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Jonesboro is attractive to companies due to factors such as the low cost of doing business, a viable economy, advantageous tax structure and affordable housing. In addition, the city has more than 100 industrial facilities. The major sectors for employment in Jonesboro are manufacturing, healthcare, trade, education and agriculture.
Some of the most popular occupations in Jonesboro which are primarily filled by college graduates are registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, social and human services assistants, accountants and auditors, pharmacists and medical and health services managers. In addition, some of the Jonesboro jobs that pay well are business operations specialists, telecommunications line installers and repairers, teachers, general and operations managers, wholesale and manufacturing representatives and pharmacists.
A collection of notable information regarding the city: Jonesboro Unlimited is part of the Jonesboro Economic Development Corporation and consists of business and professional people who are interested in the economic and industrial growth of the Jonesboro area. In 2008, the cost of living index for Jonesboro was 82. The national average is 100. The median household income in 2007 was $40,000. Regarding the population over the age of 25, about 26% have a bachelor's degree or higher.
Shown below are the primary employers in Jonesboro:
Business organizations offering assistance to Jonesboro companies:
The Jonesboro Sun provides information about the current business activities in Jonesboro.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 890 | 50,170 | $33,420 - 65,980 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 520 | 39,630 | $27,900 - 51,610 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 490 | 53,150 | $21,250 - 117,340 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 470 | 41,920 | $29,370 - 54,210 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Social and human service assistants | 250 | 22,200 | $16,080 - 31,050 | 34% | 58% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 230 | 48,390 | $28,330 - 83,140 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 220 | 44,680 | $30,340 - 53,770 | 9% | 54% |
| 8 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 170 | 37,630 | $25,280 - 51,820 | 11% | 95% |
| 9 | Chief executives | 150 | 114,440 | $32,400 - | 2% | 65% |
| 10 | Pharmacists | 130 | 98,660 | $50,000 - 128,950 | 22% | 97% |
| 11 | Child, family, and school social workers | 120 | 42,510 | $27,320 - 60,910 | 19% | 77% |
| 12 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 100 | 34,280 | $15,150 - 50,910 | 30% | 77% |
| 13 | Sales managers | 100 | 69,000 | $36,930 - 121,880 | 10% | 69% |
| 14 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 90 | 42,830 | $32,430 - 54,740 | 23% | 54% |
| 15 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 90 | 67,780 | $54,840 - 84,610 | 8% | 78% |
| 16 | Financial managers | 90 | 82,400 | $40,320 - 134,810 | 13% | 60% |
| 17 | Medical and health services managers | 90 | 60,720 | $41,950 - 81,600 | 16% | 57% |
| 18 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 90 | 46,300 | $31,100 - 63,840 | 13% | 73% |
| 19 | Training and development specialists | 80 | 39,050 | $27,640 - 53,740 | 18% | 56% |
| 20 | Lawyers | 80 | 85,360 | $44,790 - | 11% | 99% |
| 21 | Physical therapists | 80 | 65,760 | $51,110 - 83,010 | 27% | 89% |
| 22 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 70 | 40,230 | $21,010 - 61,440 | 12% | 51% |
| 23 | Statisticians | 70 | 37,900 | $27,650 - 50,980 | 9% | 93% |
| 24 | Computer programmers | 70 | 62,010 | $37,640 - 91,310 | 0% | 73% |
| 25 | Computer software engineers, applications | 70 | 49,930 | $22,440 - 121,880 | 45% | 85% |
| 26 | Librarians | 60 | 50,270 | $38,100 - 64,310 | 4% | 85% |
| 27 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 60 | 43,730 | $34,040 - 53,050 | 9% | 87% |
| 28 | Managers, all other | 60 | 49,340 | $22,250 - 80,940 | 7% | 55% |
| 29 | Network and computer systems administrators | 60 | 48,320 | $35,500 - 63,600 | 27% | 50% |
| 30 | Management analysts | 60 | 47,510 | $31,210 - 65,460 | 22% | 78% |
| 31 | Advertising sales agents | 50 | 33,660 | $18,330 - 48,490 | 20% | 56% |
| 32 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 50 | 48,710 | $34,220 - 65,360 | 0% | 96% |
