Employment and wages of the largest occupations, May 2007
Occupation |
Employment |
Percent of total employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Retail salespersons |
4,429,060 |
3.3% |
$11.79 |
Cashiers |
3,545,330 |
2.6 |
8.84 |
Office clerks, general |
2,980,350 |
2.2 |
12.48 |
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
2,602,950 |
1.9 |
8.03 |
Registered nurses |
2,468,340 |
1.8 |
30.04 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
2,363,440 |
1.8 |
11.46 |
Waiters and waitresses |
2,357,040 |
1.8 |
8.93 |
Customer service representatives |
2,193,430 |
1.6 |
14.93 |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
2,112,870 |
1.6 |
10.92 |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
1,858,500 |
1.4 |
15.76 |
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
1,832,490 |
1.4 |
14.04 |
Stock clerks and order fillers |
1,817,650 |
1.4 |
10.93 |
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
1,693,590 |
1.3 |
18.06 |
General and operations managers |
1,655,410 |
1.2 |
49.89 |
Last Modified Date: October 30, 2008
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