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Top 100 Popular Jobs in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 147,030. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 4,920 people (3.35 percent of the total employment in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 4,130 people (2.81 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	147,030	100.00%	$36,810
2	Cashiers	4,920	3.35%	$23,120
3	Retail Salespersons	4,130	2.81%	$26,000
4	General and Operations Managers	3,900	2.65%	$66,880
5	Fast Food Cooks	3,900	2.65%	$21,130
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,850	2.62%	$30,380
7	Registered Nurses	3,500	2.38%	$64,920
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,080	2.09%	$31,600
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,030	2.06%	$46,840
10	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,500	1.70%	$32,000
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,170	1.48%	$38,540
12	Office Clerks, General	2,170	1.48%	$30,620
13	Waiters and Waitresses	2,030	1.38%	$19,690
14	Customer Service Representatives	1,990	1.35%	$34,200
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,840	1.25%	$33,180
16	Nursing Assistants	1,760	1.20%	$29,330
17	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,610	1.10%	$29,540
18	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,610	1.10%	$27,480
19	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,610	1.10%	$35,770
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,590	1.08%	$51,640
21	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,590	1.08%	$20,870
22	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,500	1.02%	$38,480
23	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,450	0.99%	$26,950
24	Food Preparation Workers	1,440	0.98%	$20,700
25	Restaurant Cooks	1,330	0.90%	$26,150
26	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,300	0.88%	$25,580
27	Construction Laborers	1,300	0.88%	$37,210
28	Sailors and Marine Oilers	1,300	0.88%	$47,750
29	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,240	0.84%	$49,980
30	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,220	0.83%	$27,260
31	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,220	0.83%	$38,850
32	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,190	0.81%	$58,950
33	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,140	0.78%	$58,290
34	Medical Secretaries	1,040	0.71%	$30,610
35	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	970	0.66%	$23,020
36	Electricians	970	0.66%	$48,860
37	Childcare Workers	960	0.65%	$24,410
38	Receptionists and Information Clerks	960	0.65%	$27,600
39	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	960	0.65%	$47,430
40	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	920	0.63%	$47,980
41	Medical Assistants	890	0.61%	$31,790
42	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	890	0.61%	$51,820
43	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	890	0.61%	$77,110
44	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	880	0.60%	$40,680
45	Pharmacy Technicians	860	0.58%	$34,750
46	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	860	0.58%	$35,020
47	School Bus Drivers	850	0.58%	$33,400
48	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	800	0.54%	$51,160
49	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	800	0.54%	$36,080
50	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	800	0.54%	$42,600
51	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	790	0.54%	$54,150
52	Accountants and Auditors	750	0.51%	$61,470
53	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	750	0.51%	$59,950
54	Carpenters	740	0.50%	$46,530
55	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	730	0.50%	$34,840
56	Other Production Workers	730	0.50%	$29,280
57	Correctional Officers and Jailers	710	0.48%	$34,630
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	710	0.48%	$65,250
59	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	690	0.47%	$27,740
60	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	690	0.47%	$36,420
61	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	680	0.46%	$71,360
62	Driver/Sales Workers	680	0.46%	$21,110
63	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	660	0.45%	$48,460
64	Tellers	640	0.44%	$30,260
65	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	620	0.42%	$42,100
66	Medical and Health Services Managers	600	0.41%	$82,280
67	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	570	0.39%	$47,910
68	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	570	0.39%	$41,870
69	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	560	0.38%	$58,240
70	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	560	0.38%	$32,090
71	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	530	0.36%	$45,290
72	Postal Service Mail Carriers	520	0.35%	$50,110
73	Human Resources Specialists	500	0.34%	$51,160
74	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	450	0.31%	$31,880
75	Project Management Specialists	440	0.30%	$72,600
76	Machinists	440	0.30%	$46,120
77	Packers and Packagers	430	0.29%	$32,380
78	Parts Salespersons	420	0.29%	$29,910
79	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	420	0.29%	$54,090
80	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	410	0.28%	$83,080
81	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	410	0.28%	$22,140
82	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	410	0.28%	$45,360
83	Security Guards	400	0.27%	$28,080
84	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	400	0.27%	$44,960
85	Helpers--Production Workers	400	0.27%	$36,510
86	Pharmacists	390	0.27%	$133,270
87	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	390	0.27%	$51,740
88	Sales Managers	370	0.25%	$83,670
89	Computer User Support Specialists	370	0.25%	$47,530
90	Financial Managers	360	0.24%	$95,180
91	Dishwashers	360	0.24%	$21,760
92	Industrial Production Managers	350	0.24%	$95,350
93	Firefighters	350	0.24%	$27,570
94	Highway Maintenance Workers	340	0.23%	$31,950
95	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	340	0.23%	$78,490
96	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	340	0.23%	$30,850
97	Food Batchmakers	340	0.23%	$38,680
98	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	330	0.22%	$47,860
99	Insurance Sales Agents	330	0.22%	$37,760
100	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	320	0.22%	$57,590

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