| 33 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 50 | 32,630 | $25,740 - 46,240 | 18% | 56% |
| 34 | Legislators | 50 | $ - | 1% | 65% | |
| 35 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 50 | 40,500 | $32,020 - 51,000 | 20% | 87% |
| 36 | Coaches and scouts | 50 | 53,110 | $30,160 - 83,560 | 15% | 60% |
| 37 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 40 | $ - | 25% | 67% | |
| 38 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 40 | 34,450 | $26,480 - 44,870 | 15% | 51% |
| 39 | Rehabilitation counselors | 40 | 32,040 | $16,730 - 56,150 | 23% | 73% |
| 40 | Industrial engineers | 40 | 58,410 | $43,850 - 76,880 | 20% | 74% |
| 41 | Social workers, all other | 40 | 30,870 | $22,570 - 47,620 | 18% | 77% |
| 42 | Speech-language pathologists | 40 | 51,780 | $38,550 - 66,570 | 11% | 98% |
| 43 | Dentists, general | 40 | $ - | 9% | 100% | |
| 44 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 40 | 31,310 | $26,500 - 38,620 | 11% | 58% |
| 45 | Mechanical engineers | 40 | 73,890 | $28,300 - 131,270 | 4% | 78% |
| 46 | Social and community service managers | 30 | 41,960 | $23,890 - 68,850 | 25% | 72% |
| 47 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 30 | 44,130 | $28,850 - 63,290 | 5% | 58% |
| 48 | Public relations specialists | 30 | 38,810 | $21,790 - 53,620 | 18% | 81% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 1,850 | 20,830 | $13,940 - 31,910 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Cashiers | 1,510 | 16,270 | $13,710 - 19,740 | -2% | 10% |
| 3 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,320 | 20,820 | $14,860 - 29,760 | 2% | 5% |
| 4 | Team assemblers | 1,060 | 22,150 | $17,150 - 29,110 | 0% | 5% |
| 5 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 900 | 15,240 | $13,820 - 16,600 | 18% | 5% |
| 6 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 870 | 29,420 | $18,070 - 43,900 | 10% | 4% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 840 | 18,910 | $13,890 - 26,830 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 840 | 19,250 | $14,220 - 27,960 | -7% | 8% |
| 9 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 800 | 18,640 | $14,330 - 23,620 | 15% | 4% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 750 | 29,110 | $17,870 - 40,610 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Office clerks, general | 720 | 20,590 | $14,460 - 29,410 | 13% | 19% |
| 12 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 710 | 19,980 | $16,610 - 24,550 | 18% | 7% |
| 13 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 660 | 32,690 | $19,340 - 50,050 | 4% | 25% |
| 14 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 650 | 30,310 | $18,890 - 42,810 | 10% | 6% |
| 15 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 640 | 22,930 | $15,980 - 31,380 | 1% | 18% |
| 16 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 620 | 20,770 | $16,460 - 28,630 | -8% | 5% |
| 17 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 610 | 31,640 | $24,180 - 39,710 | 14% | 7% |
| 18 | Cooks, fast food | 580 | 15,120 | $13,640 - 16,650 | 8% | 5% |
| 19 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 530 | 37,500 | $22,770 - 58,060 | 6% | 29% |
| 20 | General and operations managers | 510 | 89,680 | $39,270 - | 2% | 48% |
| 21 | Security guards | 430 | 18,760 | $14,120 - 28,060 | 17% | 13% |
| 22 | Helpers--production workers | 420 | 21,760 | $16,570 - 28,280 | 0% | 4% |
| 23 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 410 | 25,680 | $16,610 - 40,650 | 8% | 4% |
| 24 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 370 | 27,480 | $16,460 - 45,050 | 11% | 14% |
| 25 | Receptionists and information clerks | 370 | 19,960 | $14,740 - 26,760 | 17% | 13% |
| 26 | Customer service representatives | 360 | 24,490 | $16,940 - 34,550 | 25% | 22% |
| 27 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 340 | 29,190 | $24,280 - 34,550 | 5% | 2% |
| 28 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 340 | 14,950 | $13,530 - 16,380 | 16% | 9% |
| 29 | Teacher assistants | 320 | 17,050 | $13,840 - 23,900 | 10% | 18% |
| 30 | Tellers | 320 | 20,720 | $16,680 - 25,880 | 14% | 16% |
| 31 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 320 | 26,470 | $19,230 - 32,400 | -1% | 2% |
| 32 | Food preparation workers | 310 | 18,010 | $14,130 - 25,090 | 15% | 7% |
