What are the most common jobs in New York, NY?

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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 New York.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in New York, NY actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in New York, NY is an internship with 67,725 current interns and 304 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in New York, NY are:

How we determined the most common jobs in New York

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 New York.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Internship	67,725	$37,543	$22,000
2	Sales Associate	47,015	$40,289	$20,000
3	Cashier	41,533	$25,924	$19,000
4	Administrative Assistant	36,045	$38,698	$27,000
5	Office Assistant	21,222	$29,062	$18,000
6	Customer Service Representative	19,395	$31,756	$23,000
7	Receptionist	17,254	$31,793	$23,000
8	Volunteer	16,284	$37,391	$21,000
9	Home Health Aid	15,608	$25,694	$20,000
10	Security Guard	15,020	$30,906	$21,000
11	Security Officer	14,576	$32,852	$23,000
12	Manager	13,178	$117,071	$72,000
13	Associate	13,166	$67,450	$31,000
14	Medical Assistant	12,883	$34,199	$22,000
15	Assistant	12,730	$50,631	$25,000
16	Executive Assistant	12,673	$60,442	$38,000
17	Consultant	12,440	$81,203	$54,000
18	Assistant Manager	12,152	$64,185	$35,000
19	Account Executive	11,503	$64,781	$33,000
20	Office Manager	10,565	$55,635	$34,000
21	Vice President	10,521	$190,398	$107,000
22	Marketing Internship	10,126	$33,950	$20,000
23	Project Manager	9,434	$86,588	$55,000
24	Sales Representative	9,426	$59,249	$29,000
25	Server	9,255	$34,014	$23,000
26	Research Assistant	8,903	$47,471	$27,000
27	Sales Associate And Cashier	8,673	$27,289	$19,000
28	Teacher Assistant	8,062	$29,613	$17,000
29	Production Assistant	7,936	$32,816	$22,000
30	Supervisor	7,865	$64,057	$36,000
31	Porter	7,838	$29,426	$19,000
32	Teacher	7,807	$57,022	$36,000
33	Maintenance Worker	7,369	$36,787	$23,000
34	Certified Nursing Assistant	6,815	$34,367	$24,000
35	Public Relations Internship	6,647	$30,912	$19,000
36	Registered Nurse	6,610	$73,874	$47,000
37	Store Manager	6,593	$59,105	$32,000
38	Legal Assistant	6,511	$44,827	$29,000
39	Case Manager	6,401	$50,365	$29,000
40	Tutor	6,368	$42,655	$24,000
41	Social Work Internship	6,271	$39,035	$23,000
42	Legal Extern	6,051	$82,012	$35,000
43	Graphic Designer	5,761	$51,855	$32,000
44	Account Manager	5,652	$79,542	$40,000
45	Director	5,403	$123,483	$59,000
46	Driver	5,320	$32,019	$16,000
47	Assistant Vice President	5,273	$132,321	$79,000
48	Secretary	5,268	$42,426	$31,000
49	Counselor	5,174	$40,450	$22,000
50	General Manager	5,160	$95,237	$51,000
51	Coordinator	5,146	$46,561	$28,000
52	Operations Manager	4,984	$95,202	$54,000
53	Crew Member	4,913	$29,777	$21,000
54	Barista	4,782	$26,148	$18,000
55	Waitress	4,753	$29,520	$21,000
56	Business Analyst	4,745	$72,662	$53,000
57	Paralegal	4,668	$44,279	$29,000
58	Production Internship	4,632	$30,285	$21,000
59	Analyst	4,565	$77,171	$52,000
60	Sales Person	4,473	$55,185	$22,000
61	Sales Assistant	4,418	$37,670	$22,000
62	Staff Nurse	4,407	$72,502	$45,000
63	Bartender	4,369	$29,082	$20,000
64	Specialist	4,321	$68,352	$36,000
65	In-Stock Associate	4,251	$24,862	$19,000
66	Design Internship	4,233	$44,674	$25,000
67	Medical Assisting Extern	4,157	$37,817	$19,000
68	Personal Assistant	4,049	$50,116	$30,000
69	Licensed Practical Nurse	3,959	$46,994	$31,000
70	Sales Manager	3,949	$119,255	$61,000
71	Clerk	3,899	$29,901	$18,000
72	Hostess	3,899	$26,204	$17,000
73	Camp Counselor	3,896	$30,063	$17,000
74	Senior Vice President	3,883	$244,106	$125,000
75	Front Desk Receptionist	3,865	$30,886	$22,000
76	Bookkeeper	3,861	$44,254	$33,000
77	Finance Analyst	3,860	$91,799	$50,000
78	Team Leader	3,832	$89,047	$40,000
79	Legal Secretary	3,789	$39,154	$26,000
80	Teller	3,767	$28,106	$20,000
81	Group Leader	3,723	$85,436	$42,000
82	Social Worker	3,590	$53,277	$33,000
83	Editorial Internship	3,458	$38,764	$21,000
84	Editor	3,448	$63,704	$35,000
85	Medical Receptionist	3,411	$30,600	$23,000
86	Teaching Assistant	3,375	$30,556	$16,000
87	Senior Associate	3,326	$92,453	$58,000
88	Accounts Payable Clerk	3,254	$42,488	$31,000
89	Staff Accountant	3,252	$59,139	$42,000
90	In-Home Childcare Provider	3,229	$25,189	$15,000
91	Managing Director	3,213	$183,716	$86,000
92	Senior Project Manager	3,191	$107,476	$69,000
93	Stock Clerk	3,186	$27,279	$21,000
94	Designer	3,150	$65,110	$39,000
95	Accountant	3,143	$62,126	$44,000
96	Instructor	3,112	$54,261	$29,000
97	Substitute Teacher	3,035	$26,420	$16,000
98	Owner	2,962	$78,704	$30,000
99	Student Teacher	2,939	$72,408	$44,000
100	Marketing Manager	2,911	$122,627	$65,000

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