What are the most common jobs in Lake Charles, LA?

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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 Lake Charles.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Lake Charles, LA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Lake Charles, LA is a cashier with 1,175 current cashiers and 27 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Lake Charles, LA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Lake Charles

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 Lake Charles.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Cashier	1,175	$18,330	$13,000
2	Sales Associate	922	$37,612	$19,000
3	Certified Nursing Assistant	524	$21,427	$14,000
4	Assistant Manager	482	$37,897	$20,000
5	Server	410	$22,475	$12,000
6	Administrative Assistant	398	$25,699	$16,000
7	Security Officer	389	$23,795	$17,000
8	Receptionist	378	$23,301	$16,000
9	Customer Service Representative	360	$23,116	$15,000
10	Licensed Practical Nurse	342	$45,298	$30,000
11	Manager	305	$68,203	$34,000
12	Registered Nurse	270	$63,778	$40,000
13	Labour	268	$66,298	$30,000
14	Office Manager	257	$36,066	$21,000
15	Store Manager	233	$41,066	$25,000
16	Internship	230	$24,481	$14,000
17	Technician	224	$38,383	$21,000
18	Office Assistant	222	$21,602	$14,000
19	Supervisor	217	$54,900	$28,000
20	Teacher	214	$38,896	$30,000
21	Housekeeper	209	$19,881	$14,000
22	Driver	202	$23,626	$12,000
23	Sales Representative	195	$46,493	$20,000
24	Cook	188	$20,620	$15,000
25	Security Guard	171	$24,376	$16,000
26	Substitute Teacher	167	$29,142	$17,000
27	Helper	158	$26,490	$19,000
28	Delivery Driver	156	$35,625	$21,000
29	Waitress	155	$18,599	$12,000
30	Sales Associate And Cashier	153	$18,794	$12,000
31	Mechanic	152	$36,796	$24,000
32	Crew Member	148	$21,360	$15,000
33	Operator	147	$52,175	$33,000
34	Welder	147	$42,106	$30,000
35	Home Health Aid	146	$22,755	$17,000
36	Teller	144	$24,612	$19,000
37	Medical Assistant	139	$26,627	$19,000
38	Front Desk Clerk	138	$23,780	$19,000
39	Secretary	138	$32,331	$21,000
40	Staff Nurse	138	$53,947	$35,000
41	General Manager	137	$60,347	$30,000
42	Hostess	126	$24,237	$16,000
43	Housekeeping	125	$66,298	$30,000
44	Service Worker	125	$17,964	$12,000
45	Caregiver	120	$66,298	$30,000
46	Assistant	119	$30,068	$15,000
47	Bartender	112	$20,587	$13,000
48	Assistant Store Manager	110	$35,446	$23,000
49	Stocker	109	$28,312	$24,000
50	Server And Hostess	108	$22,730	$12,000
51	Sales Consultant	105	$42,043	$20,000
52	Case Manager	97	$32,301	$20,000
53	Shift Manager	93	$28,861	$19,000
54	Clerk	90	$20,677	$13,000
55	Carpenter	89	$36,756	$27,000
56	Owner	88	$27,223	$12,000
57	Porter	88	$15,891	$11,000
58	Aircraft Mechanic	87	$54,277	$41,000
59	Maintenance Technician	87	$34,736	$22,000
60	Owner/Operator	86	$169,652	$85,000
61	Phlebotomist	86	$26,798	$21,000
62	Bartender Server	85	$18,668	$11,000
63	Team Leader	84	$50,675	$21,000
64	Legal Assistant	83	$37,169	$23,000
65	Student Worker	81	$20,781	$14,000
66	Foreman	80	$47,304	$26,000
67	Cage Cashier	78	$20,538	$15,000
68	Field Engineer	78	$65,058	$45,000
69	Sales Person	78	$29,950	$12,000
70	Bookkeeper	77	$31,859	$24,000
71	Graduate Assistant	77	$31,037	$14,000
72	Specialist	76	$45,593	$23,000
73	Associate	74	$43,451	$19,000
74	Cook/Server	72	$20,022	$14,000
75	Customer Service Associate	71	$24,174	$15,000
76	Electrician	70	$39,526	$28,000
77	Receptionist Secretary	70	$23,525	$16,000
78	Forklift Operator	69	$25,611	$20,000
79	Structures Mechanic	69	$52,822	$35,000
80	Line Cook	68	$22,686	$17,000
81	Operations Manager	68	$65,380	$36,000
82	Sales Manager	68	$53,802	$27,000
83	Hostess Cashier	66	$14,961	$11,000
84	Personal Care Assistant	66	$16,465	$10,000
85	Table Games Dealer	61	$25,223	$12,000
86	Administrative Coordinator	60	$38,692	$24,000
87	Direct Care Worker	59	$16,138	$11,000
88	Instructor	59	$46,586	$28,000
89	Account Manager	58	$43,244	$19,000
90	Accounts Payable Clerk	58	$29,421	$21,000
91	Front Desk Receptionist	58	$22,432	$16,000
92	Volunteer	58	$26,208	$15,000
93	Prep Cook	57	$17,908	$13,000
94	Quality Control Inspector	57	$25,167	$17,000
95	Direct Care Aide	55	$23,261	$14,000
96	Sales Associate And Customer Service	55	$21,288	$13,000
97	Coordinator	54	$37,704	$22,000
98	Service Technician	54	$40,552	$26,000
99	Truck Driver	54	$50,180	$29,000
100	Pharmacist Technician	53	$29,898	$23,000

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