What are the most common jobs in Portland, ME?

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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 Portland.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Portland, ME actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Portland, ME is a customer service representative with 800 current customer service representatives and 40 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Portland, ME are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Portland

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 Portland.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Customer Service Representative	800	$29,954	$24,000
2	Internship	582	$34,194	$23,000
3	Administrative Assistant	490	$31,093	$25,000
4	Cashier	468	$26,710	$22,000
5	Certified Nursing Assistant	374	$32,435	$22,000
6	Volunteer	353	$45,457	$27,000
7	Sales Associate	344	$31,517	$17,000
8	Registered Nurse	318	$60,976	$38,000
9	Server	270	$24,491	$20,000
10	Manager	237	$82,402	$54,000
11	Office Manager	218	$36,300	$27,000
12	Office Assistant	215	$27,784	$20,000
13	Assistant Manager	194	$45,225	$26,000
14	Direct Support Professional	189	$29,257	$15,000
15	Medical Assistant	188	$34,751	$23,000
16	Legal Assistant	183	$39,517	$30,000
17	Staff Nurse	174	$45,028	$26,000
18	Sales Representative	168	$61,241	$30,000
19	Receptionist	165	$29,552	$24,000
20	Delivery Driver	155	$38,043	$24,000
21	Account Executive	152	$54,013	$28,000
22	Security Officer	152	$31,524	$25,000
23	General Manager	150	$66,465	$38,000
24	Owner	146	$54,375	$24,000
25	Supervisor	144	$51,126	$33,000
26	Line Cook	136	$29,235	$24,000
27	Assistant	132	$37,608	$20,000
28	Technician	126	$31,400	$21,000
29	Store Manager	125	$43,551	$23,000
30	Team Leader	122	$60,619	$27,000
31	Bartender	121	$23,023	$16,000
32	Operations Manager	119	$51,130	$29,000
33	Bartender Server	117	$23,133	$16,000
34	Case Manager	117	$41,081	$25,000
35	Project Manager	113	$78,692	$51,000
36	Account Manager	106	$71,962	$38,000
37	Sales Manager	105	$75,732	$35,000
38	Housekeeper	102	$25,837	$18,000
39	Consultant	100	$68,783	$46,000
40	Driver	100	$32,120	$18,000
41	Crew Member	99	$25,746	$21,000
42	Hostess	99	$26,337	$20,000
43	Associate	95	$39,579	$19,000
44	Paralegal	89	$46,419	$32,000
45	Research Assistant	88	$36,585	$23,000
46	Benefit Specialist	87	$56,637	$36,000
47	Cook	87	$27,765	$21,000
48	Pharmacist Technician	83	$27,206	$23,000
49	Specialist	83	$45,790	$27,000
50	Cleaner	82	$30,129	$23,000
51	Labour	81	$81,363	$34,000
52	Machine Operator	79	$31,255	$26,000
53	Maintenance Technician	79	$40,392	$29,000
54	Teller	78	$24,246	$20,000
55	Director	75	$81,879	$40,000
56	Barista	74	$27,849	$22,000
57	Patient Service Representative	74	$25,952	$20,000
58	Owner/Operator	72	$139,873	$66,000
59	Teacher	72	$39,221	$26,000
60	Marketing Internship	70	$32,326	$20,000
61	Waitress	70	$22,764	$17,000
62	Service Technician	69	$35,878	$25,000
63	Staff Accountant	69	$41,235	$31,000
64	Coordinator	68	$44,135	$28,000
65	Accounts Payable Clerk	67	$35,910	$28,000
66	Medical Receptionist	66	$34,138	$27,000
67	Production Worker	66	$29,789	$25,000
68	Dishwasher	65	$81,363	$34,000
69	Prep Cook	65	$28,166	$23,000
70	Reservations Agent	65	$27,292	$20,000
71	Chef	64	$50,640	$33,000
72	Graphic Designer	64	$46,093	$29,000
73	Support Specialist	64	$35,027	$21,000
74	Customer Service Specialist	63	$28,386	$22,000
75	Executive Assistant	62	$55,554	$37,000
76	Clinical Research Nurse	61	$65,887	$43,000
77	Customer Service Associate	61	$34,922	$26,000
78	Service Representative	60	$32,352	$22,000
79	Licensed Practical Nurse	58	$47,710	$31,000
80	Warehouse Worker	57	$27,062	$23,000
81	Clerk	56	$31,573	$21,000
82	Shift Leader	56	$32,435	$24,000
83	Executive Director	55	$100,573	$48,000
84	Behavioral Health Professional	54	$30,252	$21,000
85	Clinician	53	$48,236	$28,000
86	Ramp Agent	52	$26,241	$19,000
87	Operations Director	51	$68,107	$37,000
88	Line Cook, Prep Cook	50	$30,057	$25,000
89	Pharmacy Internship	50	$51,212	$30,000
90	Social Work Internship	48	$30,887	$19,000
91	Claim Processor	47	$38,124	$24,000
92	Home Health Aid	46	$28,135	$23,000
93	Nanny	46	$29,917	$20,000
94	Phlebotomist	46	$37,222	$32,000
95	Vice President	46	$199,299	$110,000
96	Accounting Clerk	45	$32,445	$26,000
97	Legal Secretary	45	$28,318	$23,000
98	Medical Transcriptionist	44	$35,931	$25,000
99	Secretary	44	$35,852	$27,000
100	Instructor	43	$56,576	$33,000

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