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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Ames, IA

What professions have the highest employment in Ames, IA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Ames, IA. We note that the total employment in Ames, IA is 46,060. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 1,380 people (3.00 percent of the total employment in Ames, IA). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 1,290 people (2.80 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Ames, IA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Ames, IA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	46,060	100.00%	$45,740
2	Cashiers	1,380	3.00%	$27,150
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,290	2.80%	$25,510
4	Retail Salespersons	1,140	2.48%	$28,540
5	General and Operations Managers	970	2.11%	$76,640
6	Registered Nurses	900	1.95%	$64,540
7	Other Business Operations Specialists	800	1.74%	$58,530
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	800	1.74%	$32,240
9	Office Clerks, General	790	1.72%	$40,380
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	690	1.50%	$31,500
11	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	590	1.28%	$27,280
12	Customer Service Representatives	580	1.26%	$34,780
13	Waiters and Waitresses	560	1.22%	$20,970
14	Restaurant Cooks	510	1.11%	$28,730
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	500	1.09%	$44,760
16	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	490	1.06%	$31,880
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	480	1.04%	$44,410
18	Nursing Assistants	470	1.02%	$34,470
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	440	0.96%	$46,510
20	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	430	0.93%	$46,510
21	Accountants and Auditors	420	0.91%	$65,440
22	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	410	0.89%	$36,250
23	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	410	0.89%	$36,120
24	Bartenders	360	0.78%	$20,840
25	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	350	0.76%	$64,450
26	Software Developers	340	0.74%	$105,730
27	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	340	0.74%	$38,880
28	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	330	0.72%	$35,720
29	Computer User Support Specialists	310	0.67%	$64,460
30	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	310	0.67%	$38,650
31	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	290	0.63%	$49,420
32	Construction Laborers	290	0.63%	$40,160
33	Medical Secretaries	280	0.61%	$34,870
34	Civil Engineers	270	0.59%	$90,190
35	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	270	0.59%	$60,120
36	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	270	0.59%	$61,410
37	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	260	0.56%	$36,920
38	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	250	0.54%	$33,080
39	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	250	0.54%	$50,990
40	Financial Managers	240	0.52%	$108,410
41	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	240	0.52%	$60,070
42	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	240	0.52%	$66,220
43	Project Management Specialists	220	0.48%	$82,390
44	Soil and Plant Scientists	220	0.48%	$60,830
45	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	220	0.48%	$63,350
46	Industrial Engineers	210	0.46%	$97,230
47	Mechanical Engineers	210	0.46%	$93,950
48	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	210	0.46%	$28,130
49	Childcare Workers	210	0.46%	$22,620
50	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	210	0.46%	$37,450
51	Human Resources Specialists	200	0.43%	$64,280
52	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	200	0.43%	$48,270
53	Medical and Health Services Managers	190	0.41%	$99,010
54	Biological Technicians	190	0.41%	$52,980
55	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	190	0.41%	$28,190
56	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	190	0.41%	$58,810
57	Public Relations Specialists	190	0.41%	$58,050
58	Food Preparation Workers	190	0.41%	$23,730
59	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	190	0.41%	$22,540
60	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	190	0.41%	$44,280
61	Printing Press Operators	190	0.41%	$35,680
62	Driver/Sales Workers	190	0.41%	$24,550
63	Computer and Information Systems Managers	180	0.39%	$118,270
64	Computer Systems Analysts	180	0.39%	$91,640
65	Agricultural Technicians	180	0.39%	$49,950
66	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	180	0.39%	$60,200
67	Compliance Officers	170	0.37%	$64,430
68	Fast Food Cooks	170	0.37%	$27,560
69	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	170	0.37%	$40,710
70	Carpenters	170	0.37%	$47,790
71	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	170	0.37%	$67,390
72	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	170	0.37%	$38,130
73	Management Analysts	160	0.35%	$67,020
74	Medical Assistants	160	0.35%	$39,360
75	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	160	0.35%	$46,890
76	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	160	0.35%	$52,810
77	Electricians	160	0.35%	$52,920
78	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	160	0.35%	$49,870
79	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	150	0.33%	$64,500
80	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	150	0.33%	$27,340
81	Counter and Rental Clerks	150	0.33%	$25,820
82	Tellers	150	0.33%	$34,070
83	Receptionists and Information Clerks	150	0.33%	$30,410
84	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	150	0.33%	$57,250
85	Bakers	150	0.33%	$29,970
86	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	150	0.33%	$45,380
87	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	150	0.33%	$40,940
88	Computer Network Support Specialists	130	0.28%	$71,230
89	Civil Engineering Technicians	130	0.28%	$72,570
90	Social and Human Service Assistants	130	0.28%	$36,060
91	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	130	0.28%	$57,770
92	School Bus Drivers	130	0.28%	$43,680
93	Packers and Packagers	130	0.28%	$35,560
94	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	120	0.26%	$62,260
95	Pharmacy Technicians	120	0.26%	$37,210
96	Other Production Workers	120	0.26%	$34,200
97	Property, Real Estate Managers	110	0.24%	$47,640
98	Graphic Designers	110	0.24%	$52,090
99	Veterinarians	110	0.24%	$79,580
100	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	110	0.24%	$50,860

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