| 33 | Personal and home care aides | 290 | 16,860 | $14,260 - 19,770 | 51% | 10% |
| 34 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 290 | 16,820 | $13,870 - 20,830 | 13% | 5% |
| 35 | Child care workers | 290 | 16,110 | $14,090 - 19,460 | 18% | 15% |
| 36 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 280 | 27,960 | $19,340 - 34,940 | -6% | 14% |
| 37 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 280 | 44,710 | $24,950 - 74,890 | -4% | 15% |
| 38 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 270 | 16,330 | $13,890 - 20,320 | 11% | 5% |
| 39 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 270 | 23,090 | $16,610 - 30,420 | 4% | 6% |
| 40 | Packers and packagers, hand | 260 | 25,380 | $15,200 - 32,290 | -11% | 3% |
| 41 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 250 | 34,180 | $20,990 - 52,310 | 11% | 33% |
| 42 | Telemarketers | 250 | 16,630 | $13,440 - 21,320 | -9% | 14% |
| 43 | Construction laborers | 240 | 20,560 | $15,540 - 26,920 | 11% | 5% |
| 44 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 220 | 45,130 | $28,040 - 68,370 | 7% | 13% |
| 45 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 220 | 31,290 | $21,400 - 47,190 | 15% | 18% |
| 46 | Cooks, restaurant | 210 | 18,980 | $15,160 - 24,830 | 12% | 5% |
| 47 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 210 | 22,240 | $14,850 - 35,280 | 18% | 6% |
| 48 | Pharmacy technicians | 210 | 23,160 | $17,320 - 30,040 | 32% | 16% |
| 49 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 200 | 31,790 | $20,560 - 44,200 | 14% | 4% |
| 50 | Bill and account collectors | 200 | 22,670 | $15,930 - 30,740 | 23% | 13% |
| 51 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 200 | 15,090 | $13,780 - 16,370 | 10% | 8% |
| 52 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 190 | 26,120 | $15,190 - 41,300 | 19% | 14% |
| 53 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 190 | 24,810 | $17,670 - 32,440 | 4% | 15% |
| 54 | Counter and rental clerks | 190 | 18,910 | $13,910 - 30,560 | 23% | 16% |
| 55 | Bus drivers, school | 190 | 18,820 | $14,080 - 25,480 | 9% | 4% |
| 56 | Insurance sales agents | 180 | 46,610 | $24,730 - 100,750 | 13% | 45% |
| 57 | Medical secretaries | 180 | 24,560 | $17,980 - 34,810 | 17% | 18% |
| 58 | Production workers, all other | 180 | 27,660 | $19,630 - 37,250 | 2% | 5% |
| 59 | Business operations specialists, all other | 180 | 62,280 | $27,850 - 103,560 | 21% | 49% |
| 60 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 170 | 25,790 | $19,070 - 32,800 | -14% | 0% |
| 61 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 170 | 32,300 | $22,380 - 40,370 | 9% | 5% |
| 62 | Dishwashers | 160 | 16,140 | $13,970 - 19,580 | 10% | 3% |
| 63 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 160 | 32,950 | $21,730 - 41,940 | 2% | 11% |
| 64 | Home health aides | 160 | 18,450 | $14,000 - 24,270 | 49% | 7% |
| 65 | Computer support specialists | 140 | 32,520 | $21,990 - 47,790 | 13% | 43% |
| 66 | Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 140 | 39,640 | $22,580 - 60,320 | 7% | 6% |
| 67 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 140 | 27,480 | $21,370 - 32,630 | 8% | 3% |
| 68 | Parts salespersons | 140 | 24,690 | $16,780 - 36,350 | -1% | 6% |
| 69 | Postal service mail carriers | 140 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 70 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 140 | 31,080 | $21,700 - 40,710 | 9% | 3% |
| 71 | Electricians | 130 | 34,580 | $24,450 - 42,090 | 7% | 7% |
| 72 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 130 | 18,300 | $14,030 - 24,130 | 10% | 5% |
| 73 | Recreation workers | 130 | 18,250 | $14,330 - 24,390 | 13% | 47% |
| 74 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 130 | 19,600 | $13,790 - 29,160 | 12% | 6% |
| 75 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 120 | 22,310 | $14,090 - 38,630 | 26% | 43% |
| 76 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 120 | 48,430 | $28,550 - 77,810 | 10% | 17% |
| 77 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 120 | 34,850 | $24,040 - 49,560 | 13% | 17% |
| 78 | Loan officers | 120 | 60,490 | $32,760 - 101,510 | 12% | 49% |
| 79 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 110 | 23,840 | $17,480 - 33,370 | 10% | 24% |
