What are the most common jobs in Ames, IA?

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Ask anyone to rattle off the first three jobs that come to mind and they'll probably mention teachers or police officers. And while those are some of the most common jobs kids want to be when they grow up, they aren't actually one of the most common jobs in Ames.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Ames, IA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Ames, IA is a research assistant with 1,355 current research assistants and 0 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Ames, IA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Ames

Using the Zippia database of several million resume, job, and salary records from various sources including the BLS, Census, and H1B visas, we were able to identify the most common professions in Ames.

We started from a set of over 10,000 job titles and narrowed it down to the job titles with the most observations in Ames, IA. We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of observations being the most common jobs.

Detailed List Of The Most Common Jobs In Ames, IA

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Research Assistant	1,355	$34,875	$21,000
2	Teaching Assistant	534	$27,648	$17,000
3	Internship	453	$26,930	$18,000
4	Sales Associate	441	$27,875	$16,000
5	Cashier	406	$23,923	$18,000
6	Graduate Research Assistant	404	$32,559	$22,000
7	Server	243	$21,389	$15,000
8	Assistant Manager	242	$28,483	$17,000
9	Supervisor	236	$39,165	$22,000
10	Tutor	235	$26,006	$15,000
11	Volunteer	231	$30,695	$19,000
12	Laboratory Assistant	228	$30,408	$19,000
13	Office Assistant	207	$26,650	$19,000
14	Crew Member	180	$22,581	$16,000
15	Laboratory Technician	170	$33,521	$19,000
16	Administrative Assistant	161	$30,979	$22,000
17	Graduate Teaching Assistant	139	$44,134	$25,000
18	Manager	139	$68,672	$35,000
19	Customer Service Representative	138	$28,911	$20,000
20	Associate	131	$58,632	$26,000
21	Assistant	126	$32,135	$19,000
22	Student Worker	115	$23,716	$18,000
23	Team Leader	114	$44,928	$20,000
24	Certified Nursing Assistant	113	$27,476	$21,000
25	Cook	113	$23,782	$18,000
26	Graphic Designer	109	$33,407	$20,000
27	Marketing Internship	109	$28,113	$17,000
28	Graduate Assistant	106	$35,621	$18,000
29	Receptionist	106	$26,903	$21,000
30	Housekeeper	105	$23,234	$17,000
31	Peer Mentor	105	$23,660	$17,000
32	Research Associate	104	$44,605	$29,000
33	Labour	102	$66,210	$29,000
34	Waitress	102	$18,394	$14,000
35	General Manager	94	$61,546	$30,000
36	Barista	93	$24,602	$19,000
37	Youth Specialist	93	$27,781	$20,000
38	Bartender	92	$19,229	$14,000
39	President	90	$162,543	$72,000
40	Store Manager	90	$40,784	$23,000
41	Data Analyst Internship	87	$44,153	$30,000
42	Postdoctoral Research Associate	87	$43,660	$32,000
43	Research Internship	87	$30,730	$18,000
44	Laboratory Research Assistant	86	$28,915	$18,000
45	Sales Representative	86	$55,743	$28,000
46	Student Employee	84	$21,546	$16,000
47	Operator	83	$33,538	$29,000
48	Ship Worker	80	$28,506	$19,000
49	Delivery Driver	79	$35,412	$21,000
50	Teacher Assistant	78	$23,582	$16,000
51	Office Manager	76	$35,816	$22,000
52	Shift Manager	74	$26,748	$21,000
53	Hostess	72	$22,317	$17,000
54	Data Research Analyst	70	$49,321	$34,000
55	Cleaner	68	$25,067	$19,000
56	Machine Operator	68	$27,800	$21,000
57	Production Worker	67	$29,164	$23,000
58	Teaching Research Assistant	67	$40,524	$29,000
59	Student Assistant	66	$21,091	$15,000
60	Line Cook	65	$23,834	$19,000
61	Community Advisor	64	$68,781	$37,000
62	Program Assistant	64	$32,397	$24,000
63	Custodian	62	$24,538	$19,000
64	Registered Nurse	62	$50,818	$32,000
65	Technician	61	$30,776	$20,000
66	Researcher	60	$47,754	$26,000
67	Student Fundraiser	58	$66,210	$29,000
68	Teller	58	$27,052	$21,000
69	Clerk	57	$30,875	$21,000
70	Secretary	57	$30,432	$20,000
71	Technical Support Technician	57	$34,155	$22,000
72	Vice President	55	$181,043	$88,000
73	Sales Manager	53	$61,500	$29,000
74	Owner	52	$35,744	$15,000
75	Ambassador	50	$22,415	$15,000
76	Instructor	49	$40,965	$23,000
77	Customer Service Associate	48	$26,412	$19,000
78	Academic Tutor	47	$27,092	$15,000
79	Bartender Server	46	$17,386	$12,000
80	Front Desk Receptionist	46	$25,620	$19,000
81	Coordinator	45	$41,743	$24,000
82	Leader	45	$51,535	$23,000
83	Reporter	45	$40,472	$23,000
84	Chairperson	43	$106,102	$40,000
85	Direct Support Professional	43	$23,045	$17,000
86	Food Service Worker	43	$22,549	$17,000
87	Program Coordinator	43	$48,639	$31,000
88	Project Manager	43	$73,444	$45,000
89	Cook/Server	42	$22,683	$17,000
90	Department Manager	42	$48,403	$23,000
91	Maintenance Technician	42	$42,638	$27,000
92	Mentor	42	$31,241	$16,000
93	Driver	41	$30,404	$16,000
94	Treasurer	41	$71,499	$30,000
95	Communications Internship	40	$30,924	$16,000
96	Group Fitness Instructor	40	$25,002	$15,000
97	Laboratory Monitor	40	$25,781	$14,000
98	Shift Leader	40	$27,716	$18,000
99	Student Office Assistant	40	$22,226	$15,000
100	Technical Assistant	38	$32,358	$18,000

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