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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Beckley, WV

What professions have the highest employment in Beckley, WV? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Beckley, WV. We note that the total employment in Beckley, WV is 40,440. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 1,330 people (3.29 percent of the total employment in Beckley, WV). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 1,330 people (3.29 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Beckley, WV is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Beckley, WV (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	40,440	100.00%	$35,360
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,330	3.29%	$22,100
3	Retail Salespersons	1,330	3.29%	$25,240
4	Cashiers	1,230	3.04%	$21,600
5	Registered Nurses	1,210	2.99%	$66,290
6	Fast Food Cooks	950	2.35%	$20,960
7	Office Clerks, General	880	2.18%	$29,520
8	General and Operations Managers	870	2.15%	$72,580
9	Stockers and Order Fillers	750	1.85%	$28,590
10	Waiters and Waitresses	660	1.63%	$26,930
11	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	650	1.61%	$30,860
12	Customer Service Representatives	620	1.53%	$31,700
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	610	1.51%	$27,190
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	580	1.43%	$42,180
15	Nursing Assistants	570	1.41%	$29,140
16	Fast Food and Counter Workers	560	1.38%	$21,100
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	490	1.21%	$41,660
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	490	1.21%	$27,520
19	Security Guards	480	1.19%	$18,680
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	480	1.19%	$33,320
21	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	470	1.16%	$29,070
22	Restaurant Cooks	460	1.14%	$22,970
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	450	1.11%	$37,320
24	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	450	1.11%	$36,440
25	Receptionists and Information Clerks	440	1.09%	$28,330
26	Correctional Officers and Jailers	410	1.01%	$40,220
27	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	390	0.96%	$56,240
28	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	380	0.94%	$31,200
29	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	370	0.91%	$44,380
30	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	360	0.89%	$84,520
31	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	340	0.84%	$23,450
32	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	330	0.82%	$34,320
33	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	300	0.74%	$47,410
34	Medical Assistants	290	0.72%	$28,850
35	School Bus Drivers	260	0.64%	$31,550
36	Electricians	250	0.62%	$63,260
37	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	250	0.62%	$62,440
38	Pharmacy Technicians	240	0.59%	$32,010
39	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	240	0.59%	$46,010
40	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	240	0.59%	$27,090
41	Accountants and Auditors	230	0.57%	$66,210
42	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	230	0.57%	$25,350
43	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	230	0.57%	$49,800
44	Carpenters	230	0.57%	$41,140
45	Construction Laborers	230	0.57%	$34,990
46	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	220	0.54%	$46,430
47	Driver/Sales Workers	210	0.52%	$20,330
48	Social and Human Service Assistants	200	0.49%	$30,600
49	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	200	0.49%	$41,420
50	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	200	0.49%	$25,860
51	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	200	0.49%	$45,180
52	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	190	0.47%	$25,780
53	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	190	0.47%	$38,450
54	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	180	0.45%	$46,120
55	Food Preparation Workers	180	0.45%	$23,560
56	Other Business Operations Specialists	170	0.42%	$63,840
57	All Other Physicians	170	0.42%	n/a
58	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	170	0.42%	$44,120
59	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	160	0.40%	$21,950
60	Parts Salespersons	160	0.40%	$28,790
61	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	160	0.40%	$47,010
62	Financial Managers	150	0.37%	$111,510
63	Pharmacists	150	0.37%	$123,600
64	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	150	0.37%	$40,470
65	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	140	0.35%	$50,210
66	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	140	0.35%	$38,050
67	Medical and Health Services Managers	130	0.32%	$95,920
68	All Other Managers	130	0.32%	$111,510
69	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	130	0.32%	$36,300
70	Dental Assistants	130	0.32%	$35,470
71	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	130	0.32%	$21,340
72	Billing and Posting Clerks	130	0.32%	$34,680
73	Tellers	130	0.32%	$27,810
74	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	130	0.32%	$22,160
75	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	130	0.32%	$57,200
76	Other Financial Specialists	120	0.30%	$69,310
77	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	120	0.30%	$40,810
78	Dishwashers	120	0.30%	$22,570
79	Counter and Rental Clerks	120	0.30%	$28,220
80	Insurance Sales Agents	120	0.30%	$46,870
81	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	120	0.30%	$27,920
82	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	120	0.30%	$33,920
83	Human Resources Specialists	110	0.27%	$55,650
84	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	110	0.27%	$36,350
85	Compliance Officers	100	0.25%	$50,170
86	Bartenders	100	0.25%	$26,180
87	Tour and Travel Guides	100	0.25%	$21,360
88	Chief Executives	90	0.22%	$169,140
89	Administrative Services Managers	90	0.22%	$64,320
90	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	90	0.22%	$75,030
91	Food Service Managers	90	0.22%	$46,160
92	Property, Real Estate Managers	90	0.22%	$37,530
93	Nurse Practitioners	90	0.22%	$99,990
94	Dental Hygienists	90	0.22%	$61,200
95	Radiologic Technologists	90	0.22%	$60,300
96	Medical Records Specialists	90	0.22%	$36,780
97	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	90	0.22%	$23,120
98	Childcare Workers	90	0.22%	$21,740
99	Postal Service Clerks	90	0.22%	$54,180
100	Medical Secretaries	90	0.22%	$33,200

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