What are the most common jobs in Baton Rouge, LA?

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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 Baton Rouge.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Baton Rouge, LA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Baton Rouge, LA is a customer service representative with 4,444 current customer service representatives and 77 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Baton Rouge, LA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Baton Rouge

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 Baton Rouge.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Customer Service Representative	4,444	$22,882	$15,000
2	Cashier	4,355	$18,269	$13,000
3	Sales Associate	3,670	$37,600	$19,000
4	Administrative Assistant	2,057	$25,567	$16,000
5	Assistant Manager	1,763	$37,188	$20,000
6	Internship	1,677	$24,167	$14,000
7	Licensed Practical Nurse	1,386	$44,651	$30,000
8	Student Worker	1,369	$20,474	$14,000
9	Certified Nursing Assistant	1,327	$21,150	$14,000
10	Server	1,283	$22,220	$12,000
11	Receptionist	1,214	$23,169	$16,000
12	Medical Assistant	1,198	$26,455	$18,000
13	Manager	1,177	$66,211	$33,000
14	Security Officer	1,055	$23,619	$17,000
15	Office Assistant	996	$21,410	$14,000
16	Registered Nurse	955	$63,610	$39,000
17	Driver	897	$23,357	$11,000
18	Labour	895	$65,815	$29,000
19	Office Manager	889	$35,671	$20,000
20	Store Manager	885	$40,931	$25,000
21	Sales Representative	830	$46,115	$20,000
22	Teacher	792	$38,662	$30,000
23	Technician	791	$38,085	$21,000
24	Research Assistant	733	$42,397	$23,000
25	Supervisor	715	$54,718	$28,000
26	Crew Member	677	$21,253	$15,000
27	General Manager	656	$58,597	$29,000
28	Helper	623	$26,246	$19,000
29	Sales Associate And Cashier	574	$18,680	$12,000
30	Delivery Driver	573	$35,405	$21,000
31	Electrician	566	$39,260	$27,000
32	Security Guard	563	$24,150	$16,000
33	Administrative Coordinator	551	$38,236	$24,000
34	Volunteer	549	$25,798	$15,000
35	Team Leader	545	$49,874	$20,000
36	Assistant	540	$29,673	$15,000
37	Substitute Teacher	521	$28,438	$17,000
38	Cook	499	$20,577	$15,000
39	Clerk	485	$20,564	$13,000
40	Carpenter	483	$36,143	$27,000
41	Staff Nurse	483	$53,424	$35,000
42	Warehouse Worker	477	$20,853	$17,000
43	Hostess	467	$24,035	$16,000
44	Scaffold Builder	463	$45,278	$31,000
45	Teller	461	$24,527	$19,000
46	Waitress	455	$18,434	$12,000
47	Graduate Assistant	452	$30,820	$14,000
48	Law Clerk	452	$34,718	$19,000
49	Housekeeper	449	$19,658	$14,000
50	Assistant Store Manager	448	$35,501	$23,000
51	Project Manager	438	$63,708	$39,000
52	Secretary	428	$32,195	$21,000
53	Legal Assistant	422	$36,421	$22,000
54	Specialist	413	$44,492	$23,000
55	Pipefitter	411	$65,815	$29,000
56	Home Health Aid	402	$22,706	$16,000
57	Forklift Operator	400	$25,532	$20,000
58	Stocker	390	$28,225	$24,000
59	Foreman	376	$47,312	$26,000
60	Bartender	374	$20,359	$13,000
61	Student Internship	374	$25,132	$17,000
62	Owner	373	$26,301	$12,000
63	Order Selector	372	$33,675	$27,000
64	Account Executive	370	$50,575	$25,000
65	Caregiver	370	$65,815	$29,000
66	Welder	370	$41,687	$30,000
67	Operator	366	$52,175	$33,000
68	Shift Manager	364	$28,369	$19,000
69	Sales Consultant	363	$41,832	$20,000
70	Maintenance Technician	361	$34,621	$22,000
71	Customer Service Associate	351	$23,997	$15,000
72	Operations Manager	351	$64,357	$35,000
73	Instructor	340	$46,361	$28,000
74	Associate	334	$42,437	$19,000
75	Service Representative	333	$26,996	$17,000
76	Truck Driver	327	$50,544	$29,000
77	Account Manager	325	$42,632	$19,000
78	Bartender Server	325	$18,367	$11,000
79	Sales Manager	319	$52,941	$26,000
80	Journeyman Electrician	316	$53,861	$37,000
81	Coordinator	313	$37,175	$21,000
82	Quality Assurance Tester	309	$48,274	$34,000
83	Pharmacist Technician	306	$29,672	$22,000
84	Graduate Research Assistant	304	$31,119	$17,000
85	Front Desk Receptionist	295	$22,288	$16,000
86	Pipe Fitter	295	$39,038	$26,000
87	Case Manager	294	$31,905	$20,000
88	Server And Hostess	293	$22,402	$12,000
89	Accountant	289	$42,260	$31,000
90	Sales Person	289	$29,600	$12,000
91	Data Entry Clerk	281	$21,729	$15,000
92	Janitor	280	$18,724	$14,000
93	Owner/Operator	280	$167,885	$84,000
94	Accounting Clerk	279	$32,547	$22,000
95	Customer Service Specialist	278	$28,505	$18,000
96	Executive Assistant	278	$35,822	$21,000
97	Painter	275	$30,621	$23,000
98	Shift Leader	274	$24,522	$13,000
99	Heavy Equipment Operator	267	$32,164	$23,000
100	Medical Records Clerk	264	$26,966	$19,000

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