The 10 largest occupations in America employ 30.5 million workers, representing 21% of all workers. Keeping America's economy moving would be impossible without office workers, package handlers, food prep workers, and truck drivers. And what would the sick do without the millions of hospital workers, nurses, and home health aides?
Stacker compiled a list of the most common jobs in Atlantic City using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by total employment as of May 2019. While much has changed during the coronavirus pandemic, the jobs featured here give a holistic view at the most popular industries in your area and how many jobs are supported.
Keep reading to see which jobs in Atlantic City are the most common.
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#49 (tie). Automotive and watercraft service attendants
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 580
- Employment per 1,000: 4.372 (446% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $23,960
National
- Employment: 117,670 (#219 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $26,860
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#49 (tie). Parking attendants
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 580
- Employment per 1,000: 4.404 (339% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $23,650
National
- Employment: 147,390 (#177 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $26,450
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#48. Cooks, short order
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 600
- Employment per 1,000: 4.535 (336% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $27,920
National
- Employment: 152,670 (#171 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $26,240
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#46 (tie). Electricians
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 700
- Employment per 1,000: 5.315 (13% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $64,910
National
- Employment: 688,620 (#41 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $60,370
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#46 (tie). Dishwashers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 700
- Employment per 1,000: 5.296 (51% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $23,240
National
- Employment: 514,330 (#62 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $24,410
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#44 (tie). Light truck drivers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 790
- Employment per 1,000: 5.982 (5% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $33,610
National
- Employment: 923,050 (#32 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $38,520
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#44 (tie). Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 790
- Employment per 1,000: 5.991 (26% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $51,490
National
- Employment: 697,510 (#40 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#43. Accountants and auditors
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 810
- Employment per 1,000: 6.172 (29% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $74,290
National
- Employment: 1,280,700 (#23 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $79,520
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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#41. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 820
- Employment per 1,000: 6.179 (13% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
National
- Employment: 1,039,670 (#27 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#41. Police and sheriff's patrol officers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 820
- Employment per 1,000: 6.181 (36% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $81,740
National
- Employment: 665,280 (#43 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $67,600
- Entry level education requirements: nan
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#41. Construction laborers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 820
- Employment per 1,000: 6.205 (11% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $64,240
National
- Employment: 1,020,350 (#29 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $41,730
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#38 (tie). Medical assistants
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 830
- Employment per 1,000: 6.265 (29% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $34,810
National
- Employment: 712,430 (#36 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $35,720
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#38 (tie). Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 830
- Employment per 1,000: 6.259 (117% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $24,890
National
- Employment: 423,380 (#73 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $24,010
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#37. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 840
- Employment per 1,000: 6.367 (2% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $32,880
National
- Employment: 912,660 (#33 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $32,360
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#36. Carpenters
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 870
- Employment per 1,000: 6.578 (32% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $74,280
National
- Employment: 734,170 (#35 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $52,850
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#35. Audio and video technicians
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 880
- Employment per 1,000: 6.676 (1226% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $49,160
National
- Employment: 73,960 (#284 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $51,260
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#33 (tie). Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 890
- Employment per 1,000: 6.764 (4% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $76,850
National
- Employment: 1,035,850 (#28 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $65,930
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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#33 (tie). First-line supervisors of gambling services workers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 890
- Employment per 1,000: 6.717 (3254% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $58,450
National
- Employment: 29,420 (#435 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $51,850
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#32. Food preparation workers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 920
- Employment per 1,000: 6.992 (19% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $25,730
National
- Employment: 863,740 (#34 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $25,820
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#31. General and operations managers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 930
- Employment per 1,000: 7.051 (57% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $145,120
National
- Employment: 2,400,280 (#9 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $123,030
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
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#30. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 960
- Employment per 1,000: 7.312 (42% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $44,930
National
- Employment: 1,856,130 (#13 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $46,850
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#29. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,070
- Employment per 1,000: 8.088 (21% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $40,920
National
- Employment: 1,512,660 (#14 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $42,960
- Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
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#28. Amusement and recreation attendants
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,130
- Employment per 1,000: 8.533 (271% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $33,880
National
- Employment: 338,110 (#95 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $24,330
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#26 (tie). First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,190
- Employment per 1,000: 9.042 (11% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $54,980
National
