What are the most common jobs in Columbia, SC?

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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, SC 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, SC is a customer service representative with 6,083 current customer service representatives and 65 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Columbia, SC 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, SC. 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, SC

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Customer Service Representative	6,083	$23,402	$16,000
2	Cashier	5,425	$20,756	$15,000
3	Sales Associate	4,000	$29,058	$15,000
4	Internship	2,408	$25,683	$16,000
5	Administrative Assistant	2,356	$28,544	$18,000
6	Assistant Manager	1,884	$28,375	$16,000
7	Certified Nursing Assistant	1,531	$22,259	$16,000
8	Server	1,429	$20,033	$13,000
9	Security Officer	1,192	$25,475	$18,000
10	Manager	1,169	$63,430	$32,000
11	Office Assistant	1,100	$23,879	$16,000
12	Store Manager	992	$43,010	$25,000
13	Sales Representative	971	$48,153	$22,000
14	Registered Nurse	897	$55,770	$34,000
15	Medical Assistant	895	$28,071	$20,000
16	Receptionist	880	$24,475	$18,000
17	Office Manager	854	$39,558	$24,000
18	Correction Officer	840	$32,419	$21,000
19	Volunteer	818	$30,120	$17,000
20	Cook	759	$22,436	$16,000
21	Research Assistant	758	$39,581	$22,000
22	Supervisor	719	$47,124	$26,000
23	Teacher	679	$37,632	$27,000
24	Machine Operator	668	$24,896	$18,000
25	Warehouse Associate	661	$24,749	$19,000
26	Crew Member	631	$21,579	$15,000
27	General Manager	628	$52,266	$26,000
28	Associate	620	$39,836	$18,000
29	Licensed Practical Nurse	617	$41,183	$26,000
30	Assistant	590	$29,962	$16,000
31	Team Leader	571	$51,409	$21,000
32	Administrative Specialist	570	$30,660	$19,000
33	Driver	554	$22,738	$11,000
34	Customer Service Associate	527	$26,370	$17,000
35	Home Health Aid	527	$21,243	$15,000
36	Customer Service Advocate	525	$25,204	$16,000
37	Sales Associate And Cashier	521	$21,179	$15,000
38	Delivery Driver	515	$31,998	$19,000
39	Phone Banker	510	$24,474	$14,000
40	Housekeeper	497	$19,145	$14,000
41	Waitress	474	$16,967	$12,000
42	Hostess	452	$22,626	$16,000
43	Legal Assistant	447	$29,215	$19,000
44	Staff Nurse	447	$46,773	$29,000
45	Specialist	432	$44,155	$23,000
46	Technician	432	$31,265	$18,000
47	Forklift Operator	428	$25,654	$21,000
48	Graduate Assistant	425	$38,993	$18,000
49	Warehouse Worker	420	$23,632	$19,000
50	Cook/Server	419	$20,180	$15,000
51	Substitute Teacher	417	$22,466	$14,000
52	Owner	410	$65,561	$25,000
53	Assistant Store Manager	402	$38,897	$26,000
54	Stocker	400	$27,053	$23,000
55	Account Executive	391	$46,808	$23,000
56	Operations Manager	384	$60,170	$32,000
57	Maintenance Technician	372	$35,374	$23,000
58	Account Manager	365	$47,896	$22,000
59	Picker	360	$25,613	$21,000
60	Caregiver	356	$65,245	$29,000
61	Server And Hostess	356	$19,426	$12,000
62	Consultant	355	$61,278	$41,000
63	Program Coordinator	354	$37,967	$24,000
64	Social Work Internship	353	$32,906	$19,000
65	Teller	348	$26,825	$20,000
66	Billing Specialist	345	$28,752	$21,000
67	Project Manager	342	$74,416	$46,000
68	Sales Manager	336	$67,761	$35,000
69	Coordinator	333	$34,102	$19,000
70	Owner/Operator	329	$153,493	$69,000
71	Member Service Representative	326	$23,563	$15,000
72	Production Worker	325	$24,403	$19,000
73	Accounting Clerk	322	$30,997	$21,000
74	Paralegal	321	$36,128	$23,000
75	Shift Leader	320	$25,195	$14,000
76	Marketing Internship	308	$26,153	$15,000
77	Customer Service Specialist	305	$25,182	$16,000
78	Picker And Packer	300	$22,856	$18,000
79	Custodian	296	$17,947	$14,000
80	Team Member	296	$65,245	$29,000
81	Law Clerk	291	$41,913	$24,000
82	Teacher Assistant	291	$18,820	$12,000
83	Pharmacist Technician	289	$31,012	$23,000
84	Accountant	282	$42,569	$30,000
85	Instructor	281	$41,993	$23,000
86	Janitor	278	$18,515	$14,000
87	Shift Manager	277	$25,889	$19,000
88	Labour	276	$65,245	$29,000
89	Housekeeping	275	$65,245	$29,000
90	Human Service Specialist	275	$27,041	$16,000
91	Teaching Assistant	272	$32,856	$18,000
92	Security Guard	270	$25,177	$17,000
93	Packer	269	$23,724	$18,000
94	Property Manager	263	$37,638	$24,000
95	Program Assistant	261	$26,207	$19,000
96	Secretary	260	$33,545	$22,000
97	Cleaner	259	$18,585	$13,000
98	Counselor	259	$34,145	$19,000
99	Service Representative	255	$25,001	$17,000
100	Graduate Research Assistant	254	$36,998	$22,000

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