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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area is 75,480. The most popular job is the meat, poultry, and fish cutter and trimmer profession, which employs 3,730 people (4.94 percent of the total employment in Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the operating engineer and other construction equipment operator profession which employs 1,760 people (2.33 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in May 2015 [1].

Table 1. 100 Most Popular Jobs in Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	75,480	100.00%	$47,480
2	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	3,730	4.94%	$18,770
3	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,760	2.33%	$60,470
4	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,700	2.25%	$50,740
5	Cashiers	1,600	2.12%	$21,970
6	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,570	2.08%	$37,760
7	General and Operations Managers	1,570	2.08%	$79,980
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,530	2.03%	$30,900
9	Office Clerks, General	1,480	1.96%	$42,570
10	Teacher Assistants	1,480	1.96%	$40,690
11	Construction Laborers	1,330	1.76%	$45,890
12	Retail Salespersons	1,260	1.67%	$23,630
13	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,070	1.42%	$39,470
14	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,060	1.40%	$37,040
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,030	1.36%	$64,400
16	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	980	1.30%	$25,740
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	870	1.15%	$69,020
18	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	860	1.14%	$69,850
19	Registered Nurses	860	1.14%	$79,440
20	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	840	1.11%	$52,580
21	Food Preparation Workers	840	1.11%	$29,370
22	Substitute Teachers	810	1.07%	$48,510
23	Carpenters	740	0.98%	$66,060
24	Electricians	730	0.97%	$81,350
25	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	730	0.97%	$50,410
26	Waiters and Waitresses	680	0.90%	$21,140
27	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	670	0.89%	$87,740
28	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	670	0.89%	$74,430
29	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	650	0.86%	$26,200
30	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	630	0.83%	$54,690
31	Customer Service Representatives	580	0.77%	$36,010
32	Sailors and Marine Oilers	540	0.72%	$43,040
33	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	540	0.72%	$48,680
34	Personal Care Aides	540	0.72%	$27,480
35	Home Health Aides	510	0.68%	$28,920
36	Social and Human Service Assistants	510	0.68%	$30,960
37	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	500	0.66%	$65,900
38	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	490	0.65%	$66,580
39	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	480	0.64%	$72,570
40	Restaurant Cooks	450	0.60%	$23,340
41	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	440	0.58%	$36,690
42	Nursing Assistants	440	0.58%	$35,930
43	Receptionists and Information Clerks	430	0.57%	$32,420
44	Bartenders	400	0.53%	$25,060
45	Security Guards	400	0.53%	$40,200
46	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	390	0.52%	$49,990
47	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	390	0.52%	$77,130
48	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	390	0.52%	$37,230
49	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	350	0.46%	$74,700
50	Power Plant Operators	340	0.45%	$58,040
51	Correctional Officers and Jailers	340	0.45%	$65,750
52	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	330	0.44%	$72,140
53	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	320	0.42%	$24,260
54	Protective Service Workers, All Other	310	0.41%	$42,800
55	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	300	0.40%	$47,800
56	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	300	0.40%	$56,660
57	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	290	0.38%	$69,670
58	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	290	0.38%	$46,490
59	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	290	0.38%	$75,200
60	Medical Assistants	290	0.38%	$41,810
61	Other Business Operations Specialists	290	0.38%	$78,450
62	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	280	0.37%	$66,690
63	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	280	0.37%	$19,420
64	Petroleum Engineers	280	0.37%	$139,990
65	Accountants and Auditors	280	0.37%	$72,060
66	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	270	0.36%	$59,360
67	All Other Managers	270	0.36%	$89,110
68	Firefighters	260	0.34%	$53,720
69	Other Production Workers	250	0.33%	n/a
70	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	250	0.33%	$59,090
71	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	250	0.33%	$102,150
72	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	240	0.32%	$63,150
73	Billing and Posting Clerks	240	0.32%	$43,440
74	Recreation Workers	240	0.32%	n/a
75	Dishwashers	240	0.32%	$18,920
76	Commercial Pilots	230	0.30%	$67,550
77	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	230	0.30%	$56,140
78	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	230	0.30%	$87,430
79	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	230	0.30%	$24,980
80	Construction Managers	230	0.30%	$119,490
81	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	220	0.29%	$36,510
82	School or Special Client Bus Drivers	220	0.29%	$44,590
83	Medical Secretaries	220	0.29%	$43,640
84	Cargo and Freight Agents	220	0.29%	$35,460
85	Childcare Workers	220	0.29%	$24,980
86	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	220	0.29%	$41,900
87	Unknown	220	0.29%	$56,310
88	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	210	0.28%	$35,790
89	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	210	0.28%	$58,300
90	Community Health Workers	210	0.28%	$43,710
91	Geological and Petroleum Technicians	210	0.28%	$60,450
92	Engineers, All Other	210	0.28%	$120,930
93	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	200	0.26%	$72,430
94	Dental Assistants	200	0.26%	$39,560
95	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	190	0.25%	$36,930
96	Human Resources Specialists	190	0.25%	$60,770
97	Medical and Health Services Managers	190	0.25%	$97,900
98	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	180	0.24%	$63,380
99	Ship Engineers	170	0.23%	$54,160
100	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	170	0.23%	$83,490

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