What are the most common jobs in Durham, 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 Durham.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Durham, 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 Durham, NC is a cashier with 2,914 current cashiers and 46 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Durham, NC are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Durham

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 Durham.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Cashier	2,914	$20,057	$14,000
2	Sales Associate	2,558	$27,951	$15,000
3	Internship	1,737	$29,418	$18,000
4	Customer Service Representative	1,606	$26,212	$17,000
5	Certified Nursing Assistant	1,584	$24,159	$17,000
6	Administrative Assistant	1,275	$30,918	$19,000
7	Research Assistant	932	$39,592	$23,000
8	Server	890	$21,750	$14,000
9	Assistant Manager	850	$38,491	$21,000
10	Office Assistant	811	$25,424	$17,000
11	Volunteer	722	$31,812	$18,000
12	Machine Operator	677	$27,101	$20,000
13	Registered Nurse	670	$56,593	$35,000
14	Manager	622	$87,713	$47,000
15	Team Leader	553	$57,523	$24,000
16	Office Manager	523	$41,921	$26,000
17	Receptionist	519	$26,026	$19,000
18	Store Manager	509	$46,525	$26,000
19	Teacher	504	$35,980	$24,000
20	Staff Nurse	491	$46,015	$29,000
21	Sales Representative	430	$53,104	$25,000
22	Housekeeper	423	$21,391	$16,000
23	Associate	400	$44,658	$20,000
24	Crew Member	399	$20,194	$14,000
25	Consultant	394	$73,817	$50,000
26	Supervisor	393	$45,189	$25,000
27	Security Officer	373	$25,954	$18,000
28	Technician	365	$32,330	$19,000
29	Teacher Assistant	364	$27,602	$17,000
30	Staff Assistant	359	$35,076	$19,000
31	Sales Associate And Cashier	358	$20,606	$14,000
32	Delivery Driver	350	$33,422	$20,000
33	Project Manager	349	$88,265	$55,000
34	Licensed Practical Nurse	340	$41,556	$26,000
35	Assistant	336	$31,866	$17,000
36	Driver	335	$22,755	$11,000
37	Medical Assistant	329	$31,996	$22,000
38	Warehouse Associate	324	$26,027	$20,000
39	Specialist	306	$53,180	$28,000
40	Customer Service Associate	305	$24,376	$16,000
41	General Manager	305	$72,114	$36,000
42	Hostess	302	$22,721	$16,000
43	Cook	286	$23,754	$17,000
44	Teaching Assistant	285	$35,487	$19,000
45	Lead Teacher	280	$29,936	$19,000
46	Waitress	275	$18,018	$12,000
47	Case Manager	269	$52,952	$31,000
48	Material Handler	260	$24,371	$18,000
49	Package Handler	255	$26,402	$20,000
50	Assistant Store Manager	250	$44,725	$29,000
51	Customer Service Professional	250	$34,157	$20,000
52	Housekeeping	249	$69,588	$32,000
53	Operations Manager	246	$78,045	$43,000
54	Laboratory Technician	243	$37,382	$21,000
55	Clinical Research Nurse	239	$54,312	$35,000
56	Coordinator	237	$39,100	$22,000
57	Substitute Teacher	233	$21,157	$13,000
58	Clinical Assistant	223	$34,554	$16,000
59	Research Associate	223	$56,033	$36,000
60	Pharmacist Technician	222	$31,636	$23,000
61	Home Health Aid	220	$19,029	$14,000
62	Maintenance Technician	218	$39,081	$25,000
63	Owner	217	$67,305	$25,000
64	Group Leader	216	$74,219	$36,000
65	Tutor	209	$33,967	$19,000
66	Instructor	208	$47,644	$26,000
67	Server And Hostess	206	$20,725	$13,000
68	Program Coordinator	202	$40,524	$26,000
69	Team Member	197	$69,588	$32,000
70	Technical Support Specialist	193	$48,449	$29,000
71	Account Manager	191	$58,384	$27,000
72	Business Analyst	191	$67,366	$48,000
73	Research Technician	190	$36,911	$25,000
74	Labour	188	$69,588	$32,000
75	Warehouse Worker	187	$24,396	$20,000
76	Patient Service Associate	186	$30,235	$21,000
77	Process Technician	185	$35,481	$21,000
78	Legal Assistant	181	$30,229	$20,000
79	Social Work Internship	178	$33,953	$20,000
80	Owner/Operator	177	$145,189	$63,000
81	Line Cook	175	$23,277	$17,000
82	Sales Manager	174	$95,944	$51,000
83	Teller	173	$28,102	$20,000
84	Executive Assistant	168	$38,082	$25,000
85	Customer Service Specialist	166	$30,355	$20,000
86	Camp Counselor	165	$21,752	$15,000
87	Forklift Operator	164	$26,149	$21,000
88	Cook/Server	162	$18,332	$13,000
89	Director	161	$75,673	$35,000
90	Counselor	159	$34,778	$19,000
91	Marketing Internship	159	$28,458	$17,000
92	Stocker	159	$27,462	$23,000
93	Barista	158	$22,710	$17,000
94	Secretary	158	$39,675	$26,000
95	Program Manager	156	$85,846	$49,000
96	Assembly Line Worker	154	$21,227	$16,000
97	Graduate Assistant	152	$44,603	$20,000
98	Sales Associate And Customer Service	152	$23,461	$15,000
99	Legal Extern	151	$43,840	$19,000
100	Reader	151	$58,241	$28,000

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