What are the most common jobs in Newport News, VA?

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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 Newport News.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Newport News, VA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Newport News, VA is a cashier with 1,854 current cashiers and 32 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Newport News, VA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Newport News

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 Newport News.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Cashier	1,854	$20,544	$14,000
2	Sales Associate	1,763	$32,625	$17,000
3	Customer Service Representative	1,574	$26,640	$18,000
4	Certified Nursing Assistant	938	$27,776	$20,000
5	Administrative Assistant	738	$32,458	$20,000
6	Internship	650	$32,347	$19,000
7	Server	650	$25,978	$16,000
8	Medical Assistant	606	$30,708	$21,000
9	Assistant Manager	581	$42,919	$23,000
10	Office Assistant	566	$25,752	$16,000
11	Painter	563	$33,207	$23,000
12	Material Handler	532	$25,429	$19,000
13	Licensed Practical Nurse	530	$42,557	$27,000
14	Welder	444	$35,899	$26,000
15	Volunteer	435	$28,276	$16,000
16	Crew Member	424	$23,507	$16,000
17	Sales Representative	422	$56,242	$27,000
18	Electrician	387	$43,325	$30,000
19	Manager	383	$101,925	$58,000
20	Receptionist	369	$26,747	$20,000
21	Registered Nurse	346	$63,255	$39,000
22	Office Manager	299	$50,152	$31,000
23	Cook	298	$26,182	$18,000
24	Store Manager	294	$49,566	$27,000
25	Home Health Aid	290	$21,392	$16,000
26	Supervisor	282	$52,213	$29,000
27	Housekeeper	271	$21,997	$16,000
28	Labour	271	$75,529	$36,000
29	Sales Associate And Cashier	270	$21,260	$15,000
30	Teacher	259	$47,313	$31,000
31	Designer	254	$57,892	$35,000
32	Waitress	235	$20,665	$14,000
33	Security Officer	231	$29,450	$21,000
34	Hostess	230	$23,435	$17,000
35	Substitute Teacher	229	$23,868	$15,000
36	Sheet Metal Mechanic	226	$32,651	$21,000
37	Insulator	217	$40,786	$27,000
38	Mental Health Counselor	214	$40,450	$26,000
39	Forklift Operator	213	$27,779	$22,000
40	Outside Machinist	210	$40,927	$28,000
41	Delivery Driver	201	$34,037	$20,000
42	Team Leader	201	$67,841	$29,000
43	Maintenance Technician	200	$39,662	$26,000
44	Teacher Assistant	200	$24,373	$14,000
45	Structural Welder	198	$45,590	$33,000
46	Assistant	193	$33,876	$17,000
47	General Manager	191	$78,681	$40,000
48	Customer Service Associate	188	$30,768	$19,000
49	Staff Nurse	184	$52,026	$33,000
50	Warehouse Worker	182	$25,702	$21,000
51	Team Member	172	$75,529	$36,000
52	Specialist	171	$65,852	$35,000
53	Technician	164	$37,466	$22,000
54	Associate	162	$46,237	$21,000
55	Driver	162	$30,225	$15,000
56	Machine Operator	161	$27,389	$20,000
57	Cook/Server	157	$22,103	$16,000
58	Pipefitter	151	$75,529	$36,000
59	Personal Care Assistant	148	$20,372	$13,000
60	General Labour	147	$75,529	$36,000
61	Case Manager	141	$44,344	$26,000
62	Line Cook	141	$23,965	$17,000
63	Owner	138	$84,998	$35,000
64	Shift Manager	138	$32,321	$22,000
65	Server And Hostess	135	$24,422	$16,000
66	Cleaner	134	$20,411	$14,000
67	Ship Fitter	133	$48,822	$31,000
68	Assistant Store Manager	131	$47,809	$31,000
69	Secretary	127	$40,266	$27,000
70	Production Worker	126	$20,736	$16,000
71	Property Manager	126	$54,208	$33,000
72	Sales Consultant	126	$51,958	$25,000
73	Janitor	125	$20,341	$15,000
74	Accounts Payable Clerk	124	$35,299	$25,000
75	Account Representative	123	$41,790	$27,000
76	Custodian	122	$20,905	$15,000
77	Agent	116	$31,781	$16,000
78	Prep Cook	113	$20,517	$14,000
79	Lead Teacher	111	$34,756	$21,000
80	Operations Manager	111	$88,402	$49,000
81	Sales Manager	110	$104,973	$56,000
82	Front Desk Receptionist	108	$27,387	$20,000
83	Stocker	108	$29,348	$25,000
84	Patient Care Assistant	107	$24,606	$15,000
85	Sales Associate And Customer Service	106	$23,344	$15,000
86	Marine Electrician	105	$40,530	$27,000
87	Dental Assistant	103	$40,660	$28,000
88	Machinist	103	$49,333	$34,000
89	Welder Fitter	100	$36,818	$27,000
90	Ship Worker	99	$24,964	$17,000
91	Owner/Operator	97	$136,871	$58,000
92	Production Associate	96	$24,043	$18,000
93	Customer Service Agent	95	$22,585	$15,000
94	Pipe Fitter	95	$45,532	$30,000
95	Housekeeping	94	$75,529	$36,000
96	Project Manager	94	$95,056	$60,000
97	Bartender Server	93	$20,703	$14,000
98	Instructor	93	$45,497	$24,000
99	Tutor	93	$33,675	$19,000
100	Phlebotomist	92	$31,565	$25,000

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