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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Yakima, WA

What professions have the highest employment in Yakima, WA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Yakima, WA. We note that the total employment in Yakima, WA is 95,460. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 4,760 people (4.99 percent of the total employment in Yakima, WA). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 2,860 people (3.00 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Yakima, WA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Yakima, WA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	95,460	100.00%	$41,980
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,760	4.99%	$36,980
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,860	3.00%	$30,970
4	Packers and Packagers	2,820	2.95%	$31,470
5	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	2,590	2.71%	$35,090
6	Retail Salespersons	2,460	2.58%	$33,270
7	Cashiers	2,240	2.35%	$31,640
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,030	2.13%	$35,270
9	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,990	2.08%	$38,590
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,720	1.80%	$49,850
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,680	1.76%	$36,370
12	Registered Nurses	1,560	1.63%	$82,560
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,530	1.60%	$34,920
14	Office Clerks, General	1,520	1.59%	$38,650
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,380	1.45%	$80,240
16	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,370	1.44%	$37,060
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,210	1.27%	$45,850
18	General and Operations Managers	1,190	1.25%	$100,740
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,070	1.12%	$47,390
20	Nursing Assistants	1,050	1.10%	$38,010
21	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,030	1.08%	$46,470
22	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	980	1.03%	$34,130
23	Receptionists and Information Clerks	940	0.98%	$36,560
24	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	890	0.93%	$68,630
25	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	870	0.91%	$37,770
26	Customer Service Representatives	860	0.90%	$39,710
27	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	840	0.88%	$46,350
28	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	820	0.86%	$63,320
29	Waiters and Waitresses	800	0.84%	$34,580
30	Construction Laborers	710	0.74%	$47,350
31	Other Business Operations Specialists	660	0.69%	$66,210
32	Food Preparation Workers	650	0.68%	$34,170
33	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	650	0.68%	$39,680
34	Medical Assistants	640	0.67%	$40,100
35	Restaurant Cooks	620	0.65%	$35,840
36	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	610	0.64%	$38,400
37	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	600	0.63%	$83,520
38	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	590	0.62%	$51,750
39	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	580	0.61%	$49,360
40	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	570	0.60%	$46,230
41	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	570	0.60%	$36,150
42	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	570	0.60%	$36,600
43	Accountants and Auditors	560	0.59%	$73,390
44	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	560	0.59%	$62,510
45	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	520	0.54%	$32,890
46	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	510	0.53%	$36,090
47	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	500	0.52%	$40,960
48	Carpenters	470	0.49%	$51,820
49	School Bus Drivers	470	0.49%	$49,870
50	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	460	0.48%	$59,110
51	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	450	0.47%	$33,630
52	Electricians	450	0.47%	$74,910
53	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	440	0.46%	$82,960
54	Dental Assistants	440	0.46%	$44,530
55	Fast Food Cooks	440	0.46%	$33,730
56	Firefighters	420	0.44%	$44,530
57	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	420	0.44%	$33,990
58	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	410	0.43%	$41,170
59	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	410	0.43%	$72,510
60	Driver/Sales Workers	410	0.43%	$33,700
61	Security Guards	390	0.41%	$34,380
62	Bartenders	370	0.39%	$34,410
63	Billing and Posting Clerks	370	0.39%	$40,400
64	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	360	0.38%	$39,290
65	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	360	0.38%	$46,530
66	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	350	0.37%	$79,440
67	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	350	0.37%	$77,440
68	Human Resources Specialists	340	0.36%	$64,400
69	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	340	0.36%	$61,490
70	Social and Human Service Assistants	300	0.31%	$39,230
71	Counter and Rental Clerks	300	0.31%	$34,860
72	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	290	0.30%	$60,060
73	Computer User Support Specialists	290	0.30%	$59,350
74	Dishwashers	290	0.30%	$33,660
75	Tellers	290	0.30%	$37,930
76	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	280	0.29%	$130,150
77	Parts Salespersons	280	0.29%	$38,100
78	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	280	0.29%	$53,290
79	Healthcare Social Workers	270	0.28%	$52,690
80	Agricultural Equipment Operators	270	0.28%	$37,430
81	Food Batchmakers	270	0.28%	$32,880
82	Coaches and Scouts	250	0.26%	$45,330
83	Pharmacy Technicians	250	0.26%	$45,290
84	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	250	0.26%	$57,510
85	Agricultural Inspectors	240	0.25%	$37,570
86	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	240	0.25%	$60,320
87	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	240	0.25%	$35,990
88	Compliance Officers	230	0.24%	$66,950
89	Medical Secretaries	230	0.24%	$38,170
90	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	230	0.24%	$48,200
91	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	220	0.23%	$78,960
92	Postal Service Mail Carriers	220	0.23%	$49,750
93	Dental Hygienists	210	0.22%	$100,680
94	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	210	0.22%	$63,280
95	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	210	0.22%	$47,920
96	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	200	0.21%	$55,520
97	Pharmacists	200	0.21%	$136,990
98	Insurance Sales Agents	200	0.21%	$44,360
99	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	200	0.21%	$51,270
100	Financial Managers	190	0.20%	$130,000

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