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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Lubbock, TX

What professions have the highest employment in Lubbock, TX? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Lubbock, TX. We note that the total employment in Lubbock, TX is 148,600. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 5,440 people (3.66 percent of the total employment in Lubbock, TX). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 4,970 people (3.34 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Lubbock, TX is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Lubbock, TX (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	148,600	100.00%	$36,560
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,440	3.66%	$21,950
3	Retail Salespersons	4,970	3.34%	$26,540
4	General and Operations Managers	4,540	3.06%	$73,820
5	Registered Nurses	4,230	2.85%	$76,720
6	Cashiers	3,590	2.42%	$23,240
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,450	2.32%	$30,850
8	Customer Service Representatives	3,170	2.13%	$32,950
9	Waiters and Waitresses	3,000	2.02%	$20,930
10	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,720	1.83%	$22,280
11	Office Clerks, General	2,490	1.68%	$33,170
12	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,410	1.62%	$51,910
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,150	1.45%	$25,450
14	Food Preparation Workers	2,040	1.37%	$27,080
15	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,040	1.37%	$30,780
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,030	1.37%	$37,040
17	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,990	1.34%	$43,360
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,780	1.20%	$30,400
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,710	1.15%	$34,360
20	Restaurant Cooks	1,690	1.14%	$28,210
21	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,650	1.11%	$38,630
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,540	1.04%	$49,930
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,540	1.04%	$38,740
24	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,480	1.00%	$50,560
25	Nursing Assistants	1,330	0.90%	$28,660
26	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,300	0.87%	$28,530
27	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,130	0.76%	$28,130
28	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,120	0.75%	$36,730
29	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,110	0.75%	$49,120
30	Medical Secretaries	1,090	0.73%	$30,560
31	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,050	0.71%	$58,110
32	Construction Laborers	880	0.59%	$33,910
33	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	880	0.59%	$37,630
34	Accountants and Auditors	870	0.59%	$67,490
35	Security Guards	860	0.58%	$28,570
36	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	860	0.58%	$25,890
37	Computer User Support Specialists	850	0.57%	$48,140
38	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	850	0.57%	$28,920
39	Medical Assistants	830	0.56%	$33,380
40	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	820	0.55%	$61,620
41	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	800	0.54%	$49,420
42	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	800	0.54%	$59,400
43	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	750	0.50%	$35,020
44	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	750	0.50%	$24,030
45	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	740	0.50%	$65,490
46	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	730	0.49%	$32,290
47	Childcare Workers	710	0.48%	$22,090
48	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	710	0.48%	$47,530
49	Bartenders	690	0.46%	$23,300
50	Project Management Specialists	660	0.44%	$73,840
51	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	640	0.43%	$21,450
52	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	630	0.42%	$49,970
53	Driver/Sales Workers	610	0.41%	$26,370
54	Postsecondary Education Administrators	580	0.39%	$102,090
55	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	580	0.39%	$48,400
56	Medical and Health Services Managers	570	0.38%	$100,600
57	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	570	0.38%	$21,540
58	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	570	0.38%	$22,960
59	Human Resources Specialists	560	0.38%	$50,900
60	Other Business Operations Specialists	560	0.38%	$55,160
61	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	560	0.38%	$20,290
62	Packers and Packagers	560	0.38%	$24,830
63	Sales Managers	550	0.37%	$90,650
64	Pharmacy Technicians	520	0.35%	$36,440
65	Electricians	500	0.34%	$46,830
66	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	490	0.33%	$44,860
67	Dishwashers	470	0.32%	$24,580
68	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	450	0.30%	$46,990
69	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	450	0.30%	$31,600
70	Parts Salespersons	440	0.30%	$34,700
71	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	430	0.29%	$46,430
72	Training and Development Specialists	420	0.28%	$36,980
73	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	410	0.28%	$52,520
74	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	400	0.27%	$45,780
75	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	400	0.27%	$28,180
76	Social and Human Service Assistants	390	0.26%	$35,780
77	Insurance Sales Agents	390	0.26%	$37,690
78	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	390	0.26%	$49,170
79	Radiologic Technologists	380	0.26%	$62,780
80	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	380	0.26%	$40,580
81	Financial Managers	370	0.25%	$117,170
82	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	370	0.25%	$52,530
83	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	370	0.25%	$28,510
84	Counter and Rental Clerks	370	0.25%	$30,820
85	Bill and Account Collectors	370	0.25%	$31,250
86	Tellers	370	0.25%	$30,800
87	Software Developers	360	0.24%	$90,680
88	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	360	0.24%	$40,790
89	Construction Managers	350	0.24%	$79,600
90	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	350	0.24%	$80,200
91	Lawyers	350	0.24%	$118,960
92	Dental Assistants	350	0.24%	$35,520
93	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	350	0.24%	$23,970
94	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	350	0.24%	$39,030
95	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	340	0.23%	$34,870
96	Billing and Posting Clerks	340	0.23%	$36,040
97	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	340	0.23%	$52,170
98	Nurse Practitioners	320	0.22%	$113,100
99	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	320	0.22%	$42,360
100	Pharmacists	310	0.21%	$132,510

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