What are the most common jobs in Houston, TX?

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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 Houston.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Houston, TX actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Houston, TX is a cashier with 20,979 current cashiers and 307 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Houston, TX are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Houston

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 Houston.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Cashier	20,979	$22,020	$15,000
2	Customer Service Representative	20,489	$25,741	$17,000
3	Administrative Assistant	13,903	$29,114	$18,000
4	Sales Associate	13,415	$35,417	$18,000
5	Internship	8,925	$31,958	$19,000
6	Security Officer	7,437	$25,638	$18,000
7	Receptionist	7,356	$25,702	$18,000
8	Medical Assistant	6,922	$28,745	$20,000
9	Assistant Manager	6,816	$44,776	$24,000
10	Office Assistant	6,238	$27,539	$19,000
11	Manager	5,982	$79,847	$41,000
12	Sales Representative	5,514	$51,584	$22,000
13	Server	5,213	$21,990	$11,000
14	Driver	5,194	$27,601	$14,000
15	Office Manager	5,043	$48,132	$27,000
16	Project Manager	5,019	$83,603	$51,000
17	Certified Nursing Assistant	3,975	$24,200	$16,000
18	Supervisor	3,864	$61,450	$32,000
19	Technician	3,820	$34,613	$19,000
20	Warehouse Worker	3,780	$24,813	$20,000
21	Teacher	3,753	$45,254	$35,000
22	Store Manager	3,742	$47,931	$29,000
23	Registered Nurse	3,732	$65,663	$41,000
24	Consultant	3,539	$73,270	$46,000
25	General Manager	3,485	$67,346	$33,000
26	Forklift Operator	3,470	$25,924	$20,000
27	Operations Manager	3,215	$74,412	$41,000
28	Volunteer	3,001	$33,314	$19,000
29	Account Manager	2,901	$57,936	$26,000
30	Team Leader	2,853	$61,288	$25,000
31	Assistant	2,852	$31,867	$16,000
32	Legal Assistant	2,841	$37,308	$23,000
33	Accounts Payable Clerk	2,839	$33,703	$23,000
34	Licensed Practical Nurse	2,644	$46,009	$31,000
35	Research Assistant	2,518	$39,921	$22,000
36	Account Executive	2,508	$55,676	$27,000
37	Associate	2,450	$48,824	$22,000
38	Specialist	2,406	$59,416	$31,000
39	Security Guard	2,394	$24,894	$17,000
40	Delivery Driver	2,391	$34,006	$20,000
41	Staff Nurse	2,327	$58,210	$38,000
42	Sales Manager	2,317	$79,353	$40,000
43	Executive Assistant	2,312	$44,768	$26,000
44	Waitress	2,251	$17,379	$11,000
45	Computer Numerical Controller Machinist	2,227	$39,673	$28,000
46	Owner	2,195	$51,617	$23,000
47	Welder	2,181	$33,619	$23,000
48	Coordinator	2,091	$52,352	$30,000
49	Warehouse Associate	2,061	$27,247	$22,000
50	Accountant	2,007	$49,958	$37,000
51	Home Health Aid	1,980	$19,441	$14,000
52	Sales Associate And Cashier	1,962	$22,615	$15,000
53	Secretary	1,885	$32,676	$21,000
54	Material Handler	1,844	$24,524	$18,000
55	Field Service Technician	1,839	$64,424	$35,000
56	Labour	1,730	$66,399	$30,000
57	Caregiver	1,719	$66,399	$30,000
58	Pharmacist Technician	1,705	$33,368	$25,000
59	Buyer	1,691	$42,738	$26,000
60	Machine Operator	1,684	$23,589	$16,000
61	Human Resources Coordinator	1,671	$42,887	$27,000
62	Business Analyst	1,650	$60,783	$39,000
63	Hostess	1,635	$24,525	$16,000
64	Cook	1,623	$23,285	$17,000
65	Clerk	1,620	$27,016	$17,000
66	Truck Driver	1,612	$44,382	$25,000
67	Data Entry Clerk	1,602	$25,520	$18,000
68	Project Coordinator	1,563	$57,760	$34,000
69	Project Engineer	1,559	$81,343	$55,000
70	Front Desk Receptionist	1,552	$22,994	$16,000
71	Teller	1,550	$24,017	$18,000
72	Accounting Clerk	1,522	$36,711	$25,000
73	Sales Consultant	1,485	$58,285	$28,000
74	Human Resources Manager	1,476	$79,791	$45,000
75	Analyst	1,475	$63,824	$39,000
76	Substitute Teacher	1,475	$23,624	$14,000
77	Customer Service Associate	1,468	$26,710	$17,000
78	Quality Control Inspector	1,462	$31,707	$22,000
79	Service Technician	1,458	$39,455	$25,000
80	Maintenance Technician	1,438	$35,207	$22,000
81	Service Representative	1,435	$30,686	$19,000
82	General Labour	1,417	$66,399	$30,000
83	Order Selector	1,412	$33,549	$28,000
84	Administrator	1,407	$66,897	$38,000
85	Machinist	1,403	$41,267	$28,000
86	Bartender	1,401	$22,488	$15,000
87	Assistant Store Manager	1,399	$36,943	$24,000
88	Engineer	1,349	$76,387	$51,000
89	Paralegal	1,349	$42,669	$26,000
90	Recruiter	1,349	$40,721	$25,000
91	Office Administrator	1,343	$34,029	$22,000
92	Operator	1,338	$32,077	$23,000
93	Senior Project Manager	1,338	$106,251	$68,000
94	Case Manager	1,324	$35,892	$23,000
95	Technical Support Specialist	1,320	$49,964	$29,000
96	Stocker	1,314	$28,338	$24,000
97	Staff Accountant	1,311	$49,445	$38,000
98	Vice President	1,303	$173,677	$99,000
99	Director	1,295	$87,801	$42,000
100	Owner/Operator	1,290	$163,199	$82,000

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