Jobs in Carmarthenshire
The jobs employers in Carmarthenshire advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Carmarthenshire has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter3,400on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised344 of 412occupations had at least one advert in the year
Most advertised jobs
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in Carmarthenshire, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Wales, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.
- 1Care worker215 a quarter↑ 36% on last year£27,200
- 2Nursing auxiliaries and assistants120 a quarter↓ 5.1% on last year£29,600
- 3Sales assistant108 a quarter↑ 3.9% on last year£24,500
- 4Teaching assistant99 a quarter↓ 8.3% on last year£20,900
- 5Delivery drivers and couriers89 a quarter↑ 2.9% on last year£25,600
- 6Personal assistants and other secretaries81 a quarter↓ 12% on last year£30,500
- 7Cleaner71 a quarter↓ 33% on last year£24,300
- 8Kitchen and catering assistants69 a quarter↓ 26% on last year£22,500
- 9Other registered nursing professionals56 a quarter↓ 23% on last year£40,500
- 10Chefs55 a quarter↓ 4.4% on last year£28,900
- 11Other administrative occupations n.e.c.53 a quarter↓ 19% on last year£26,900
- 12Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers48 a quarter↑ 28% on last year£38,700
- 13Warehouse operatives47 a quarter↓ 5.1% on last year£27,400
- 14IT support technician43 a quarter↓ 23% on last year£32,700
- 15Specialist medical practitioners and consultants36 a quarter↑ 36% on last year£92,800 UK
- 16Secondary education teaching professionals33 a quarter↑ 57% on last year£48,900
- 17Customer service occupations n.e.c.32 a quarter↑ 16% on last year£27,000
- 18Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors31 a quarter↑ 158% on last year£44,100
- 18Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.31 a quarter↑ 15% on last year£28,900
- 20Business sales executives30 a quarter↑ 88% on last year£35,600
- 21Receptionist29 a quarter↑ 3.6% on last year£24,600
- 22Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks27 a quarter↓ 46% on last year£31,600
- 22Maintenance fitter27 a quarter↑ 17% on last year£38,400
- 22Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians27 a quarter↑ 17% on last year£33,600
- 22Educational support assistants27 a quarter↓ 47% on last year£23,700
What Carmarthenshire has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Carmarthenshire than across the UK. Personal assistants and other secretaries adverts are 6.5 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Carmarthenshire over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Ceredigion
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Wrexham
Sources
- Job adverts, what Carmarthenshire has more of
- ONS, online job adverts by local authority (Textkernel), July 2025 to June 2026. An official statistic in development; counts are new online adverts, not every vacancy. Quarters ONS withheld are left out of averages.
- Typical pay
- ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time employees
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.