What are the most common jobs in Boston, MA?

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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 Boston.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Boston, MA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Boston, MA is an internship with 10,831 current interns and 90 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Boston, MA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Boston

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 Boston.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Internship	10,831	$36,488	$22,000
2	Administrative Assistant	5,845	$38,337	$29,000
3	Research Assistant	5,584	$43,144	$25,000
4	Sales Associate	4,670	$37,210	$19,000
5	Cashier	4,086	$28,628	$22,000
6	Customer Service Representative	3,380	$32,280	$25,000
7	Volunteer	3,121	$27,774	$16,000
8	Office Assistant	2,849	$32,559	$22,000
9	Security Officer	2,638	$33,242	$25,000
10	Consultant	2,336	$82,144	$54,000
11	Server	2,323	$32,098	$24,000
12	Manager	1,872	$102,463	$66,000
13	Assistant	1,838	$60,578	$31,000
14	Project Manager	1,836	$95,407	$61,000
15	Marketing Internship	1,820	$32,360	$19,000
16	Associate	1,787	$54,886	$25,000
17	Teaching Assistant	1,709	$40,449	$23,000
18	Executive Assistant	1,642	$59,045	$38,000
19	Registered Nurse	1,634	$71,798	$45,000
20	Account Executive	1,612	$61,541	$32,000
21	Medical Assistant	1,593	$34,372	$22,000
22	Receptionist	1,582	$31,228	$25,000
23	Business Analyst	1,511	$68,598	$51,000
24	Assistant Manager	1,504	$45,080	$25,000
25	Staff Nurse	1,495	$72,220	$43,000
26	Legal Extern	1,462	$51,134	$21,000
27	Supervisor	1,391	$51,945	$31,000
28	Vice President	1,345	$188,626	$106,000
29	Legal Assistant	1,299	$43,326	$30,000
30	Office Manager	1,288	$43,923	$30,000
31	Sales Representative	1,151	$74,606	$36,000
32	Account Manager	1,129	$68,522	$35,000
33	Research Fellow	1,110	$51,253	$32,000
34	General Manager	1,097	$83,848	$47,000
35	Law Clerk	1,024	$67,019	$34,000
36	Research Internship	1,011	$42,873	$23,000
37	Certified Nursing Assistant	994	$33,052	$23,000
38	Tutor	947	$48,909	$28,000
39	Team Leader	946	$78,076	$35,000
40	Service Representative	945	$42,636	$27,000
41	Store Manager	943	$52,538	$28,000
42	Operations Manager	942	$77,226	$44,000
43	Teacher	927	$55,198	$36,000
44	Director	923	$93,839	$45,000
45	Legal Secretary	906	$42,359	$33,000
46	Security Guard	900	$32,284	$23,000
47	Research Associate	865	$60,658	$38,000
48	Program Coordinator	863	$38,462	$28,000
49	Coordinator	860	$43,584	$27,000
50	Bartender	859	$23,272	$16,000
51	Hostess	856	$26,934	$19,000
52	Instructor	849	$54,856	$30,000
53	Fund Accountant	839	$62,505	$41,000
54	Graphic Designer	837	$53,320	$33,000
55	Student Nurse	806	$37,786	$22,000
56	Teacher Assistant	801	$34,607	$21,000
57	Analyst	784	$71,641	$49,000
58	Driver	783	$36,149	$19,000
59	Specialist	783	$66,881	$36,000
60	Paralegal	777	$47,541	$31,000
61	Finance Analyst	750	$74,122	$39,000
62	Senior Software Engineer	722	$99,870	$74,000
63	Senior Associate	716	$90,486	$57,000
64	Barista	687	$27,483	$20,000
65	Case Manager	674	$34,884	$21,000
66	Program Manager	659	$85,549	$49,000
67	Senior Project Manager	659	$110,998	$73,000
68	Assistant Vice President	650	$121,993	$71,000
69	Senior Consultant	648	$101,801	$70,000
70	Fellow	645	$60,184	$37,000
71	Secretary	643	$48,083	$36,000
72	Public Relations Internship	640	$25,506	$17,000
73	Staff Accountant	640	$51,854	$39,000
74	Social Work Internship	627	$34,053	$21,000
75	Editor	608	$68,926	$38,000
76	Pharmacy Internship	608	$61,180	$35,000
77	Accountant	607	$56,561	$41,000
78	Home Health Aid	597	$31,000	$25,000
79	Laboratory Assistant	593	$36,712	$23,000
80	Data Analyst	591	$74,272	$50,000
81	Recruiter	590	$58,014	$35,000
82	Waitress	587	$27,908	$21,000
83	Production Assistant	582	$29,689	$21,000
84	Accounts Payable Clerk	575	$41,987	$32,000
85	Crew Member	563	$32,392	$25,000
86	Administrator	562	$73,590	$41,000
87	Senior Vice President	556	$254,220	$128,000
88	Human Resources Coordinator	555	$41,324	$26,000
89	Student Internship	555	$41,831	$28,000
90	Senior Accountant	552	$67,624	$47,000
91	Software Engineer	549	$79,196	$57,000
92	Sales Manager	546	$92,427	$45,000
93	Cook	542	$32,126	$24,000
94	Project Coordinator	542	$54,376	$36,000
95	Camp Counselor	540	$30,511	$17,000
96	Corps Member	534	$70,775	$47,000
97	Assistant Director	525	$60,960	$30,000
98	President	520	$198,735	$99,000
99	Representative	509	$34,838	$27,000
100	Mentor	500	$44,578	$20,000

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