--- title: "Most Common Jobs in America" description: "The occupations that employ the most people in the United States, ranked by total national employment in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage…" canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/most-common-jobs-in-america" last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z" --- # Most Common Jobs in America The occupations that employ the most people in the United States, ranked by total national employment in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, with each one's median pay and projected growth beside it. 30 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry". | # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Home Health Aide](https://nuecareer.com/careers/home-health-aide) | $35,800 | +18.1% | High school | | 2 | [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson) | $35,410 | -0.3% | No formal credential | | 3 | [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker) | $31,200 | +5.8% | No formal credential | | 4 | [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager) | $105,770 | +5.0% | Bachelor's | | 5 | [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse) | $97,550 | +5.6% | Bachelor's | | 6 | [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier) | $32,880 | -6.5% | No formal credential | | 7 | [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand) | $40,240 | +1.8% | No formal credential | | 8 | [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler) | $37,330 | +8.9% | No formal credential | | 9 | [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative) | $44,770 | -5.3% | High school | | 10 | [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general) | $45,010 | -6.0% | High school | | 11 | [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server) | $35,230 | +2.0% | No formal credential | | 12 | [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner) | $36,840 | +2.2% | No formal credential | | 13 | [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver) | $58,640 | +3.8% | Certificate | | 14 | [Secretary and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/secretary-and-administrative-assistant) | $47,540 | -6.0% | High school | | 15 | [Software Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/software-developer) | $135,980 | +10.2% | Bachelor's | | 16 | [Teaching Assistant, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education](https://nuecareer.com/careers/teaching-assistant-preschool-elementary-middle-and-secondary-school) | $37,010 | 0.0% | Not published by BLS | | 17 | [Maintenance and Repair Worker, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/maintenance-and-repair-worker-general) | $49,590 | +4.2% | High school | | 18 | [Accountant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/accountant) | $83,680 | +5.0% | Bachelor's | | 19 | [Nursing Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nursing-assistant) | $42,260 | +2.6% | Certificate | | 20 | [First-Line Supervisor of Office and Administrative Support Workers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-office-and-administrative-support-workers) | $69,500 | +0.1% | High school | | 21 | [Cook, Restaurant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cook-restaurant) | $37,390 | +12.1% | No formal credential | | 22 | [Team Assembler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/team-assembler) | $44,650 | +1.1% | High school | | 23 | [Elementary School Teacher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/elementary-school-teacher) | $63,970 | -0.4% | Bachelor's | | 24 | [Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerk) | $50,670 | -5.6% | Some college | | 25 | [Security Guard](https://nuecareer.com/careers/security-guard) | $38,020 | +0.9% | High school | | 26 | [Sales Representative of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-representative-of-services) | $69,990 | +2.7% | High school | | 27 | [Sales Representative, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-representative-wholesale-and-manufacturing) | $72,080 | -0.9% | High school | | 28 | [First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Workers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-food-preparation-and-serving-workers) | $44,080 | +5.4% | High school | | 29 | [First-Line Supervisor of Retail Sales Workers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-retail-sales-workers) | $48,520 | -3.7% | High school | | 30 | [Construction Laborer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/construction-laborer) | $47,120 | +7.3% | No formal credential | Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}. --- This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). 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