What are the most common jobs in Salem, MA?

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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 Salem.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Salem, MA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Salem, MA is an internship with 340 current interns and 0 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Salem, MA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Salem

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 Salem.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Internship	340	$36,154	$22,000
2	Cashier	258	$28,738	$22,000
3	Server	134	$31,949	$25,000
4	Volunteer	130	$27,728	$16,000
5	Sales Associate	125	$37,047	$19,000
6	Administrative Assistant	109	$38,191	$29,000
7	Customer Service Representative	101	$32,262	$25,000
8	Certified Nursing Assistant	97	$33,096	$23,000
9	Registered Nurse	97	$71,560	$45,000
10	Office Assistant	91	$32,500	$22,000
11	Manager	78	$102,343	$66,000
12	Medical Assistant	76	$34,143	$22,000
13	Assistant Manager	71	$44,967	$25,000
14	Tour Guide	67	$35,957	$18,000
15	Hostess	63	$26,884	$19,000
16	Staff Nurse	59	$71,809	$43,000
17	Receptionist	57	$31,211	$25,000
18	Resident Assistant	56	$30,529	$21,000
19	Store Manager	56	$52,485	$28,000
20	Tutor	54	$49,083	$28,000
21	Clinician	53	$43,490	$25,000
22	Desk Receptionist	52	$33,984	$26,000
23	Office Manager	51	$43,094	$30,000
24	Crew Member	49	$32,457	$26,000
25	Owner	45	$54,427	$21,000
26	Student Nurse	44	$37,537	$22,000
27	Bartender	41	$23,352	$16,000
28	Group Leader	39	$91,846	$45,000
29	Assistant	38	$60,274	$31,000
30	Unit Secretary	37	$39,049	$28,000
31	Laboratory Assistant	36	$36,603	$23,000
32	Home Health Aid	33	$31,087	$25,000
33	Waitress	33	$27,970	$21,000
34	Bartender Server	31	$22,912	$15,000
35	General Manager	31	$83,858	$47,000
36	Barista	30	$27,544	$21,000
37	Front Desk Receptionist	30	$30,651	$24,000
38	Teacher	30	$54,823	$36,000
39	Marketing Internship	29	$32,210	$19,000
40	Secretary	29	$47,945	$36,000
41	Associate	28	$53,421	$24,000
42	Social Worker	28	$53,825	$35,000
43	Supervisor	28	$51,172	$30,000
44	Social Work Internship	27	$33,837	$21,000
45	Teller	27	$28,512	$23,000
46	Case Manager	26	$34,593	$20,000
47	Cook	26	$32,017	$24,000
48	Delivery Driver	26	$40,654	$25,000
49	Legal Assistant	24	$42,954	$31,000
50	Research Assistant	24	$42,706	$25,000
51	Teacher Assistant	24	$34,463	$21,000
52	Nanny	23	$33,571	$22,000
53	Paralegal	22	$47,476	$32,000
54	Project Manager	22	$95,096	$61,000
55	Security Officer	22	$33,256	$25,000
56	Team Leader	22	$77,325	$35,000
57	Clerk	21	$35,923	$23,000
58	Legal Secretary	21	$42,172	$33,000
59	Server And Hostess	21	$30,982	$23,000
60	Technician	21	$38,207	$24,000
61	Instructor	20	$54,691	$30,000
62	Laboratory Technician	20	$44,572	$27,000
63	Maintenance Technician	20	$48,539	$34,000
64	Sales Associate And Cashier	20	$29,069	$21,000
65	Adjunct Professor	19	$81,518	$39,000
66	Camp Counselor	19	$30,572	$17,000
67	Emergency Medical Technician	19	$39,260	$28,000
68	Operations Manager	19	$76,320	$44,000
69	Specialist	19	$65,706	$36,000
70	Food Runner	18	$23,940	$20,000
71	Owner/Operator	18	$164,277	$78,000
72	Consultant	17	$81,943	$54,000
73	Dental Assistant	17	$43,445	$30,000
74	Judicial Internship	17	$74,696	$41,000
75	Service Aide	17	$28,897	$21,000
76	Speech Language Pathologist	17	$69,683	$44,000
77	Adjunct Faculty	16	$81,146	$41,000
78	Clinical Externship	16	$37,546	$22,000
79	Customer Service Associate	16	$31,801	$22,000
80	Medical Receptionist	16	$33,323	$26,000
81	Mental Health Counselor	16	$38,718	$24,000
82	Sales Representative	16	$74,356	$36,000
83	Assistant Store Manager	15	$40,003	$27,000
84	Line Cook	15	$31,920	$26,000
85	Personal Care Assistant	15	$29,626	$21,000
86	President	15	$198,176	$99,000
87	Shift Leader	15	$34,763	$24,000
88	Student Teacher	15	$71,159	$46,000
89	Substitute Teacher	15	$30,630	$19,000
90	Accounts Payable Clerk	14	$41,675	$32,000
91	Department Manager	14	$67,452	$31,000
92	Labour	14	$86,152	$38,000
93	Licensed Practical Nurse	14	$48,645	$32,000
94	Program Director	14	$58,609	$30,000
95	Property Manager	14	$68,076	$41,000
96	Respiratory Therapist	14	$63,966	$40,000
97	Shift Supervisor	14	$31,919	$23,000
98	Actor	13	$85,534	$38,000
99	Administrative Aide	13	$42,191	$31,000
100	Conference Assistant	13	$32,590	$23,000

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