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Top Ten Lists / Careers by Employment Size |
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| Top 300 Largest Careers by Total Number Employed in the U.S. |
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| 1. |
Retail Salespersons |
4,426,280 |
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| 2. |
Cashiers |
3,545,610 |
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| 3. |
Office Clerks - General |
2,906,600 |
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| 4. |
Food Preparation & Serving Workers (including fast food) |
2,708,840 |
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| 5. |
Registered Nurses |
2,542,760 |
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| 6. |
Waiters & Waitresses |
2,371,750 |
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| 7. |
Freight, Stock & Material Movers and Longshoremen |
2,335,510 |
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| 8. |
Customer Service Representatives |
2,233,270 |
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| 9. |
Janitors & Cleaners |
2,145,320 |
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| 10. |
Stock Clerks - Sales Floor |
1,873,390 |
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| 11. |
Secretaries (except legal, medical & executive) |
1,872,070 |
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| 12. |
Bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks |
1,855,010 |
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| 13. |
General & Operations Managers |
1,697,690 |
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| 14. |
Truck Drivers - Heavy & Tractor-Trailer |
1,672,580 |
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| 15. |
Elementary School Teachers |
1,544,270 |
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| 16. |
Sales Representatives - Wholesale & Manufacturing |
1,493,760 |
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| 17. |
Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants |
1,491,520 |
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| 18. |
Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants |
1,422,720 |
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| 19. |
Managers/Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers |
1,404,330 |
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| 20. |
Maintenance & Repair Workers - General |
1,305,170 |
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| 21. |
Teaching Assistants |
1,266,900 |
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| 22. |
Managers of Retail Sales Workers |
1,186,270 |
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| 23. |
Accountants |
1,133,580 |
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| 24. |
Team Assemblers |
1,131,060 |
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| 25. |
Receptionists & Information Clerks |
1,097,610 |
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| 26. |
High School Teachers |
1,090,490 |
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| 27. |
Security Guards |
1,046,760 |
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| 28. |
Business Operations Specialists, Other |
1,030,320 |
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| 29. |
Construction Laborers |
1,020,290 |
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| 30. |
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers |
921,900 |
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| 31. |
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners |
917,120 |
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| 32. |
Truck Drivers - Light or Delivery Services |
908,960 |
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| 33. |
Construction Carpenters |
899,920 |
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| 34. |
Cooks - Restaurant |
899,620 |
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| 35. |
Home Health Aides |
892,410 |
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| 36. |
Food Preparation Workers |
880,480 |
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| 37. |
Managers of Food Preparation & Serving Workers |
805,360 |
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| 38. |
Packers & Packagers |
777,630 |
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| 39. |
Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks |
760,950 |
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| 40. |
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses |
730,500 |
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| 41. |
Middle School Teachers |
661,820 |
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| 42. |
Managers of Production & Operating Workers |
658,500 |
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| 43. |
Automotive Master Mechanics |
649,460 |
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| 44. |
Police Patrol Officers |
633,710 |
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| 45. |
Electricians |
633,010 |
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| 46. |
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators |
620,450 |
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| 47. |
Personal & Home Care Aides |
614,190 |
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| 48. |
Tellers |
600,380 |
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| 49. |
Child Care Workers |
581,670 |
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| 50. |
Managers/Supervisors of Construction & Extraction Workers |
577,390 |
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| 51. |
Teachers & Instructors, Other |
574,540 |
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| 52. |
Sales Representatives - Other Services |
569,130 |
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| 53. |
Cooks - Fast Food |
559,160 |
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| 54. |
Lawyers |
553,690 |
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| 55. |
Computer Support Specialists |
545,520 |
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| 56. |
Management Analysts |
535,850 |
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| 57. |
Counter Attendants - Cafeteria & Coffee Shop |
527,530 |
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| 58. |
Dishwashers |
521,150 |
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| 59. |
Statement Clerks |
512,120 |
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| 60. |
Bartenders |
503,420 |
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| 61. |
Treasurers & Controllers |
500,590 |
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| 62. |
Helpers - Production Workers |
499,870 |
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| 63. |
Computer Software Engineers - Applications |
494,160 |
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| 64. |
Computer Systems Analysts |
489,890 |
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| 65. |
Medical Assistants |
475,950 |
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| 66. |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers & Weighers |
467,010 |
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| 67. |
Bus Drivers - School |
460,100 |
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| 68. |
Medical Secretaries |
454,500 |
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| 69. |
Counter & Rental Clerks |
448,480 |
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| 70. |
Managers of Mechanics, Installers & Repairers |
443,840 |
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| 71. |
Pipe Fitters & Steamfitters |
437,540 |
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| 72. |
Correctional Officers & Jailers |
428,040 |
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| 73. |
Machinists |
419,070 |
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| 74. |
Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers |
416,410 |
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| 75. |
Sales Representatives - Technical & Scientific Products |
415,120 |
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| 76. |
Bill & Account Collectors |
408,760 |
