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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Winston-Salem, NC

What professions have the highest employment in Winston-Salem, NC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Winston-Salem, NC. We note that the total employment in Winston-Salem, NC is 267,360. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 8,660 people (3.24 percent of the total employment in Winston-Salem, NC). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 7,850 people (2.94 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Winston-Salem, NC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Winston-Salem, NC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	267,360	100.00%	$39,790
2	Registered Nurses	8,660	3.24%	$78,120
3	Cashiers	7,850	2.94%	$23,290
4	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	6,840	2.56%	$34,440
5	Retail Salespersons	6,710	2.51%	$27,340
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	5,640	2.11%	$30,170
7	Fast Food Cooks	5,560	2.08%	$21,580
8	Customer Service Representatives	4,610	1.72%	$35,570
9	General and Operations Managers	4,280	1.60%	$97,260
10	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,230	1.58%	$36,380
11	Waiters and Waitresses	3,960	1.48%	$20,430
12	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,930	1.47%	$47,720
13	Nursing Assistants	3,850	1.44%	$31,920
14	Office Clerks, General	3,730	1.40%	$33,640
15	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,530	1.32%	$26,180
16	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,450	1.29%	$25,930
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,320	1.24%	$27,270
18	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,860	1.07%	$55,370
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,620	0.98%	$38,760
20	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,610	0.98%	$43,540
21	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,600	0.97%	$35,060
22	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,560	0.96%	$42,920
23	Restaurant Cooks	2,490	0.93%	$29,260
24	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,490	0.93%	$34,680
25	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,410	0.90%	$55,630
26	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,400	0.90%	$43,630
27	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,360	0.88%	$33,110
28	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,340	0.88%	$48,310
29	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	2,340	0.88%	$35,310
30	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	2,330	0.87%	$173,630
31	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,040	0.76%	$23,190
32	Accountants and Auditors	1,860	0.70%	$72,840
33	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,850	0.69%	$63,400
34	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,740	0.65%	$35,450
35	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,700	0.64%	$37,120
36	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,650	0.62%	$35,640
37	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,570	0.59%	$38,880
38	Software Developers	1,550	0.58%	$118,500
39	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,550	0.58%	$75,900
40	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,540	0.58%	$49,620
41	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,540	0.58%	$27,130
42	Construction Laborers	1,520	0.57%	$35,480
43	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,500	0.56%	$27,470
44	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,470	0.55%	$31,160
45	Packers and Packagers	1,470	0.55%	$32,090
46	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,430	0.53%	$60,670
47	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	1,370	0.51%	$68,290
48	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,340	0.50%	$45,030
49	Human Resources Specialists	1,300	0.49%	$58,000
50	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,290	0.48%	$57,730
51	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,270	0.48%	$49,590
52	Driver/Sales Workers	1,270	0.48%	$16,930
53	Electricians	1,250	0.47%	$48,100
54	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,240	0.46%	$48,280
55	Medical Assistants	1,190	0.45%	$37,700
56	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,190	0.45%	$53,470
57	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,190	0.45%	$63,380
58	Pharmacy Technicians	1,180	0.44%	$38,670
59	Medical Secretaries	1,150	0.43%	$37,680
60	Food Preparation Workers	1,090	0.41%	$28,070
61	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,060	0.40%	$52,580
62	Security Guards	1,010	0.38%	$31,480
63	Firefighters	1,000	0.37%	$30,630
64	Construction Managers	990	0.37%	$89,680
65	Financial Managers	970	0.36%	$135,310
66	Project Management Specialists	970	0.36%	$78,770
67	Machinists	960	0.36%	$48,790
68	Pharmacists	950	0.36%	$129,840
69	All Other Managers	930	0.35%	$103,860
70	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	920	0.34%	$51,160
71	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	900	0.34%	$21,920
72	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	890	0.33%	$56,560
73	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	880	0.33%	$47,290
74	Computer Systems Analysts	870	0.33%	$95,230
75	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	870	0.33%	$30,020
76	Computer User Support Specialists	860	0.32%	$50,500
77	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	860	0.32%	$66,000
78	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	850	0.32%	$49,980
79	Management Analysts	850	0.32%	$77,700
80	Training and Development Specialists	800	0.30%	$50,470
81	Bartenders	790	0.30%	$25,600
82	Medical and Health Services Managers	790	0.30%	$103,050
83	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	780	0.29%	$62,410
84	Lawyers	750	0.28%	$147,930
85	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	750	0.28%	$47,260
86	Counter and Rental Clerks	740	0.28%	$31,300
87	Billing and Posting Clerks	720	0.27%	$41,670
88	Carpenters	720	0.27%	$42,340
89	Other Production Workers	720	0.27%	$31,540
90	Industrial Engineers	710	0.27%	$79,890
91	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	710	0.27%	$37,900
92	Postal Service Mail Carriers	710	0.27%	$56,800
93	Radiologic Technologists	690	0.26%	$64,330
94	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	680	0.25%	$29,410
95	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	680	0.25%	$59,080
96	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	680	0.25%	$45,150
97	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	680	0.25%	$31,640
98	Insurance Sales Agents	670	0.25%	$45,350
99	Physician Assistants	660	0.25%	$129,450
100	Personal Financial Advisors	660	0.25%	$99,250

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