Top 100 Jobs with the Largest Employment in Virginia
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Labor Market Information
| # |
Occupation |
2000 Employment |
1 |
Retail salespersons |
106,790 |
2 |
Cashiers, except gaming |
89,280 |
3 |
Office clerks, general |
69,470 |
4 |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
64,090 |
5 |
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
57,040 |
6 |
Customer service representatives |
55,510 |
7 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
51,200 |
8 |
Waiters and waitresses |
51,100 |
9 |
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
48,160 |
10 |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
47,350 |
11 |
Registered nurses |
45,290 |
12 |
Stock clerks and order fillers |
43,880 |
13 |
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
40,860 |
14 |
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
39,220 |
15 |
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
37,280 |
16 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education |
36,190 |
17 |
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
34,860 |
18 |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
32,820 |
19 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
32,560 |
20 |
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
31,510 |
21 |
Teacher assistants |
29,600 |
22 |
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
28,950 |
23 |
Security guards |
28,240 |
24 |
Receptionists and information clerks |
28,150 |
25 |
Team assemblers |
27,630 |
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