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PaycheckForge salary cohort · updated 2026-09-02

Florida Career Salaries

See which occupations are most common, most concentrated and highest paid within the 23 occupations currently tracked by PaycheckForge. These are not rankings of every job in Florida.

BLS OEWS May 2025 23 occupations tracked Florida paycheck calculator

Most common

Most common in our coverage

Ranked by BLS estimated employment in Florida, among the 23 occupations in this release.

  1. 1Retail Salespersons 333,460 jobs
  2. 2General and Operations Managers 236,290 jobs
  3. 3Registered Nurses 229,940 jobs
  4. 4Customer Service Representatives 228,000 jobs
  5. 5Cashiers 201,370 jobs
  6. 6Stockers and Order Fillers 171,380 jobs
  7. 7Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 131,900 jobs
  8. 8Cooks, Restaurant 124,040 jobs

Most concentrated

Most distinctive in our coverage

Ranked by BLS location quotient. Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated than the U.S. average.

  1. 1Customer Service Representatives 1.38 LQ
  2. 2Cooks, Restaurant 1.38 LQ
  3. 3Retail Salespersons 1.34 LQ
  4. 4Medical Assistants 1.27 LQ
  5. 5Construction Laborers 1.24 LQ
  6. 6Dietetic Technicians 1.20 LQ
  7. 7Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 1.11 LQ
  8. 8Registered Nurses 1.07 LQ

Highest median wages in our coverage

OccupationBLS annual medianDetail
Software Developers $130,980 Wage & take-home
General and Operations Managers $101,580 Benchmark only
Dental Hygienists $91,980 Benchmark only
Registered Nurses $84,190 Wage & take-home
Accountants and Auditors $79,250 Wage & take-home

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