What are the most common jobs in Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, VA is a cashier with 2,289 current cashiers and 35 open positions.

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

How we determined the most common jobs in Chesapeake

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 Chesapeake.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Cashier	2,289	$20,492	$14,000
2	Customer Service Representative	1,979	$26,482	$18,000
3	Sales Associate	1,918	$32,645	$17,000
4	Administrative Assistant	693	$32,211	$20,000
5	Receptionist	654	$26,691	$19,000
6	Server	623	$25,790	$16,000
7	Assistant Manager	553	$42,582	$23,000
8	Certified Nursing Assistant	443	$27,665	$20,000
9	Medical Assistant	407	$30,544	$21,000
10	Crew Member	398	$23,396	$16,000
11	Office Assistant	394	$25,714	$16,000
12	Internship	378	$32,297	$19,000
13	Labour	377	$74,572	$35,000
14	Sales Representative	377	$55,658	$26,000
15	Technical Support Representative	363	$43,821	$27,000
16	Manager	361	$101,077	$57,000
17	Office Manager	325	$49,857	$31,000
18	Store Manager	324	$49,385	$27,000
19	Delivery Driver	314	$33,928	$20,000
20	Warehouse Worker	304	$25,489	$21,000
21	Licensed Practical Nurse	288	$42,382	$27,000
22	Cook	284	$26,068	$18,000
23	Supervisor	277	$52,006	$29,000
24	Driver	271	$30,062	$15,000
25	Volunteer	269	$28,094	$15,000
26	Sales Associate And Cashier	263	$21,177	$15,000
27	Forklift Operator	255	$27,647	$22,000
28	Benefit Specialist	250	$43,746	$28,000
29	Customer Service Associate	239	$30,631	$19,000
30	Painter	238	$33,096	$23,000
31	Substitute Teacher	237	$23,737	$15,000
32	Waitress	236	$20,621	$14,000
33	Teacher	231	$47,177	$31,000
34	Housekeeper	222	$21,916	$16,000
35	Material Handler	222	$25,296	$19,000
36	Welder	219	$35,808	$26,000
37	Registered Nurse	216	$63,084	$39,000
38	General Manager	213	$77,790	$39,000
39	Associate	212	$45,655	$21,000
40	Technician	210	$37,416	$21,000
41	Service Representative	208	$28,340	$19,000
42	Team Leader	208	$67,457	$29,000
43	Direct Support Professional	204	$20,776	$14,000
44	Hostess	204	$23,385	$17,000
45	Home Health Aid	201	$21,341	$16,000
46	Sales Consultant	194	$51,725	$25,000
47	Warehouse Associate	189	$26,389	$20,000
48	Security Officer	185	$29,308	$20,000
49	Electrician	184	$42,902	$30,000
50	Technical Support Specialist	179	$59,132	$36,000
51	Assistant	175	$33,632	$17,000
52	Owner	161	$85,065	$35,000
53	Account Representative	155	$41,507	$27,000
54	Package Handler	155	$25,319	$19,000
55	Loader/Unloader	151	$24,485	$19,000
56	Correction Officer	150	$35,783	$22,000
57	Maintenance Technician	150	$39,414	$26,000
58	Truck Driver	150	$57,269	$35,000
59	Project Manager	149	$94,982	$60,000
60	Machine Operator	148	$27,297	$20,000
61	Account Manager	145	$68,888	$33,000
62	Operations Manager	144	$87,836	$49,000
63	Assistant Store Manager	142	$47,815	$31,000
64	Cook/Server	139	$21,983	$16,000
65	Shift Manager	139	$32,111	$22,000
66	Sales Manager	134	$104,289	$56,000
67	Team Member	134	$74,572	$35,000
68	Teller	134	$28,131	$20,000
69	Stocker	133	$29,245	$25,000
70	Technical Support Technician	132	$43,744	$27,000
71	Consultant	129	$79,685	$54,000
72	Helper	129	$26,728	$18,000
73	Specialist	129	$65,551	$35,000
74	Teacher Assistant	129	$24,210	$14,000
75	Order Entry Representative	128	$27,836	$18,000
76	Owner/Operator	127	$135,490	$57,000
77	Sales Associate And Customer Service	125	$23,238	$15,000
78	Server And Hostess	124	$24,302	$16,000
79	Service Technician	123	$37,721	$24,000
80	Coordinator	118	$42,135	$24,000
81	Front Desk Receptionist	117	$27,297	$20,000
82	Mechanic	117	$42,030	$29,000
83	Janitor	116	$20,294	$15,000
84	Line Cook	116	$23,921	$17,000
85	Data Entry Clerk	115	$25,785	$19,000
86	Secretary	113	$40,197	$27,000
87	Collector	108	$30,517	$22,000
88	Collections Representative	107	$26,517	$19,000
89	Accounts Payable Clerk	106	$35,066	$25,000
90	Shift Leader	105	$38,078	$21,000
91	General Labour	104	$74,572	$35,000
92	Field Service Technician	101	$55,327	$31,000
93	Dental Assistant	97	$40,405	$28,000
94	Staff Nurse	97	$51,788	$33,000
95	Cleaner	94	$20,332	$14,000
96	Instructor	94	$45,398	$24,000
97	Medical Receptionist	94	$28,679	$22,000
98	Customer Service Specialist	93	$28,064	$18,000
99	Call Center Representative	92	$24,349	$17,000
100	Customer Services Coordinator	92	$31,529	$21,000

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