These are the most common jobs in the US and their salaries. See how Delaware compares

Wondering what the most common job in Delaware is?

A new study has the answer, along with how much money Delawareans in the popular role are making.

The most common jobs in each state and their salaries

ZOTA Professional Training, a training organization, analyzed state-by-state employment and wage data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify the most common job in each state and where they pay the most. The “most common” job was identified by the highest employment numbers per state. The related wages came from the hourly mean and annual mean.

Across the U.S., the study found that some widespread roles earned modestly while other less common jobs topped six figures in some places.

The most common job in Delaware is fast food and counter workers. The state has 13,800 people employed in this role, with $15.29 as the hourly mean wage and $31,803.20 as the annual mean wage.

Fast food and counter workers are the most common job in 14 other states, but in many, their annual pay stays under $30,000:

• Arkansas has 36,150 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $12.99 and the annual mean wage is $27,019.20.

• Colorado has 77,500 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $16.58 and the annual mean wage is $34.486.40.

• Georgia has 151,240 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $12.94 and the annual mean wage is $26,915.20.

• Hawaii has 25,850 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $16.32 and the annual mean wage is $33,945.60.

• Indiana has 101,500 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $13.56 and the annual mean wage is $28,204.80.

• Kansas has 45,420 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $12.89 and the annual mean wage is $26,811.20.

• Montana has 15,940 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $14.32 and the annual mean wage is $29,785.60.

• Nebraska has 28,360 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $14.57 and the annual mean wage is $30,305.60.

• Ohio has 167,650 employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $13.74 and the annual mean wage is $28,579.20.

• Oklahoma has 53,380 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $12.06 and the annual mean wage is $25,084.80.

• Oregon has 58,150 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $16.87 and the annual mean wage is $35,089.60.

• Rhode Island has 12,650 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $15.69 and the annual mean wage is $32,635.20.

• Utah has 50,980 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $13.89 and the annual mean wage is $29,036.80.

• Virginia has 103,390 people employed as fast food and counter workers. The state’s hourly mean wage is $14.85 and the annual mean wage is $30,888.

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General and operations managers are the highest-paid common job, found in nine states.

Retail salesperson is another job most common in nine states. Home health and personal care aides are the leading jobs in seven states. Registered nurse is the most common job in two states.

Other common jobs only showing up across a handful of states include cashiers; miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators; and laborers and freight, stock and material movers and handlers.

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This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: The most common jobs in Delaware, US and what they earn