| 80 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 110 | 40,180 | $26,610 - 54,480 | 15% | 25% |
| 81 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 110 | 38,520 | $28,870 - 50,510 | 16% | 43% |
| 82 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 110 | 19,650 | $14,630 - 25,650 | 16% | 10% |
| 83 | Cooks, short order | 110 | 19,140 | $14,640 - 24,960 | 5% | 5% |
| 84 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 110 | 15,910 | $13,850 - 19,320 | 10% | 17% |
| 85 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 110 | 39,230 | $28,480 - 57,500 | 9% | 10% |
| 86 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 100 | 32,750 | $23,480 - 47,140 | 4% | 30% |
| 87 | Dental assistants | 100 | 26,180 | $17,750 - 35,430 | 29% | 9% |
| 88 | Carpenters | 100 | 32,310 | $23,910 - 41,810 | 10% | 6% |
| 89 | Industrial production managers | 100 | 63,950 | $31,460 - 114,950 | -5% | 43% |
| 90 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 100 | 20,290 | $13,990 - 32,160 | 14% | 3% |
| 91 | Administrative services managers | 100 | 60,790 | $36,410 - 84,030 | 12% | 40% |
| 92 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 100 | 36,760 | $28,390 - 43,720 | 11% | 4% |
| 93 | Dental hygienists | 90 | 58,290 | $29,530 - 80,380 | 30% | 33% |
| 94 | Agricultural equipment operators | 90 | 22,750 | $14,640 - 43,520 | -4% | 4% |
| 95 | Medical assistants | 90 | 22,830 | $17,450 - 30,540 | 35% | 10% |
| 96 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 90 | 32,380 | $22,750 - 42,340 | 12% | 3% |
| 97 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 90 | 20,660 | $16,690 - 27,100 | -7% | 10% |
| 98 | Data entry keyers | 90 | 22,450 | $16,950 - 31,720 | -4% | 18% |
| 99 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 90 | 24,370 | $14,670 - 37,300 | 27% | 47% |
| 100 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 90 | 24,570 | $17,780 - 31,410 | -12% | 4% |
 | Jonesboro Colleges Jonesboro colleges and trade schools. |
 | Jonesboro Hotels & Travel Jonesboro hotels, landmarks, tourism, transportation. |
 | Jonesboro Mortgage Jonesboro property, mortgage, and real estate. |
* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 20,770 | 620 | 7.7 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 14,950 | 340 | 5.7 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 39,640 | 140 | 5.6 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 26,120 | 190 | 3.5 |
| Cooks, fast food | 15,120 | 580 | 3.5 |
| Team assemblers | 22,150 | 1,060 | 3.3 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 29,190 | 340 | 3.1 |
| Helpers--production workers | 21,760 | 420 | 3 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 31,640 | 610 | 2.8 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 34,280 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 16,330 | 270 | 2.6 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 32,950 | 160 | 2.6 |
| Production workers, all other | 27,660 | 180 | 2.5 |
| Social and human service assistants | 22,200 | 250 | 2.5 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 25,790 | 170 | 2.5 |
| Telemarketers | 16,630 | 250 | 2.4 |
| Cooks, short order | 19,140 | 110 | 2.3 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 38,520 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Industrial production managers | 63,950 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 32,300 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Parts salespersons | 24,690 | 140 | 2 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 34,850 | 120 | 2 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 23,160 | 210 | 2 |
| Personal and home care aides | 16,860 | 290 | 2 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 27,960 | 280 | 2 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 18,300 | 130 | 1.9 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 19,650 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 20,820 | 1,320 | 1.8 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 32,690 | 660 | 1.7 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 48,430 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Tellers | 20,720 | 320 | 1.7 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 29,420 | 870 | 1.7 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 26,470 | 320 | 1.7 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 31,080 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Insurance sales agents | 46,610 | 180 | 1.6 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 40,180 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 19,980 | 710 | 1.6 |
