Most and Least Popular Jobs in The U.S.
Posted in Job Market
Different jobs seem to attract different people. Some of them seem to be more popular with the general public and some seem not to attract a lot at all. Here is a brief summary of the most and least popular jobs in the US. The jobs are chosen according to the number of employed workers for each state.
Most Popular Jobs
It seems that quite a number of states have one thing in common when it comes to jobs. Many of the states seem to have a lot of retail salespeople employed. It seems to be the most popular job when you consider their number in the different states. Office clerks come in second closely followed by cashiers. Here are the following jobs and the states that have them on top of their most employed job sector:
Retail Salespeople- Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Office Clerks- California, Missouri, West Virginia
Cashiers- Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi
Least Popular Jobs
Things are different when it comes to the least popular jobs for each state. There seems to be a wider disparity as to what each state considers as their least popular job. The results are not as unanimous as for the most popular jobs for different states. But there are certain states that do share the same sentiments in this area. They are:
Post-secondary Geography Teachers- Iowa, Arizona, New York
Epidemiologists- Nebraska, Nevada
Farm, Ranch and Other Agricultural Managers- New Jersey, New Mexico
Meeting and Convention Planners- North Dakota, Alaska
Mathematicians- Utah, North Carolina
Statisticians- West Virginia, Mississippi
Anthropologists and Archaeologists- Wisconsin, Missouri
Historians- Kentucky, Ohio
Geographers- Florida, Texas
