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Top 100 Popular Jobs in St. Joseph, MO-KS

What professions have the highest employment in St. Joseph, MO-KS? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in St. Joseph, MO-KS. We note that the total employment in St. Joseph, MO-KS is 52,630. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 1,680 people (3.19 percent of the total employment in St. Joseph, MO-KS). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 1,510 people (2.87 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in St. Joseph, MO-KS is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in St. Joseph, MO-KS (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	52,630	100.00%	$42,190
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,680	3.19%	$27,190
3	Cashiers	1,510	2.87%	$27,300
4	Retail Salespersons	1,200	2.28%	$29,320
5	Registered Nurses	1,180	2.24%	$66,410
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,170	2.22%	$30,620
7	General and Operations Managers	1,160	2.20%	$77,240
8	Office Clerks, General	880	1.67%	$36,500
9	Customer Service Representatives	840	1.60%	$36,510
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	820	1.56%	$30,920
11	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	810	1.54%	$49,630
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	800	1.52%	$36,490
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	800	1.52%	$35,950
14	Fast Food and Counter Workers	750	1.43%	$26,000
15	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	700	1.33%	$47,450
16	Waiters and Waitresses	670	1.27%	$28,600
17	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	630	1.20%	$41,100
18	Restaurant Cooks	590	1.12%	$28,510
19	Fast Food Cooks	570	1.08%	$26,840
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	560	1.06%	$49,680
21	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	550	1.05%	$44,130
22	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	540	1.03%	$74,300
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	520	0.99%	$39,290
24	Nursing Assistants	490	0.93%	$33,670
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	470	0.89%	$36,160
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	450	0.86%	$33,220
27	Accountants and Auditors	440	0.84%	$60,190
28	Electricians	390	0.74%	$62,470
29	Packers and Packagers	390	0.74%	$42,040
30	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	380	0.72%	$62,190
31	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	380	0.72%	$29,410
32	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	370	0.70%	$50,790
33	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	360	0.68%	$49,960
34	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	340	0.65%	$39,140
35	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	340	0.65%	$43,490
36	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	320	0.61%	$28,730
37	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	310	0.59%	$45,040
38	Construction Laborers	290	0.55%	$46,350
39	Food Preparation Workers	280	0.53%	$27,010
40	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	280	0.53%	$47,540
41	Receptionists and Information Clerks	260	0.49%	$30,200
42	Driver/Sales Workers	260	0.49%	$33,700
43	Industrial Engineers	250	0.48%	$77,820
44	School Bus Drivers	250	0.48%	$36,730
45	Medical Assistants	240	0.46%	$35,060
46	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	240	0.46%	$28,670
47	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	240	0.46%	$72,260
48	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	230	0.44%	$58,380
49	Human Resources Specialists	230	0.44%	$58,180
50	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	230	0.44%	$48,340
51	Correctional Officers and Jailers	230	0.44%	$35,040
52	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	230	0.44%	$33,820
53	Carpenters	230	0.44%	$56,630
54	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	230	0.44%	$41,650
55	Security Guards	220	0.42%	$32,610
56	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	220	0.42%	$77,990
57	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	220	0.42%	$48,210
58	Bartenders	210	0.40%	$25,640
59	Billing and Posting Clerks	210	0.40%	$33,940
60	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	210	0.40%	$52,540
61	Pharmacy Technicians	200	0.38%	$36,570
62	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	200	0.38%	$45,960
63	Childcare Workers	200	0.38%	$27,100
64	Medical Secretaries	180	0.34%	$35,620
65	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	180	0.34%	$50,790
66	Food Batchmakers	180	0.34%	$45,630
67	Project Management Specialists	170	0.32%	$83,650
68	Training and Development Specialists	170	0.32%	$48,990
69	Other Business Operations Specialists	170	0.32%	$64,880
70	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	160	0.30%	$52,590
71	Computer User Support Specialists	150	0.29%	$50,560
72	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	150	0.29%	$39,050
73	Bill and Account Collectors	150	0.29%	$35,330
74	Industrial Production Managers	140	0.27%	$101,910
75	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	140	0.27%	$97,580
76	Tellers	140	0.27%	$30,380
77	Postal Service Mail Carriers	140	0.27%	$51,710
78	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	140	0.27%	$53,250
79	Medical and Health Services Managers	130	0.25%	$103,370
80	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	130	0.25%	$59,000
81	Loan Officers	130	0.25%	$72,620
82	Lawyers	130	0.25%	$97,280
83	Firefighters	130	0.25%	$36,340
84	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	130	0.25%	$27,150
85	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	130	0.25%	$26,690
86	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	130	0.25%	$92,140
87	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	130	0.25%	$51,370
88	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	130	0.25%	$51,310
89	Butchers and Meat Cutters	130	0.25%	$44,480
90	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	130	0.25%	$50,810
91	Cost Estimators	120	0.23%	$72,810
92	Software Developers	120	0.23%	$82,750
93	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	120	0.23%	$40,160
94	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	120	0.23%	$32,270
95	Pharmacists	120	0.23%	$133,010
96	Nurse Practitioners	120	0.23%	$109,520
97	Family Medicine Physicians	120	0.23%	n/a
98	Dental Assistants	120	0.23%	$44,220
99	Parts Salespersons	120	0.23%	$37,100
100	Highway Maintenance Workers	120	0.23%	$36,380

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