What are the most common jobs in Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, CA is a sales associate with 650 current sales associates and 92 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Palo Alto, CA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Palo Alto

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 Palo Alto.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Sales Associate	650	$39,687	$20,000
2	Internship	606	$41,923	$25,000
3	Administrative Assistant	420	$44,890	$29,000
4	Research Assistant	300	$47,486	$26,000
5	Volunteer	281	$33,411	$22,000
6	Cashier	251	$29,170	$20,000
7	Project Manager	248	$101,966	$63,000
8	Server	247	$33,481	$23,000
9	Executive Assistant	244	$61,418	$36,000
10	Medical Assistant	227	$37,770	$24,000
11	Research Associate	227	$61,023	$38,000
12	Consultant	224	$80,624	$51,000
13	Associate	222	$70,622	$33,000
14	Registered Nurse	214	$100,585	$63,000
15	Senior Software Engineer	207	$131,173	$96,000
16	Software Engineer	205	$111,858	$80,000
17	Receptionist	197	$35,285	$26,000
18	Customer Service Representative	196	$32,780	$23,000
19	Office Assistant	194	$35,577	$25,000
20	Manager	173	$103,520	$53,000
21	Quality Assurance Engineer	162	$96,027	$66,000
22	Staff Nurse	159	$93,124	$58,000
23	Office Manager	157	$48,774	$28,000
24	Marketing Internship	145	$34,342	$20,000
25	Research Internship	145	$33,753	$18,000
26	Program Manager	143	$100,350	$53,000
27	Senior Project Manager	138	$128,147	$80,000
28	Salesforce Developer	137	$119,318	$82,000
29	Legal Secretary	135	$48,415	$30,000
30	Assistant Manager	134	$55,074	$27,000
31	Store Manager	130	$51,797	$26,000
32	Barista	121	$28,497	$16,000
33	Patient Service Representative	115	$34,833	$25,000
34	Certified Nursing Assistant	113	$32,837	$22,000
35	General Manager	108	$114,179	$54,000
36	Assistant	107	$42,334	$23,000
37	Specialist	106	$63,301	$33,000
38	Legal Assistant	100	$48,250	$30,000
39	Product Manager	99	$128,799	$74,000
40	Business Analyst	98	$81,865	$58,000
41	Software Engineering Internship	97	$75,034	$45,000
42	Supervisor	94	$46,115	$23,000
43	Teacher	93	$55,961	$33,000
44	Information Technology Project Manager	90	$112,644	$68,000
45	Research Scientist	89	$117,149	$78,000
46	Operations Manager	83	$92,123	$48,000
47	Teaching Assistant	81	$37,345	$23,000
48	Executive Administrative Assistant	80	$53,800	$34,000
49	Team Leader	80	$84,617	$37,000
50	Accounts Payable Clerk	78	$46,321	$33,000
51	Hostess	78	$28,084	$21,000
52	Technician	78	$41,736	$24,000
53	Human Resources Coordinator	77	$47,484	$30,000
54	Technical Writer	77	$77,047	$52,000
55	Account Manager	76	$72,888	$35,000
56	Member, Technical Staff	76	$110,522	$59,000
57	Vice President	75	$189,084	$105,000
58	Engineer	74	$98,444	$66,000
59	Graphic Designer	73	$57,913	$34,000
60	Data Analyst	72	$70,033	$42,000
61	Director	72	$122,134	$63,000
62	Sales Representative	72	$52,546	$24,000
63	Systems Administrator	72	$82,178	$58,000
64	Finance Analyst	71	$82,892	$49,000
65	Senior Consultant	71	$99,018	$65,000
66	Paralegal	70	$54,193	$33,000
67	Coordinator	69	$53,868	$30,000
68	Engineering Internship	69	$51,741	$31,000
69	Corporate Paralegal	68	$78,076	$47,000
70	Account Executive	66	$63,698	$31,000
71	Licensed Practical Nurse	66	$48,979	$34,000
72	Accountant	65	$57,506	$40,000
73	Project Coordinator	65	$61,328	$36,000
74	Nanny	64	$32,928	$18,000
75	Caregiver	63	$81,594	$39,000
76	Fellow	63	$72,065	$43,000
77	Senior Finance Analyst	59	$104,401	$65,000
78	Developer	58	$111,846	$81,000
79	Security Officer	58	$34,527	$26,000
80	Senior Technical Writer	57	$106,636	$73,000
81	Camp Counselor	56	$28,982	$18,000
82	Delivery Driver	56	$41,959	$25,000
83	Marketing Manager	56	$116,211	$62,000
84	Secretary	56	$43,313	$30,000
85	Senior Scientist	55	$134,973	$97,000
86	Co-Founder	54	$114,367	$61,000
87	Research And Development Internship	54	$50,250	$26,000
88	Analyst	53	$70,739	$44,000
89	Laboratory Technician	53	$46,163	$26,000
90	Recruiter	53	$61,449	$36,000
91	Senior Manager	52	$131,342	$74,000
92	Administrative Associate	50	$45,514	$25,000
93	Administrator	49	$71,658	$39,000
94	Senior Administrative Assistant	49	$56,924	$34,000
95	Laboratory Assistant	48	$34,527	$22,000
96	Clinical Assistant	47	$47,224	$24,000
97	Field Service Technician	47	$76,079	$41,000
98	Office Administrator	47	$40,001	$25,000
99	Assistant Store Manager	46	$38,639	$23,000
100	Information Technology Manager	46	$134,497	$85,000

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