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Top 100 Popular Jobs in West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 179,140. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 5,330 people (2.98 percent of the total employment in West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the fast food cooks profession which employs 4,920 people (2.75 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	179,140	100.00%	$38,060
2	Cashiers	5,330	2.98%	$22,970
3	Fast Food Cooks	4,920	2.75%	$21,410
4	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,890	2.73%	$35,300
5	General and Operations Managers	4,740	2.65%	$69,960
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,850	2.15%	$30,440
7	Retail Salespersons	3,730	2.08%	$26,260
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,730	2.08%	$32,800
9	Registered Nurses	3,320	1.85%	$64,110
10	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,860	1.60%	$35,350
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,650	1.48%	$28,120
12	Office Clerks, General	2,650	1.48%	$30,510
13	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,350	1.31%	$38,740
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,100	1.17%	$46,100
15	Waiters and Waitresses	2,080	1.16%	$19,730
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,010	1.12%	$51,970
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,000	1.12%	$40,270
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,970	1.10%	$28,910
19	Customer Service Representatives	1,960	1.09%	$32,320
20	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,930	1.08%	$23,350
21	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,880	1.05%	$58,650
22	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,750	0.98%	$21,690
23	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,740	0.97%	$27,980
24	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,650	0.92%	$36,910
25	Nursing Assistants	1,620	0.90%	$28,960
26	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,600	0.89%	$42,370
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,480	0.83%	$47,010
28	Construction Laborers	1,480	0.83%	$38,390
29	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,370	0.76%	$55,790
30	Restaurant Cooks	1,360	0.76%	$27,100
31	Medical Secretaries	1,340	0.75%	$30,850
32	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,280	0.71%	$40,620
33	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,240	0.69%	$26,540
34	Childcare Workers	1,230	0.69%	$24,640
35	Medical Assistants	1,200	0.67%	$33,280
36	Food Preparation Workers	1,160	0.65%	$21,400
37	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,100	0.61%	$27,280
38	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,070	0.60%	$50,590
39	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,070	0.60%	$37,660
40	School Bus Drivers	1,060	0.59%	$38,000
41	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,040	0.58%	$47,470
42	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,040	0.58%	$23,040
43	Carpenters	1,010	0.56%	$46,970
44	Accountants and Auditors	1,000	0.56%	$60,990
45	Medical and Health Services Managers	970	0.54%	$78,510
46	Other Business Operations Specialists	960	0.54%	$62,000
47	Pharmacy Technicians	940	0.52%	$31,200
48	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	930	0.52%	$36,340
49	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	930	0.52%	$37,970
50	Human Resources Specialists	910	0.51%	$52,360
51	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	900	0.50%	$62,570
52	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	880	0.49%	$41,210
53	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	850	0.47%	$47,350
54	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	840	0.47%	$43,510
55	Electricians	840	0.47%	$48,680
56	Security Guards	830	0.46%	$28,090
57	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	830	0.46%	$28,980
58	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	820	0.46%	$34,690
59	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	800	0.45%	$40,140
60	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	790	0.44%	$38,780
61	Other Production Workers	780	0.44%	$34,940
62	Driver/Sales Workers	780	0.44%	$21,100
63	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	770	0.43%	$59,770
64	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	760	0.42%	$58,760
65	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	750	0.42%	$61,630
66	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	750	0.42%	$33,280
67	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	720	0.40%	$48,690
68	Computer Systems Analysts	650	0.36%	$56,330
69	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	630	0.35%	$45,150
70	Lawyers	620	0.35%	$72,070
71	Industrial Engineers	610	0.34%	$79,160
72	Tellers	600	0.33%	$28,920
73	Compliance Officers	590	0.33%	$54,770
74	Project Management Specialists	590	0.33%	$64,920
75	Social and Human Service Assistants	590	0.33%	$31,250
76	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	570	0.32%	$51,080
77	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	560	0.31%	$44,850
78	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	550	0.31%	$81,980
79	Postal Service Mail Carriers	550	0.31%	$52,210
80	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	530	0.30%	$51,220
81	Financial Managers	520	0.29%	$95,550
82	Industrial Production Managers	520	0.29%	$96,770
83	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	520	0.29%	$57,140
84	Computer User Support Specialists	520	0.29%	$46,110
85	Packers and Packagers	520	0.29%	$29,540
86	Machinists	510	0.28%	$45,480
87	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	510	0.28%	$56,380
88	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	500	0.28%	$52,160
89	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	500	0.28%	$48,990
90	Firefighters	500	0.28%	$25,180
91	Sales Managers	490	0.27%	$104,310
92	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	480	0.27%	$39,000
93	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	480	0.27%	$49,740
94	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	480	0.27%	$45,910
95	Instructional Coordinators	470	0.26%	$64,200
96	Correctional Officers and Jailers	460	0.26%	$29,540
97	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	450	0.25%	$46,050
98	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	450	0.25%	$38,880
99	Pharmacists	440	0.25%	$130,460
100	Highway Maintenance Workers	440	0.25%	$31,690

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