Here are the top 10 largest occupations in the United States as of 2015. These numbers are based on medians of all salary data collected.
10 Largest Occupations In The U.S. | ||
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The above data was sourced from bls.gov | ||
1. | Retail Salespersons |
4,270,550
|
2. | Cashiers |
3,314,870
|
3. | Office Clerks, General |
2,828,140
|
4. | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
2,799,430
|
5. | Registered Nurses |
2,724,570
|
6. | Waiters and Waitresses |
2,289,010
|
7. | Customer Service Representatives |
2,212,820
|
8. | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
2,068,460
|
9. | Laborers and Feight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
2,063,580
|
10. | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
1,955,570
|