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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Idaho

What professions have the highest employment in Idaho? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Idaho. We note that the total employment in Idaho is 797,420. The most popular job is the general and operations manager profession, which employs 24,790 people (3.11 percent of the total employment in Idaho). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 22,350 people (2.80 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Idaho is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Idaho (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
797,420
100.00% $40,060
2 General and Operations Managers
24,790
3.11% $64,300
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
22,350
2.80% $23,320
4 Retail Salespersons
19,220
2.41% $29,040
5 Customer Service Representatives
19,020
2.39% $36,550
6 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
18,320
2.30% $27,540
7 Office Clerks, General
16,940
2.12% $35,460
8 Cashiers
15,900
1.99% $27,520
9 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
14,030
1.76% $47,910
10 Registered Nurses
13,680
1.72% $77,940
11 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
13,410
1.68% $35,360
12 Stockers and Order Fillers
12,480
1.57% $31,710
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
11,300
1.42% $29,730
14 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
10,920
1.37% $36,800
15 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
10,820
1.36% $41,490
16 Waiters and Waitresses
10,790
1.35% $28,180
17 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
9,590
1.20% $35,840
18 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
8,360
1.05% $49,920
19 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
8,310
1.04% $50,550
20 Carpenters
7,940
1.00% $45,210
21 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
7,890
0.99% $40,730
22 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
7,850
0.98% $28,100
23 Construction Laborers
7,490
0.94% $38,060
24 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
7,470
0.94% $45,090
25 Restaurant Cooks
7,150
0.90% $30,810
26 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
7,040
0.88% $36,260
27 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
6,900
0.87% $55,980
28 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
6,780
0.85% $59,390
29 Receptionists and Information Clerks
6,560
0.82% $31,470
30 Nursing Assistants
6,540
0.82% $35,500
31 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
6,260
0.79% $41,530
32 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
5,880
0.74% $34,050
33 Food Preparation Workers
5,690
0.71% $28,020
34 Software Developers
5,500
0.69% $101,440
35 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
5,440
0.68% $30,030
36 Accountants and Auditors
5,320
0.67% $63,730
37 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
5,140
0.64% $63,380
38 Electricians
4,820
0.60% $49,230
39 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
4,390
0.55% $47,100
40 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
4,290
0.54% $59,610
41 Project Management Specialists
4,260
0.53% $76,100
42 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
4,220
0.53% $57,160
43 Medical Assistants
4,100
0.51% $38,450
44 Computer User Support Specialists
4,080
0.51% $49,010
45 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
3,900
0.49% $49,700
46 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
3,740
0.47% $33,580
47 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
3,680
0.46% $45,510
48 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
3,600
0.45% $29,170
49 Bartenders
3,510
0.44% $20,790
50 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
3,460
0.43% $23,300
51 Fast Food Cooks
3,400
0.43% $25,620
52 Human Resources Specialists
3,220
0.40% $60,880
53 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
3,220
0.40% $35,740
54 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
3,160
0.40% $59,930
55 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
3,130
0.39% $64,700
56 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
3,110
0.39% $48,320
57 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
3,100
0.39% $40,440
58 Other Business Operations Specialists
2,850
0.36% $77,230
59 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
2,830
0.35% $60,950
60 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
2,830
0.35% $35,420
61 Dental Assistants
2,820
0.35% $36,720
62 Dishwashers
2,810
0.35% $22,880
63 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
2,800
0.35% $54,980
64 Loan Officers
2,760
0.35% $58,400
65 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
2,660
0.33% $56,390
66 Lawyers
2,550
0.32% $84,020
67 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
2,530
0.32% $58,490
68 Pharmacy Technicians
2,520
0.32% $38,300
69 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
2,510
0.31% $40,580
70 Computer Systems Analysts
2,500
0.31% $85,560
71 Management Analysts
2,490
0.31% $74,830
72 Security Guards
2,480
0.31% $33,550
73 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
2,480
0.31% $39,720
74 Tellers
2,470
0.31% $35,620
75 Financial Managers
2,460
0.31% $101,500
76 Training and Development Specialists
2,410
0.30% $54,840
77 Insurance Sales Agents
2,400
0.30% $54,440
78 Childcare Workers
2,350
0.29% $21,970
79 Driver/Sales Workers
2,340
0.29% $29,000
80 Civil Engineers
2,330
0.29% $75,530
81 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
2,290
0.29% $38,340
82 Medical and Health Services Managers
2,240
0.28% $102,560
83 Billing and Posting Clerks
2,230
0.28% $38,480
84 School Bus Drivers
2,180
0.27% $36,790
85 Medical Secretaries
2,150
0.27% $36,770
86 Sales Managers
2,140
0.27% $97,210
87 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
2,130
0.27% $23,140
88 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
2,120
0.27% $31,200
89 Chief Executives
2,060
0.26% $90,970
90 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
2,040
0.26% $50,690
91 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
2,040
0.26% $23,740
92 Packers and Packagers
2,030
0.25% $30,440
93 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
2,020
0.25% $50,850
94 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
2,010
0.25% $28,370
95 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
