What are the most common jobs in Columbia, MO?

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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 Columbia.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Columbia, MO actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Columbia, MO is a cashier with 1,174 current cashiers and 41 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Columbia, MO are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Columbia

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 Columbia.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Cashier	1,174	$22,378	$16,000
2	Sales Associate	1,169	$34,710	$19,000
3	Internship	830	$27,206	$17,000
4	Research Assistant	830	$41,295	$24,000
5	Customer Service Representative	619	$27,188	$19,000
6	Volunteer	591	$28,552	$17,000
7	Server	560	$22,270	$15,000
8	Assistant Manager	554	$29,783	$18,000
9	Administrative Assistant	479	$30,238	$20,000
10	Office Assistant	475	$25,331	$17,000
11	Manager	443	$68,257	$35,000
12	Certified Nursing Assistant	414	$25,020	$18,000
13	Teaching Assistant	382	$24,052	$14,000
14	Graduate Research Assistant	379	$27,955	$18,000
15	Licensed Practical Nurse	373	$42,364	$27,000
16	Staff Nurse	356	$43,956	$29,000
17	Assistant	327	$33,752	$19,000
18	Supervisor	304	$44,240	$25,000
19	Sales Representative	301	$53,575	$26,000
20	Crew Member	299	$24,797	$17,000
21	Receptionist	296	$25,553	$19,000
22	Reporter	291	$39,789	$23,000
23	Registered Nurse	276	$56,610	$36,000
24	General Manager	264	$59,895	$29,000
25	Cook	256	$22,438	$16,000
26	Housekeeper	251	$21,111	$15,000
27	Store Manager	243	$38,208	$22,000
28	Waitress	240	$18,830	$13,000
29	Office Manager	228	$37,274	$23,000
30	Teacher	215	$36,604	$25,000
31	Home Health Aid	213	$21,400	$15,000
32	Labour	203	$65,661	$29,000
33	Graduate Teaching Assistant	199	$36,816	$21,000
34	Delivery Driver	198	$36,787	$22,000
35	Student Assistant	196	$19,956	$14,000
36	Tutor	181	$32,320	$18,000
37	Marketing Internship	177	$30,736	$19,000
38	Patient Service Representative	176	$28,873	$22,000
39	Team Leader	176	$51,748	$23,000
40	Direct Support Professional	174	$22,455	$16,000
41	Associate	173	$41,669	$19,000
42	Technician	172	$33,673	$21,000
43	Specialist	164	$44,407	$22,000
44	Custodian	161	$22,007	$17,000
45	Laboratory Technician	156	$33,652	$19,000
46	Driver	154	$26,469	$14,000
47	Medical Assistant	154	$31,220	$23,000
48	Hostess	150	$22,277	$16,000
49	Owner	146	$34,370	$16,000
50	Laboratory Assistant	142	$28,029	$17,000
51	Graduate Assistant	138	$28,669	$15,000
52	Bartender Server	137	$18,444	$12,000
53	Shift Manager	132	$27,023	$21,000
54	Instructor	130	$52,027	$29,000
55	Customer Service Associate	128	$25,764	$17,000
56	Bartender	121	$20,275	$14,000
57	Security Officer	121	$31,612	$24,000
58	Teller	121	$23,273	$18,000
59	Pharmacist Technician	120	$30,836	$23,000
60	Sales Associate And Cashier	120	$23,159	$17,000
61	Substitute Teacher	120	$23,267	$14,000
62	Secretary	119	$30,666	$20,000
63	Cook/Server	118	$23,230	$17,000
64	Housekeeping	117	$65,661	$29,000
65	Food Service Worker	116	$20,830	$16,000
66	Researcher	115	$39,273	$21,000
67	Server And Hostess	114	$20,267	$13,000
68	Assistant Store Manager	111	$37,321	$24,000
69	Consultant	109	$66,868	$45,000
70	Nanny	107	$20,778	$12,000
71	Team Member	107	$65,661	$29,000
72	Account Executive	105	$51,876	$26,000
73	Cleaner	105	$24,468	$18,000
74	Customer Service Attendant	102	$25,688	$18,000
75	Graphic Designer	101	$40,770	$25,000
76	Line Cook	101	$24,284	$19,000
77	Owner/Operator	101	$187,467	$100,000
78	Clerk	99	$27,568	$18,000
79	Operator	99	$32,223	$28,000
80	Project Manager	99	$71,964	$44,000
81	Warehouse Worker	99	$27,750	$23,000
82	Legal Assistant	98	$35,048	$24,000
83	Maintenance Technician	97	$41,168	$26,000
84	Teacher Assistant	97	$21,558	$15,000
85	Patient Care Technician	95	$26,147	$18,000
86	Phlebotomist	95	$32,259	$25,000
87	Coordinator	94	$37,417	$21,000
88	Production Worker	93	$25,991	$20,000
89	Account Manager	90	$53,130	$26,000
90	Front Desk Receptionist	88	$24,568	$18,000
91	Front Desk Clerk	86	$22,985	$19,000
92	Photographer	84	$28,315	$18,000
93	Sales Manager	84	$69,283	$33,000
94	Sandwich Artist	83	$16,818	$14,000
95	Director	81	$74,391	$35,000
96	Foreign Service Teacher	80	$40,586	$27,000
97	Production Assistant	80	$27,693	$21,000
98	President	78	$202,500	$92,000
99	Barista	76	$23,430	$18,000
100	Youth Care Specialist	74	$27,967	$19,000

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