| 1 | Fast Food and Counter Workers | 904,300 | +6.1% | $31,200 | No formal educational credential |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 765,800 | +17% | $35,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 3 | Retail Salespersons | 555,800 | -0.5% | $35,410 | No formal educational credential |
| 4 | Cashiers | 542,600 | -9.9% | $32,880 | No formal educational credential |
| 5 | Stockers and Order Fillers | 472,300 | +8.5% | $37,330 | No formal educational credential |
| 6 | Waiters and Waitresses | 456,700 | -0.7% | $35,230 | No formal educational credential |
| 7 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 384,300 | +1.5% | $40,240 | No formal educational credential |
| 8 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 351,300 | +2% | $36,840 | No formal educational credential |
| 9 | Customer Service Representatives | 341,700 | -5.5% | $44,770 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 10 | General and Operations Managers | 308,700 | +4.4% | $105,770 | Bachelor's degree |
| 11 | Office Clerks, General | 282,400 | -6.7% | $45,010 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 12 | Cooks, Restaurant | 250,700 | +14.9% | $37,390 | No formal educational credential |
| 13 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 237,600 | +4% | $58,640 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| 14 | Nursing Assistants | 204,100 | +2.3% | $42,260 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| 15 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 202,800 | -1.6% | $47,540 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 16 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 193,500 | +0.4% | $35,510 | No formal educational credential |
| 17 | Registered Nurses | 189,100 | +4.9% | $97,550 | Bachelor's degree |
| 18 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 183,900 | +6% | $44,080 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 19 | Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | 170,400 | -1.5% | $36,780 | Some college, no degree |
| 20 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 170,000 | -5.8% | $50,670 | Some college, no degree |
| 21 | Security Guards | 161,000 | +0.4% | $38,020 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 22 | Childcare Workers | 160,200 | -2.9% | $34,980 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 23 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 159,800 | +3.8% | $49,590 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 24 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 158,200 | +3.6% | $39,150 | No formal educational credential |
| 25 | Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 156,300 | -0.1% | $44,650 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 26 | Food Preparation Workers | 148,000 | -3.4% | $35,320 | No formal educational credential |
| 27 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 144,500 | -0.3% | $69,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 28 | Bartenders | 129,600 | +5.9% | $34,340 | No formal educational credential |
| 29 | Construction Laborers | 129,400 | +7.3% | $47,120 | No formal educational credential |
| 30 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 128,500 | N/A | $38,010 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 31 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 125,100 | -5% | $48,520 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 32 | Accountants and Auditors | 124,200 | +4.6% | $83,680 | Bachelor's degree |
| 33 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 123,000 | +3.1% | $69,990 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 34 | Light Truck Drivers | 120,200 | +7.3% | $44,860 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 35 | Software Developers | 115,200 | +15.8% | $135,980 | Bachelor's degree |
| 36 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 114,800 | +0.3% | $72,080 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 37 | Medical Assistants | 112,300 | +12.5% | $45,690 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| 38 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 108,200 | +3% | $83,050 | Bachelor's degree |
| 39 | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 107,700 | -1.5% | $31,200 | No formal educational credential |
| 40 | Managers, All Other | 106,700 | +4.5% | $141,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| 41 | Amusement and Recreation Attendants | 102,400 | +3.4% | $32,150 | No formal educational credential |
| 42 | Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 99,600 | +6.3% | $33,980 | No formal educational credential |
| 43 | Management Analysts | 98,100 | +8.8% | $101,860 | Bachelor's degree |
| 44 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 91,000 | -2% | $63,970 | Bachelor's degree |
| 45 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 87,200 | +6.7% | $78,760 | Bachelor's degree |
| 46 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 85,900 | +4.2% | $45,930 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 47 | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 85,500 | -1.3% | $89,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 48 | Cooks, Fast Food | 82,100 | -13.5% | $30,890 | No formal educational credential |
| 49 | Human Resources Specialists | 81,800 | +6.2% | $75,940 | Bachelor's degree |
| 50 | Electricians | 81,000 | +9.5% | $63,190 | High school diploma or equivalent |