1,960
0.25% $55,520
96 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
1,930
0.24% $53,640
97 Property, Real Estate Managers
1,910
0.24% $46,260
98 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
1,890
0.24% $47,510
99 Social and Human Service Assistants
1,870
0.23% $41,000
100 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
1,870
0.23% $29,750
101 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
1,840
0.23% $28,300
102 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,810
0.23% $49,160
103 Coaches and Scouts
1,810
0.23% $48,000
104 Compliance Officers
1,790
0.22% $65,160
105 Dental Hygienists
1,780
0.22% $82,830
106 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
1,770
0.22% $49,940
107 Firefighters
1,750
0.22% $37,870
108 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
1,750
0.22% $38,030
109 Counter and Rental Clerks
1,720
0.22% $33,280
110 Other Postsecondary Teachers
1,670
0.21% $103,920
111 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
1,670
0.21% $49,900
112 All Other Physicians
1,650
0.21% n/a
113 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
1,630
0.20% $93,120
114 Telemarketers
1,630
0.20% $36,070
115 Pharmacists
1,580
0.20% $133,540
116 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
1,570
0.20% $66,980
117 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
1,560
0.20% $75,550
118 Construction Managers
1,550
0.19% $81,320
119 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
1,540
0.19% $30,250
120 Postal Service Mail Carriers
1,540
0.19% $52,850
121 Correctional Officers and Jailers
1,530
0.19% $45,420
122 Parts Salespersons
1,530
0.19% $37,360
123 Machinists
1,530
0.19% $46,730
124 Recreation Workers
1,520
0.19% $29,120
125 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
1,510
0.19% $25,640
126 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
1,500
0.19% $48,500
127 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
1,500
0.19% $30,750
128 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
1,490
0.19% $22,540
129 Medical Records Specialists
1,460
0.18% $46,550
130 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
1,410
0.18% $46,350
131 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
1,400
0.18% $47,570
132 Industrial Engineers
1,380
0.17% $80,010
133 Tire Repairers and Changers
1,350
0.17% $35,560
134 Computer and Information Systems Managers
1,330
0.17% $120,650
135 Radiologic Technologists
1,330
0.17% $64,440
136 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
1,300
0.16% $36,990
137 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
1,290
0.16% $39,710
138 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
1,270
0.16% $76,750
139 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
1,270
0.16% $30,250
140 Physical Therapists
1,270
0.16% $85,870
141 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
1,270
0.16% $63,360
142 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
1,260
0.16% $73,110
143 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
1,250
0.16% $38,890
144 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
1,240
0.16% $53,800
145 Cost Estimators
1,220
0.15% $64,200
146 Food Batchmakers
1,200
0.15% $40,140
147 Mechanical Engineers
1,190
0.15% $79,050
148 Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
1,180
0.15% $39,940
149 Nurse Practitioners
1,170
0.15% $116,710
150 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
1,150
0.14% $36,920
151 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
1,150
0.14% $38,590
152 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
1,140
0.14% $53,260
153 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
1,130
0.14% $33,330
154 Bakers
1,130
0.14% $31,730
155 All Other Managers
1,110
0.14% $84,830
156 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
1,110
0.14% $43,780
157 Graphic Designers
1,100
0.14% $47,590
158 Real Estate Sales Agents
1,090
0.14% $41,340
159 Helpers--Production Workers
1,080
0.14% $31,000
160 Highway Maintenance Workers
1,070
0.13% $45,660
161 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
1,060
0.13% $51,010
162 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
1,060
0.13% $35,910
163 Physician Assistants
1,050
0.13% $121,590
164 Roofers
1,040
0.13% $44,180
165 Butchers and Meat Cutters
1,040
0.13% $37,080
166 Emergency Medical Technicians
1,020
0.13% $31,650
167 Rehabilitation Counselors
1,010
0.13% $46,860
168 Instructional Coordinators
990
0.12% $51,680
169 Postsecondary Education Administrators
970
0.12% $88,790
170 Other Production Workers
970
0.12% $34,370
171 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
950
0.12% $32,620
172 Psychiatric Technicians
940
0.12% $36,790
173 Electrical Engineers
930
0.12% $108,590
174 Public Relations Specialists
920
0.12% $57,800
175 Speech-Language Pathologists
910
0.11% $73,440
176 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
900
0.11% $46,990
177 Architectural and Engineering Managers
890
0.11% $132,650
178 Social and Community Service Managers
890
0.11% $57,470
179 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
890
0.11% $60,420
180 Chefs and Head Cooks
880
0.11% $36,430
181 Information Security Analysts
860
0.11% $103,450
182 Computer Occupations, All Other
860
0.11% $73,940
183 Short Order Cooks
840
0.11% $28,040
184 Data Entry Keyers
840
0.11% $32,420
185 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
840
0.11% $49,750
186 Legal Secretaries
830
0.10% $47,340
187 Logisticians
820
0.10% $49,110
188 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
820
0.10% $82,000
189 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
820
0.10% $42,450
190 Financial Analysts
810
0.10% $72,680
191 Marketing Managers
800
0.10% $96,000
192 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
790
0.10% $45,860
193 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
790
0.10% $39,690
194 Architectural and Civil Drafters
780
0.10% $50,250
195 Family Medicine Physicians
770
0.10% $215,690
196 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
770
0.10% $36,660
197 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
770
0.10% $43,720
198 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
760
0.10% $44,880
199 Bill and Account Collectors
750
0.09% $38,500
200 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
730
0.09% $76,100

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