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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

What professions have the highest employment in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC. We note that the total employment in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC is 725,790. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 21,430 people (2.95 percent of the total employment in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 19,980 people (2.75 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
725,790
100.00% $45,340
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers
21,430
2.95% $24,160
3 Retail Salespersons
19,980
2.75% $27,610
4 Cashiers
17,810
2.45% $24,650
5 General and Operations Managers
15,740
2.17% $100,430
6 Registered Nurses
15,070
2.08% $79,560
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
14,390
1.98% $30,210
8 Customer Service Representatives
13,850
1.91% $35,150
9 Waiters and Waitresses
12,830
1.77% $28,330
10 Office Clerks, General
11,880
1.64% $35,940
11 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
11,670
1.61% $25,000
12 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
10,640
1.47% $35,670
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10,130
1.40% $28,040
14 Restaurant Cooks
8,110
1.12% $29,040
15 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
7,300
1.01% $46,630
16 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
7,240
1.00% $40,610
17 Other Business Operations Specialists
7,160
0.99% $81,480
18 Software Developers
7,140
0.98% $107,780
19 Nursing Assistants
7,120
0.98% $31,210
20 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
7,010
0.97% $39,410
21 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
7,000
0.96% $58,900
22 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
6,900
0.95% $35,580
23 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
6,850
0.94% $57,760
24 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
6,640
0.91% $45,910
25 Accountants and Auditors
6,620
0.91% $68,990
26 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
6,520
0.90% $39,950
27 Management Analysts
6,180
0.85% $95,160
28 Security Guards
6,070
0.84% $29,790
29 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
5,860
0.81% $30,640
30 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
5,530
0.76% $59,530
31 Receptionists and Information Clerks
5,330
0.73% $30,380
32 Electricians
5,090
0.70% $58,500
33 Project Management Specialists
5,060
0.70% $96,740
34 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
5,030
0.69% $59,280
35 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
4,870
0.67% $26,590
36 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
4,840
0.67% $35,860
37 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
4,830
0.67% $65,600
38 Construction Laborers
4,620
0.64% $35,850
39 Human Resources Specialists
4,320
0.60% $62,680
40 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
4,150
0.57% $31,200
41 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
4,070
0.56% $71,220
42 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
4,010
0.55% $62,190
43 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
4,000
0.55% $60,970
44 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
4,000
0.55% $46,640
45 Food Preparation Workers
3,930
0.54% $26,280
46 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
3,860
0.53% $50,320
47 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
3,850
0.53% $54,910
48 Carpenters
3,800
0.52% $48,040
49 Machinists
3,670
0.51% $58,910
50 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
3,600
0.50% $52,540
51 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,570
0.49% $59,900
52 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
3,570
0.49% $34,640
53 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
3,430
0.47% $71,050
54 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
3,400
0.47% $51,340
55 Computer Systems Analysts
3,350
0.46% $101,320
56 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
3,240
0.45% $76,350
57 Counter and Rental Clerks
3,150
0.43% $36,820
58 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
3,030
0.42% $52,500
59 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
2,980
0.41% $36,350
60 Medical Assistants
2,950
0.41% $37,250
61 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
2,910
0.40% $56,280
62 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
2,890
0.40% $50,880
63 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
2,850
0.39% $22,880
64 Fast Food Cooks
2,820
0.39% $26,370
65 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
2,790
0.38% $48,160
66 Driver/Sales Workers
2,780
0.38% $32,090
67 Computer User Support Specialists
2,740
0.38% $50,490
68 Computer Occupations, All Other
2,730
0.38% $101,420
69 Medical Secretaries
2,680
0.37% $36,180
70 Firefighters
2,620
0.36% $55,320
71 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
2,480
0.34% $44,560
72 Lawyers
2,470
0.34% $107,510
73 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
2,380
0.33% $90,910
74 School Bus Drivers
2,320
0.32% $37,340
75 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
2,290
0.32% $23,220
76 Training and Development Specialists
2,270
0.31% $58,670
77 Childcare Workers
2,240
0.31% $25,690
78 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
2,240
0.31% $46,580
79 Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
2,200
0.30% $61,380
80 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
2,190
0.30% $34,440
81 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
2,160
0.30% $50,010
82 Sailors and Marine Oilers
2,150
0.30% $45,030
83 Cost Estimators
2,140
0.29% $72,550
84 Logisticians
2,100
0.29% $75,920
85 Other Engineering Technicians
2,100
0.29% $88,030
86 Pharmacy Technicians
2,070
0.29% $37,240
87 Insurance Sales Agents
2,050
0.28% $43,980
88 Bartenders
2,040
0.28% $32,060
89 Dishwashers
2,040
0.28% $26,210
90 Financial Managers
2,000
0.28% $132,640
91 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
1,990
0.27% $46,310
92 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
1,970
0.27% $52,540
93 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
1,950
0.27% $50,730
94 Helpers--Production Workers
1,950
0.27% $35,780
95 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
1,910
0.26% $80,810
96 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
1,900
0.26% $25,850
97 Real Estate Sales Agents
1,890
0.26% $54,950
98 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
1,880
0.26% $49,660
99 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
1,840
0.25% $31,020
100 Medical and Health Services Managers
1,820
0.25% $102,320

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