Wildwood-The Villages, FL

195 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 48680.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Occupation	Employment
Retail Salespersons	1,400
Waiters and Waitresses	1,170
Cashiers	1,160
Correctional Officers and Jailers	980
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)	960
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	930
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	840
General and Operations Managers	810
Stockers and Order Fillers	810
Office Clerks, General	740
Construction Laborers	710
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	660
Customer Service Representatives	660
Nursing Assistants	600
Cooks, Restaurant	560
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	560
Medical Assistants	520
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	520
Food Preparation Workers	500
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations)	470

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Occupation	Location quotient	Employment
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	11.99	170
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	11.39	100
Correctional Officers and Jailers	9.71	980
Real Estate Sales Agents	5.08	260
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	4.36	110
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	4.16	140
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	3.20	410
Firefighters	2.95	270
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	2.93	100
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2.60	660
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations)	2.48	100
Construction Laborers	2.43	710
Chefs and Head Cooks	2.42	130
Medical Assistants	2.40	520
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	2.13	460
Food Preparation Workers	2.11	500
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	2.03	520
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	1.96	120
Waiters and Waitresses	1.94	1,170
Nurse Practitioners	1.93	170

Highest median wage

Occupation	Median annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$286,310
Family Medicine Physicians	$223,580
Dentists, General	$170,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$161,820
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$149,880
Marketing Managers	$147,180
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)	$138,560
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)	$131,710
Pharmacists	$128,640
Software Developers	$128,560
Sales Managers	$125,340
Nurse Practitioners	$124,930
Lawyers	$124,700
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)	$122,540
Human Resources Managers	$113,770
Electrical Engineers	$111,200
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations)	$109,780
Construction Managers	$109,120
Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,760
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$103,060

