What are the most common jobs in Philadelphia, PA?

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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 Philadelphia.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Philadelphia, PA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Philadelphia, PA is a cashier with 14,329 current cashiers and 149 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Philadelphia, PA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Cashier	14,329	$20,913	$15,000
2	Internship	11,149	$34,026	$20,000
3	Sales Associate	8,352	$33,044	$17,000
4	Administrative Assistant	6,789	$31,706	$21,000
5	Home Health Aid	6,735	$24,864	$19,000
6	Certified Nursing Assistant	6,544	$30,000	$21,000
7	Customer Service Representative	6,135	$29,195	$20,000
8	Security Officer	5,043	$27,137	$19,000
9	Volunteer	4,526	$34,582	$19,000
10	Medical Assistant	4,017	$29,952	$19,000
11	Research Assistant	3,596	$39,933	$23,000
12	Receptionist	3,288	$27,353	$20,000
13	Server	3,255	$26,497	$17,000
14	Office Assistant	3,223	$28,680	$18,000
15	Manager	3,165	$103,459	$62,000
16	Security Guard	3,098	$25,695	$17,000
17	Assistant Manager	3,090	$56,041	$31,000
18	Teacher	2,637	$49,321	$31,000
19	Crew Member	2,618	$23,937	$17,000
20	Registered Nurse	2,570	$65,864	$42,000
21	Housekeeper	2,487	$22,663	$15,000
22	Sales Representative	2,371	$70,070	$34,000
23	Assistant	2,358	$37,495	$19,000
24	Driver	2,319	$25,393	$12,000
25	Supervisor	2,215	$50,799	$29,000
26	Case Manager	2,136	$35,560	$20,000
27	Teacher Assistant	2,097	$28,379	$16,000
28	Staff Nurse	2,095	$55,762	$35,000
29	Associate	1,963	$51,942	$24,000
30	Housekeeping	1,945	$85,092	$41,000
31	Store Manager	1,837	$48,765	$26,000
32	Office Manager	1,730	$49,762	$31,000
33	Sales Associate And Cashier	1,682	$22,018	$15,000
34	Consultant	1,545	$70,103	$47,000
35	Legal Assistant	1,532	$39,481	$25,000
36	Labour	1,487	$85,092	$41,000
37	Marketing Internship	1,476	$28,632	$17,000
38	Package Handler	1,468	$30,321	$23,000
39	Project Manager	1,468	$90,111	$57,000
40	Cook	1,465	$26,708	$18,000
41	Licensed Practical Nurse	1,460	$45,767	$30,000
42	General Manager	1,394	$76,509	$40,000
43	Camp Counselor	1,366	$25,202	$15,000
44	Account Executive	1,362	$57,320	$29,000
45	Therapeutic Support Staff	1,329	$34,281	$22,000
46	Teaching Assistant	1,307	$37,102	$20,000
47	Secretary	1,306	$37,523	$26,000
48	Bartender	1,266	$17,994	$12,000
49	Clerk	1,234	$30,860	$19,000
50	Pharmacist Technician	1,216	$32,087	$24,000
51	Janitor	1,208	$24,574	$16,000
52	Team Leader	1,185	$64,084	$28,000
53	Customer Service Associate	1,180	$32,669	$20,000
54	Waitress	1,129	$20,754	$14,000
55	Hostess	1,107	$25,348	$17,000
56	Cleaner	1,105	$25,984	$18,000
57	Line Cook	1,094	$25,911	$19,000
58	Operations Manager	1,094	$84,396	$47,000
59	Counselor	1,093	$39,302	$21,000
60	Paralegal	1,084	$40,488	$26,000
61	Warehouse Worker	1,061	$27,528	$22,000
62	Ship Worker	1,047	$27,650	$19,000
63	Director	1,024	$80,552	$38,000
64	Coordinator	1,016	$41,478	$24,000
65	Legal Secretary	1,005	$38,229	$24,000
66	File Clerk	990	$26,976	$19,000
67	Account Manager	988	$65,527	$32,000
68	Dietary Aide	972	$25,365	$18,000
69	Executive Assistant	971	$49,375	$31,000
70	Social Work Internship	971	$37,417	$22,000
71	Social Worker	968	$46,428	$28,000
72	Delivery Driver	958	$35,039	$21,000
73	Instructor	952	$54,113	$28,000
74	Teller	940	$25,680	$18,000
75	Medical Assistant Externship	939	$34,843	$19,000
76	Maintenance Technician	936	$43,186	$29,000
77	Food Service Worker	926	$19,805	$14,000
78	Owner	914	$71,318	$28,000
79	Specialist	892	$66,442	$34,000
80	Prep Cook	891	$26,511	$18,000
81	Direct Support Professional	885	$25,400	$15,000
82	Technician	885	$34,184	$20,000
83	Tutor	880	$36,510	$20,000
84	Shift Supervisor	871	$34,000	$20,000
85	Business Analyst	853	$66,617	$49,000
86	Teacher Aide	838	$22,821	$15,000
87	Toddler Assistant Teacher	824	$25,513	$17,000
88	Legal Extern	814	$54,292	$23,000
89	Shift Manager	809	$31,363	$19,000
90	Graphic Designer	798	$46,953	$29,000
91	Mail Clerk	778	$28,073	$17,000
92	Residential Counselor	778	$26,879	$19,000
93	Front Desk Receptionist	777	$25,240	$18,000
94	Caregiver	775	$85,092	$41,000
95	Program Coordinator	774	$44,286	$29,000
96	Sales Manager	774	$104,738	$54,000
97	Stock Clerk	772	$25,796	$20,000
98	Server And Hostess	763	$25,289	$16,000
99	Emergency Medical Technician	732	$40,597	$24,000
100	Lead Teacher	729	$33,347	$21,000

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