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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 250,180. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 8,400 people (3.36 percent of the total employment in Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the stockers and order filler profession which employs 6,960 people (2.78 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	250,180	100.00%	$36,780
2	Cashiers	8,400	3.36%	$22,190
3	Stockers and Order Fillers	6,960	2.78%	$31,030
4	Retail Salespersons	6,230	2.49%	$27,860
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	6,230	2.49%	$32,360
6	Fast Food Cooks	6,030	2.41%	$21,620
7	Registered Nurses	5,630	2.25%	$70,660
8	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,860	1.94%	$46,490
9	Nursing Assistants	4,800	1.92%	$29,840
10	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,190	1.67%	$34,430
11	Office Clerks, General	4,160	1.66%	$31,420
12	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,950	1.58%	$22,820
13	General and Operations Managers	3,890	1.55%	$90,550
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,790	1.51%	$48,060
15	Customer Service Representatives	3,740	1.49%	$31,420
16	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,390	1.36%	$22,510
17	Waiters and Waitresses	3,290	1.32%	$20,720
18	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,180	1.27%	$27,390
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,120	1.25%	$39,860
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,830	1.13%	$42,130
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,580	1.03%	$37,110
22	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2,510	1.00%	$38,830
23	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,480	0.99%	$39,000
24	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,360	0.94%	$33,890
25	Restaurant Cooks	2,320	0.93%	$28,690
26	Correctional Officers and Jailers	2,240	0.90%	$38,780
27	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,130	0.85%	$59,980
28	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,120	0.85%	$48,780
29	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,110	0.84%	$23,430
30	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,100	0.84%	$51,390
31	Construction Laborers	2,070	0.83%	$36,340
32	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,050	0.82%	$58,030
33	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,900	0.76%	$37,460
34	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,870	0.75%	$29,860
35	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,790	0.72%	$31,330
36	Packers and Packagers	1,780	0.71%	$29,380
37	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,770	0.71%	$29,880
38	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,650	0.66%	$60,860
39	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,610	0.64%	$24,270
40	Food Preparation Workers	1,590	0.64%	$24,350
41	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,530	0.61%	$35,360
42	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,430	0.57%	$41,990
43	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,420	0.57%	$71,070
44	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,370	0.55%	$23,470
45	Accountants and Auditors	1,310	0.52%	$66,430
46	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,280	0.51%	$49,090
47	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,260	0.50%	$47,430
48	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,260	0.50%	$45,490
49	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,230	0.49%	$37,890
50	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	1,170	0.47%	$28,990
51	Helpers--Production Workers	1,160	0.46%	$32,990
52	Firefighters	1,150	0.46%	$28,070
53	Carpenters	1,110	0.44%	$39,150
54	Human Resources Specialists	1,090	0.44%	$49,650
55	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	1,090	0.44%	$64,420
56	Machinists	1,060	0.42%	$36,130
57	Medical Assistants	1,040	0.42%	$37,190
58	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,030	0.41%	$39,720
59	School Bus Drivers	1,020	0.41%	$30,670
60	Construction Managers	1,010	0.40%	$99,820
61	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	990	0.40%	$21,330
62	Electricians	970	0.39%	$47,100
63	Medical Secretaries	960	0.38%	$35,290
64	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	950	0.38%	$28,050
65	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	950	0.38%	$55,050
66	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	950	0.38%	$51,180
67	Pharmacy Technicians	910	0.36%	$35,880
68	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	890	0.36%	$42,510
69	Postal Service Mail Carriers	850	0.34%	$49,860
70	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	840	0.34%	$47,470
71	Security Guards	830	0.33%	$28,350
72	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	820	0.33%	$41,190
73	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	790	0.32%	$33,720
74	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	770	0.31%	$48,600
75	Tellers	750	0.30%	$35,300
76	Computer User Support Specialists	740	0.30%	$44,710
77	Counter and Rental Clerks	740	0.30%	$33,430
78	Other Business Operations Specialists	730	0.29%	$59,710
79	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	730	0.29%	$50,370
80	Other Production Workers	730	0.29%	$31,850
81	Sewing Machine Operators	710	0.28%	$27,830
82	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	700	0.28%	$45,610
83	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	690	0.28%	$76,770
84	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	690	0.28%	$28,220
85	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	690	0.28%	$21,420
86	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	680	0.27%	$58,540
87	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	680	0.27%	$48,210
88	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	680	0.27%	$29,800
89	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	680	0.27%	$29,530
90	Parts Salespersons	660	0.26%	$29,170
91	Driver/Sales Workers	660	0.26%	$25,220
92	Training and Development Specialists	650	0.26%	$47,820
93	Social and Human Service Assistants	650	0.26%	$35,670
94	Bartenders	650	0.26%	$24,780
95	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	630	0.25%	$42,990
96	Medical and Health Services Managers	620	0.25%	$95,730
97	Dental Assistants	620	0.25%	$45,710
98	Billing and Posting Clerks	620	0.25%	$38,050
99	Industrial Production Managers	610	0.24%	$99,900
100	Software Developers	610	0.24%	$99,810

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