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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area is 81,740. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 3,570 people (4.37 percent of the total employment in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver profession which employs 2,550 people (3.12 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	81,740	100.00%	$40,320
2	Cashiers	3,570	4.37%	$24,190
3	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,550	3.12%	$47,910
4	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,260	2.76%	$38,080
5	Registered Nurses	1,970	2.41%	$63,410
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,970	2.41%	$30,840
7	General and Operations Managers	1,960	2.40%	$68,010
8	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,690	2.07%	$27,810
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,690	2.07%	$38,040
10	Nursing Assistants	1,560	1.91%	$32,610
11	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,520	1.86%	$23,860
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,410	1.72%	$49,770
13	Retail Salespersons	1,330	1.63%	$27,860
14	Office Clerks, General	1,300	1.59%	$36,240
15	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	1,270	1.55%	$41,040
16	Customer Service Representatives	1,110	1.36%	$36,260
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,020	1.25%	$33,030
18	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,010	1.24%	$38,910
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	930	1.14%	$37,200
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	910	1.11%	$40,520
21	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	830	1.02%	$63,270
22	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	770	0.94%	$45,060
23	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	710	0.87%	$62,210
24	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	690	0.84%	$29,090
25	Construction Laborers	660	0.81%	$40,750
26	Highway Maintenance Workers	640	0.78%	$48,810
27	Waiters and Waitresses	620	0.76%	$20,800
28	School Bus Drivers	580	0.71%	$41,140
29	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	570	0.70%	$38,050
30	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	570	0.70%	$44,460
31	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	550	0.67%	$58,910
32	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	550	0.67%	$27,130
33	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	540	0.66%	$58,190
34	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	530	0.65%	$35,690
35	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	520	0.64%	$37,330
36	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	500	0.61%	$48,290
37	Bartenders	500	0.61%	$20,800
38	Tellers	490	0.60%	$30,070
39	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	490	0.60%	$41,700
40	Accountants and Auditors	460	0.56%	$57,210
41	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	450	0.55%	$50,890
42	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	440	0.54%	$51,660
43	Restaurant Cooks	430	0.53%	$27,580
44	Medical Secretaries	430	0.53%	$35,570
45	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	420	0.51%	$36,360
46	Financial Managers	410	0.50%	$91,300
47	Medical and Health Services Managers	410	0.50%	$94,190
48	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	410	0.50%	$61,220
49	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	400	0.49%	$48,200
50	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	400	0.49%	$43,560
51	Childcare Workers	380	0.46%	$22,530
52	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	370	0.45%	$34,970
53	Insurance Sales Agents	360	0.44%	$42,190
54	Carpenters	360	0.44%	$39,300
55	Food Preparation Workers	350	0.43%	$25,500
56	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	350	0.43%	$68,000
57	Postal Service Mail Carriers	340	0.42%	$51,590
58	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	330	0.40%	$58,190
59	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	330	0.40%	$30,060
60	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	330	0.40%	$49,040
61	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	320	0.39%	$48,050
62	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	300	0.37%	$26,060
63	Pharmacy Technicians	290	0.35%	$36,470
64	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	290	0.35%	$45,210
65	Driver/Sales Workers	290	0.35%	$27,620
66	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	280	0.34%	$55,670
67	Correctional Officers and Jailers	280	0.34%	$44,050
68	Electricians	280	0.34%	$50,980
69	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	270	0.33%	$51,810
70	Butchers and Meat Cutters	270	0.33%	$29,450
71	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	270	0.33%	$41,740
72	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	270	0.33%	$61,650
73	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	260	0.32%	$59,380
74	Human Resources Specialists	260	0.32%	$57,230
75	Computer User Support Specialists	260	0.32%	$48,370
76	Agricultural Equipment Operators	260	0.32%	$45,170
77	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	260	0.32%	$36,070
78	Social and Human Service Assistants	250	0.31%	$37,790
79	Parts Salespersons	240	0.29%	$40,260
80	Billing and Posting Clerks	240	0.29%	$38,660
81	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	240	0.29%	$54,410
82	Loan Officers	230	0.28%	$100,250
83	Receptionists and Information Clerks	230	0.28%	$30,530
84	Other Business Operations Specialists	220	0.27%	$45,850
85	Medical Assistants	220	0.27%	$36,070
86	Machinists	220	0.27%	$47,060
87	Coaches and Scouts	210	0.26%	$36,680
88	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	210	0.26%	$26,530
89	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	210	0.26%	$40,670
90	Industrial Production Managers	200	0.24%	$95,890
91	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	200	0.24%	$51,720
92	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	200	0.24%	$38,370
93	Packers and Packagers	200	0.24%	$37,980
94	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	190	0.23%	$97,040
95	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	190	0.23%	$56,860
96	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	190	0.23%	$51,600
97	Short Order Cooks	190	0.23%	$21,440
98	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	190	0.23%	$32,140
99	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	190	0.23%	$84,650
100	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	190	0.23%	$42,170

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