| Chief executives | 114,440 | 150 | 1.6 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 30,310 | 650 | 1.6 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 23,840 | 110 | 1.6 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 45,130 | 220 | 1.6 |
| Child care workers | 16,110 | 290 | 1.5 |
| Pharmacists | 98,660 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 41,920 | 470 | 1.5 |
| Recreation workers | 18,250 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Bus drivers, school | 18,820 | 190 | 1.5 |
| Bill and account collectors | 22,670 | 200 | 1.4 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 42,510 | 120 | 1.4 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 27,480 | 370 | 1.4 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 44,710 | 280 | 1.4 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packers and packagers, hand | 25,380 | 1.24 | 260 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 44,680 | 1.17 | 220 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 62,280 | 1.06 | 180 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 42,510 | 1.05 | 120 |
| Loan officers | 60,490 | 1.02 | 120 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 18,910 | 1.01 | 840 |
| Cooks, short order | 19,140 | 0.96 | 110 |
| Production workers, all other | 27,660 | 0.95 | 180 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 32,950 | 0.95 | 160 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 53,150 | 0.94 | 490 |
| Pharmacists | 98,660 | 0.94 | 130 |
| Food preparation workers | 18,010 | 0.94 | 310 |
| Dishwashers | 16,140 | 0.94 | 160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 48,430 | 0.93 | 120 |
| General and operations managers | 89,680 | 0.93 | 510 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 18,300 | 0.92 | 130 |
| Helpers--production workers | 21,760 | 0.92 | 420 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 22,240 | 0.92 | 210 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 29,110 | 0.91 | 750 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 27,480 | 0.91 | 370 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 15,910 | 0.9 | 110 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 25,680 | 0.89 | 410 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 25,790 | 0.89 | 170 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 15,240 | 0.88 | 900 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 30,310 | 0.88 | 650 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 26,470 | 0.88 | 320 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 16,820 | 0.88 | 290 |
| Cashiers | 16,270 | 0.88 | 1,510 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 31,790 | 0.88 | 200 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 22,310 | 0.88 | 120 |
| Tellers | 20,720 | 0.87 | 320 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 18,980 | 0.87 | 210 |
| Cooks, fast food | 15,120 | 0.87 | 580 |
| Home health aides | 18,450 | 0.87 | 160 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 20,820 | 0.86 | 1,320 |
| Retail salespersons | 20,830 | 0.85 | 1,850 |
| Medical secretaries | 24,560 | 0.85 | 180 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 15,090 | 0.85 | 200 |
| Personal and home care aides | 16,860 | 0.84 | 290 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 44,710 | 0.84 | 280 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 32,690 | 0.84 | 660 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 19,250 | 0.84 | 840 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 23,840 | 0.84 | 110 |
| Child care workers | 16,110 | 0.84 | 290 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 27,960 | 0.83 | 280 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 19,960 | 0.83 | 370 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 26,120 | 0.83 | 190 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 19,980 | 0.83 | 710 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 37,500 | 0.83 | 530 |
| Insurance sales agents | 46,610 | 0.83 | 180 |
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