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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Missouri

What professions have the highest employment in Missouri? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Missouri. We note that the total employment in Missouri is 2,819,700. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 79,840 people (2.83 percent of the total employment in Missouri). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 73,400 people (2.60 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Missouri is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
2,819,700
100.00% $42,310
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
79,840
2.83% $26,320
3 General and Operations Managers
73,400
2.60% $79,710
4 Registered Nurses
70,440
2.50% $71,460
5 Cashiers
68,820
2.44% $26,990
6 Retail Salespersons
62,820
2.23% $29,040
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
61,350
2.18% $31,660
8 Office Clerks, General
54,780
1.94% $36,680
9 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
49,840
1.77% $36,500
10 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
46,440
1.65% $34,770
11 Customer Service Representatives
45,010
1.60% $37,450
12 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
44,940
1.59% $49,190
13 Waiters and Waitresses
44,310
1.57% $28,200
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
41,820
1.48% $29,950
15 Fast Food and Counter Workers
36,900
1.31% $26,590
16 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
33,730
1.20% $44,490
17 Restaurant Cooks
33,620
1.19% $29,240
18 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
31,800
1.13% $37,910
19 Accountants and Auditors
31,120
1.10% $64,340
20 Fast Food Cooks
30,510
1.08% $27,020
21 Nursing Assistants
28,540
1.01% $31,480
22 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
26,490
0.94% $56,740
23 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
26,040
0.92% $49,410
24 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
24,700
0.88% $49,160
25 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
24,340
0.86% $43,040
26 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
23,920
0.85% $62,200
27 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
22,590
0.80% $34,360
28 Software Developers
22,530
0.80% $101,650
29 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
22,050
0.78% $41,520
30 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
19,060
0.68% $39,000
31 Security Guards
18,270
0.65% $33,280
32 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
18,250
0.65% $35,560
33 Carpenters
17,010
0.60% $55,720
34 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
16,420
0.58% $29,180
35 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
16,340
0.58% $39,690
36 Project Management Specialists
16,290
0.58% $82,170
37 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
16,180
0.57% $34,320
38 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
16,010
0.57% $56,510
39 Receptionists and Information Clerks
15,900
0.56% $30,440
40 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
15,850
0.56% $28,340
41 Food Preparation Workers
15,740
0.56% $27,460
42 Human Resources Specialists
15,030
0.53% $59,110
43 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
15,030
0.53% $41,550
44 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
15,020
0.53% $27,840
45 Construction Laborers
14,950
0.53% $46,580
46 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
14,820
0.53% $61,020
47 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
14,410
0.51% $55,080
48 Computer User Support Specialists
13,250
0.47% $55,010
49 Other Business Operations Specialists
13,140
0.47% $71,770
50 Medical Secretaries
13,050
0.46% $36,680
51 Driver/Sales Workers
12,890
0.46% $37,600
52 Medical Assistants
12,810
0.45% $36,320
53 Lawyers
12,680
0.45% $112,080
54 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
12,300
0.44% $51,090
55 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
12,110
0.43% $48,450
56 Bartenders
11,990
0.43% $27,670
57 Management Analysts
11,860
0.42% $82,720
58 Electricians
11,620
0.41% $61,080
59 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
11,300
0.40% $45,560
60 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
11,180
0.40% $62,480
61 Childcare Workers
11,020
0.39% $28,090
62 Insurance Sales Agents
10,850
0.38% $48,990
63 School Bus Drivers
10,710
0.38% $38,330
64 Loan Officers
10,700
0.38% $71,130
65 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
10,640
0.38% $65,020
66 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
10,620
0.38% $59,380
67 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
10,550
0.37% $47,420
68 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
10,470
0.37% $26,810
69 Financial Managers
10,450
0.37% $128,710
70 Pharmacy Technicians
10,040
0.36% $36,230
71 Packers and Packagers
9,960
0.35% $31,260
72 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
9,840
0.35% $38,030
73 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
9,550
0.34% $77,950
74 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
9,370
0.33% $56,390
75 Public Relations Specialists
9,350
0.33% $61,120
76 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
9,060
0.32% $59,680
77 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
8,930
0.32% $30,870
78 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
8,620
0.31% $36,990
79 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
8,610
0.31% $60,410
80 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
8,470
0.30% $48,340
81 Billing and Posting Clerks
8,420
0.30% $38,040
82 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
8,230
0.29% $60,970
83 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
8,100
0.29% $48,700
84 Computer and Information Systems Managers
8,020
0.28% $133,670
85 Dishwashers
7,960
0.28% $26,370
86 Tellers
7,950
0.28% $29,440
87 Computer Systems Analysts
7,910
0.28% $99,780
88 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
7,820
0.28% $60,010
89 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
7,710
0.27% $79,520
90 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
7,710
0.27% $48,940
91 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
7,630
0.27% $38,750
92 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
7,580
0.27% $50,150
93 Computer Occupations, All Other
7,360
0.26% $100,730
94 Postal Service Mail Carriers
7,330
0.26% $53,680
95 Firefighters
7,320
0.26% $48,320
