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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Tallahassee, FL

What professions have the highest employment in Tallahassee, FL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Tallahassee, FL. We note that the total employment in Tallahassee, FL is 176,400. The most popular job is the management analyst profession, which employs 5,650 people (3.20 percent of the total employment in Tallahassee, FL). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 4,600 people (2.61 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Tallahassee, FL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Tallahassee, FL (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
176,400
100.00% $39,160
2 Management Analysts
5,650
3.20% $50,000
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
4,600
2.61% $22,660
4 Retail Salespersons
4,470
2.53% $27,000
5 Customer Service Representatives
3,930
2.23% $30,040
6 General and Operations Managers
3,760
2.13% $75,740
7 Cashiers
3,670
2.08% $24,000
8 Office Clerks, General
3,600
2.04% $32,180
9 Registered Nurses
3,310
1.88% $68,180
10 Waiters and Waitresses
3,050
1.73% $26,220
11 Stockers and Order Fillers
2,790
1.58% $29,400
12 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
2,630
1.49% $34,820
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
2,460
1.39% $26,290
14 Accountants and Auditors
2,410
1.37% $52,120
15 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
2,040
1.16% $34,550
16 Lawyers
1,950
1.11% $80,930
17 Other Business Operations Specialists
1,890
1.07% $52,620
18 Compliance Officers
1,730
0.98% $35,110
19 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
1,710
0.97% $29,840
20 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1,660
0.94% $34,190
21 Restaurant Cooks
1,650
0.94% $27,990
22 Medical Secretaries
1,650
0.94% $29,730
23 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
1,570
0.89% $53,560
24 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
1,530
0.87% $41,190
25 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
1,500
0.85% $36,100
26 Nursing Assistants
1,450
0.82% $28,390
27 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
1,420
0.80% $27,100
28 Food Preparation Workers
1,300
0.74% $28,110
29 Computer Systems Analysts
1,250
0.71% $59,190
30 Medical Assistants
1,210
0.69% $34,960
31 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
1,180
0.67% $40,870
32 Human Resources Specialists
1,170
0.66% $49,000
33 Receptionists and Information Clerks
1,160
0.66% $28,650
34 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
1,150
0.65% $63,020
35 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
1,150
0.65% $48,300
36 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
1,120
0.63% $29,390
37 Software Developers
1,100
0.62% $93,900
38 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
1,090
0.62% $26,310
39 Project Management Specialists
1,060
0.60% $76,790
40 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
1,050
0.60% $47,340
41 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
1,040
0.59% $36,530
42 Computer User Support Specialists
1,030
0.58% $41,330
43 Correctional Officers and Jailers
1,000
0.57% $39,960
44 Financial Managers
1,000
0.57% $88,650
45 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
990
0.56% $26,110
46 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
980
0.56% $29,320
47 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
960
0.54% $62,650
48 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
960
0.54% $41,340
49 Recreation Workers
930
0.53% $25,560
50 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
900
0.51% $37,030
51 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
860
0.49% $46,740
52 All Other Managers
860
0.49% $88,940
53 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
840
0.48% $55,670
54 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
840
0.48% $53,470
55 Medical and Health Services Managers
820
0.46% $98,250
56 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
800
0.45% $28,980
57 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
790
0.45% $47,690
58 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
790
0.45% $59,110
59 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
770
0.44% $52,320
60 Construction Laborers
770
0.44% $34,180
61 Psychiatric Aides
760
0.43% $30,010
62 Security Guards
760
0.43% $27,280
63 Computer Programmers
740
0.42% $65,000
64 Bartenders
720
0.41% $26,690
65 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
710
0.40% $41,310
66 Dishwashers
700
0.40% $24,730
67 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
680
0.39% $23,090
68 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
680
0.39% $52,630
69 Public Relations Specialists
650
0.37% $57,980
70 Carpenters
650
0.37% $39,070
71 Social and Human Service Assistants
610
0.35% $36,390
72 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
610
0.35% $59,520
73 Electricians
590
0.33% $44,940
74 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
580
0.33% $67,970
75 Training and Development Specialists
570
0.32% $49,960
76 Counter and Rental Clerks
560
0.32% $30,990
77 Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists
550
0.31% $45,470
78 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
550
0.31% $32,460
79 Pharmacy Technicians
540
0.31% $34,360
80 Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
540
0.31% $32,140
81 Instructional Coordinators
530
0.30% $46,700
82 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
520
0.29% $42,690
83 Childcare Workers
480
0.27% $24,960
84 Insurance Sales Agents
480
0.27% $43,720
85 Billing and Posting Clerks
470
0.27% $35,930
86 Packers and Packagers
470
0.27% $23,470
87 Loan Officers
470
0.27% $50,180
88 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
460
0.26% $27,690
89 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
460
0.26% $61,630
90 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
450
0.26% $48,060
91 Engineers, All Other
450
0.26% $62,520
92 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
440
0.25% $45,270
93 Detectives and Criminal Investigators
440
0.25% $49,050
94 Computer and Information Systems Managers
440
0.25% $114,340
95 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
440
0.25% $38,290
96 Construction Managers
430
0.24% $76,480
97 Driver/Sales Workers
410
0.23% $30,790
98 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
400
0.23% $49,480
99 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
390
0.22% $51,050
100 Postal Service Mail Carriers
390
0.22% $50,110

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