What are the most common jobs in Buffalo, NY?

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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 Buffalo.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Buffalo, NY actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Buffalo, NY is an internship with 2,709 current interns and 12 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Buffalo, NY are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Buffalo

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 Buffalo.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Internship	2,709	$33,836	$20,000
2	Cashier	2,598	$26,312	$19,000
3	Customer Service Representative	2,225	$31,159	$22,000
4	Sales Associate	1,561	$37,883	$19,000
5	Administrative Assistant	1,150	$37,279	$26,000
6	Certified Nursing Assistant	1,149	$33,584	$24,000
7	Research Assistant	1,031	$44,211	$25,000
8	Volunteer	973	$36,746	$20,000
9	Registered Nurse	835	$71,854	$45,000
10	Home Health Aid	765	$25,951	$20,000
11	Server	696	$33,834	$22,000
12	Office Assistant	666	$28,215	$18,000
13	Assistant Manager	657	$60,494	$33,000
14	Manager	630	$112,822	$67,000
15	Student Assistant	598	$34,238	$21,000
16	Teaching Assistant	579	$29,782	$16,000
17	Sales Representative	576	$56,717	$27,000
18	Licensed Practical Nurse	559	$45,511	$29,000
19	Receptionist	539	$31,046	$23,000
20	Supervisor	504	$58,341	$33,000
21	Crew Member	499	$30,186	$21,000
22	Security Officer	476	$33,146	$24,000
23	Driver	460	$32,614	$16,000
24	Security Guard	451	$31,300	$22,000
25	Machine Operator	446	$28,434	$22,000
26	Store Manager	444	$54,934	$29,000
27	Assistant	433	$47,927	$24,000
28	Teacher Assistant	416	$28,435	$16,000
29	Labour	403	$78,539	$35,000
30	Cleaner	384	$29,948	$21,000
31	Office Manager	377	$50,255	$31,000
32	Medical Assistant	365	$32,891	$22,000
33	Teacher	361	$53,240	$33,000
34	Legal Assistant	352	$41,510	$27,000
35	Collector	351	$29,099	$20,000
36	Cook	350	$28,916	$20,000
37	Account Executive	344	$62,063	$31,000
38	Specialist	342	$59,995	$31,000
39	Team Leader	329	$81,102	$35,000
40	General Manager	311	$92,491	$49,000
41	Tutor	307	$40,475	$22,000
42	Teacher Aide	302	$24,085	$16,000
43	Associate	297	$58,798	$26,000
44	Debt Collector	296	$32,768	$22,000
45	Marketing Internship	296	$32,979	$20,000
46	Dietary Aide	295	$25,701	$18,000
47	Consultant	292	$77,518	$51,000
48	Production Worker	292	$30,170	$23,000
49	Project Manager	289	$83,322	$52,000
50	Staff Nurse	288	$68,426	$42,000
51	Warehouse Worker	281	$28,306	$24,000
52	Housekeeper	276	$30,194	$20,000
53	Personal Care Assistant	276	$25,295	$16,000
54	Substitute Teacher	274	$27,447	$16,000
55	Technician	274	$37,670	$22,000
56	Secretary	271	$41,303	$30,000
57	Owner	267	$63,081	$22,000
58	Bartender	262	$28,696	$20,000
59	Case Manager	261	$49,081	$28,000
60	Patient Care Assistant	261	$29,445	$19,000
61	Direct Support Professional	257	$27,142	$16,000
62	Line Cook	256	$28,726	$22,000
63	Law Clerk	254	$68,788	$36,000
64	Operations Manager	250	$89,366	$49,000
65	Social Work Internship	243	$38,484	$22,000
66	Cook/Server	240	$28,548	$20,000
67	Graduate Assistant	236	$56,558	$24,000
68	Janitor	236	$28,303	$20,000
69	Pharmacist Technician	227	$33,533	$27,000
70	Student Teacher	223	$61,574	$36,000
71	Sales Associate And Cashier	220	$27,533	$19,000
72	Account Manager	219	$76,666	$38,000
73	Business Analyst	219	$69,070	$51,000
74	Collections Representative	219	$33,417	$24,000
75	Student Internship	212	$32,115	$20,000
76	Vice President	209	$190,409	$101,000
77	Housekeeping	208	$78,539	$35,000
78	Instructor	207	$52,703	$27,000
79	Graphic Designer	206	$49,131	$30,000
80	Package Handler	203	$31,194	$24,000
81	Hostess	200	$25,531	$17,000
82	Team Member	196	$78,539	$35,000
83	Counselor	186	$40,374	$22,000
84	Delivery Driver	184	$37,034	$22,000
85	Shift Manager	180	$36,291	$23,000
86	Coordinator	179	$45,516	$27,000
87	Owner/Operator	179	$169,405	$76,000
88	Dishwasher	178	$78,539	$35,000
89	Service Representative	177	$39,334	$24,000
90	Collections Specialist	174	$33,008	$22,000
91	Technical Support Specialist	172	$56,200	$32,000
92	Food Service Worker	171	$26,940	$20,000
93	Assistant Store Manager	169	$45,360	$30,000
94	Paralegal	169	$43,359	$28,000
95	Graduate Research Assistant	167	$40,667	$24,000
96	Maintenance Technician	167	$46,165	$31,000
97	President	165	$226,241	$107,000
98	Customer Service Associate	164	$32,846	$21,000
99	Foreman	163	$52,068	$28,000
100	Waitress	163	$28,723	$20,000

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