What are the most common jobs in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth, VA is a cashier with 757 current cashiers and 7 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Portsmouth, VA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Cashier	757	$20,519	$14,000
2	Customer Service Representative	343	$26,576	$18,000
3	Sales Associate	329	$32,665	$17,000
4	Medical Assistant	310	$30,631	$21,000
5	Administrative Assistant	302	$32,350	$20,000
6	Certified Nursing Assistant	291	$27,727	$20,000
7	Residential Counselor	291	$28,546	$20,000
8	Hospital Corpsman	287	$77,208	$36,000
9	Painter	268	$33,174	$23,000
10	Internship	255	$32,389	$19,000
11	Licensed Practical Nurse	223	$42,475	$27,000
12	Registered Nurse	210	$63,216	$39,000
13	Assistant Manager	192	$42,813	$23,000
14	Home Health Aid	186	$21,370	$16,000
15	Staff Nurse	186	$51,967	$33,000
16	Office Assistant	184	$25,751	$16,000
17	Welder	184	$35,871	$26,000
18	Labour	173	$75,087	$36,000
19	Receptionist	152	$26,731	$20,000
20	Direct Support Professional	151	$20,817	$14,000
21	Manager	151	$101,635	$57,000
22	Teacher	144	$47,297	$31,000
23	Supervisor	138	$52,145	$29,000
24	Volunteer	138	$28,188	$16,000
25	Security Officer	136	$29,372	$20,000
26	Crew Member	135	$23,451	$16,000
27	Office Manager	130	$50,070	$31,000
28	Mental Health Technician	126	$28,200	$20,000
29	Personal Care Assistant	120	$20,372	$13,000
30	Fire Watch	110	$75,087	$36,000
31	Assistant	108	$33,781	$17,000
32	Pharmacist Technician	106	$31,171	$22,000
33	Store Manager	105	$49,536	$27,000
34	Driver	101	$30,138	$15,000
35	Cook	100	$26,146	$18,000
36	Server	99	$25,904	$16,000
37	Technician	99	$37,474	$22,000
38	Corpsman	98	$63,574	$32,000
39	Substitute Teacher	95	$23,791	$15,000
40	Electrician	92	$43,108	$30,000
41	Maintenance Technician	86	$39,542	$26,000
42	Helper	84	$26,796	$18,000
43	Team Leader	82	$67,769	$29,000
44	Housekeeper	80	$21,956	$16,000
45	Customer Service Associate	77	$30,730	$19,000
46	Sales Representative	76	$55,961	$26,000
47	Waitress	76	$20,657	$14,000
48	Cook/Server	75	$22,041	$16,000
49	Counselor	75	$35,759	$20,000
50	Outside Machinist	75	$40,922	$28,000
51	Teacher Assistant	74	$24,321	$14,000
52	Jail Officer	73	$31,034	$20,000
53	Tank Cleaner	73	$24,324	$17,000
54	Owner/Operator	72	$135,947	$57,000
55	Project Manager	71	$95,093	$60,000
56	Delivery Driver	70	$33,980	$20,000
57	Patient Care Assistant	69	$24,608	$15,000
58	Sales Associate And Cashier	69	$21,220	$15,000
59	Crew Leader	68	$36,241	$23,000
60	Dental Assistant	67	$40,551	$28,000
61	Forklift Operator	66	$27,704	$22,000
62	Insulator	66	$40,713	$27,000
63	Case Manager	65	$44,265	$26,000
64	Emergency Medical Technician	65	$46,388	$26,000
65	Intensive In-Home Counselor	64	$33,636	$23,000
66	Sheet Metal Mechanic	63	$32,610	$21,000
67	Clerk	62	$29,461	$18,000
68	Surgical Technician	62	$52,363	$35,000
69	Pipefitter	61	$75,087	$36,000
70	General Manager	60	$78,244	$40,000
71	Mechanic	60	$42,214	$29,000
72	Secretary	60	$40,258	$27,000
73	General Labour	59	$75,087	$36,000
74	Janitor	59	$20,316	$15,000
75	Marine Electrician	59	$40,283	$27,000
76	Shift Manager	58	$32,220	$22,000
77	Stocker	57	$29,290	$25,000
78	Owner	56	$85,397	$35,000
79	Special Education Teacher	55	$50,020	$36,000
80	Structural Welder	55	$45,532	$33,000
81	Police Officer	52	$37,429	$26,000
82	Warehouse Worker	52	$25,582	$21,000
83	Nuclear Engineer	51	$65,878	$43,000
84	Phlebotomist	51	$31,499	$25,000
85	Coordinator	50	$42,199	$24,000
86	Human Resource Specialist	50	$59,944	$38,000
87	Team Member	50	$75,087	$36,000
88	Teller	50	$28,195	$20,000
89	Machinist	48	$49,329	$34,000
90	Recreation Aide	48	$20,470	$14,000
91	Deputy Sheriff	47	$39,415	$26,000
92	Housekeeping	47	$75,087	$36,000
93	Program Manager	47	$93,799	$54,000
94	Specialist	46	$65,800	$35,000
95	Truck Driver	46	$57,377	$35,000
96	Customer Service Manager	44	$59,474	$31,000
97	Electronics Technician	44	$52,532	$33,000
98	Petty Officer	42	$78,771	$41,000
99	Engineering Technician	41	$58,022	$35,000
100	Medical Laboratory Technician	41	$52,040	$30,000

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