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This is what most Arizonans do for work and how much they make
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The most common jobs in the U.S. employ 3.6 million people, data shows.
Across the United States, home health care and personal aides, retail workers and fast food counter workers ranked at the top of the list with 3.6 million workers in each occupation, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
As for the least common job, The Washington Post reported that the federal government recorded 260 wood pattern makers employed in the U.S.
Here’s what to know about the most common job in Arizona and across the United States.
What is the most common job in Arizona?
The most common occupation in Arizona was fast food and counter workers. There are 102,570 fast food and counter workers in Arizona.
This is also the most common occupation in 13 other states, including Colorado, Oregon and Virginia.
There are more than 3.6 million fast food and counter workers in the United States; they earn on average $30,110 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What are the most common jobs in the United States?
These are the most common jobs and how many are employed in that position in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Home health and personal care aides: 3,689,750
- Retail salespersons: 3,684,740
- Fast food and counter workers: 3,676,580
- General and operations managers: 3,507,810
- Cashiers: 3,298,660
- Registered nurses: 3,175,390
- Laborers and freight, stock and material movers: 3,008,300
- Stockers and order filler: 2,872,680
- Customer service representatives: 2,858,710
- Office Clerks, general: 2,496,370
USA TODAY reporter Sara Chernikoff contributed to this article.