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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Worcester, MA-CT

What professions have the highest employment in Worcester, MA-CT? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Worcester, MA-CT. We note that the total employment in Worcester, MA-CT is 282,810. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 11,110 people (3.93 percent of the total employment in Worcester, MA-CT). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 7,920 people (2.80 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Worcester, MA-CT is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Worcester, MA-CT (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	282,810	100.00%	$48,800
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	11,110	3.93%	$34,110
3	Registered Nurses	7,920	2.80%	$95,360
4	General and Operations Managers	7,510	2.66%	$103,250
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	7,450	2.63%	$30,920
6	Cashiers	6,780	2.40%	$30,780
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	6,380	2.26%	$37,310
8	Retail Salespersons	5,960	2.11%	$32,930
9	Stockers and Order Fillers	5,390	1.91%	$34,990
10	Customer Service Representatives	5,300	1.87%	$42,280
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,440	1.57%	$53,570
12	Office Clerks, General	4,240	1.50%	$41,870
13	Nursing Assistants	4,040	1.43%	$37,440
14	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	3,690	1.30%	$37,380
15	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	3,330	1.18%	$63,380
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,250	1.15%	$36,270
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,140	1.11%	$49,070
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,010	1.06%	$78,750
19	Waiters and Waitresses	2,990	1.06%	$33,400
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,870	1.01%	$48,150
21	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,610	0.92%	$36,350
22	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,430	0.86%	$79,960
23	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,260	0.80%	$44,040
24	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,240	0.79%	$47,850
25	Accountants and Auditors	2,180	0.77%	$79,020
26	Restaurant Cooks	2,170	0.77%	$36,120
27	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,160	0.76%	$74,820
28	Software Developers	2,120	0.75%	$125,340
29	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,050	0.72%	$37,870
30	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,010	0.71%	$48,360
31	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,910	0.68%	$40,460
32	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	1,870	0.66%	$50,040
33	Medical Secretaries	1,790	0.63%	$46,260
34	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,770	0.63%	$59,210
35	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,750	0.62%	$62,010
36	Financial Managers	1,730	0.61%	$127,760
37	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,680	0.59%	$36,330
38	Food Preparation Workers	1,680	0.59%	$33,860
39	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,630	0.58%	$66,030
40	Social and Human Service Assistants	1,570	0.56%	$38,020
41	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,540	0.54%	$111,180
42	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,530	0.54%	$80,290
43	Project Management Specialists	1,470	0.52%	$94,850
44	Packers and Packagers	1,470	0.52%	$33,430
45	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,430	0.51%	$43,730
46	Human Resources Specialists	1,410	0.50%	$70,670
47	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,410	0.50%	$48,370
48	Bartenders	1,390	0.49%	$33,970
49	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,370	0.48%	$80,430
50	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,370	0.48%	$62,470
51	Construction Laborers	1,370	0.48%	$49,940
52	Electricians	1,320	0.47%	$77,710
53	Carpenters	1,250	0.44%	$58,900
54	Sales Managers	1,210	0.43%	$121,250
55	Management Analysts	1,210	0.43%	$102,550
56	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,200	0.42%	$46,950
57	Security Guards	1,190	0.42%	$36,570
58	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,190	0.42%	$34,310
59	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	1,140	0.40%	$62,370
60	Medical Assistants	1,110	0.39%	$43,830
61	Childcare Workers	1,100	0.39%	$35,480
62	Industrial Engineers	1,090	0.39%	$97,210
63	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,080	0.38%	$71,260
64	Computer User Support Specialists	1,060	0.37%	$62,130
65	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	1,040	0.37%	$43,640
66	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,030	0.36%	$62,570
67	Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,010	0.36%	$158,080
68	Healthcare Social Workers	1,010	0.36%	$75,320
69	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	990	0.35%	$80,300
70	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	970	0.34%	$77,140
71	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	960	0.34%	$75,490
72	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	960	0.34%	$82,630
73	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	950	0.34%	$67,260
74	School Bus Drivers	940	0.33%	$50,850
75	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	930	0.33%	$36,720
76	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	910	0.32%	$74,310
77	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	910	0.32%	$47,360
78	Lawyers	870	0.31%	$112,690
79	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	860	0.30%	$40,380
80	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	860	0.30%	$71,950
81	Machinists	840	0.30%	$50,330
82	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	840	0.30%	$47,700
83	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	810	0.29%	$105,500
84	Firefighters	800	0.28%	$60,310
85	Tellers	790	0.28%	$37,550
86	Dental Assistants	790	0.28%	$46,470
87	Postsecondary Education Administrators	780	0.28%	$95,570
88	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	770	0.27%	$30,220
89	Dishwashers	760	0.27%	$30,820
90	Billing and Posting Clerks	750	0.27%	$47,850
91	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	750	0.27%	$70,070
92	Nurse Practitioners	750	0.27%	$130,400
93	Pharmacy Technicians	750	0.27%	$38,000
94	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	750	0.27%	$33,190
95	Social and Community Service Managers	740	0.26%	$71,590
96	Recreation Workers	740	0.26%	$33,220
97	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	720	0.25%	$33,780
98	Training and Development Specialists	710	0.25%	$63,070
99	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	710	0.25%	$57,020
100	Food Batchmakers	710	0.25%	$34,050

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