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| 77. |
Operating Engineers & Construction Equipment Operators |
398,910 |
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| 78. |
Computer Programmers |
394,230 |
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| 79. |
Welders, Cutters & Welder Fitters |
392,520 |
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| 80. |
Preschool Teachers |
392,170 |
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| 81. |
Computer Software Engineers - Systems Software |
381,830 |
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| 82. |
Driver/Sales Workers |
372,720 |
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| 83. |
Cooks - Institution & Cafeteria |
370,920 |
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| 84. |
Managers, Other |
365,460 |
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| 85. |
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders |
357,480 |
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| 86. |
Hairdressers, Hairstylists & Cosmetologists |
355,990 |
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| 87. |
Postal Service Mail Carriers |
354,570 |
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| 88. |
Hosts & Hostesses - Restaurant, Lounge & Coffee Shop |
349,990 |
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| 89. |
Telemarketers |
345,220 |
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| 90. |
Sales Managers |
333,910 |
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| 91. |
Social & Human Service Assistants |
332,880 |
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| 92. |
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment |
330,850 |
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| 93. |
Network & Computer Systems Administrators |
327,850 |
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| 94. |
Insurance Sales Agents |
327,780 |
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| 95. |
Pharmacy Technicians |
324,110 |
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| 96. |
Loan Officers & Mortgage Brokers |
321,850 |
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| 97. |
Assemblers & Fabricators, Other |
318,060 |
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| 98. |
Chief Executives |
301,930 |
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| 99. |
Municipal Fire Fighters |
298,900 |
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| 100. |
Dental Assistants |
293,090 |
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| 101. |
Purchasing Agents |
286,990 |
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| 102. |
Recreation Workers |
282,680 |
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| 103. |
Production, Planning & Expediting Clerks |
281,660 |
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| 104. |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
280,620 |
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| 105. |
Production Workers, Other |
280,160 |
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| 106. |
Claims Examiners - Property & Casualty Insurance |
277,230 |
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| 107. |
Computer & Information Systems Managers |
276,820 |
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| 108. |
Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers |
275,390 |
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| 109. |
Child, Family & School Social Workers |
274,140 |
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| 110. |
Data Entry Keyers |
272,810 |
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| 111. |
Office & Administrative Support Workers, Other |
272,190 |
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| 112. |
Sales Agents - Securities & Commodities |
271,900 |
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| 113. |
Pharmacists |
266,410 |
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| 114. |
Physicians & Surgeons, Other |
262,850 |
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| 115. |
Heating & Air Conditioning Mechanics |
261,610 |
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| 116. |
Civil Engineers |
261,360 |
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| 117. |
Amusement & Recreation Attendants |
258,820 |
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| 118. |
Medical & Health Services Managers |
258,130 |
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| 119. |
Legal Secretaries |
257,810 |
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| 120. |
Paralegals & Legal Assistants |
253,040 |
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| 121. |
Painters - Construction & Maintenance |
250,310 |
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| 122. |
Bus & Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists |
248,620 |
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| 123. |
Order Clerks |
248,030 |
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| 124. |
Administrative Services Managers |
246,930 |
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| 125. |
Educational, Vocational & School Counselors |
243,100 |
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| 126. |
Cutting, Punching & Press Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders - Metal and Plastic |
242,970 |
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| 127. |
College Instructors - Other |
242,780 |
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| 128. |
Nursery Workers |
242,390 |
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| 129. |
Environmental Compliance Inspectors |
242,270 |
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| 130. |
Public Relations Specialists |
240,610 |
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| 131. |
Insurance Claims Clerks |
237,800 |
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| 132. |
Financial Analysts |
236,720 |
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| 133. |
Mechanical Engineers |
233,610 |
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| 134. |
Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts |
230,410 |
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| 135. |
Hotel, Motel & Resort Desk Clerks |
230,230 |
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| 136. |
Market Research Analysts |
230,070 |
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| 137. |
Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors |
229,030 |
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| 138. |
Parts Salespersons |
226,530 |
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| 139. |
Preschool & Elementary School Teachers - Special Education |
226,250 |
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| 140. |
Interviewers (except eligibility & loan) |
224,690 |
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| 141. |
Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers |
221,230 |
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| 142. |
Construction Managers |
220,550 |
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| 143. |
Education Administrators - Elementary & High School |
219,100 |
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| 144. |
Managers of Transportation & Vehicle Operators |
218,480 |
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| 145. |
Cost Estimators |
218,400 |
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| 146. |
Human Resource Specialists, Other |
217,440 |
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| 147. |
Information & Record Clerks, Other |
215,780 |
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| 148. |
Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
215,230 |
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| 149. |
Industrial Engineers |
214,580 |
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| 150. |
Loan Interviewers & Clerks |
212,340 |
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| 151. |
Graphic Designers |
209,290 |
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| 152. |
Radiologic Technologists |
208,570 |
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| 153. |
