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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

What professions have the highest employment in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. We note that the total employment in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 2,770,020. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 108,370 people (3.91 percent of the total employment in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 69,370 people (2.50 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
2,770,020
100.00% $48,420
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
108,370
3.91% $28,510
3 Registered Nurses
69,370
2.50% $84,690
4 Retail Salespersons
64,530
2.33% $29,530
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers
61,140
2.21% $27,720
6 Cashiers
57,690
2.08% $27,250
7 General and Operations Managers
56,070
2.02% $111,840
8 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
54,170
1.96% $37,440
9 Customer Service Representatives
54,000
1.95% $39,760
10 Office Clerks, General
53,130
1.92% $41,600
11 Stockers and Order Fillers
47,620
1.72% $33,760
12 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
41,370
1.49% $34,480
13 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
37,300
1.35% $44,890
14 Waiters and Waitresses
37,050
1.34% $29,010
15 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
32,600
1.18% $63,430
16 Nursing Assistants
32,440
1.17% $38,040
17 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
31,900
1.15% $55,260
18 Accountants and Auditors
29,800
1.08% $78,670
19 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
29,360
1.06% $47,950
20 Packers and Packagers
27,200
0.98% $36,410
21 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
25,670
0.93% $77,960
22 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
25,610
0.92% $72,730
23 Software Developers
25,340
0.91% $115,660
24 Security Guards
24,310
0.88% $31,860
25 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
24,070
0.87% $31,940
26 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
23,290
0.84% $46,660
27 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
20,260
0.73% $67,330
28 Restaurant Cooks
20,230
0.73% $35,310
29 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
19,960
0.72% $39,590
30 Receptionists and Information Clerks
19,900
0.72% $35,100
31 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
19,880
0.72% $44,290
32 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
19,740
0.71% $60,050
33 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
19,470
0.70% $47,630
34 Lawyers
18,450
0.67% $128,750
35 Medical Secretaries
17,470
0.63% $39,450
36 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
17,230
0.62% $36,950
37 Other Business Operations Specialists
15,950
0.58% $79,540
38 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
15,480
0.56% $68,350
39 Human Resources Specialists
15,420
0.56% $66,140
40 Construction Laborers
14,230
0.51% $48,890
41 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
14,170
0.51% $60,030
42 Project Management Specialists
14,080
0.51% $96,840
43 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
13,600
0.49% $37,010
44 Financial Managers
13,580
0.49% $133,710
45 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
13,470
0.49% $64,830
46 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
13,470
0.49% $50,650
47 Computer User Support Specialists
13,110
0.47% $60,120
48 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
13,060
0.47% $39,720
49 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
13,020
0.47% $78,390
50 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
12,980
0.47% $30,660
51 Management Analysts
12,880
0.46% $93,240
52 Carpenters
12,420
0.45% $56,830
53 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
12,370
0.45% $44,860
54 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
12,260
0.44% $66,680
55 Medical Assistants
12,250
0.44% $39,540
56 All Other Managers
11,920
0.43% $137,050
57 Social and Human Service Assistants
11,540
0.42% $41,100
58 Food Preparation Workers
11,460
0.41% $29,160
59 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
10,950
0.40% $59,430
60 Bartenders
10,910
0.39% $27,120
61 Computer and Information Systems Managers
10,890
0.39% $165,900
62 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
10,810
0.39% $77,770
63 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
10,780
0.39% $34,050
64 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
10,620
0.38% $49,820
65 Pharmacy Technicians
10,100
0.36% $37,190
66 Electricians
10,070
0.36% $72,220
67 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
10,030
0.36% $81,260
68 Computer Occupations, All Other
9,970
0.36% $106,310
69 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
9,640
0.35% $30,980
70 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
9,330
0.34% $73,440
71 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
9,300
0.34% $78,120
72 Billing and Posting Clerks
9,280
0.34% $45,980
73 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
9,230
0.33% $75,270
74 Computer Systems Analysts
9,140
0.33% $102,260
75 Driver/Sales Workers
8,980
0.32% $32,400
76 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
8,830
0.32% $65,350
77 Medical and Health Services Managers
8,660
0.31% $118,640
78 Mechanical Engineers
8,530
0.31% $103,080
79 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
8,400
0.30% $51,040
80 Sales Managers
8,270
0.30% $148,800
81 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
8,110
0.29% $65,800
82 Financial Analysts
7,930
0.29% $84,120
83 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
7,910
0.29% $27,660
84 Childcare Workers
7,870
0.28% $28,940
85 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
7,800
0.28% $59,740
86 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
7,800
0.28% $45,930
87 Insurance Sales Agents
7,720
0.28% $61,250
88 School Bus Drivers
7,700
0.28% $44,030
89 Dishwashers
7,570
0.27% $28,480
90 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
7,510
0.27% $63,550
91 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
7,220
0.26% $37,580
92 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
7,160
0.26% $39,030
93 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
7,150
0.26% $76,850
94 Pharmacists
7,050
0.25% $132,520
95 Personal Financial Advisors
6,800
0.25% $106,550
96 Manicurists and Pedicurists
6,780
0.24% $27,040
97 Fast Food Cooks
6,740
0.24% $27,560
98 Compliance Officers
6,670
0.24% $78,760
99 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
6,670
0.24% $29,530
100 Postal Service Mail Carriers
6,610
0.24% $53,680

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