96 Nurse Practitioners
7,290
0.26% $106,640
97 Pharmacists
7,280
0.26% $133,550
98 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
7,220
0.26% $43,480
99 Medical and Health Services Managers
7,180
0.25% $100,100
100 Cost Estimators
7,010
0.25% $65,310
101 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
6,910
0.25% $28,010
102 Dental Assistants
6,660
0.24% $42,450
103 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
6,650
0.24% $95,560
104 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
6,550
0.23% $28,550
105 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
6,550
0.23% $43,770
106 Training and Development Specialists
6,480
0.23% $54,200
107 Postsecondary Teaching Assistants
6,420
0.23% $29,260
108 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
6,400
0.23% $26,050
109 Industrial Engineers
6,360
0.23% $88,750
110 Highway Maintenance Workers
6,320
0.22% $37,630
111 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
6,110
0.22% $50,130
112 All Other Managers
6,050
0.21% $102,540
113 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
5,980
0.21% $41,380
114 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
5,930
0.21% $55,410
115 Other Production Workers
5,910
0.21% $32,060
116 Bakers
5,880
0.21% $29,520
117 Sales and Related Workers, All Other
5,860
0.21% $29,320
118 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
5,830
0.21% $41,610
119 Parts Salespersons
5,810
0.21% $35,120
120 Financial Analysts
5,790
0.21% $78,350
121 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
5,770
0.20% $37,240
122 Recreation Workers
5,660
0.20% $28,430
123 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
5,650
0.20% $63,300
124 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
5,640
0.20% $24,200
125 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
5,610
0.20% $33,870
126 Compliance Officers
5,510
0.20% $60,940
127 Personal Financial Advisors
5,480
0.19% $82,140
128 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
5,340
0.19% $79,980
129 Correctional Officers and Jailers
5,280
0.19% $35,980
130 Healthcare Social Workers
5,220
0.19% $47,190
131 Sales Managers
5,190
0.18% $128,740
132 Civil Engineers
5,130
0.18% $80,700
133 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
5,020
0.18% $35,670
134 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
4,930
0.17% $82,180
135 Industrial Production Managers
4,920
0.17% $101,470
136 Computer Network Support Specialists
4,860
0.17% $59,660
137 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
4,790
0.17% $45,660
138 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
4,790
0.17% $51,750
139 Bill and Account Collectors
4,760
0.17% $36,900
140 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
4,730
0.17% $27,300
141 Psychiatric Technicians
4,720
0.17% $34,590
142 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
4,710
0.17% $35,800
143 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
4,620
0.16% $37,420
144 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
4,610
0.16% $37,720
145 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
4,600
0.16% $44,980
146 Food Batchmakers
4,590
0.16% $39,960
147 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
4,440
0.16% $80,620
148 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
4,440
0.16% $35,120
149 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
4,410
0.16% $34,140
150 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
4,390
0.16% $36,000
151 Counter and Rental Clerks
4,290
0.15% $35,960
152 All Other Physicians
4,280
0.15% n/a
153 Radiologic Technologists
4,210
0.15% $61,300
154 Physical Therapists
4,170
0.15% $88,900
155 Telemarketers
4,130
0.15% $28,730
156 Data Scientists
4,020
0.14% $78,780
157 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
3,960
0.14% $36,790
158 Helpers--Production Workers
3,950
0.14% $32,870
159 Machinists
3,950
0.14% $47,650
160 Property, Real Estate Managers
3,920
0.14% $46,670
161 Sheet Metal Workers
3,910
0.14% $58,280
162 Printing Press Operators
3,830
0.14% $40,200
163 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
3,790
0.13% $39,760
164 Coaches and Scouts
3,690
0.13% $39,190
165 New Accounts Clerks
3,680
0.13% $36,190
166 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
3,680
0.13% $28,260
167 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
3,670
0.13% $39,740
168 Paramedics
3,600
0.13% $46,670
169 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
3,600
0.13% $58,260
170 Order Clerks
3,580
0.13% $43,870
171 Chief Executives
3,570
0.13% $142,740
172 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
3,560
0.13% $31,750
173 Medical Records Specialists
3,520
0.12% $48,070
174 Family Medicine Physicians
3,510
0.12% $204,950
175 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
3,470
0.12% $39,350
176 Graphic Designers
3,460
0.12% $47,610
177 Dental Hygienists
3,400
0.12% $77,330
178 Computer Network Architects
3,390
0.12% $119,040
179 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
3,380
0.12% $82,700
180 Administrative Services Managers
3,370
0.12% $95,040
181 Information Security Analysts
3,360
0.12% $84,140
182 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
3,360
0.12% $48,660
183 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
3,350
0.12% $60,380
184 Social and Human Service Assistants
3,320
0.12% $34,970
185 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
3,320
0.12% $59,830
186 Mechanical Engineers
3,260
0.12% $81,690
187 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
3,260
0.12% $29,350
188 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
3,210
0.11% $76,740
189 Respiratory Therapists
3,160
0.11% $63,300
190 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
3,150
0.11% $50,580
191 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
3,130
0.11% $46,140
192 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
3,130
0.11% $49,130
193 Speech-Language Pathologists
3,100
0.11% $79,360
194 Legal Secretaries
3,080
0.11% $44,790
195 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
3,010
0.11% $40,750
196 Butchers and Meat Cutters
3,000
0.11% $32,080
197 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
2,960
0.10% $48,600
198 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
2,930
0.10% $47,730
199 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
2,920
0.10% $38,190
200 Human Resources Managers
2,910
0.10% $121,730

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