All 195 occupations

BLS occupation	Employment	Median annual	Location quotient
Accountants and Auditors `13-2011`	180	$77,300	0.47
Administrative Services Managers `11-3012`	50	$91,010	0.68
Amusement and Recreation Attendants `39-3091`	60	$28,280	0.53
Animal Caretakers `39-2021`	80	$29,960	1.06
Architectural and Civil Drafters `17-3011`	40	$58,290	1.60
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics `49-3023`	180	$47,480	0.96
Bakers `51-3011`	40	$37,080	0.56
Bartenders `35-3011`	210	$34,350	1.03
Billing and Posting Clerks `43-3021`	130	$41,760	1.21
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks `43-3031`	290	$46,500	0.80
Bus Drivers, School `53-3051`	60	$39,550	0.52
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists `49-3031`	100	$58,940	1.32
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) `13-1199`	190	$77,170	0.66
Butchers and Meat Cutters `51-3021`	80	$41,130	2.20
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1020`	120	$72,720	0.91
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians `29-2031`	60	$77,950	3.52
Carpenters `47-2031`	140	$47,130	0.80
Cashiers `41-2011`	1,160	$30,450	1.41
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers `47-2051`	Not available	$47,170
Chefs and Head Cooks `35-1011`	130	$59,510	2.42
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) `11-1011`	60	$138,560	1.14
Child, Family, and School Social Workers `21-1021`	Not available	$49,000
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2051`	70	$96,860	0.75
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment `53-7061`	100	$28,860	0.98
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) `29-2010`	90	$47,120	1.07
Coaches and Scouts `27-2022`	Not available	$42,520
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) `13-1041`	140	$77,080	1.23
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) `15-1299`	40	$109,780	0.35
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) `15-1211`	70	$94,650	0.50
Computer User Support Specialists `15-1232`	130	$60,060	0.68
Computer and Information Systems Managers `11-3021`	60	$161,820	0.36
Construction Laborers `47-2061`	710	$41,170	2.43
Construction Managers `11-9021`	150	$109,120	1.45
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) `47-4011`	100	$63,410	2.48
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria `35-2012`	160	$35,940	1.38
Cooks, Restaurant `35-2014`	560	$35,920	1.51
Correctional Officers and Jailers `33-3012`	980	$67,770	9.71
Cost Estimators `13-1051`	60	$76,390	0.93
Counter and Rental Clerks `41-2021`	60	$37,200	0.57
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks `43-4031`	90	$45,810	1.97
Crossing Guards and Flaggers `33-9091`	40	$36,130	1.70
Customer Service Representatives `43-4051`	660	$40,340	0.95
Data Entry Keyers `43-9021`	30	$40,140	0.97
Dental Assistants `31-9091`	150	$46,120	1.50
Dental Hygienists `29-1292`	80	$92,900	1.27
Dentists, General `29-1021`	50	$170,180	1.55
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers `35-9011`	210	$29,300	1.46
Dishwashers `35-9021`	200	$29,430	1.59
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance `43-5032`	50	$50,200	0.84
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary `11-9032`	60	$85,550	0.69
Electrical Engineers `17-2071`	70	$111,200	1.29
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers `49-9051`	140	$103,060	4.16
Electricians `47-2111`	270	$52,960	1.36
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2021`	300	$59,360	0.81
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) `19-2041`	40	$77,280	1.80
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining `47-5022`	100	Not available	11.39
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants `43-6011`	80	$69,700	0.63
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3013`	50	$92,580	1.09
Family Medicine Physicians `29-1215`	60	$223,580	1.99
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `35-3023`	930	$28,810	0.91
File Clerks `43-4071`	40	$44,300	1.84
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-3031`	140	$149,880	0.61
Financial and Investment Analysts `13-2051`	100	$91,500	1.07
Firefighters `33-2011`	270	Not available	2.95
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `47-1011`	460	$72,760	2.13
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers `33-1011`	170	$61,860	11.99
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers `33-1021`	110	$73,740	4.36
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers `35-1012`	420	$43,560	1.29
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers `37-1011`	50	$47,000	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers `37-1012`	100	$50,110	2.93
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers `49-1011`	260	$74,510	1.56
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers `41-1012`	40	$76,490	0.64
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers `43-1011`	340	$62,330	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives `33-1012`	60	Not available	1.55
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers `51-1011`	130	$63,910	0.72
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers `41-1011`	360	$47,680	1.22
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) `53-1047`	110	$60,660	0.68
Food Preparation Workers `35-2021`	500	$35,410	2.11
Food Service Managers `11-9051`	70	$71,360	1.18
General and Operations Managers `11-1021`	810	$97,360	0.87
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists `39-5012`	150	$29,200	1.81
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) `29-2099`	90	$41,810	1.75
Healthcare Social Workers `21-1022`	30	$73,200	0.70
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) `31-9099`	40	$55,060	1.27
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers `49-9021`	200	$51,220	1.80
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers `53-3032`	840	$47,180	1.54
Highway Maintenance Workers `47-4051`	40	$43,960	1.02
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) `31-1120`	470	$33,900	0.41
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop `35-9031`	190	$28,690	1.67
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks `43-4081`	80	$33,930	1.13
Human Resources Managers `11-3121`	40	$113,770	0.62
Human Resources Specialists `13-1071`	170	$66,190	0.71
Industrial Machinery Mechanics `49-9041`	Not available	$44,090
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) `11-3051`	30	$122,540	0.53
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators `53-7051`	150	$40,570	0.73
Information and Record Clerks, All Other `43-4199`	40	$55,040	1.03
