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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Mississippi

What professions have the highest employment in Mississippi? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Mississippi. We note that the total employment in Mississippi is 1,131,550. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 33,990 people (3.00 percent of the total employment in Mississippi). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 33,260 people (2.94 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Mississippi is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,131,550
100.00% $36,100
2 Cashiers
33,990
3.00% $21,150
3 Retail Salespersons
33,260
2.94% $25,890
4 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
30,170
2.67% $30,450
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers
29,990
2.65% $20,830
6 Registered Nurses
29,370
2.60% $63,330
7 General and Operations Managers
25,250
2.23% $67,920
8 Stockers and Order Fillers
24,670
2.18% $30,040
9 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
23,780
2.10% $47,810
10 Customer Service Representatives
21,000
1.86% $30,700
11 Office Clerks, General
19,750
1.75% $30,540
12 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
18,970
1.68% $35,500
13 Waiters and Waitresses
16,960
1.50% $18,270
14 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
16,230
1.43% $21,870
15 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
16,050
1.42% $23,990
16 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
13,580
1.20% $36,920
17 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
12,840
1.13% $36,270
18 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
12,450
1.10% $32,700
19 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
11,950
1.06% $46,310
20 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
11,850
1.05% $47,690
21 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
11,550
1.02% $28,830
22 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
11,450
1.01% $46,700
23 Nursing Assistants
10,440
0.92% $27,430
24 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
10,440
0.92% $37,500
25 Security Guards
9,820
0.87% $24,980
26 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
9,770
0.86% $22,060
27 Restaurant Cooks
9,770
0.86% $27,320
28 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
8,880
0.78% $60,010
29 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
8,660
0.77% $45,730
30 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
8,610
0.76% $35,610
31 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
8,390
0.74% $36,590
32 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
8,060
0.71% $51,010
33 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
7,970
0.70% $37,280
34 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
7,840
0.69% $21,780
35 Fast Food Cooks
7,700
0.68% $21,050
36 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
7,520
0.66% $37,240
37 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
7,450
0.66% $36,650
38 Construction Laborers
7,380
0.65% $32,460
39 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
7,120
0.63% $37,320
40 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
6,780
0.60% $23,010
41 Accountants and Auditors
6,710
0.59% $59,420
42 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
6,430
0.57% $60,450
43 Food Preparation Workers
6,360
0.56% $21,980
44 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
6,310
0.56% $37,320
45 Receptionists and Information Clerks
6,250
0.55% $28,920
46 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
6,140
0.54% $46,820
47 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
6,000
0.53% $48,880
48 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
5,730
0.51% $65,640
49 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
5,700
0.50% $28,570
50 Childcare Workers
5,640
0.50% $20,450
51 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
5,120
0.45% $52,930
52 Electricians
5,020
0.44% $54,640
53 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
4,760
0.42% $51,580
54 Tellers
4,740
0.42% $29,500
55 Packers and Packagers
4,740
0.42% $29,720
56 Human Resources Specialists
4,700
0.42% $48,180
57 Medical and Health Services Managers
4,610
0.41% $80,950
58 Correctional Officers and Jailers
4,150
0.37% $30,920
59 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
4,090
0.36% $42,330
60 Nurse Practitioners
4,000
0.35% $108,920
61 Pharmacy Technicians
3,990
0.35% $35,320
62 Helpers--Production Workers
3,930
0.35% $29,690
63 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
3,910
0.35% $41,000
64 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
3,890
0.34% $40,060
65 Medical Secretaries
3,840
0.34% $31,600
66 Sewing Machine Operators
3,740
0.33% $35,420
67 Financial Managers
3,630
0.32% $85,440
68 Medical Assistants
3,610
0.32% $30,930
69 Other Business Operations Specialists
3,550
0.31% $66,210
70 Upholsterers
3,500
0.31% $37,440
71 Driver/Sales Workers
3,420
0.30% $28,390
72 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
3,410
0.30% $33,020
73 School Bus Drivers
3,320
0.29% $29,160
74 Bartenders
3,270
0.29% $19,530
75 Dishwashers
3,270
0.29% $21,680
76 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
3,250
0.29% $36,300
77 Billing and Posting Clerks
3,250
0.29% $36,160
78 Postal Service Mail Carriers
3,230
0.29% $50,170
79 Pharmacists
3,220
0.28% $129,080
80 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
3,210
0.28% $21,640
81 Lawyers
3,200
0.28% $80,540
82 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
3,190
0.28% $50,110
83 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
3,120
0.28% $34,740
84 Machinists
3,070
0.27% $40,560
85 Highway Maintenance Workers
3,040
0.27% $30,450
86 Management Analysts
3,030
0.27% $82,380
87 Counter and Rental Clerks
2,950
0.26% $27,290
88 Loan Officers
2,940
0.26% $47,650
89 Gaming Dealers
2,910
0.26% $20,170
90 Administrative Services Managers
2,900
0.26% $78,350
91 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
2,860
0.25% $23,180
92 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
2,840
0.25% $78,600
93 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
2,830
0.25% $31,880
94 Parts Salespersons
2,800
0.25% $30,570
95 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
2,770
0.24% $21,110
96 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
2,720
0.24% $40,660
97 Firefighters
2,690
0.24% $32,450
98 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
2,670
0.24% $49,180
99 Carpenters
2,670
