What are the most common jobs in Blacksburg, VA?

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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 Blacksburg.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Blacksburg, VA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Blacksburg, VA is a research assistant with 941 current research assistants and 0 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Blacksburg, VA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Blacksburg

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 Blacksburg.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Research Assistant	941	$43,672	$25,000
2	Graduate Research Assistant	549	$30,210	$18,000
3	Internship	456	$29,682	$18,000
4	Graduate Teaching Assistant	308	$38,801	$21,000
5	Teaching Assistant	252	$26,216	$14,000
6	Volunteer	234	$27,419	$15,000
7	Cashier	231	$20,322	$14,000
8	Assistant Manager	206	$39,655	$22,000
9	Researcher	204	$62,882	$34,000
10	Server	191	$24,261	$15,000
11	Laboratory Assistant	171	$27,327	$16,000
12	Office Assistant	162	$25,081	$16,000
13	Administrative Assistant	142	$31,259	$20,000
14	Graduate Assistant	129	$33,041	$15,000
15	Certified Nursing Assistant	122	$27,157	$19,000
16	Sales Associate	110	$31,741	$17,000
17	Technician	108	$36,386	$21,000
18	Assistant	107	$32,036	$17,000
19	Manager	103	$93,472	$50,000
20	Laboratory Technician	95	$36,256	$20,000
21	Resident Advisor	92	$27,488	$20,000
22	Research Associate	79	$54,034	$35,000
23	Cook	77	$25,091	$18,000
24	Research Internship	77	$35,623	$20,000
25	Receptionist	76	$26,200	$19,000
26	Tutor	73	$32,485	$18,000
27	Instructor	72	$44,009	$23,000
28	Student Employee	70	$19,423	$13,000
29	General Manager	69	$75,417	$37,000
30	Supervisor	64	$49,869	$28,000
31	Crew Member	63	$23,183	$16,000
32	President	63	$189,601	$91,000
33	Customer Service Representative	62	$25,555	$17,000
34	Member	62	$71,112	$32,000
35	Marketing Internship	61	$33,598	$20,000
36	Housekeeper	59	$21,835	$16,000
37	Student Manager	56	$53,317	$34,000
38	Graduate Research Student	55	$29,127	$18,000
39	Licensed Practical Nurse	55	$41,873	$26,000
40	Senior Design Project	55	$91,676	$62,000
41	Student Internship	55	$29,589	$19,000
42	Machine Operator	54	$26,846	$20,000
43	Clerk	53	$28,936	$18,000
44	Vice President	53	$187,980	$103,000
45	Shift Manager	52	$31,671	$23,000
46	Teacher	52	$45,265	$30,000
47	Store Manager	51	$47,409	$26,000
48	Team Member	51	$71,112	$32,000
49	Server And Hostess	50	$22,999	$15,000
50	Line Cook	49	$22,985	$17,000
51	Software Engineer	49	$74,826	$54,000
52	Student Caller	48	$29,403	$18,000
53	Waitress	48	$20,020	$14,000
54	Office Manager	46	$45,693	$28,000
55	Barista	45	$22,933	$17,000
56	Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant	45	$34,978	$22,000
57	Delivery Driver	44	$33,791	$20,000
58	Banquet Server	43	$22,938	$17,000
59	Chairperson	43	$147,508	$55,000
60	Project Manager	42	$91,706	$57,000
61	Research Scientist	42	$70,311	$44,000
62	Associate	40	$42,197	$19,000
63	Registered Nurse	40	$61,089	$38,000
64	Team Leader	40	$62,216	$26,000
65	Graduate Researcher	39	$41,845	$21,000
66	Leasing Consultant	39	$32,441	$23,000
67	Mentor	38	$40,573	$20,000
68	Postdoctoral Research Associate	38	$49,236	$30,000
69	Bartender Server	37	$20,548	$13,000
70	Clinician	37	$52,451	$30,000
71	Life Skills Trainer	37	$28,976	$19,000
72	Teacher Assistant	37	$22,720	$14,000
73	Coach	36	$39,317	$19,000
74	GIS Technician	36	$60,543	$35,000
75	Laboratory Research Assistant	36	$44,641	$27,000
76	Director	35	$79,473	$37,000
77	Engineering Internship	34	$49,355	$31,000
78	Production Worker	34	$20,972	$16,000
79	Cook/Server	33	$21,751	$16,000
80	Ambassador	32	$23,453	$15,000
81	Data Reductionist	32	$71,112	$32,000
82	Graphic Designer	32	$48,007	$30,000
83	Student Athletic Trainer	32	$37,426	$25,000
84	Student	31	$71,112	$32,000
85	Student Assistant	30	$21,228	$13,000
86	Student Worker	30	$22,009	$16,000
87	Teller	30	$26,977	$19,000
88	Postdoctoral Associate	29	$46,665	$28,000
89	Assistant Director	28	$55,939	$27,000
90	Co-Founder	28	$84,453	$50,000
91	Editor	27	$54,859	$30,000
92	Field Technician	27	$35,610	$23,000
93	Food Service Worker	27	$18,983	$14,000
94	Hostess	27	$22,616	$16,000
95	Sales Representative	26	$53,839	$25,000
96	Treasurer	26	$101,520	$46,000
97	Consultant	25	$77,559	$53,000
98	Food Service Assistant	25	$24,165	$14,000
99	Maintenance Technician	25	$38,437	$25,000
100	Research Fellow	25	$50,038	$31,000

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