What are the most common jobs in East Lansing, MI?

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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 East Lansing.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in East Lansing, MI actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in East Lansing, MI is a research assistant with 1,542 current research assistants and 1 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in East Lansing, MI are:

How we determined the most common jobs in East Lansing

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 East Lansing.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Research Assistant	1,542	$40,263	$23,000
2	Teaching Assistant	658	$30,990	$17,000
3	Internship	655	$30,211	$18,000
4	Cashier	414	$23,990	$17,000
5	Volunteer	403	$31,217	$18,000
6	Sales Associate	362	$35,342	$18,000
7	Server	351	$24,510	$15,000
8	Supervisor	341	$51,507	$29,000
9	Customer Service Representative	305	$28,239	$19,000
10	Office Assistant	258	$27,023	$17,000
11	Administrative Assistant	238	$31,318	$21,000
12	Aide	238	$31,140	$22,000
13	Graduate Research Assistant	235	$36,773	$23,000
14	Receptionist	224	$26,224	$19,000
15	Assistant	219	$31,941	$17,000
16	Student Assistant	212	$29,215	$18,000
17	Crew Member	198	$25,129	$17,000
18	Laboratory Assistant	198	$25,206	$15,000
19	Cook	195	$25,544	$18,000
20	Graduate Assistant	171	$46,205	$21,000
21	Certified Nursing Assistant	170	$28,662	$21,000
22	Service Center Representative	162	$32,307	$22,000
23	Tutor	157	$29,172	$16,000
24	Telemarketer	156	$29,744	$21,000
25	Manager	152	$84,821	$47,000
26	Medical Assistant	152	$30,034	$21,000
27	Home Health Aid	144	$23,235	$17,000
28	Instructor	144	$47,301	$25,000
29	Assistant Manager	137	$34,749	$19,000
30	Resident Assistant	137	$21,506	$14,000
31	Kitchen Worker	129	$22,392	$17,000
32	Banquet Server	124	$24,097	$17,000
33	Barista	123	$25,493	$19,000
34	Lead Supervisor	114	$72,068	$38,000
35	Researcher	114	$50,242	$27,000
36	Store Manager	114	$41,714	$22,000
37	Research Associate	106	$49,737	$32,000
38	Sales Representative	106	$58,146	$29,000
39	Secretary	103	$37,647	$26,000
40	Waitress	103	$19,633	$14,000
41	Graduate Teaching Assistant	100	$49,997	$27,000
42	Marketing Internship	97	$29,604	$18,000
43	Member	97	$75,773	$34,000
44	Student Clinician	97	$54,322	$31,000
45	Law Clerk	96	$39,838	$21,000
46	Teacher Assistant	93	$27,267	$16,000
47	Clinician	89	$53,787	$31,000
48	Mentor	88	$32,314	$16,000
49	Student Internship	87	$34,207	$22,000
50	President	86	$198,672	$93,000
51	Student Employee	86	$22,781	$16,000
52	Delivery Driver	85	$36,591	$21,000
53	Vice President	84	$204,390	$106,000
54	General Manager	80	$74,488	$38,000
55	Laboratory Research Assistant	79	$36,279	$21,000
56	Student Worker	79	$21,304	$15,000
57	Custodian	78	$23,924	$17,000
58	Laboratory Technician	78	$35,538	$20,000
59	Research Aide	74	$29,929	$18,000
60	Leasing Agent	72	$27,519	$18,000
61	Team Member	72	$75,773	$34,000
62	Caregiver	70	$75,773	$34,000
63	Team Leader	70	$59,991	$26,000
64	Crew Leader	69	$40,229	$26,000
65	Human Resources Assistant	68	$31,762	$23,000
66	Student Research Assistant	67	$25,841	$16,000
67	Consultant	65	$67,786	$45,000
68	Ambassador	64	$23,776	$14,000
69	Specialist	62	$53,205	$27,000
70	Communication Assistant	61	$27,960	$17,000
71	Cook Supervisor	61	$49,051	$34,000
72	Coordinator	61	$40,864	$23,000
73	Hostess	61	$23,148	$17,000
74	Shift Manager	61	$29,805	$21,000
75	Office Manager	60	$41,020	$25,000
76	Associate	59	$47,770	$21,000
77	Resident	59	$45,200	$32,000
78	Service Representative	59	$31,521	$19,000
79	Bartender	57	$19,469	$14,000
80	Nanny	57	$24,309	$15,000
81	Support Associate	56	$40,437	$22,000
82	Housekeeper	55	$23,105	$16,000
83	Bartender Server	54	$17,525	$12,000
84	Reporter	53	$38,801	$21,000
85	Chairperson	52	$125,323	$46,000
86	Learning Assistant	52	$29,571	$17,000
87	Research Internship	52	$28,560	$16,000
88	Call Center Representative	50	$26,390	$18,000
89	Front Desk Receptionist	49	$24,889	$18,000
90	Advocate	48	$33,324	$21,000
91	Communications Internship	48	$35,034	$19,000
92	Maintenance Technician	48	$39,333	$25,000
93	Recruiter	48	$36,044	$23,000
94	Assistant Professor	46	$97,630	$45,000
95	Desk Receptionist	46	$23,114	$17,000
96	Interviewer	45	$22,590	$15,000
97	Legal Assistant	45	$36,869	$24,000
98	Cook/Server	43	$23,834	$17,000
99	Server And Hostess	43	$22,851	$15,000
100	Treasurer	42	$85,991	$37,000

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