What are the most common jobs in Austin, TX?

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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 Austin.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Austin, TX actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Austin, TX is a customer service representative with 7,488 current customer service representatives and 316 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Austin, TX are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Austin

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 Austin.

We started from a set of over 10,000 job titles and narrowed it down to the job titles with the most observations in Austin, TX. 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 Austin, TX

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Customer Service Representative	7,488	$25,998	$17,000
2	Cashier	6,547	$22,081	$15,000
3	Internship	5,425	$32,006	$19,000
4	Sales Associate	4,784	$35,311	$18,000
5	Administrative Assistant	4,548	$29,325	$18,000
6	Server	2,890	$22,190	$11,000
7	Sales Representative	2,262	$52,071	$22,000
8	Manager	2,260	$81,261	$42,000
9	Assistant Manager	2,179	$44,942	$24,000
10	Project Manager	2,128	$84,162	$52,000
11	Research Assistant	2,009	$39,689	$22,000
12	Office Manager	1,932	$47,912	$27,000
13	Medical Assistant	1,818	$28,968	$20,000
14	Volunteer	1,807	$33,711	$20,000
15	Receptionist	1,755	$25,824	$18,000
16	Account Executive	1,609	$55,977	$28,000
17	Security Officer	1,577	$26,038	$18,000
18	General Manager	1,544	$68,979	$34,000
19	Office Assistant	1,535	$27,661	$19,000
20	Account Manager	1,450	$58,291	$27,000
21	Registered Nurse	1,449	$66,397	$42,000
22	Store Manager	1,430	$47,901	$29,000
23	Consultant	1,422	$73,860	$47,000
24	Owner	1,367	$52,699	$24,000
25	Technician	1,268	$34,655	$19,000
26	Team Leader	1,264	$61,017	$25,000
27	Teaching Assistant	1,253	$32,666	$18,000
28	Specialist	1,194	$59,902	$31,000
29	Driver	1,180	$28,112	$14,000
30	Operations Manager	1,177	$74,890	$42,000
31	Senior Software Engineer	1,136	$97,147	$75,000
32	Teacher	1,128	$45,256	$35,000
33	Supervisor	1,121	$61,297	$32,000
34	Marketing Internship	1,098	$32,290	$19,000
35	Certified Nursing Assistant	1,065	$24,443	$16,000
36	Assistant	1,063	$31,850	$16,000
37	Clerk	1,060	$27,336	$18,000
38	Software Engineer	1,037	$77,104	$58,000
39	Delivery Driver	1,019	$34,236	$20,000
40	Executive Assistant	987	$44,745	$27,000
41	Material Handler	887	$24,751	$18,000
42	Hostess	879	$24,640	$16,000
43	Sales Manager	867	$79,959	$41,000
44	Associate	833	$48,888	$22,000
45	Business Analyst	833	$61,867	$40,000
46	Legal Assistant	818	$37,451	$23,000
47	Bartender	769	$22,627	$15,000
48	Licensed Practical Nurse	767	$46,244	$31,000
49	Graduate Research Assistant	757	$32,339	$18,000
50	Senior Project Manager	752	$106,781	$68,000
51	Staff Nurse	739	$58,265	$39,000
52	Caregiver	735	$66,926	$30,000
53	Coordinator	719	$52,732	$31,000
54	Director	715	$88,633	$43,000
55	Graphic Designer	707	$39,247	$24,000
56	Technical Support Technician	706	$37,575	$22,000
57	Nanny	693	$21,208	$12,000
58	Technical Support Specialist	689	$50,036	$29,000
59	Analyst	688	$64,663	$40,000
60	Home Health Aid	688	$19,546	$14,000
61	Sales Consultant	688	$58,542	$28,000
62	Substitute Teacher	683	$24,173	$14,000
63	Teller	681	$24,078	$18,000
64	Program Manager	679	$81,811	$44,000
65	Waitress	663	$17,511	$12,000
66	Warehouse Worker	655	$25,174	$20,000
67	Accountant	639	$50,182	$37,000
68	Owner/Operator	638	$166,120	$85,000
69	Cook	621	$23,433	$17,000
70	Software Developer	609	$82,243	$62,000
71	Bartender Server	604	$20,834	$13,000
72	Data Analyst	604	$62,734	$36,000
73	Instructor	603	$46,135	$27,000
74	Recruiter	601	$40,802	$25,000
75	Tutor	587	$36,567	$19,000
76	Systems Administrator	583	$67,875	$49,000
77	Field Service Technician	578	$65,088	$35,000
78	Technical Support Representative	572	$39,728	$26,000
79	Barista	570	$21,719	$15,000
80	Vice President	563	$175,958	$99,000
81	Engineering Technician	558	$61,629	$32,000
82	Front Desk Receptionist	540	$23,122	$17,000
83	Representative	531	$41,911	$23,000
84	Security Guard	530	$25,263	$17,000
85	Personal Assistant	524	$36,162	$21,000
86	Administrator	516	$67,072	$38,000
87	Property Manager	515	$42,734	$24,000
88	Marketing Director	512	$82,873	$38,000
89	Assistant Store Manager	511	$36,828	$24,000
90	Sales Associate And Cashier	511	$22,819	$15,000
91	Agent	504	$36,782	$16,000
92	Case Manager	504	$36,240	$23,000
93	Project Coordinator	503	$57,877	$34,000
94	Service Representative	502	$30,931	$19,000
95	Marketing Manager	498	$80,591	$42,000
96	Programming Specialist	497	$51,906	$29,000
97	Inside Sales Representative	495	$43,440	$22,000
98	Crew Member	486	$21,982	$15,000
99	Quality Assurance Engineer	482	$70,821	$51,000
100	Team Member	470	$66,926	$30,000

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