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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Columbia, MO

What professions have the highest employment in Columbia, MO? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Columbia, MO. We note that the total employment in Columbia, MO is 95,420. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 3,440 people (3.61 percent of the total employment in Columbia, MO). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,760 people (2.89 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Columbia, MO is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Columbia, MO (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	95,420	100.00%	$40,330
2	Registered Nurses	3,440	3.61%	$64,590
3	Retail Salespersons	2,760	2.89%	$27,510
4	General and Operations Managers	2,340	2.45%	$76,510
5	Cashiers	2,010	2.11%	$26,250
6	Office Clerks, General	1,970	2.06%	$36,970
7	Waiters and Waitresses	1,820	1.91%	$27,880
8	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,760	1.84%	$37,650
9	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,630	1.71%	$26,190
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,490	1.56%	$28,730
11	Restaurant Cooks	1,450	1.52%	$28,520
12	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,430	1.50%	$25,900
13	Customer Service Representatives	1,390	1.46%	$33,450
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,350	1.41%	$32,550
15	Nursing Assistants	1,330	1.39%	$32,540
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,270	1.33%	$39,370
17	Loan Officers	1,140	1.19%	$56,310
18	Fast Food Cooks	980	1.03%	$26,010
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	920	0.96%	$33,940
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	910	0.95%	$55,450
21	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	880	0.92%	$47,000
22	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	870	0.91%	$32,130
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	830	0.87%	$44,830
24	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	810	0.85%	$43,770
25	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	780	0.82%	$30,820
26	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	750	0.79%	$46,170
27	Accountants and Auditors	740	0.78%	$61,580
28	Insurance Sales Agents	660	0.69%	$51,290
29	Food Preparation Workers	640	0.67%	$27,440
30	Receptionists and Information Clerks	640	0.67%	$30,410
31	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	630	0.66%	$30,190
32	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	620	0.65%	$37,770
33	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	610	0.64%	$50,650
34	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	610	0.64%	$38,890
35	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	610	0.64%	$30,010
36	Security Guards	590	0.62%	$30,740
37	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	580	0.61%	$38,380
38	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	570	0.60%	$24,940
39	Childcare Workers	570	0.60%	$27,310
40	Software Developers	540	0.57%	$94,310
41	Carpenters	510	0.53%	$49,650
42	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	510	0.53%	$44,990
43	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	500	0.52%	$38,720
44	Human Resources Specialists	480	0.50%	$60,020
45	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	480	0.50%	$27,440
46	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	470	0.49%	$58,940
47	Bartenders	460	0.48%	$27,560
48	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	460	0.48%	$27,410
49	Public Relations Specialists	430	0.45%	$59,110
50	Financial Managers	400	0.42%	$118,530
51	Management Analysts	400	0.42%	$79,560
52	Medical Assistants	400	0.42%	$33,280
53	Dishwashers	400	0.42%	$24,410
54	Construction Laborers	390	0.41%	$48,350
55	Driver/Sales Workers	390	0.41%	$30,050
56	Computer User Support Specialists	380	0.40%	$47,110
57	Medical and Health Services Managers	370	0.39%	$102,700
58	Project Management Specialists	360	0.38%	$77,290
59	Pharmacy Technicians	350	0.37%	$36,410
60	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	350	0.37%	$61,610
61	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	350	0.37%	$51,920
62	Lawyers	340	0.36%	$101,310
63	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	340	0.36%	$51,090
64	Other Business Operations Specialists	330	0.35%	$70,620
65	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	330	0.35%	$37,450
66	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	320	0.34%	$46,540
67	Computer Occupations, All Other	310	0.32%	$81,250
68	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	310	0.32%	$48,240
69	Billing and Posting Clerks	310	0.32%	$37,690
70	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	300	0.31%	$57,620
71	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	300	0.31%	$24,610
72	Psychiatric Technicians	290	0.30%	$35,400
73	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	290	0.30%	$63,330
74	Postsecondary Education Administrators	280	0.29%	$124,540
75	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	280	0.29%	$39,400
76	Computer and Information Systems Managers	270	0.28%	$122,900
77	Bakers	270	0.28%	$28,160
78	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	260	0.27%	$36,870
79	Electricians	260	0.27%	$51,280
80	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	260	0.27%	$61,510
81	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	260	0.27%	$49,830
82	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	250	0.26%	$75,160
83	Pharmacists	250	0.26%	$135,810
84	Nurse Practitioners	250	0.26%	$99,440
85	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	250	0.26%	$27,270
86	Medical Secretaries	240	0.25%	$37,780
87	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	240	0.25%	$61,450
88	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	230	0.24%	$55,010
89	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	230	0.24%	$49,610
90	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	230	0.24%	$26,820
91	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	220	0.23%	$59,280
92	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	220	0.23%	$31,050
93	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	220	0.23%	$29,240
94	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	210	0.22%	$54,620
95	Training and Development Specialists	210	0.22%	$50,480
96	Medical Records Specialists	210	0.22%	$48,900
97	Recreation Workers	210	0.22%	$28,550
98	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	210	0.22%	$45,200
99	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	210	0.22%	$45,760
100	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	210	0.22%	$29,360

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