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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 129,040. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 5,150 people (3.99 percent of the total employment in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 3,900 people (3.02 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	129,040	100.00%	$36,500
2	Cashiers	5,150	3.99%	$22,750
3	Retail Salespersons	3,900	3.02%	$28,170
4	Waiters and Waitresses	3,360	2.60%	$22,080
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,570	1.99%	$28,700
6	Restaurant Cooks	2,510	1.95%	$29,050
7	Fast Food Cooks	2,410	1.87%	$24,700
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,340	1.81%	$25,680
9	General and Operations Managers	2,220	1.72%	$77,880
10	Office Clerks, General	2,140	1.66%	$31,210
11	Registered Nurses	2,100	1.63%	$67,350
12	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,960	1.52%	$22,890
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,920	1.49%	$38,070
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,910	1.48%	$36,990
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,880	1.46%	$28,060
16	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,720	1.33%	$26,640
17	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,700	1.32%	$35,430
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,660	1.29%	$35,940
19	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,550	1.20%	$31,710
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,500	1.16%	$42,460
21	Nursing Assistants	1,420	1.10%	$30,840
22	Customer Service Representatives	1,410	1.09%	$30,200
23	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,390	1.08%	$38,780
24	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,330	1.03%	$48,360
25	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,330	1.03%	$42,210
26	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,220	0.95%	$48,220
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,180	0.91%	$47,600
28	Construction Laborers	1,170	0.91%	$35,570
29	Food Preparation Workers	1,150	0.89%	$27,030
30	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,140	0.88%	$29,390
31	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,090	0.84%	$36,270
32	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	920	0.71%	$60,860
33	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	840	0.65%	$32,200
34	Correctional Officers and Jailers	830	0.64%	$37,980
35	Bartenders	810	0.63%	$25,760
36	Accountants and Auditors	800	0.62%	$63,480
37	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	800	0.62%	$23,470
38	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	790	0.61%	$40,180
39	Carpenters	770	0.60%	$44,580
40	Computer User Support Specialists	760	0.59%	$40,410
41	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	750	0.58%	$41,600
42	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	740	0.57%	$54,290
43	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	730	0.57%	$27,700
44	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	670	0.52%	$56,590
45	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	660	0.51%	$26,350
46	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	640	0.50%	$22,020
47	Recreation Workers	590	0.46%	$31,290
48	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	560	0.43%	$55,000
49	Medical Assistants	550	0.43%	$35,620
50	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	540	0.42%	$46,440
51	Security Guards	540	0.42%	$30,280
52	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	530	0.41%	$39,920
53	School Bus Drivers	530	0.41%	$32,070
54	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	520	0.40%	$46,330
55	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	520	0.40%	$59,630
56	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	510	0.40%	$22,250
57	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	510	0.40%	$35,300
58	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	510	0.40%	$47,960
59	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	490	0.38%	$37,230
60	Pharmacy Technicians	480	0.37%	$35,480
61	Construction Managers	470	0.36%	$98,310
62	Electricians	470	0.36%	$45,720
63	Human Resources Specialists	460	0.36%	$54,220
64	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	460	0.36%	$46,730
65	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	450	0.35%	$28,640
66	Dishwashers	440	0.34%	$25,530
67	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	440	0.34%	$37,780
68	Postal Service Mail Carriers	430	0.33%	$50,710
69	Other Business Operations Specialists	420	0.33%	$57,770
70	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	420	0.33%	$50,890
71	Tellers	420	0.33%	$34,850
72	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	420	0.33%	$61,200
73	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	410	0.32%	$43,720
74	Postsecondary Education Administrators	390	0.30%	$79,860
75	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	390	0.30%	$57,600
76	Paramedics	390	0.30%	$39,370
77	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	390	0.30%	$28,480
78	Medical Secretaries	390	0.30%	$35,060
79	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	390	0.30%	$46,720
80	Childcare Workers	380	0.29%	$25,930
81	Packers and Packagers	370	0.29%	$25,940
82	Firefighters	350	0.27%	$28,260
83	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	340	0.26%	$47,360
84	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	330	0.26%	$77,100
85	Insurance Sales Agents	330	0.26%	$37,300
86	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	330	0.26%	$26,550
87	Lawyers	320	0.25%	$91,370
88	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	320	0.25%	$64,120
89	Emergency Medical Technicians	320	0.25%	$37,270
90	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	320	0.25%	$37,070
91	Software Developers	310	0.24%	$103,910
92	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	310	0.24%	$22,220
93	Parts Salespersons	310	0.24%	$28,900
94	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	310	0.24%	$31,980
95	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	310	0.24%	$45,790
96	Machinists	310	0.24%	$40,280
97	Pharmacists	300	0.23%	$128,520
98	Dental Assistants	300	0.23%	$41,370
99	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	300	0.23%	$25,840
100	Counter and Rental Clerks	300	0.23%	$35,590

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