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Most common jobs in Mississippi

Jobs with at least 500 workers. Highest-paying jobs

JobMedian payEmployed
Retail Salespersons$28,64038,400
Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,61031,220
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,40030,750
Cashiers$26,39030,490
Registered Nurses$77,09029,060
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,82024,160
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,27023,420
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,86021,800
Customer Service Representatives$36,38020,860
Office Clerks, General$34,90017,600
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,07016,800
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,38015,940
Waiters and Waitresses$21,37015,190
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$37,34014,720
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,35014,550
Nursing Assistants$31,52014,200
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$58,38013,680
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,76013,020
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$42,84012,160
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,62011,330
Cooks, Fast Food$22,67011,170
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$49,79011,060
Cooks, Restaurant$29,56010,770
General and Operations Managers$106,68010,630
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,53010,480
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$50,98010,400
Security Guards$29,18010,160
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$50,2209,850
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$25,8409,750
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,4209,640
Construction Laborers$37,7108,800
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$25,3608,320
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$68,7208,230
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$46,1408,070
Food Preparation Workers$26,2407,870
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$37,8207,410
Accountants and Auditors$68,1007,350
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$66,9107,040
Light Truck Drivers$38,1407,030
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,3207,000
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$40,6706,970
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$70,9006,930
Receptionists and Information Clerks$31,1606,920
Electricians$60,8606,610
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$37,8906,470
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,1006,460
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$27,3906,420
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$50,7906,260
Childcare Workers$22,0505,420
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,2904,950