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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Wheeling, WV-OH

What professions have the highest employment in Wheeling, WV-OH? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Wheeling, WV-OH. We note that the total employment in Wheeling, WV-OH is 58,400. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 1,830 people (3.13 percent of the total employment in Wheeling, WV-OH). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 1,780 people (3.05 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Wheeling, WV-OH is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Wheeling, WV-OH (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	58,400	100.00%	$37,550
2	Retail Salespersons	1,830	3.13%	$26,800
3	Cashiers	1,780	3.05%	$22,290
4	Registered Nurses	1,460	2.50%	$63,480
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,440	2.47%	$22,040
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,270	2.17%	$30,640
7	General and Operations Managers	1,250	2.14%	$74,830
8	Office Clerks, General	1,230	2.11%	$30,810
9	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,020	1.75%	$25,150
10	Waiters and Waitresses	990	1.70%	$23,340
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	950	1.63%	$26,450
12	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	950	1.63%	$47,780
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	940	1.61%	$38,790
14	Customer Service Representatives	900	1.54%	$33,990
15	Nursing Assistants	860	1.47%	$30,730
16	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	810	1.39%	$31,530
17	Restaurant Cooks	700	1.20%	$27,370
18	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	660	1.13%	$37,860
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	660	1.13%	$35,960
20	Construction Laborers	630	1.08%	$37,220
21	Fast Food Cooks	620	1.06%	$22,220
22	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	600	1.03%	$28,990
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	600	1.03%	$38,780
24	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	560	0.96%	$47,480
25	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	550	0.94%	$55,620
26	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	550	0.94%	$93,660
27	Receptionists and Information Clerks	540	0.92%	$29,920
28	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	500	0.86%	$58,360
29	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	480	0.82%	$46,780
30	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	460	0.79%	$58,790
31	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	440	0.75%	$36,040
32	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	430	0.74%	$46,480
33	Correctional Officers and Jailers	420	0.72%	$50,920
34	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	390	0.67%	$25,480
35	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	390	0.67%	$82,160
36	Accountants and Auditors	370	0.63%	$61,360
37	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	340	0.58%	$55,060
38	Firefighters	330	0.57%	$42,530
39	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	330	0.57%	$57,190
40	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	330	0.57%	$38,530
41	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	320	0.55%	$40,250
42	Bartenders	320	0.55%	$24,150
43	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	320	0.55%	$47,640
44	Driver/Sales Workers	320	0.55%	$24,020
45	Security Guards	310	0.53%	$21,860
46	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	310	0.53%	$28,180
47	Electricians	310	0.53%	$62,500
48	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	300	0.51%	$28,160
49	Medical Assistants	300	0.51%	$30,960
50	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	290	0.50%	$28,720
51	Pharmacy Technicians	280	0.48%	$35,230
52	Food Preparation Workers	280	0.48%	$25,270
53	Tellers	270	0.46%	$29,900
54	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	270	0.46%	$35,050
55	Billing and Posting Clerks	250	0.43%	$36,430
56	Social and Human Service Assistants	240	0.41%	$28,600
57	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	240	0.41%	$49,000
58	Other Extraction Workers	230	0.39%	$59,420
59	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	230	0.39%	$63,320
60	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	230	0.39%	$59,230
61	School Bus Drivers	230	0.39%	$27,270
62	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	230	0.39%	$37,830
63	Lawyers	220	0.38%	$106,070
64	Financial Managers	210	0.36%	$100,650
65	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	210	0.36%	$29,180
66	Carpenters	210	0.36%	$46,120
67	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	210	0.36%	$60,610
68	Medical and Health Services Managers	200	0.34%	$84,410
69	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	200	0.34%	$21,540
70	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	200	0.34%	$32,030
71	Other Business Operations Specialists	190	0.33%	$61,780
72	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	190	0.33%	$42,950
73	Postal Service Mail Carriers	190	0.33%	$51,710
74	Human Resources Specialists	170	0.29%	$56,530
75	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	170	0.29%	$35,950
76	Pharmacists	170	0.29%	$127,520
77	Medical Secretaries	170	0.29%	$35,760
78	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	170	0.29%	$46,080
79	Compliance Officers	160	0.27%	$75,820
80	Dishwashers	160	0.27%	$23,280
81	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	160	0.27%	$28,500
82	Food Service Managers	150	0.26%	$53,530
83	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	150	0.26%	$47,030
84	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	150	0.26%	$28,430
85	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	150	0.26%	$52,020
86	Radiologic Technologists	150	0.26%	$58,800
87	Insurance Sales Agents	150	0.26%	$45,920
88	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	150	0.26%	$24,200
89	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	150	0.26%	$47,640
90	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	150	0.26%	$24,210
91	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	140	0.24%	$36,970
92	All Other Physicians	140	0.24%	$207,910
93	Parts Salespersons	140	0.24%	$31,320
94	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	140	0.24%	$59,440
95	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	130	0.22%	$47,460
96	Computer User Support Specialists	130	0.22%	$54,040
97	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	130	0.22%	$59,350
98	Dental Assistants	130	0.22%	$35,540
99	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	130	0.22%	$23,090
100	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	130	0.22%	$64,420

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