0.24% $39,900
100 Computer User Support Specialists
2,660
0.24% $46,650
101 Software Developers
2,600
0.23% $91,750
102 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
2,590
0.23% $25,740
103 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
2,570
0.23% $20,140
104 Insurance Sales Agents
2,570
0.23% $41,960
105 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
2,570
0.23% $44,630
106 Dental Assistants
2,530
0.22% $35,470
107 Social and Human Service Assistants
2,490
0.22% $28,830
108 Radiologic Technologists
2,490
0.22% $49,620
109 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
2,470
0.22% $47,160
110 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
2,400
0.21% $61,640
111 All Other Physicians
2,270
0.20% $128,910
112 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
2,260
0.20% $46,850
113 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
2,250
0.20% $36,600
114 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
2,210
0.20% $52,090
115 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
2,120
0.19% $41,850
116 Project Management Specialists
2,100
0.19% $74,830
117 Short Order Cooks
2,100
0.19% $24,960
118 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,090
0.18% $45,120
119 Compliance Officers
2,080
0.18% $55,760
120 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
2,040
0.18% $67,580
121 Medical Records Specialists
2,020
0.18% $36,750
122 Psychiatric Aides
2,020
0.18% $25,900
123 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
2,020
0.18% $40,300
124 Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,010
0.18% $31,490
125 Civil Engineers
2,000
0.18% $87,670
126 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
2,000
0.18% $37,300
127 Industrial Engineers
1,980
0.17% $81,760
128 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
1,950
0.17% $43,590
129 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
1,930
0.17% $43,180
130 Training and Development Specialists
1,920
0.17% $47,990
131 Postsecondary Education Administrators
1,910
0.17% $80,280
132 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
1,900
0.17% $21,770
133 Physical Therapists
1,820
0.16% $97,750
134 Property, Real Estate Managers
1,800
0.16% $44,420
135 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
1,800
0.16% $28,860
136 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
1,790
0.16% $21,270
137 Food Service Managers
1,780
0.16% $50,070
138 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
1,750
0.15% $56,120
139 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
1,750
0.15% $49,730
140 Recreation Workers
1,710
0.15% $24,980
141 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
1,710
0.15% $35,920
142 Computer Systems Analysts
1,650
0.15% $64,040
143 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
1,590
0.14% $34,380
144 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
1,580
0.14% $109,290
145 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
1,570
0.14% $18,480
146 Respiratory Therapists
1,550
0.14% $51,840
147 Dental Hygienists
1,540
0.14% $61,210
148 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
1,510
0.13% $64,270
149 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
1,500
0.13% $78,780
150 Public Relations Specialists
1,470
0.13% $40,020
151 Speech-Language Pathologists
1,460
0.13% $73,000
152 Logging Equipment Operators
1,460
0.13% $38,990
153 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,460
0.13% $35,470
154 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
1,440
0.13% $21,440
155 Construction Managers
1,430
0.13% $65,980
156 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
1,410
0.12% $69,370
157 Coaches and Scouts
1,400
0.12% $48,810
158 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
1,400
0.12% $64,370
159 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers
1,400
0.12% $28,930
160 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
1,390
0.12% $36,510
161 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
1,380
0.12% $47,650
162 Sheet Metal Workers
1,380
0.12% $39,870
163 Industrial Production Managers
1,370
0.12% $102,630
164 Emergency Medical Technicians
1,370
0.12% $29,060
165 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
1,360
0.12% $32,880
166 Instructional Coordinators
1,330
0.12% $59,610
167 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
1,330
0.12% $51,280
168 Sales Managers
1,300
0.11% $102,980
169 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
1,280
0.11% $36,670
170 Butchers and Meat Cutters
1,280
0.11% $28,430
171 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
1,270
0.11% $48,210
172 Computer and Information Systems Managers
1,260
0.11% $102,710
173 Bill and Account Collectors
1,260
0.11% $31,810
174 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
1,260
0.11% $36,310
175 First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers
1,240
0.11% $45,160
176 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
1,230
0.11% $43,030
177 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
1,220
0.11% $71,580
178 Healthcare Social Workers
1,220
0.11% $51,040
179 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
1,220
0.11% $48,700
180 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
1,200
0.11% $41,330
181 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
1,190
0.11% $31,740
182 Surgical Technologists
1,170
0.10% $44,680
183 Legal Secretaries
1,170
0.10% $43,680
184 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
1,160
0.10% $46,090
185 Occupational Therapists
1,160
0.10% $91,800
186 Other Production Workers
1,150
0.10% $29,770
187 Personal Financial Advisors
1,140
0.10% $63,230
188 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
1,120
0.10% $20,650
189 Mechanical Engineers
1,110
0.10% $81,990
190 Physical Therapist Assistants
1,110
0.10% $61,600
191 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
1,080
0.10% $41,320
192 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
1,080
0.10% $23,090
193 Electrical Engineers
1,070
0.09% $96,480
194 Computer Occupations, All Other
1,060
0.09% $84,260
195 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
1,060
0.09% $41,740
196 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
1,060
0.09% $29,120
197 Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers
1,050
0.09% $48,380
198 Logisticians
1,030
0.09% $70,300
199 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
1,020
0.09% $47,230
200 Conservation Scientists
1,010
0.09% $52,000

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