390
44	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	190	0.53%	$44,510
45	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	180	0.50%	$48,520
46	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	180	0.50%	$45,760
47	Medical Assistants	170	0.47%	$35,450
48	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	160	0.44%	$29,730
49	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	160	0.44%	$35,900
50	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	160	0.44%	$38,730
51	Accountants and Auditors	150	0.42%	$62,970
52	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	150	0.42%	$68,890
53	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	150	0.42%	$29,130
54	Human Resources Specialists	140	0.39%	$59,450
55	Pharmacy Technicians	140	0.39%	$35,120
56	Firefighters	140	0.39%	$36,860
57	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	140	0.39%	$43,400
58	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	140	0.39%	$47,480
59	Postal Service Mail Carriers	140	0.39%	$46,820
60	Medical Secretaries	140	0.39%	$34,930
61	Tellers	130	0.36%	$35,170
62	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	130	0.36%	$42,180
63	Dental Assistants	120	0.33%	$40,040
64	Insurance Sales Agents	120	0.33%	$47,300
65	Medical and Health Services Managers	110	0.31%	$97,520
66	Management Analysts	110	0.31%	$95,220
67	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	110	0.31%	$28,930
68	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	110	0.31%	$48,470
69	Carpenters	110	0.31%	$37,460
70	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	110	0.31%	$49,980
71	School Bus Drivers	110	0.31%	$36,020
72	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	100	0.28%	$79,920
73	Computer User Support Specialists	100	0.28%	$46,190
74	Software Developers	100	0.28%	$114,310
75	Pharmacists	100	0.28%	$125,000
76	Driver/Sales Workers	100	0.28%	$19,450
77	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	100	0.28%	$35,620
78	Financial Managers	90	0.25%	$104,340
79	Industrial Production Managers	90	0.25%	$101,970
80	Project Management Specialists	90	0.25%	$84,570
81	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	90	0.25%	$49,390
82	Security Guards	90	0.25%	$26,520
83	Parts Salespersons	90	0.25%	$28,760
84	Electricians	90	0.25%	$47,100
85	Helpers--Production Workers	90	0.25%	$37,650
86	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	90	0.25%	$46,070
87	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	80	0.22%	$45,990
88	Healthcare Social Workers	80	0.22%	$59,140
89	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	80	0.22%	$49,570
90	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	80	0.22%	$39,660
91	Billing and Posting Clerks	80	0.22%	$36,250
92	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	80	0.22%	$20,370
93	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	80	0.22%	$35,020
94	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	70	0.19%	$76,110
95	Electrical Engineers	70	0.19%	$80,730
96	Industrial Engineers	70	0.19%	$83,980
97	Nurse Practitioners	70	0.19%	$103,620
98	Bartenders	70	0.19%	$19,310
99	Dishwashers	70	0.19%	$22,110
100	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	70	0.19%	$24,540

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