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers `51-9061`	50	$54,120	0.32
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) `49-9099`	60	$43,010	1.31
Instructional Coordinators `25-9031`	30	$60,260	0.54
Insurance Sales Agents `41-3021`	100	$47,900	0.75
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2011`	370	$33,740	0.64
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) `53-7062`	350	$36,850	0.45
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers `37-3011`	660	$36,140	2.60
Lawyers `23-1011`	70	$124,700	0.37
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists `25-4022`	40	$58,210	1.20
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses `29-2061`	300	$60,900	1.72
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) `19-4099`	Not available	$31,200
Light Truck Drivers `53-3033`	130	$36,910	0.51
Loan Officers `13-2072`	50	$59,050	0.63
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1081`	40	$70,700	0.67
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2012`	360	$32,650	1.55
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General `49-9071`	560	$45,310	1.38
Management Analysts `13-1111`	120	$99,300	0.49
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `11-9199`	110	$100,970	0.64
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) `13-1161`	110	$72,890	0.47
Marketing Managers `11-2021`	40	$147,180	0.37
Massage Therapists `31-9011`	50	$51,770	1.81
Medical Assistants `31-9092`	520	$40,910	2.40
Medical Equipment Preparers `31-9093`	30	$37,880	1.50
Medical Records Specialists `29-2072`	60	$42,560	1.13
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6013`	520	$37,910	2.03
Medical and Health Services Managers `11-9111`	250	$104,760	1.58
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners `13-1121`	30	$35,730	0.85
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers `27-1026`	30	$33,660	0.74
Meter Readers, Utilities `43-5041`	40	$44,770	6.86
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2090`	130	$39,980	0.36
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines `49-3042`	60	$62,820	1.22
Network and Computer Systems Administrators `15-1244`	50	$98,950	0.65
Nurse Practitioners `29-1171`	170	$124,930	1.93
Nursing Assistants `31-1131`	600	$36,110	1.56
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists `19-5011`	40	$79,110	1.16
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1122`	80	$96,310	1.81
Office Clerks, General `43-9061`	740	$43,430	1.13
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other `43-9199`	50	$48,510	0.95
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators `47-2073`	410	$46,060	3.20
Opticians, Dispensing `29-2081`	30	$57,670	1.61
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics `49-3053`	40	$48,010	4.26
Packers and Packagers, Hand `53-7064`	230	$27,160	1.56
Painters, Construction and Maintenance `47-2141`	50	$47,800	0.77
Paralegals and Legal Assistants `23-2011`	50	$57,740	0.50
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators `47-2071`	50	$47,610	4.64
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks `43-3051`	40	$48,870	0.92
Personal Financial Advisors `13-2052`	130	$95,810	1.86
Pharmacists `29-1051`	130	$128,640	1.58
Pharmacy Technicians `29-2052`	180	$40,290	1.45
Phlebotomists `31-9097`	80	$37,390	2.04
Physical Therapist Assistants `31-2021`	60	$70,480	1.94
Physical Therapists `29-1123`	80	$99,610	1.19
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1071`	40	$131,710	1.01
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `29-1229`	140	$286,310	1.56
Pipelayers `47-2151`	50	$40,570	5.22
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) `47-2152`	230	$50,140	1.87
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) `33-3051`	220	$72,980	1.23
Postal Service Mail Carriers `43-5052`	40	$53,310	0.45
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2011`	40	$35,060	0.34
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks `43-5061`	70	$56,010	0.72
Project Management Specialists `13-1082`	180	$92,370	0.64
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers `11-9141`	150	$73,140	1.82
Psychiatric Technicians `29-2053`	30	$40,380	0.73
Public Relations Specialists `27-3031`	40	$71,060	0.57
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians `29-2034`	120	$68,830	1.96
Real Estate Sales Agents `41-9022`	260	$63,630	5.08
Receptionists and Information Clerks `43-4171`	240	$34,940	0.99
Recreation Workers `39-9032`	150	$36,200	1.68
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors `53-7081`	Not available	$52,060
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) `29-1141`	960	$77,110	1.07
Retail Salespersons `41-2031`	1,400	$34,290	1.36
Sales Managers `11-2022`	90	$125,340	0.51
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel `41-3091`	240	$57,440	0.71
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products `41-4012`	210	$60,680	0.65
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive `43-6014`	380	$44,170	0.84
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents `41-3031`	220	$57,810	1.68
Security Guards `33-9032`	140	$34,120	0.41
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks `43-5071`	130	$45,670	0.61
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs `53-3053`	40	$33,640	0.59
Skincare Specialists `39-5094`	30	$45,800	1.74
Social Workers, All Other `21-1029`	40	$87,420	2.35
Social and Community Service Managers `11-9151`	40	$80,870	0.72
Social and Human Service Assistants `21-1093`	80	$43,340	0.71
Software Developers `15-1252`	130	$128,560	0.29
Speech-Language Pathologists `29-1127`	70	$102,260	1.34
Stockers and Order Fillers `53-7065`	810	$34,460	1.08
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) `21-1018`	80	$49,500	0.61
Surveying and Mapping Technicians `17-3031`	50	$44,180	3.28
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) `17-1022`	50	$58,170	3.42
Teachers and Instructors, All Other `25-3099`	40	$90,560	1.49
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) `25-9045`	250	$33,770	0.65
Tellers `43-3071`	100	$38,180	1.15
Training and Development Specialists `13-1151`	110	$64,890	0.87
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3071`	30	$100,520	0.51
Urban and Regional Planners `19-3051`	30	$64,520	2.60
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians `29-2056`	50	$38,580	1.53
Waiters and Waitresses `35-3031`	1,170	$36,340	1.94
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators `51-8031`	90	$59,060	2.73
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers `51-4121`	80	$43,490	0.68