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) & Paramedics |
207,610 |
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| 154. |
Training & Development Specialists |
206,890 |
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| 155. |
Employment Interviewers |
205,800 |
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| 156. |
File Clerks |
204,760 |
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| 157. |
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks |
203,210 |
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| 158. |
Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers |
201,730 |
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| 159. |
Food Service Managers |
196,080 |
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| 160. |
Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers |
195,170 |
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| 161. |
Printing Machine Operators |
193,510 |
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| 162. |
Dispatchers (except police, fire & ambulance) |
193,210 |
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| 163. |
Software Quality Assurance Engineers & Testers |
191,780 |
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| 164. |
Sewing Machine Operators |
190,440 |
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| 165. |
Healthcare Support Workers, Other |
189,890 |
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| 166. |
Food Servers - Nonrestaurant |
188,390 |
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| 167. |
Managers of Helpers, Laborers & Material Movers - Hand |
186,230 |
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| 168. |
Postal Service Mail Sorters & Processors |
185,770 |
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| 169. |
Bus Drivers - Transit & Intercity |
184,160 |
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| 170. |
Managers/Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers |
183,560 |
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| 171. |
Engineering Managers |
182,300 |
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| 172. |
Coaches & Scouts |
175,720 |
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| 173. |
Kindergarten Teachers |
174,530 |
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| 174. |
Dental Hygienists |
173,090 |
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| 175. |
Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs |
170,520 |
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| 176. |
Engineers, Other |
169,240 |
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| 177. |
Cooks - Short Order |
168,770 |
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| 178. |
Medical Records & Health Information Technicians |
168,650 |
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| 179. |
Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers |
168,050 |
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| 180. |
Physical Therapists |
167,300 |
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| 181. |
Marketing Managers |
166,790 |
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| 182. |
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
166,510 |
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| 183. |
Meat, Poultry & Fish Cutters/Trimmers |
166,150 |
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| 184. |
Human Resources Assistants (except payroll & timekeeping) |
164,340 |
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| 185. |
Real Estate Sales Agents |
164,080 |
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| 186. |
Reservation/Transportation Ticket Agents & Travel Clerks |
163,880 |
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| 187. |
Sheet Metal Workers |
163,480 |
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| 188. |
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers |
163,190 |
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| 189. |
Electronics Engineering Technicians |
162,330 |
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| 190. |
Advertising Sales Agents |
161,550 |
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| 191. |
Property, Real Estate & Community Association Managers |
159,700 |
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| 192. |
Electrical Engineers |
154,670 |
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| 193. |
Industrial Production Managers |
154,030 |
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| 194. |
Switchboard Operators (including answering service) |
153,860 |
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| 195. |
Librarians |
151,170 |
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| 196. |
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians |
149,670 |
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| 197. |
Helpers - Installation, Maintenance & Repair Workers |
149,350 |
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| 198. |
High School Teachers - Special Education |
147,210 |
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| 199. |
Automotive Body & Related Repairers |
147,200 |
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| 200. |
Personal Financial Advisors |
146,690 |
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| 201. |
Sales Workers, Other |
146,480 |
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| 202. |
Molding, Coremaking & Casting Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders - Metal and Plastic |
145,760 |
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| 203. |
Financial Specialists, Other |
145,110 |
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| 204. |
Machine Feeders & Offbearers |
144,820 |
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| 205. |
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators - Metal and Plastic |
143,030 |
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| 206. |
Bakers |
141,130 |
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| 207. |
Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders |
140,120 |
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| 208. |
Electronics Engineers |
139,930 |
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| 209. |
Installation, Maintenance & Repair Workers, Other |
139,100 |
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| 210. |
Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators (except postal service) |
137,350 |
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| 211. |
Parking Lot Attendants |
136,470 |
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| 212. |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
136,420 |
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| 213. |
Wholesale & Retail Buyers |
132,420 |
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| 214. |
Medical & Public Health Social Workers |
131,730 |
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| 215. |
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Workers |
131,010 |
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| 216. |
Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors |
129,080 |
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| 217. |
Managers of Personal Service Workers |
129,070 |
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| 218. |
Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers |
128,740 |
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| 219. |
Butchers & Meat Cutters |
128,210 |
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| 220. |
Word Processors & Typists |
128,010 |
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| 221. |
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers |
126,740 |
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| 222. |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics (except engines) |
125,930 |
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| 223. |
College Instructors - Medicine & Health Specialties |
125,100 |
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| 224. |
Graduate Teaching Assistants |
124,380 |
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| 225. |
Computer, Automated Teller & Office Machine Repairers |
