What are the most common jobs in Chapel Hill, NC?

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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 Chapel Hill.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Chapel Hill, NC actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Chapel Hill, NC is a research assistant with 1,308 current research assistants and 1 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Chapel Hill, NC are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Chapel Hill

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 Chapel Hill.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Research Assistant	1,308	$39,515	$23,000
2	Internship	631	$29,330	$18,000
3	Certified Nursing Assistant	522	$24,126	$17,000
4	Cashier	481	$20,045	$14,000
5	Volunteer	452	$31,755	$18,000
6	Office Assistant	430	$25,406	$17,000
7	Administrative Assistant	374	$30,847	$19,000
8	Teaching Assistant	356	$35,452	$19,000
9	Registered Nurse	329	$56,536	$35,000
10	Sales Associate	245	$27,949	$15,000
11	Graduate Research Assistant	238	$40,740	$24,000
12	Server	237	$21,687	$14,000
13	Staff Nurse	218	$45,911	$29,000
14	Research Technician	178	$36,810	$25,000
15	Research Associate	177	$55,933	$36,000
16	Customer Service Representative	168	$26,154	$17,000
17	Manager	163	$87,291	$47,000
18	Postdoctoral Research Associate	158	$49,062	$30,000
19	Assistant	156	$31,778	$17,000
20	Assistant Manager	156	$38,379	$21,000
21	Teacher Assistant	140	$27,508	$17,000
22	Direct Support Professional	138	$20,419	$14,000
23	Housekeeper	138	$21,380	$16,000
24	Office Manager	136	$41,699	$25,000
25	Laboratory Assistant	133	$28,248	$17,000
26	Consultant	124	$73,688	$50,000
27	Clinical Research Nurse	119	$54,114	$35,000
28	Marketing Internship	118	$28,418	$17,000
29	Receptionist	116	$26,005	$19,000
30	Unit Secretary	116	$32,615	$20,000
31	Resident Advisor	113	$27,365	$20,000
32	President	108	$201,957	$98,000
33	Program Assistant	108	$29,546	$21,000
34	Medical Assistant	105	$31,954	$22,000
35	Researcher	105	$58,356	$32,000
36	Instructor	102	$47,570	$26,000
37	Supervisor	102	$45,102	$25,000
38	Student Assistant	101	$25,982	$16,000
39	Store Manager	100	$46,454	$26,000
40	Teacher	100	$35,906	$24,000
41	Research Internship	97	$30,892	$17,000
42	General Manager	94	$71,874	$36,000
43	Hostess	94	$22,700	$16,000
44	Tutor	91	$33,928	$19,000
45	Barista	90	$22,685	$17,000
46	Sales Representative	90	$52,947	$25,000
47	Accounting Technician	88	$35,841	$25,000
48	Doctoral Fellow	87	$49,415	$31,000
49	Waitress	87	$17,995	$12,000
50	Camp Counselor	86	$21,749	$15,000
51	Pharmacist Technician	84	$31,582	$23,000
52	Research Fellow	84	$52,254	$32,000
53	Project Manager	83	$88,111	$55,000
54	Owner	82	$66,470	$25,000
55	Licensed Practical Nurse	81	$41,525	$26,000
56	Mentor	81	$35,764	$18,000
57	Public Relations Internship	80	$28,071	$17,000
58	Chairperson	79	$117,585	$44,000
59	Interviewer	76	$26,555	$18,000
60	Housekeeping	73	$69,362	$32,000
61	Vice President	73	$167,109	$93,000
62	Nanny	72	$23,341	$14,000
63	Program Coordinator	72	$40,445	$26,000
64	Research Specialist	72	$54,112	$32,000
65	Crew Member	71	$20,175	$14,000
66	Process Assistant	71	$31,116	$20,000
67	Staff Writer	69	$43,825	$25,000
68	Graduate Teaching Assistant	67	$51,545	$28,000
69	Associate	66	$44,494	$20,000
70	Graduate Assistant	65	$44,411	$20,000
71	Server And Hostess	65	$20,684	$13,000
72	Clinical Research Assistant	64	$38,705	$23,000
73	Graphic Designer	63	$43,791	$27,000
74	Support Coordinator	62	$33,068	$21,000
75	Delivery Driver	61	$33,399	$20,000
76	Secretary	61	$39,578	$26,000
77	Administrative Associate	60	$32,087	$19,000
78	Director	60	$75,448	$35,000
79	Finance Service Representative	60	$34,373	$20,000
80	Coordinator	59	$39,063	$22,000
81	Laboratory Technician	59	$37,275	$21,000
82	Ambassador	58	$23,963	$15,000
83	Stock Clerk	58	$25,732	$20,000
84	Bartender Server	53	$17,066	$11,000
85	Technician	53	$32,294	$19,000
86	Bartender	52	$19,057	$13,000
87	Laboratory Research Assistant	51	$36,941	$22,000
88	Sales Internship	51	$30,815	$17,000
89	Front Desk Receptionist	50	$25,303	$18,000
90	Teaching Fellow	50	$39,036	$24,000
91	Team Leader	50	$57,318	$24,000
92	Team Member	50	$69,362	$32,000
93	Cook	49	$23,711	$17,000
94	Executive Assistant	49	$37,983	$25,000
95	Legal Extern	49	$43,727	$19,000
96	Line Cook	47	$23,239	$17,000
97	Caregiver	46	$69,362	$32,000
98	Fellow	46	$57,549	$35,000
99	Customer Service Associate	45	$24,325	$16,000
100	Graduate Student Assistant	45	$23,800	$13,000

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