What are the most common jobs in Iowa City, IA?

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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 Iowa City.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Iowa City, IA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Iowa City, IA is a research assistant with 1,007 current research assistants and 10 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Iowa City, IA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Iowa City

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 Iowa City.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Research Assistant	1,007	$35,024	$21,000
2	Cashier	537	$23,993	$18,000
3	Teaching Assistant	391	$27,714	$16,000
4	Internship	374	$26,998	$18,000
5	Volunteer	365	$30,799	$19,000
6	Certified Nursing Assistant	335	$27,387	$20,000
7	Sales Associate	328	$28,069	$15,000
8	Customer Service Representative	304	$28,941	$20,000
9	Staff Nurse	291	$44,593	$31,000
10	Graduate Research Assistant	241	$32,666	$22,000
11	Server	237	$21,712	$15,000
12	Office Assistant	204	$26,590	$18,000
13	Assistant Manager	199	$28,587	$17,000
14	Administrative Assistant	190	$31,082	$21,000
15	Manager	187	$69,729	$36,000
16	Clerk	175	$30,735	$21,000
17	Direct Support Professional	159	$22,956	$17,000
18	Registered Nurse	159	$50,697	$32,000
19	Supervisor	159	$39,426	$22,000
20	Secretary	153	$31,048	$20,000
21	Scorer	150	$30,624	$26,000
22	Assistant	149	$32,414	$18,000
23	Graduate Teaching Assistant	143	$43,952	$25,000
24	Sales Representative	132	$55,875	$28,000
25	Associate	126	$59,674	$26,000
26	Laboratory Assistant	123	$30,313	$19,000
27	Receptionist	113	$26,909	$21,000
28	Specialist	112	$45,804	$23,000
29	Counselor	110	$37,189	$21,000
30	Custodian	110	$24,307	$18,000
31	Instructor	106	$41,196	$22,000
32	Marketing Internship	106	$28,212	$17,000
33	Medical Assistant	105	$31,593	$23,000
34	Driver	103	$30,047	$15,000
35	Delivery Driver	102	$35,264	$21,000
36	Cook	99	$23,858	$17,000
37	General Manager	96	$61,798	$30,000
38	Team Leader	94	$46,259	$20,000
39	Crew Member	93	$22,471	$16,000
40	Tutor	91	$26,141	$15,000
41	Bartender	89	$19,291	$14,000
42	Labour	88	$67,858	$30,000
43	Graduate Assistant	86	$36,171	$18,000
44	Technician	84	$30,693	$19,000
45	Bartender Server	79	$17,400	$12,000
46	Vice President	79	$183,857	$91,000
47	Resident Assistant	78	$22,899	$16,000
48	Project Manager	77	$73,850	$45,000
49	Coordinator	74	$41,773	$24,000
50	Store Manager	73	$41,014	$23,000
51	Office Manager	72	$36,504	$23,000
52	President	71	$164,837	$74,000
53	Reporter	70	$40,609	$23,000
54	Practicum Student	69	$45,666	$22,000
55	Research Fellow	69	$44,606	$32,000
56	Student Assistant	69	$21,389	$15,000
57	Teacher	68	$41,040	$27,000
58	Shift Manager	67	$26,733	$21,000
59	Student Manager	67	$43,765	$29,000
60	Consultant	66	$66,076	$45,000
61	Director	65	$63,005	$30,000
62	Leader	65	$53,045	$24,000
63	Machine Operator	64	$27,832	$21,000
64	Member	63	$67,858	$30,000
65	Student Admissions Clerk	62	$24,672	$17,000
66	Production Worker	61	$28,928	$22,000
67	Forklift Operator	60	$30,619	$25,000
68	Graphic Designer	60	$33,576	$21,000
69	Licensed Practical Nurse	59	$43,254	$28,000
70	Owner	59	$38,570	$16,000
71	Researcher	59	$48,143	$26,000
72	Nanny	58	$24,018	$14,000
73	Waitress	55	$18,513	$14,000
74	Line Up Worker	53	$29,912	$20,000
75	Account Representative	52	$32,916	$23,000
76	Line Cook	51	$23,842	$19,000
77	Pharmacist Technician	51	$32,281	$24,000
78	Security Officer	51	$27,472	$21,000
79	Student Internship	51	$28,022	$18,000
80	Warehouse Worker	51	$28,927	$25,000
81	Account Manager	50	$45,761	$23,000
82	Legal Extern	50	$34,664	$15,000
83	Facilitator	49	$38,797	$22,000
84	Representative	48	$33,792	$21,000
85	Sales Associate And Cashier	48	$24,847	$18,000
86	Teaching Research Assistant	48	$40,361	$29,000
87	Equity Research Analyst	47	$72,091	$38,000
88	Server And Hostess	47	$20,800	$14,000
89	Editor	46	$32,833	$18,000
90	Laboratory Research Assistant	46	$29,341	$18,000
91	Program Coordinator	46	$48,754	$30,000
92	Truck Driver	46	$56,189	$33,000
93	Laboratory Technician	45	$33,472	$19,000
94	Barista	44	$24,514	$19,000
95	Front Desk Clerk	44	$23,628	$19,000
96	Toddler Assistant Teacher	44	$23,818	$17,000
97	Fellow	43	$47,728	$29,000
98	Housekeeper	43	$23,267	$17,000
99	Project Coordinator	43	$45,225	$28,000
100	Research Internship	40	$30,855	$18,000

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