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Top 100 Popular Jobs in South Florida nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in South Florida nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in South Florida nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in South Florida nonmetropolitan area is 79,090. The most popular job is the waiters and waitresses profession, which employs 3,260 people (4.12 percent of the total employment in South Florida nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,670 people (3.38 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in South Florida nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in South Florida nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	79,090	100.00%	$37,670
2	Waiters and Waitresses	3,260	4.12%	$28,410
3	Retail Salespersons	2,670	3.38%	$28,760
4	Cashiers	2,430	3.07%	$26,990
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,990	2.52%	$35,100
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,740	2.20%	$23,870
7	Office Clerks, General	1,700	2.15%	$36,890
8	Restaurant Cooks	1,640	2.07%	$35,340
9	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,460	1.85%	$37,240
10	General and Operations Managers	1,420	1.80%	$74,980
11	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,380	1.74%	$29,000
12	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,370	1.73%	$29,970
13	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,160	1.47%	$45,720
14	Registered Nurses	1,050	1.33%	$77,270
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,040	1.31%	$43,790
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,040	1.31%	$36,900
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,030	1.30%	$28,870
18	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,030	1.30%	$27,930
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,000	1.26%	$38,740
20	Customer Service Representatives	980	1.24%	$36,550
21	Bartenders	960	1.21%	$28,390
22	Construction Laborers	890	1.13%	$36,540
23	Food Preparation Workers	850	1.07%	$29,350
24	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	840	1.06%	$49,580
25	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	830	1.05%	$29,170
26	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	810	1.02%	$45,170
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	780	0.99%	$57,690
28	Correctional Officers and Jailers	730	0.92%	$39,710
29	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	690	0.87%	$56,680
30	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	670	0.85%	$28,310
31	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	630	0.80%	$27,640
32	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	610	0.77%	$62,710
33	Carpenters	610	0.77%	$47,710
34	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	570	0.72%	$27,950
35	Accountants and Auditors	530	0.67%	$69,990
36	Nursing Assistants	530	0.67%	$31,550
37	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	530	0.67%	$31,200
38	Receptionists and Information Clerks	520	0.66%	$29,730
39	Dishwashers	510	0.64%	$28,290
40	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	510	0.64%	$45,830
41	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	490	0.62%	$32,110
42	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	470	0.59%	$61,400
43	Counter and Rental Clerks	460	0.58%	$32,770
44	Firefighters	450	0.57%	$46,820
45	Security Guards	430	0.54%	$31,860
46	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	430	0.54%	$60,770
47	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	410	0.52%	$53,850
48	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	410	0.52%	$50,480
49	Electricians	400	0.51%	$48,710
50	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	400	0.51%	$42,980
51	Other Business Operations Specialists	390	0.49%	$61,460
52	Fast Food Cooks	370	0.47%	$28,020
53	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	360	0.46%	$51,700
54	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	360	0.46%	$35,360
55	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	350	0.44%	$61,690
56	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	330	0.42%	$44,260
57	Medical Secretaries	330	0.42%	$36,100
58	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	330	0.42%	$55,090
59	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	320	0.40%	$37,240
60	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	320	0.40%	$27,190
61	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	320	0.40%	$58,850
62	Project Management Specialists	310	0.39%	$78,890
63	Construction Managers	300	0.38%	$97,580
64	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	300	0.38%	$27,690
65	Driver/Sales Workers	290	0.37%	$28,300
66	Childcare Workers	280	0.35%	$27,920
67	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	280	0.35%	$45,110
68	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	270	0.34%	$26,840
69	Pharmacy Technicians	260	0.33%	$36,350
70	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	260	0.33%	$49,080
71	Medical Assistants	260	0.33%	$36,150
72	Packers and Packagers	260	0.33%	$25,270
73	Human Resources Specialists	250	0.32%	$55,220
74	Management Analysts	250	0.32%	$77,940
75	Postal Service Mail Carriers	250	0.32%	$51,710
76	Other Teachers and Instructors	240	0.30%	$61,510
77	Financial Managers	230	0.29%	$106,080
78	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	230	0.29%	$31,010
79	Real Estate Sales Agents	230	0.29%	$39,840
80	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	230	0.29%	$38,140
81	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	230	0.29%	$46,440
82	Food Service Managers	220	0.28%	$61,280
83	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	220	0.28%	$60,780
84	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	210	0.27%	$81,860
85	Property, Real Estate Managers	210	0.27%	$57,870
86	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	210	0.27%	$57,830
87	Lawyers	210	0.27%	$84,880
88	Agricultural Equipment Operators	210	0.27%	$37,880
89	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	210	0.27%	$37,270
90	Computer User Support Specialists	200	0.25%	$54,890
91	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	200	0.25%	$29,370
92	All Other Managers	190	0.24%	$98,530
93	Recreation Workers	190	0.24%	$29,130
94	School Bus Drivers	190	0.24%	$37,790
95	Chefs and Head Cooks	180	0.23%	$51,730
96	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	180	0.23%	$39,730
97	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	180	0.23%	$43,910
98	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	180	0.23%	$62,390
99	Social and Human Service Assistants	170	0.21%	$35,400
100	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	170	0.21%	$52,960

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