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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area is 97,560. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 3,990 people (4.09 percent of the total employment in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 2,660 people (2.73 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	97,560	100.00%	$40,410
2	Cashiers	3,990	4.09%	$28,120
3	General and Operations Managers	2,660	2.73%	$73,250
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,470	2.53%	$45,700
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,090	2.14%	$23,220
6	Registered Nurses	2,030	2.08%	$65,430
7	Retail Salespersons	1,920	1.97%	$27,910
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,900	1.95%	$30,690
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,900	1.95%	$37,170
10	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,880	1.93%	$27,980
11	Nursing Assistants	1,880	1.93%	$34,500
12	Office Clerks, General	1,530	1.57%	$36,630
13	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,430	1.47%	$37,720
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,320	1.35%	$31,440
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,300	1.33%	$58,410
16	Customer Service Representatives	1,250	1.28%	$37,130
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,200	1.23%	$39,800
18	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,190	1.22%	$32,500
19	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,100	1.13%	$62,840
20	Construction Laborers	1,060	1.09%	$41,600
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,040	1.07%	$38,350
22	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	960	0.98%	$43,720
23	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	960	0.98%	$60,100
24	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	950	0.97%	$60,150
25	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	930	0.95%	$44,830
26	Waiters and Waitresses	790	0.81%	$21,100
27	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	790	0.81%	$50,330
28	Bartenders	780	0.80%	$20,800
29	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	720	0.74%	$29,060
30	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	720	0.74%	$61,970
31	Accountants and Auditors	710	0.73%	$59,390
32	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	710	0.73%	$37,380
33	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	670	0.69%	$50,450
34	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	610	0.63%	$27,300
35	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	600	0.62%	$36,420
36	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	600	0.62%	$35,640
37	Highway Maintenance Workers	580	0.59%	$49,730
38	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	580	0.59%	$40,070
39	Financial Managers	560	0.57%	$96,540
40	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	550	0.56%	$48,960
41	Tellers	550	0.56%	$34,590
42	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	540	0.55%	$39,880
43	Medical Secretaries	530	0.54%	$36,190
44	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	530	0.54%	$36,270
45	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	520	0.53%	$51,020
46	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	520	0.53%	$39,160
47	Medical and Health Services Managers	510	0.52%	$80,730
48	Childcare Workers	500	0.51%	$22,920
49	Restaurant Cooks	480	0.49%	$28,080
50	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	470	0.48%	$35,630
51	Carpenters	460	0.47%	$45,420
52	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	450	0.46%	$39,220
53	Electricians	440	0.45%	$50,750
54	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	440	0.45%	$54,840
55	Coaches and Scouts	430	0.44%	$37,210
56	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	430	0.44%	$59,240
57	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	430	0.44%	$37,300
58	Insurance Sales Agents	410	0.42%	$54,090
59	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	410	0.42%	$66,700
60	Human Resources Specialists	400	0.41%	$56,390
61	Food Batchmakers	400	0.41%	$32,660
62	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	390	0.40%	$30,470
63	School Bus Drivers	390	0.40%	$36,990
64	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	380	0.39%	$47,740
65	Food Preparation Workers	380	0.39%	$25,500
66	Driver/Sales Workers	370	0.38%	$35,030
67	Medical Assistants	350	0.36%	$37,020
68	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	350	0.36%	$41,950
69	Loan Officers	340	0.35%	$66,210
70	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	340	0.35%	$47,410
71	Packers and Packagers	340	0.35%	$33,570
72	Industrial Production Managers	330	0.34%	$96,650
73	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	330	0.34%	$27,100
74	Postal Service Mail Carriers	330	0.34%	$50,110
75	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	320	0.33%	$57,100
76	Parts Salespersons	310	0.32%	$39,000
77	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	310	0.32%	$46,380
78	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	300	0.31%	$26,560
79	Machinists	300	0.31%	$46,400
80	Fast Food Cooks	290	0.30%	$25,740
81	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	290	0.30%	$52,750
82	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	290	0.30%	$36,770
83	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	290	0.30%	$51,030
84	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	290	0.30%	$27,510
85	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	280	0.29%	$59,080
86	Other Production Workers	280	0.29%	$39,740
87	Industrial Engineers	270	0.28%	$80,080
88	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	270	0.28%	$39,760
89	Agricultural Equipment Operators	270	0.28%	$43,330
90	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	270	0.28%	$52,840
91	Social and Human Service Assistants	260	0.27%	$35,360
92	Pharmacy Technicians	260	0.27%	$36,190
93	Library Assistants, Clerical	260	0.27%	$22,260
94	Receptionists and Information Clerks	260	0.27%	$31,630
95	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	260	0.27%	$49,430
96	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	260	0.27%	$47,380
97	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	260	0.27%	$48,570
98	Dental Assistants	250	0.26%	$43,120
99	Security Guards	240	0.25%	$30,250
100	Butchers and Meat Cutters	240	0.25%	$29,550

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