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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is 129,030. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 4,070 people (3.15 percent of the total employment in Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 3,780 people (2.93 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	129,030	100.00%	$36,700
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,070	3.15%	$36,300
3	Cashiers	3,780	2.93%	$21,910
4	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,470	2.69%	$32,130
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,320	2.57%	$28,970
6	Retail Salespersons	3,070	2.38%	$27,230
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,640	2.05%	$45,130
8	Office Clerks, General	2,460	1.91%	$29,700
9	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,380	1.84%	$21,900
10	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,020	1.57%	$23,370
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,900	1.47%	$48,110
12	Registered Nurses	1,860	1.44%	$62,680
13	Waiters and Waitresses	1,780	1.38%	$19,930
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,760	1.36%	$36,640
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,690	1.31%	$41,130
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,680	1.30%	$25,860
17	Customer Service Representatives	1,670	1.29%	$33,280
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,620	1.26%	$49,720
19	General and Operations Managers	1,610	1.25%	$87,110
20	Fast Food Cooks	1,610	1.25%	$21,860
21	Nursing Assistants	1,560	1.21%	$29,920
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,510	1.17%	$44,560
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,410	1.09%	$38,320
24	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,300	1.01%	$34,830
25	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,300	1.01%	$58,680
26	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,270	0.98%	$36,580
27	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,220	0.95%	$26,030
28	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,200	0.93%	$49,570
29	Other Production Workers	1,200	0.93%	$36,100
30	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,110	0.86%	$28,470
31	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,010	0.78%	$37,370
32	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,010	0.78%	$36,470
33	Construction Laborers	980	0.76%	$36,040
34	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	940	0.73%	$26,440
35	Tellers	920	0.71%	$29,210
36	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	920	0.71%	$38,770
37	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	910	0.71%	$48,560
38	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	860	0.67%	$34,490
39	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	820	0.64%	$37,200
40	School Bus Drivers	820	0.64%	$28,240
41	Restaurant Cooks	810	0.63%	$27,750
42	Food Preparation Workers	790	0.61%	$22,440
43	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	770	0.60%	$39,250
44	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	760	0.59%	$29,690
45	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	740	0.57%	$37,270
46	Helpers--Production Workers	660	0.51%	$32,030
47	Receptionists and Information Clerks	650	0.50%	$28,670
48	Medical Secretaries	650	0.50%	$29,910
49	Medical Assistants	640	0.50%	$29,590
50	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	620	0.48%	$23,090
51	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	580	0.45%	$60,280
52	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	580	0.45%	$37,060
53	Accountants and Auditors	570	0.44%	$59,110
54	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	570	0.44%	$22,580
55	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	550	0.43%	$52,220
56	Pharmacy Technicians	540	0.42%	$34,910
57	Postal Service Mail Carriers	540	0.42%	$51,130
58	Driver/Sales Workers	540	0.42%	$23,910
59	Machinists	530	0.41%	$48,130
60	All Other Managers	510	0.40%	$60,330
61	Packers and Packagers	510	0.40%	$31,730
62	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	480	0.37%	$46,240
63	Human Resources Specialists	470	0.36%	$52,340
64	Nurse Practitioners	470	0.36%	$97,980
65	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	470	0.36%	$50,430
66	Carpenters	450	0.35%	$39,190
67	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	450	0.35%	$63,040
68	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	440	0.34%	$34,760
69	Financial Managers	430	0.33%	$103,960
70	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	430	0.33%	$59,980
71	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	410	0.32%	$78,480
72	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	400	0.31%	$59,650
73	Electricians	390	0.30%	$54,770
74	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	390	0.30%	$34,200
75	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	380	0.29%	$71,600
76	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	380	0.29%	$64,780
77	Sewing Machine Operators	380	0.29%	$26,450
78	Medical and Health Services Managers	370	0.29%	$80,450
79	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	370	0.29%	$62,040
80	Food Service Managers	360	0.28%	$44,450
81	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	360	0.28%	$47,820
82	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	350	0.27%	$47,790
83	Childcare Workers	350	0.27%	$23,040
84	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	340	0.26%	$22,290
85	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	340	0.26%	$32,030
86	Firefighters	330	0.26%	$37,200
87	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	330	0.26%	$39,580
88	Pharmacists	320	0.25%	$124,640
89	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	320	0.25%	$48,570
90	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	320	0.25%	$40,260
91	Industrial Production Managers	310	0.24%	$97,550
92	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	310	0.24%	$57,640
93	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	310	0.24%	$50,030
94	Insurance Sales Agents	310	0.24%	$37,440
95	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	310	0.24%	$43,870
96	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	310	0.24%	$32,560
97	Chief Executives	300	0.23%	$90,330
98	Paramedics	300	0.23%	$47,200
99	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	300	0.23%	$39,560
100	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	300	0.23%	$37,910

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