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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Wilmington, NC

What professions have the highest employment in Wilmington, NC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Wilmington, NC. We note that the total employment in Wilmington, NC is 136,760. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 4,300 people (3.14 percent of the total employment in Wilmington, NC). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 3,810 people (2.79 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Wilmington, NC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Wilmington, NC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	136,760	100.00%	$39,320
2	Retail Salespersons	4,300	3.14%	$27,910
3	Cashiers	3,810	2.79%	$23,390
4	Waiters and Waitresses	3,580	2.62%	$20,660
5	Registered Nurses	3,290	2.41%	$77,620
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,800	2.05%	$22,320
7	General and Operations Managers	2,700	1.97%	$88,960
8	Fast Food Cooks	2,650	1.94%	$22,050
9	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,610	1.91%	$29,180
10	Restaurant Cooks	2,410	1.76%	$29,070
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,400	1.75%	$31,990
12	Customer Service Representatives	2,220	1.62%	$35,610
13	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,130	1.56%	$25,330
14	Office Clerks, General	2,110	1.54%	$33,730
15	Nursing Assistants	1,670	1.22%	$30,800
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,530	1.12%	$41,400
17	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,500	1.10%	$38,100
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,500	1.10%	$40,110
19	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,470	1.07%	$31,710
20	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,460	1.07%	$44,890
21	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,430	1.05%	$49,980
22	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,420	1.04%	$27,690
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,410	1.03%	$48,150
24	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,390	1.02%	$43,690
25	Construction Laborers	1,390	1.02%	$37,360
26	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,390	1.02%	$36,040
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,300	0.95%	$50,070
28	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,180	0.86%	$38,410
29	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,160	0.85%	$31,970
30	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,100	0.80%	$60,060
31	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,020	0.75%	$26,280
32	Accountants and Auditors	1,010	0.74%	$69,570
33	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	980	0.72%	$24,550
34	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	980	0.72%	$58,260
35	Construction Managers	960	0.70%	$82,800
36	Software Developers	960	0.70%	$103,680
37	Food Preparation Workers	920	0.67%	$27,870
38	Medical Assistants	880	0.64%	$36,580
39	Bartenders	880	0.64%	$28,790
40	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	880	0.64%	$44,640
41	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	810	0.59%	$21,700
42	Medical Secretaries	790	0.58%	$35,460
43	Other Business Operations Specialists	780	0.57%	$67,070
44	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	770	0.56%	$30,930
45	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	730	0.53%	$50,530
46	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	730	0.53%	$64,480
47	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	710	0.52%	$61,290
48	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	700	0.51%	$50,440
49	Counter and Rental Clerks	630	0.46%	$34,990
50	Project Management Specialists	620	0.45%	$75,800
51	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	620	0.45%	$46,460
52	Carpenters	620	0.45%	$45,060
53	Human Resources Specialists	610	0.45%	$58,100
54	Computer User Support Specialists	610	0.45%	$51,610
55	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	610	0.45%	$35,640
56	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	610	0.45%	$49,980
57	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	560	0.41%	$48,690
58	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	550	0.40%	$49,500
59	Dishwashers	530	0.39%	$25,990
60	Electricians	510	0.37%	$47,070
61	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	500	0.37%	$45,200
62	All Other Physicians	500	0.37%	n/a
63	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	500	0.37%	$27,160
64	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	490	0.36%	$45,360
65	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	480	0.35%	$45,970
66	Loan Officers	470	0.34%	$84,060
67	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	470	0.34%	$57,420
68	Security Guards	470	0.34%	$28,550
69	Chemists	460	0.34%	$61,040
70	Pharmacy Technicians	460	0.34%	$36,050
71	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	460	0.34%	$43,950
72	Management Analysts	440	0.32%	$74,430
73	Real Estate Sales Agents	440	0.32%	$51,580
74	Driver/Sales Workers	440	0.32%	$20,430
75	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	430	0.31%	$28,580
76	Insurance Sales Agents	430	0.31%	$60,860
77	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	420	0.31%	$23,710
78	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	420	0.31%	$35,460
79	Firefighters	410	0.30%	$30,210
80	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	410	0.30%	$22,510
81	Childcare Workers	410	0.30%	$22,410
82	Packers and Packagers	410	0.30%	$27,950
83	Financial Managers	400	0.29%	$130,970
84	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	400	0.29%	$64,470
85	Dental Assistants	390	0.29%	$47,220
86	Medical and Health Services Managers	380	0.28%	$99,070
87	All Other Managers	370	0.27%	$102,800
88	Lawyers	370	0.27%	$103,470
89	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	370	0.27%	$46,050
90	Computer Systems Analysts	360	0.26%	$82,950
91	Billing and Posting Clerks	360	0.26%	$39,100
92	Postal Service Mail Carriers	360	0.26%	$50,750
93	Correctional Officers and Jailers	350	0.26%	$38,830
94	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	350	0.26%	$46,750
95	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	350	0.26%	$27,350
96	Computer and Information Systems Managers	340	0.25%	$153,400
97	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	340	0.25%	$27,760
98	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	340	0.25%	$97,810
99	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	340	0.25%	$26,740
100	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	340	0.25%	$58,890

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