What are the most common jobs in Los Angeles, CA?

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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 Los Angeles.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Los Angeles, CA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Los Angeles, CA is an internship with 14,360 current interns and 109 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Los Angeles, CA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Los Angeles

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 Los Angeles.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Internship	14,360	$39,857	$24,000
2	Cashier	10,435	$27,024	$19,000
3	Sales Associate	8,174	$37,387	$19,000
4	Administrative Assistant	8,116	$41,576	$27,000
5	Customer Service Representative	7,609	$32,300	$22,000
6	Volunteer	5,930	$33,249	$21,000
7	Production Assistant	5,086	$34,539	$23,000
8	Office Assistant	5,025	$33,253	$24,000
9	Receptionist	4,349	$32,492	$24,000
10	Security Officer	4,112	$32,764	$24,000
11	Research Assistant	3,644	$44,821	$25,000
12	Assistant	3,613	$39,442	$21,000
13	Executive Assistant	3,507	$55,798	$33,000
14	Medical Assistant	3,425	$34,358	$22,000
15	Manager	3,396	$96,123	$49,000
16	Sales Representative	3,396	$51,584	$23,000
17	Account Executive	3,014	$59,989	$29,000
18	Server	2,944	$31,485	$21,000
19	Office Manager	2,921	$45,951	$27,000
20	Assistant Manager	2,894	$50,144	$26,000
21	Security Guard	2,828	$32,797	$24,000
22	Project Manager	2,694	$98,675	$60,000
23	Consultant	2,599	$76,473	$48,000
24	Teacher Assistant	2,348	$31,801	$19,000
25	Personal Assistant	2,296	$49,430	$30,000
26	Driver	2,288	$37,305	$21,000
27	Tutor	2,285	$34,057	$18,000
28	Graphic Designer	2,223	$50,467	$30,000
29	Teacher	2,191	$54,148	$33,000
30	Marketing Internship	2,169	$33,148	$19,000
31	Associate	2,133	$63,192	$29,000
32	Supervisor	2,110	$44,229	$22,000
33	Caregiver	2,036	$68,718	$33,000
34	Certified Nursing Assistant	2,033	$30,997	$21,000
35	Legal Assistant	1,964	$44,583	$28,000
36	Registered Nurse	1,964	$94,842	$60,000
37	Law Clerk	1,943	$56,427	$29,000
38	Account Manager	1,856	$64,433	$30,000
39	Licensed Practical Nurse	1,834	$47,454	$34,000
40	Store Manager	1,830	$49,414	$26,000
41	General Manager	1,800	$107,541	$50,000
42	Vice President	1,701	$178,651	$99,000
43	Operations Manager	1,700	$88,368	$46,000
44	Producer	1,664	$87,680	$46,000
45	Owner	1,649	$98,520	$45,000
46	Coordinator	1,585	$53,662	$30,000
47	Editor	1,497	$51,906	$28,000
48	Director	1,478	$115,094	$58,000
49	Sales Manager	1,458	$76,085	$37,000
50	Clerk	1,445	$31,128	$21,000
51	Teaching Assistant	1,410	$36,449	$22,000
52	Production Coordinator	1,407	$46,006	$28,000
53	Public Relations Internship	1,370	$29,030	$18,000
54	Home Health Aid	1,313	$27,331	$21,000
55	Case Manager	1,257	$51,553	$31,000
56	Barista	1,214	$25,798	$16,000
57	Production Internship	1,214	$28,144	$21,000
58	Legal Secretary	1,179	$46,076	$28,000
59	Instructor	1,176	$48,996	$27,000
60	Secretary	1,155	$42,611	$29,000
61	Warehouse Worker	1,130	$30,726	$25,000
62	Team Leader	1,062	$73,049	$31,000
63	Research And Development Internship	1,024	$42,098	$23,000
64	Student Assistant	1,021	$35,195	$23,000
65	Student Worker	1,003	$34,577	$23,000
66	Sales Associate And Cashier	991	$28,679	$19,000
67	Production Manager	971	$80,250	$43,000
68	Property Manager	967	$50,021	$23,000
69	Accountant	955	$52,685	$38,000
70	Staff Nurse	954	$85,425	$55,000
71	Bartender	943	$28,362	$21,000
72	Office Clerk	941	$28,267	$21,000
73	Designer	936	$61,022	$34,000
74	Accounts Payable Clerk	926	$43,665	$31,000
75	Associate Producer	923	$68,372	$39,000
76	Crew Member	920	$27,988	$22,000
77	President	920	$206,765	$107,000
78	Marketing Manager	908	$109,830	$57,000
79	Social Work Internship	906	$47,474	$28,000
80	Specialist	899	$61,300	$32,000
81	Photographer	898	$38,041	$23,000
82	Substitute Teacher	880	$34,058	$21,000
83	Attorney	879	$137,539	$72,000
84	Artist	872	$66,429	$42,000
85	Brand Ambassador	867	$36,720	$21,000
86	Project Coordinator	865	$58,258	$34,000
87	Paralegal	841	$49,700	$31,000
88	Delivery Driver	835	$40,765	$25,000
89	Customer Service Agent	823	$31,881	$21,000
90	Office Administrator	810	$38,167	$24,000
91	Freelance	807	$68,718	$33,000
92	Legal Extern	804	$81,076	$34,000
93	Bookkeeper	802	$41,740	$31,000
94	Social Media Internship	802	$33,521	$21,000
95	Event Coordinator	792	$44,032	$28,000
96	Teller	792	$29,912	$21,000
97	Creative Director	790	$118,689	$55,000
98	Writer And Editor	786	$56,308	$31,000
99	Marketing Coordinator	784	$46,195	$28,000
100	Staff Accountant	779	$54,929	$40,000

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