- Employment: 1,487,870 (#15 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#26 (tie). Passenger vehicle drivers, except bus drivers, transit and intercity
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,190
- Employment per 1,000: 8.982 (88% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $31,230
National
- Employment: 700,030 (#39 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $33,210
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#25. Social and human service assistants
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,220
- Employment per 1,000: 9.213 (235% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $35,200
National
- Employment: 404,450 (#80 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $37,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#24. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,250
- Employment per 1,000: 9.469 (53% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $33,860
National
- Employment: 2,953,170 (#6 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $32,130
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#23. Maintenance and repair workers, general
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,280
- Employment per 1,000: 9.67 (0% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $45,730
National
- Employment: 1,418,990 (#18 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $41,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#22. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,290
- Employment per 1,000: 9.739 (22% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $48,190
National
- Employment: 1,171,900 (#24 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $45,830
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#21. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,400
- Employment per 1,000: 10.647 (23% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $42,910
National
- Employment: 2,038,340 (#12 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $39,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#20. Elementary school teachers, except special education
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,440
- Employment per 1,000: 10.945 (12% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $75,240
National
- Employment: 1,430,480 (#16 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $63,930
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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#19. Customer service representatives
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,510
- Employment per 1,000: 11.42 (43% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $34,480
National
- Employment: 2,919,230 (#7 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $37,320
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#18. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,520
- Employment per 1,000: 11.547 (26% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $30,150
National
- Employment: 1,346,910 (#21 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $29,640
- Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
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#16 (tie). Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,550
- Employment per 1,000: 11.738 (261% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $24,370
National
- Employment: 477,270 (#64 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $25,020
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#16 (tie). Cooks, restaurant
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,550
- Employment per 1,000: 11.77 (23% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $31,780
National
- Employment: 1,401,890 (#20 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $28,700
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#15. Office clerks, general
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,680
- Employment per 1,000: 12.697 (37% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $35,920
National
- Employment: 2,956,060 (#5 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $36,360
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#14. Stockers and order fillers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,750
- Employment per 1,000: 13.248 (9% lower employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $30,550
National
- Employment: 2,135,850 (#11 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $29,660
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#13. Bartenders
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,790
- Employment per 1,000: 13.573 (208% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $30,040
National
- Employment: 646,850 (#48 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#12. Receptionists and information clerks
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 1,890
- Employment per 1,000: 14.303 (99% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $32,190
National
- Employment: 1,057,370 (#26 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $31,250
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#11. Nursing assistants
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 2,000
- Employment per 1,000: 15.141 (57% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $29,620
National
- Employment: 1,419,920 (#17 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $30,720
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#10. First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 2,010
- Employment per 1,000: 15.215 (121% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $39,050
National
- Employment: 1,011,100 (#30 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $36,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#9. Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 2,210
- Employment per 1,000: 16.777 (166% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $24,990
National
- Employment: 926,960 (#31 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $26,810
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#8. Security guards
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 2,340
- Employment per 1,000: 17.723 (131% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $31,070
National
- Employment: 1,126,370 (#25 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#7. Registered nurses
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 3,260
- Employment per 1,000: 24.739 (22% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $82,460
National
- Employment: 2,982,280 (#4 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $77,460
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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#6. Cashiers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 3,410
- Employment per 1,000: 25.835 (6% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $25,430
National
- Employment: 3,596,630 (#3 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $24,370
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#5. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 3,480
- Employment per 1,000: 26.338 (80% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $33,410
National
- Employment: 2,145,450 (#10 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $30,010
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#4. Gambling dealers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 4,350
- Employment per 1,000: 32.94 (4792% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $23,460
National
- Employment: 98,890 (#246 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $23,980
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#3. Waiters and waitresses
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 4,360
- Employment per 1,000: 33.076 (88% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $23,820
National
- Employment: 2,579,020 (#8 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $26,800
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#2. Fast food and counter workers
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 4,600
- Employment per 1,000: 34.855 (28% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $22,340
National
- Employment: 3,996,820 (#2 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $23,250
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#1. Retail salespersons
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Employment: 5,630
- Employment per 1,000: 42.664 (45% higher employment than U.S. average)
- Annual mean salary: $28,210
National
- Employment: 4,317,950 (#1 most common job in U.S.)
- Annual mean salary: $29,360
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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