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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Bellingham, WA

What professions have the highest employment in Bellingham, WA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Bellingham, WA. We note that the total employment in Bellingham, WA is 88,170. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 2,940 people (3.33 percent of the total employment in Bellingham, WA). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,790 people (3.16 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Bellingham, WA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Bellingham, WA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	88,170	100.00%	$47,680
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,940	3.33%	$33,270
3	Retail Salespersons	2,790	3.16%	$33,810
4	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,310	2.62%	$34,940
5	Cashiers	2,000	2.27%	$32,810
6	Registered Nurses	1,620	1.84%	$98,240
7	Waiters and Waitresses	1,510	1.71%	$34,880
8	Office Clerks, General	1,500	1.70%	$43,250
9	General and Operations Managers	1,430	1.62%	$101,180
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,400	1.59%	$35,170
11	Customer Service Representatives	1,310	1.49%	$38,140
12	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,270	1.44%	$36,360
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,240	1.41%	$36,890
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,200	1.36%	$47,510
15	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,150	1.30%	$55,780
16	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,100	1.25%	$40,340
17	Construction Laborers	1,030	1.17%	$49,630
18	Restaurant Cooks	1,020	1.16%	$36,580
19	Carpenters	960	1.09%	$61,010
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	920	1.04%	$46,680
21	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	900	1.02%	$43,890
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	890	1.01%	$80,760
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	870	0.99%	$46,890
24	Other Business Operations Specialists	840	0.95%	$68,450
25	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	820	0.93%	$48,420
26	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	810	0.92%	$66,670
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	800	0.91%	$63,300
28	Receptionists and Information Clerks	800	0.91%	$36,240
29	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	760	0.86%	$41,590
30	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	740	0.84%	$99,990
31	Software Developers	710	0.81%	$125,930
32	Accountants and Auditors	690	0.78%	$75,540
33	Nursing Assistants	690	0.78%	$38,320
34	Compliance Officers	670	0.76%	$90,520
35	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	620	0.70%	$66,720
36	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	610	0.69%	$38,160
37	Electricians	560	0.64%	$82,730
38	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	540	0.61%	$39,340
39	Food Preparation Workers	530	0.60%	$35,870
40	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	510	0.58%	$32,790
41	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	490	0.56%	$50,520
42	Bartenders	490	0.56%	$34,410
43	Medical Assistants	470	0.53%	$46,170
44	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	450	0.51%	$34,930
45	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	440	0.50%	$59,760
46	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	440	0.50%	$42,570
47	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	430	0.49%	$71,100
48	Dishwashers	420	0.48%	$33,320
49	Tellers	410	0.47%	$38,630
50	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	400	0.45%	$98,590
51	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	380	0.43%	$60,830
52	Human Resources Specialists	370	0.42%	$70,420
53	Security Guards	370	0.42%	$33,780
54	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	370	0.42%	$66,230
55	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	360	0.41%	$57,280
56	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	350	0.40%	$79,180
57	Food Batchmakers	350	0.40%	$39,510
58	All Other Managers	340	0.39%	$121,530
59	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	340	0.39%	$49,600
60	Counter and Rental Clerks	340	0.39%	$35,390
61	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	330	0.37%	$76,900
62	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	330	0.37%	$50,680
63	Loan Officers	320	0.36%	$61,440
64	Coaches and Scouts	320	0.36%	$44,950
65	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	320	0.36%	$58,230
66	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	310	0.35%	$61,480
67	Civil Engineers	310	0.35%	$88,630
68	Firefighters	310	0.35%	$80,460
69	Roofers	310	0.35%	$59,320
70	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	310	0.35%	$60,530
71	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	300	0.34%	$38,410
72	Computer User Support Specialists	290	0.33%	$57,920
73	Dental Assistants	290	0.33%	$46,030
74	Billing and Posting Clerks	290	0.33%	$46,270
75	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	290	0.33%	$41,840
76	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	270	0.31%	$93,440
77	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	270	0.31%	$45,390
78	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	270	0.31%	$31,490
79	Driver/Sales Workers	270	0.31%	$45,350
80	School Bus Drivers	270	0.31%	$54,140
81	Packers and Packagers	270	0.31%	$37,120
82	Construction Managers	260	0.29%	$120,720
83	Project Management Specialists	260	0.29%	$92,590
84	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	260	0.29%	$40,450
85	Insurance Sales Agents	260	0.29%	$48,030
86	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	260	0.29%	$47,120
87	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	260	0.29%	$34,850
88	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	250	0.28%	$56,850
89	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	250	0.28%	$33,340
90	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	250	0.28%	$47,370
91	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	250	0.28%	$63,390
92	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	250	0.28%	$54,870
93	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	240	0.27%	$105,120
94	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	240	0.27%	$76,970
95	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	240	0.27%	$37,340
96	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	230	0.26%	$34,470
97	Pharmacy Technicians	220	0.25%	$46,810
98	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	220	0.25%	$32,500
99	Postal Service Mail Carriers	220	0.25%	$51,450
100	Financial Managers	210	0.24%	$133,190

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