What are the most common jobs in Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh, PA is an internship with 4,902 current interns and 78 open positions.

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

How we determined the most common jobs in Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Internship	4,902	$30,370	$18,000
2	Customer Service Representative	4,865	$28,289	$19,000
3	Cashier	4,558	$20,453	$14,000
4	Sales Associate	3,719	$30,894	$16,000
5	Administrative Assistant	2,914	$30,787	$20,000
6	Certified Nursing Assistant	2,425	$28,944	$21,000
7	Server	1,931	$25,132	$15,000
8	Research Assistant	1,785	$36,993	$21,000
9	Registered Nurse	1,780	$62,435	$39,000
10	Home Health Aid	1,735	$24,067	$18,000
11	Manager	1,681	$95,576	$54,000
12	Assistant Manager	1,578	$49,249	$27,000
13	Security Officer	1,557	$27,120	$19,000
14	Sales Representative	1,547	$66,757	$32,000
15	Staff Nurse	1,450	$51,522	$33,000
16	Volunteer	1,359	$33,422	$19,000
17	Medical Assistant	1,349	$28,514	$19,000
18	Security Guard	1,318	$25,578	$17,000
19	Labour	1,268	$78,765	$36,000
20	Office Assistant	1,181	$27,179	$17,000
21	Consultant	1,177	$67,861	$46,000
22	Account Executive	1,167	$55,230	$28,000
23	Crew Member	1,133	$23,226	$16,000
24	Project Manager	1,128	$86,902	$54,000
25	Store Manager	1,101	$44,390	$24,000
26	Receptionist	930	$26,298	$19,000
27	Supervisor	930	$48,772	$27,000
28	General Manager	925	$73,096	$37,000
29	Housekeeper	909	$22,074	$15,000
30	Teaching Assistant	908	$35,842	$19,000
31	Associate	894	$46,753	$21,000
32	Driver	892	$25,002	$12,000
33	Marketing Internship	813	$28,178	$17,000
34	Cook	808	$25,230	$17,000
35	Office Manager	802	$48,297	$29,000
36	Licensed Practical Nurse	798	$44,065	$28,000
37	Team Leader	796	$56,078	$24,000
38	Specialist	782	$63,009	$32,000
39	Assistant	754	$35,045	$18,000
40	Owner	725	$64,042	$24,000
41	Account Manager	720	$61,463	$30,000
42	Operations Manager	649	$80,287	$44,000
43	Business Analyst	636	$63,793	$47,000
44	Line Cook	633	$24,250	$18,000
45	Cleaner	632	$25,079	$18,000
46	Secretary	628	$36,347	$25,000
47	Housekeeping	625	$78,765	$36,000
48	Coordinator	621	$40,348	$23,000
49	Patient Care Technician	617	$28,170	$20,000
50	Hostess	604	$23,530	$16,000
51	Bartender	592	$17,756	$12,000
52	Janitor	588	$23,445	$17,000
53	Legal Assistant	582	$36,074	$23,000
54	Teacher	575	$46,955	$30,000
55	Instructor	571	$52,166	$27,000
56	Admissions Representative	563	$38,992	$21,000
57	Sales Manager	560	$100,856	$52,000
58	Technician	533	$32,532	$19,000
59	Caregiver	529	$78,765	$36,000
60	Pharmacist Technician	524	$31,797	$23,000
61	Legal Extern	512	$49,805	$21,000
62	Counselor	491	$37,740	$20,000
63	Clerk	487	$29,933	$19,000
64	Processor	486	$30,468	$17,000
65	Vice President	486	$194,228	$105,000
66	Service Representative	479	$33,322	$21,000
67	Bartender Server	470	$15,990	$10,000
68	Graphic Designer	468	$45,226	$28,000
69	Paralegal	464	$39,196	$26,000
70	Case Manager	462	$35,552	$20,000
71	Substitute Teacher	462	$24,546	$15,000
72	Delivery Driver	458	$34,575	$20,000
73	Law Clerk	454	$36,341	$19,000
74	Legal Secretary	435	$36,808	$24,000
75	Therapeutic Support Staff	433	$32,485	$22,000
76	Dishwasher	432	$78,765	$36,000
77	Shift Supervisor	424	$34,168	$20,000
78	Prep Cook	423	$24,747	$17,000
79	Recruiter	421	$37,086	$23,000
80	Staff Accountant	417	$46,649	$33,000
81	Director	413	$75,644	$35,000
82	Analyst	407	$62,861	$43,000
83	Accounts Payable Clerk	392	$34,911	$25,000
84	Waitress	392	$19,653	$14,000
85	Sales Consultant	391	$49,255	$24,000
86	Warehouse Worker	390	$27,454	$22,000
87	Research Associate	387	$50,050	$32,000
88	Sales Associate And Cashier	384	$21,299	$15,000
89	Finance Analyst	382	$63,934	$37,000
90	Teller	382	$24,981	$17,000
91	Data Entry Clerk	381	$25,788	$19,000
92	Accountant	379	$47,336	$33,000
93	Representative	378	$34,493	$21,000
94	Customer Service Associate	377	$30,499	$19,000
95	Executive Assistant	376	$43,318	$27,000
96	Tutor	374	$33,419	$18,000
97	Barista	362	$24,375	$18,000
98	Cook/Server	362	$22,047	$15,000
99	Administrator	357	$60,665	$35,000
100	Field Service Technician	357	$53,915	$30,000

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