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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division

What professions have the highest employment in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division. We note that the total employment in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division is 269,280. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 10,110 people (3.75 percent of the total employment in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 7,230 people (2.68 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by BLS in May 2015 [1].

Table 1. 100 Most Popular Jobs in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	269,280	100.00%	$38,650
2	Retail Salespersons	10,110	3.75%	$23,490
3	Cashiers	7,230	2.68%	$23,290
4	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	7,190	2.67%	$21,050
5	Registered Nurses	6,300	2.34%	$78,580
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	5,840	2.17%	$30,620
7	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	5,580	2.07%	$29,240
8	Office Clerks, General	4,590	1.70%	$31,720
9	Waiters and Waitresses	4,500	1.67%	$21,530
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,380	1.63%	$42,000
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,080	1.52%	$28,300
12	Customer Service Representatives	3,900	1.45%	$33,420
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,640	1.35%	$38,370
14	Teacher Assistants	3,520	1.31%	$31,790
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,490	1.30%	$39,870
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,010	1.12%	$64,540
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,910	1.08%	$40,150
18	General and Operations Managers	2,850	1.06%	$97,010
19	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,800	1.04%	$53,430
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,650	0.98%	$48,730
21	Personal Care Aides	2,500	0.93%	$23,710
22	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,460	0.91%	$40,200
23	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,340	0.87%	$28,540
24	Restaurant Cooks	2,300	0.85%	$23,990
25	Security Guards	2,300	0.85%	$28,520
26	Nursing Assistants	2,260	0.84%	$28,340
27	Substitute Teachers	2,260	0.84%	$35,400
28	Carpenters	2,230	0.83%	$45,070
29	Food Preparation Workers	2,190	0.81%	$21,870
30	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2,010	0.75%	$42,790
31	Other Business Operations Specialists	2,010	0.75%	$63,940
32	Construction Laborers	1,920	0.71%	$36,630
33	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,780	0.66%	$35,950
34	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,750	0.65%	$30,570
35	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,690	0.63%	$41,750
36	Packers and Packagers	1,650	0.61%	$23,970
37	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,620	0.60%	$68,070
38	Bartenders	1,620	0.60%	$24,820
39	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,610	0.60%	$29,210
40	Electricians	1,500	0.56%	$58,370
41	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,500	0.56%	$33,510
42	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,490	0.55%	$22,180
43	Social and Human Service Assistants	1,450	0.54%	$28,020
44	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,420	0.53%	$47,490
45	Counter and Rental Clerks	1,400	0.52%	$27,010
46	Rehabilitation Counselors	1,370	0.51%	$34,600
47	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,310	0.49%	$64,290
48	Other Sales Representatives	1,270	0.47%	$43,750
49	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,260	0.47%	$64,650
50	Dishwashers	1,250	0.46%	$20,960
51	Childcare Workers	1,190	0.44%	$22,590
52	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	1,170	0.43%	$20,870
53	Tellers	1,160	0.43%	$28,180
54	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,150	0.43%	$29,370
55	Medical Assistants	1,150	0.43%	$35,180
56	Medical Secretaries	1,140	0.42%	$39,390
57	Billing and Posting Clerks	1,130	0.42%	$36,720
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	960	0.36%	$71,970
59	School or Special Client Bus Drivers	950	0.35%	$37,650
60	Firefighters	950	0.35%	$79,210
61	Driver/Sales Workers	930	0.35%	$23,970
62	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	920	0.34%	$60,470
63	Dental Assistants	910	0.34%	$41,110
64	Human Resources Specialists	890	0.33%	$57,990
65	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	850	0.32%	$30,030
66	Insurance Sales Agents	840	0.31%	$43,030
67	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	830	0.31%	$42,570
68	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	820	0.30%	$77,460
69	Management Analysts	800	0.30%	$71,550
70	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	780	0.29%	$62,410
71	Financial Managers	780	0.29%	$92,230
72	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	770	0.29%	$20,980
73	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	760	0.28%	$42,050
74	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	750	0.28%	$49,910
75	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	750	0.28%	$58,850
76	Computer User Support Specialists	750	0.28%	$47,770
77	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	720	0.27%	$68,140
78	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	700	0.26%	$55,650
79	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	700	0.26%	$52,090
80	Postal Service Mail Carriers	700	0.26%	$57,200
81	Medical and Health Services Managers	700	0.26%	$92,650
82	Lawyers	690	0.26%	$95,850
83	Applications Software Developers	690	0.26%	$87,130
84	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	680	0.25%	$22,080
85	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	670	0.25%	$58,610
86	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	670	0.25%	$43,030
87	Roofers	660	0.25%	$48,350
88	Sales Managers	660	0.25%	$98,620
89	Team Assemblers	650	0.24%	$30,660
90	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	650	0.24%	$53,610
91	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	650	0.24%	$58,340
92	Recreation Workers	650	0.24%	$23,850
93	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	650	0.24%	$53,700
94	Parts Salespersons	640	0.24%	$31,920
95	Cost Estimators	640	0.24%	$68,780
96	Pharmacy Technicians	630	0.23%	$41,860
97	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	630	0.23%	$54,390
98	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	620	0.23%	$24,070
99	Other Healthcare Support Workers	620	0.23%	$37,130
100	Other Physicians and Surgeons	620	0.23%	n/a

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