122,400 |
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| 226. |
Instructional Coordinators |
122,180 |
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| 227. |
Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters |
120,960 |
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| 228. |
Roofers |
120,200 |
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| 229. |
Social & Community Service Managers |
117,150 |
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| 230. |
Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians |
116,310 |
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| 231. |
Compensation, Benefits & Job Analysis Specialists |
116,250 |
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| 232. |
Database Administrators |
115,770 |
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| 233. |
Court Clerks |
115,070 |
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| 234. |
Architectural Drafters |
114,910 |
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| 235. |
Library Assistants - Clerical |
114,740 |
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| 236. |
Library Technicians |
113,510 |
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| 237. |
College Instructors - Vocational Studies |
112,940 |
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| 238. |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
112,700 |
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| 239. |
Eligibility Interviewers - Government Programs |
112,510 |
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| 240. |
Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters |
111,620 |
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| 241. |
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers |
111,580 |
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| 242. |
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol & Recreational Protective Service |
111,560 |
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| 243. |
Architects |
110,990 |
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| 244. |
Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators |
110,300 |
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| 245. |
Editors |
110,010 |
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| 246. |
Managers/Supervisors of Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers |
108,940 |
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| 247. |
Community & Social Service Specialists, Other |
107,910 |
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| 248. |
Computer Operators |
107,450 |
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| 249. |
Speech-Language Pathologists |
107,340 |
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| 250. |
Ushers, Lobby Attendants & Ticket Takers |
106,570 |
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| 251. |
Brickmasons & Blockmasons |
106,270 |
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| 252. |
Family & General Practitioners |
106,210 |
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| 253. |
Mental Health Counselors |
104,650 |
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| 254. |
Police Detectives |
104,480 |
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| 255. |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders |
104,170 |
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| 256. |
Helpers - Electricians |
104,050 |
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| 257. |
Respiratory Therapists |
103,870 |
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| 258. |
Coating, Painting & Spraying Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders |
103,310 |
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| 259. |
Middle School Teachers - Special Education |
100,650 |
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| 260. |
Education, Training & Library Workers, Other |
99,900 |
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| 261. |
High School Teachers - Vocational Studies |
99,800 |
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| 262. |
Medical Scientists |
99,750 |
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| 263. |
Flight Attendants |
99,480 |
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| 264. |
Food Batchmakers |
99,170 |
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| 265. |
Insurance Underwriters |
98,690 |
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| 266. |
Logisticians |
98,590 |
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| 267. |
Tire Repairers & Changers |
98,520 |
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| 268. |
Chefs & Head Cooks |
98,040 |
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| 269. |
School Psychologists |
97,880 |
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| 270. |
Education Administrators - College |
97,410 |
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| 271. |
Probation Officers & Correctional Treatment Specialists |
97,130 |
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| 272. |
Slaughterers & Meat Packers |
97,000 |
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| 273. |
Police, Fire & Ambulance Dispatchers |
96,360 |
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| 274. |
Transportation Managers |
96,300 |
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| 275. |
Couriers & Messengers |
96,110 |
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| 276. |
Construction & Building Inspectors |
96,000 |
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| 277. |
Occupational Therapists |
94,800 |
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| 278. |
Managers/Supervisors of Police & Detectives |
92,840 |
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| 279. |
Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders |
92,160 |
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| 280. |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators & Tenders |
91,990 |
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| 281. |
Gaming Dealers |
91,130 |
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| 282. |
Surgical Technologists |
89,600 |
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| 283. |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders |
88,510 |
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| 284. |
Civil Engineering Technicians |
88,140 |
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| 285. |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators & Tenders - Metal and Plastic |
87,800 |
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| 286. |
New Accounts Clerks |
87,300 |
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| 287. |
Travel Agents |
86,420 |
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| 288. |
Medical Transcriptionists |
86,200 |
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| 289. |
Cargo & Freight Agents |
85,950 |
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| 290. |
Dentists - General |
85,910 |
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| 291. |
Tool & Die Makers |
85,610 |
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| 292. |
Transportation Security Screeners |
85,440 |
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| 293. |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing & Compacting Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders |
85,130 |
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| 294. |
Service Station Attendants |
84,480 |
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| 295. |
Demonstrators & Product Promoters |
83,540 |
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| 296. |
Chemists |
83,080 |
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| 297. |
Helpers - Carpenters |
81,260 |
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| 298. |
Environmental Scientists & Specialists |
80,120 |
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| 299. |
Helpers - Pipelayers, Plumbers & Pipefitters |
79,870 |
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| 300. |
Procurement Clerks |
79,610 |
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