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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH

What professions have the highest employment in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH. We note that the total employment in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH is 2,703,870. The most popular job is the general and operations manager profession, which employs 92,050 people (3.40 percent of the total employment in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 70,220 people (2.60 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
2,703,870
100.00% $61,090
2 General and Operations Managers
92,050
3.40% $128,820
3 Registered Nurses
70,220
2.60% $99,750
4 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
63,260
2.34% $34,100
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers
60,330
2.23% $33,820
6 Retail Salespersons
59,890
2.21% $34,490
7 Software Developers
55,590
2.06% $133,540
8 Customer Service Representatives
51,020
1.89% $46,850
9 Cashiers
50,210
1.86% $32,380
10 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
41,400
1.53% $37,020
11 Office Clerks, General
37,500
1.39% $46,570
12 Stockers and Order Fillers
34,540
1.28% $36,040
13 Accountants and Auditors
32,690
1.21% $84,810
14 Waiters and Waitresses
32,070
1.19% $34,530
15 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
30,420
1.13% $50,130
16 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
29,420
1.09% $74,140
17 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
29,280
1.08% $54,930
18 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
28,480
1.05% $39,980
19 Financial Managers
27,430
1.01% $161,400
20 Nursing Assistants
26,140
0.97% $40,060
21 Management Analysts
24,580
0.91% $105,540
22 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
24,450
0.90% $38,120
23 Restaurant Cooks
23,090
0.85% $38,050
24 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
22,940
0.85% $80,820
25 Project Management Specialists
21,520
0.80% $102,160
26 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
20,960
0.78% $77,000
27 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
20,370
0.75% $79,460
28 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
20,260
0.75% $79,030
29 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
20,210
0.75% $51,420
30 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
20,130
0.74% $58,140
31 Computer and Information Systems Managers
19,670
0.73% $168,810
32 Security Guards
18,900
0.70% $37,510
33 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
18,630
0.69% $77,140
34 Human Resources Specialists
18,570
0.69% $77,680
35 Other Business Operations Specialists
18,460
0.68% $91,810
36 Medical Secretaries
18,010
0.67% $47,660
37 Lawyers
17,980
0.66% $165,980
38 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
16,590
0.61% $45,620
39 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
16,210
0.60% $50,980
40 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
16,190
0.60% $44,520
41 Receptionists and Information Clerks
16,050
0.59% $38,060
42 Medical and Health Services Managers
15,650
0.58% $130,320
43 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
15,220
0.56% $38,950
44 Computer User Support Specialists
15,080
0.56% $68,370
45 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
15,060
0.56% $44,550
46 Sales Managers
14,900
0.55% $150,000
47 Construction Laborers
14,360
0.53% $62,010
48 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
14,210
0.53% $74,900
49 Electricians
13,890
0.51% $79,830
50 Bartenders
13,740
0.51% $35,460
51 Food Preparation Workers
13,420
0.50% $35,190
52 Carpenters
12,970
0.48% $64,180
53 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
12,880
0.48% $128,590
54 Packers and Packagers
12,580
0.47% $33,580
55 Marketing Managers
11,820
0.44% $163,700
56 Childcare Workers
11,790
0.44% $38,720
57 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
11,760
0.43% $74,110
58 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
11,660
0.43% $44,730
59 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
11,580
0.43% $100,940
60 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
11,180
0.41% $81,650
61 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
10,970
0.41% $55,130
62 Industrial Engineers
10,920
0.40% $103,840
63 Financial Analysts
10,910
0.40% $95,020
64 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
10,850
0.40% $61,090
65 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
10,340
0.38% $65,580
66 Computer Systems Analysts
10,160
0.38% $106,210
67 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
10,160
0.38% $38,020
68 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
10,150
0.38% $82,320
69 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
10,110
0.37% $81,920
70 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10,100
0.37% $36,820
71 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
9,770
0.36% $79,330
72 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
9,610
0.36% $48,070
73 Social and Human Service Assistants
9,420
0.35% $38,210
74 Medical Assistants
9,380
0.35% $46,720
75 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
9,190
0.34% $46,380
76 All Other Physicians
8,930
0.33% $223,410
77 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
8,620
0.32% $102,690
78 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
8,450
0.31% $82,450
79 Dishwashers
8,420
0.31% $34,000
80 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
8,350
0.31% $36,160
81 Firefighters
8,310
0.31% $64,510
82 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
8,250
0.31% $54,600
83 All Other Managers
8,200
0.30% $160,650
84 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
8,140
0.30% $74,270
85 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
7,890
0.29% $32,010
86 Training and Development Specialists
7,750
0.29% $75,270
87 Biochemists and Biophysicists
7,670
0.28% $106,800
88 Administrative Services Managers
7,580
0.28% $131,010
89 Postsecondary Education Administrators
7,460
0.28% $102,810
90 Personal Financial Advisors
7,370
0.27% $108,110
91 Dental Assistants
7,330
0.27% $55,330
92 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
7,290
0.27% $62,400
93 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
7,130
0.26% $56,980
94 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
6,970
0.26% $124,890
95 Healthcare Social Workers
6,950
0.26% $61,280
96 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
6,860
0.25% $56,900
97 Insurance Sales Agents
6,850
0.25% $79,180
98 Public Relations Specialists
6,730
0.25% $79,250
99 Compliance Officers
6,670
0.25% $84,800
100 Mechanical Engineers
6,570
0.24% $102,270

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