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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Wichita, KS

What professions have the highest employment in Wichita, KS? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Wichita, KS. We note that the total employment in Wichita, KS is 296,150. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 8,790 people (2.97 percent of the total employment in Wichita, KS). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 7,430 people (2.51 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Wichita, KS is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Wichita, KS (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	296,150	100.00%	$41,430
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers	8,790	2.97%	$22,270
3	Cashiers	7,430	2.51%	$25,110
4	Customer Service Representatives	7,400	2.50%	$34,340
5	Retail Salespersons	7,080	2.39%	$28,140
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	6,250	2.11%	$30,830
7	Registered Nurses	6,220	2.10%	$63,160
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,760	1.94%	$23,590
9	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	5,340	1.80%	$59,380
10	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	5,310	1.79%	$36,250
11	General and Operations Managers	4,890	1.65%	$80,700
12	Waiters and Waitresses	4,520	1.53%	$27,620
13	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	4,430	1.50%	$29,270
14	Nursing Assistants	4,240	1.43%	$31,100
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,100	1.38%	$28,100
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,800	1.28%	$38,870
17	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,630	1.23%	$47,430
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,360	1.13%	$50,850
19	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3,200	1.08%	$36,500
20	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,120	1.05%	$35,020
21	Restaurant Cooks	2,840	0.96%	$28,520
22	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,750	0.93%	$39,160
23	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,700	0.91%	$34,820
24	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	2,660	0.90%	$62,330
25	Accountants and Auditors	2,640	0.89%	$68,160
26	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,600	0.88%	$65,000
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,530	0.85%	$57,610
28	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,510	0.85%	$55,980
29	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,290	0.77%	$60,060
30	Construction Laborers	2,240	0.76%	$36,630
31	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,110	0.71%	$29,850
32	Other Business Operations Specialists	2,080	0.70%	$79,300
33	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,060	0.70%	$63,720
34	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,980	0.67%	$44,380
35	Software Developers	1,900	0.64%	$100,230
36	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,850	0.62%	$36,150
37	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,800	0.61%	$63,740
38	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,730	0.58%	$65,520
39	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,700	0.57%	$37,710
40	Computer User Support Specialists	1,690	0.57%	$50,480
41	Aerospace Engineers	1,690	0.57%	$99,040
42	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,670	0.56%	$59,220
43	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,670	0.56%	$30,560
44	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,570	0.53%	$70,710
45	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,570	0.53%	$26,370
46	Machinists	1,560	0.53%	$46,750
47	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,540	0.52%	$30,810
48	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,530	0.52%	$59,030
49	Electricians	1,500	0.51%	$58,800
50	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,480	0.50%	$48,520
51	All Other Physicians	1,450	0.49%	$160,810
52	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,420	0.48%	$48,530
53	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	1,410	0.48%	$58,670
54	Medical Secretaries	1,390	0.47%	$36,150
55	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,390	0.47%	$47,020
56	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	1,360	0.46%	$50,370
57	Carpenters	1,340	0.45%	$47,780
58	Social and Human Service Assistants	1,320	0.45%	$35,180
59	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	1,310	0.44%	$55,310
60	School Bus Drivers	1,310	0.44%	$44,620
61	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,280	0.43%	$45,880
62	Medical Assistants	1,250	0.42%	$35,750
63	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,250	0.42%	$53,110
64	Human Resources Specialists	1,240	0.42%	$61,270
65	Food Preparation Workers	1,240	0.42%	$27,020
66	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,220	0.41%	$69,620
67	Childcare Workers	1,210	0.41%	$24,490
68	Bartenders	1,190	0.40%	$26,630
69	Driver/Sales Workers	1,190	0.40%	$28,760
70	Fast Food Cooks	1,160	0.39%	$21,660
71	Industrial Engineers	1,140	0.38%	$91,110
72	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,110	0.37%	$53,080
73	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,100	0.37%	$37,500
74	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,080	0.36%	$21,840
75	Security Guards	1,070	0.36%	$29,170
76	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	1,070	0.36%	$47,520
77	Lawyers	1,040	0.35%	$94,730
78	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,040	0.35%	$27,620
79	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,010	0.34%	$47,650
80	Tellers	1,000	0.34%	$30,960
81	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	970	0.33%	$27,910
82	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	940	0.32%	$51,260
83	Computer Systems Analysts	910	0.31%	$77,740
84	Management Analysts	890	0.30%	$74,900
85	Billing and Posting Clerks	890	0.30%	$38,210
86	Medical and Health Services Managers	880	0.30%	$92,930
87	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	870	0.29%	$45,850
88	Dental Assistants	840	0.28%	$37,930
89	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	840	0.28%	$21,910
90	Financial Managers	830	0.28%	$130,480
91	Office Clerks, General	810	0.27%	$26,610
92	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	800	0.27%	$30,740
93	Pharmacy Technicians	790	0.27%	$36,400
94	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	790	0.27%	$49,340
95	Training and Development Specialists	750	0.25%	$60,080
96	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	750	0.25%	$24,760
97	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	750	0.25%	$33,700
98	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	740	0.25%	$46,680
99	Mechanical Engineers	730	0.25%	$78,990
100	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	710	0.24%	$80,090

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