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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Rochester, NY

What professions have the highest employment in Rochester, NY? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Rochester, NY. We note that the total employment in Rochester, NY is 484,980. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 16,110 people (3.32 percent of the total employment in Rochester, NY). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 12,950 people (2.67 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Rochester, NY is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Rochester, NY (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	484,980	100.00%	$47,010
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	16,110	3.32%	$31,840
3	Retail Salespersons	12,950	2.67%	$30,800
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	12,880	2.66%	$30,260
5	Registered Nurses	11,260	2.32%	$82,150
6	Cashiers	11,160	2.30%	$29,180
7	General and Operations Managers	9,600	1.98%	$100,720
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	9,380	1.93%	$32,280
9	Customer Service Representatives	9,250	1.91%	$38,840
10	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	8,150	1.68%	$40,820
11	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	7,480	1.54%	$29,700
12	Stockers and Order Fillers	7,460	1.54%	$34,510
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	6,700	1.38%	$45,180
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	6,050	1.25%	$61,900
15	Office Clerks, General	5,920	1.22%	$38,240
16	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	5,650	1.16%	$35,370
17	Waiters and Waitresses	5,350	1.10%	$35,860
18	Nursing Assistants	5,090	1.05%	$37,710
19	Accountants and Auditors	4,810	0.99%	$78,000
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	4,710	0.97%	$46,020
21	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	4,360	0.90%	$61,920
22	Software Developers	4,190	0.86%	$107,660
23	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	4,160	0.86%	$63,900
24	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,090	0.84%	$48,880
25	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	4,000	0.82%	$63,570
26	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	3,580	0.74%	$37,510
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	3,570	0.74%	$37,330
28	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3,560	0.73%	$36,750
29	Receptionists and Information Clerks	3,470	0.72%	$35,010
30	Restaurant Cooks	3,460	0.71%	$35,140
31	Project Management Specialists	3,210	0.66%	$96,980
32	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,040	0.63%	$66,380
33	School Bus Drivers	2,990	0.62%	$44,960
34	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,980	0.61%	$63,880
35	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	2,960	0.61%	$65,490
36	Security Guards	2,950	0.61%	$37,440
37	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,950	0.61%	$44,990
38	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	2,950	0.61%	$43,490
39	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,890	0.60%	$35,980
40	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2,630	0.54%	$49,990
41	Food Preparation Workers	2,630	0.54%	$30,150
42	Human Resources Specialists	2,580	0.53%	$64,100
43	Construction Laborers	2,560	0.53%	$48,330
44	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	2,490	0.51%	$49,330
45	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	2,470	0.51%	$39,440
46	Electricians	2,440	0.50%	$64,980
47	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	2,360	0.49%	$38,640
48	Carpenters	2,340	0.48%	$50,630
49	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,310	0.48%	$65,100
50	Computer User Support Specialists	2,270	0.47%	$54,780
51	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,260	0.47%	$63,120
52	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,240	0.46%	$48,420
53	Machinists	2,220	0.46%	$47,740
54	Social and Human Service Assistants	2,170	0.45%	$38,760
55	Medical Secretaries	2,120	0.44%	$38,770
56	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	2,010	0.41%	$29,680
57	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,990	0.41%	$65,190
58	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,990	0.41%	$39,820
59	Packers and Packagers	1,990	0.41%	$33,900
60	Lawyers	1,960	0.40%	$117,200
61	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,960	0.40%	$36,090
62	Management Analysts	1,920	0.40%	$86,180
63	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,920	0.40%	$79,180
64	Healthcare Social Workers	1,890	0.39%	$43,270
65	Bartenders	1,890	0.39%	$36,100
66	Industrial Engineers	1,870	0.39%	$91,690
67	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,850	0.38%	$76,960
68	Financial Managers	1,630	0.34%	$154,080
69	Dishwashers	1,600	0.33%	$28,680
70	Childcare Workers	1,600	0.33%	$29,210
71	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	1,550	0.32%	$52,280
72	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,540	0.32%	$60,260
73	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,530	0.32%	$65,760
74	Fast Food Cooks	1,520	0.31%	$27,970
75	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,500	0.31%	$30,400
76	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,490	0.31%	$57,050
77	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,480	0.31%	$71,520
78	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,470	0.30%	$35,430
79	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	1,440	0.30%	$30,100
80	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,420	0.29%	$58,970
81	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,400	0.29%	$60,200
82	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,380	0.28%	$67,550
83	Billing and Posting Clerks	1,380	0.28%	$43,440
84	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	1,340	0.28%	$30,840
85	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,330	0.27%	$84,800
86	Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,300	0.27%	$155,740
87	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,270	0.26%	$130,130
88	Counter and Rental Clerks	1,270	0.26%	$37,180
89	Bakers	1,270	0.26%	$33,470
90	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	1,260	0.26%	$61,740
91	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	1,240	0.26%	$49,990
92	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,240	0.26%	$59,100
93	Helpers--Production Workers	1,230	0.25%	$31,140
94	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,220	0.25%	$60,490
95	Training and Development Specialists	1,210	0.25%	$62,500
96	School Bus Monitors	1,210	0.25%	$29,610
97	Postal Service Mail Carriers	1,210	0.25%	$54,020
98	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,210	0.25%	$40,550
99	Compliance Officers	1,180	0.24%	$65,100
100	Insurance Sales Agents	1,180	0.24%	$64,390

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