What are the most common jobs in San Diego, CA?

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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 San Diego.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in San Diego, CA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in San Diego, CA is a cashier with 6,310 current cashiers and 160 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in San Diego, CA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in San Diego

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 San Diego.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Cashier	6,310	$26,487	$19,000
2	Internship	6,118	$38,564	$23,000
3	Customer Service Representative	6,084	$31,942	$22,000
4	Sales Associate	6,045	$36,658	$19,000
5	Administrative Assistant	5,366	$40,085	$26,000
6	Volunteer	3,504	$33,153	$21,000
7	Server	2,827	$30,774	$20,000
8	Office Assistant	2,470	$32,593	$24,000
9	Security Officer	2,453	$32,258	$24,000
10	Sales Representative	2,431	$51,371	$23,000
11	Registered Nurse	2,373	$92,046	$58,000
12	Research Assistant	2,361	$44,416	$24,000
13	Manager	2,359	$94,201	$48,000
14	Medical Assistant	2,227	$33,278	$22,000
15	Assistant Manager	2,172	$48,778	$25,000
16	Office Manager	2,046	$45,259	$26,000
17	Receptionist	1,983	$31,463	$23,000
18	Project Manager	1,859	$97,256	$59,000
19	Supervisor	1,665	$44,159	$22,000
20	Security Guard	1,631	$32,208	$23,000
21	Certified Nursing Assistant	1,628	$30,492	$21,000
22	Account Executive	1,613	$59,109	$29,000
23	Consultant	1,562	$75,269	$47,000
24	General Manager	1,538	$104,381	$48,000
25	Executive Assistant	1,421	$54,141	$33,000
26	Account Manager	1,403	$62,424	$29,000
27	Caregiver	1,395	$65,350	$31,000
28	Assistant	1,384	$38,124	$21,000
29	Store Manager	1,369	$48,509	$25,000
30	Research Associate	1,295	$54,691	$34,000
31	Operations Manager	1,235	$87,093	$45,000
32	Owner	1,233	$94,810	$43,000
33	Software Engineer	1,231	$99,985	$72,000
34	Licensed Practical Nurse	1,219	$47,229	$34,000
35	Law Clerk	1,207	$54,697	$29,000
36	Legal Assistant	1,201	$43,557	$28,000
37	Driver	1,127	$36,414	$20,000
38	Hostess	1,117	$26,814	$20,000
39	Technician	1,106	$40,165	$23,000
40	Legal Extern	1,091	$78,220	$33,000
41	Sales Manager	1,075	$74,627	$37,000
42	Senior Software Engineer	1,073	$121,551	$90,000
43	Marketing Internship	1,059	$32,604	$18,000
44	Instructor	1,037	$48,724	$27,000
45	Barista	1,025	$24,860	$15,000
46	Teaching Assistant	997	$35,947	$22,000
47	Team Leader	971	$69,079	$29,000
48	Operations Specialist	955	$57,125	$36,000
49	Associate	927	$61,044	$27,000
50	Graphic Designer	853	$47,776	$28,000
51	Specialist	853	$59,967	$32,000
52	Accounts Payable Clerk	852	$42,480	$30,000
53	Bartender	847	$27,724	$20,000
54	Tutor	846	$34,194	$18,000
55	Delivery Driver	832	$40,392	$24,000
56	Laboratory Assistant	815	$33,037	$21,000
57	Program Manager	813	$94,694	$50,000
58	Electronics Technician	801	$56,874	$35,000
59	Vice President	798	$173,679	$97,000
60	Staff Nurse	796	$82,413	$54,000
61	Admissions Counselor	789	$49,035	$39,000
62	Teacher	780	$53,226	$33,000
63	Coordinator	768	$53,592	$30,000
64	Senior Project Manager	716	$124,422	$78,000
65	Petty Officer	711	$48,492	$26,000
66	Technical Support Specialist	693	$63,323	$39,000
67	Home Health Aid	687	$26,920	$20,000
68	Maintenance Technician	684	$42,705	$26,000
69	Crew Member	682	$27,579	$22,000
70	Case Manager	679	$50,026	$30,000
71	Owner/Operator	676	$184,543	$100,000
72	Staff Accountant	674	$53,448	$39,000
73	Service Representative	671	$35,627	$23,000
74	Director	670	$112,343	$57,000
75	Nanny	666	$29,000	$16,000
76	Teacher Assistant	637	$31,348	$19,000
77	Paralegal	636	$48,640	$30,000
78	Engineer	630	$90,196	$58,000
79	Property Manager	625	$49,327	$23,000
80	Business Analyst	621	$74,758	$51,000
81	Hospital Corpsman	620	$65,496	$28,000
82	Recruiter	614	$53,658	$32,000
83	Clerk	607	$30,781	$21,000
84	Project Coordinator	602	$57,148	$33,000
85	Cook	598	$29,530	$21,000
86	President	595	$202,288	$105,000
87	Field Service Technician	594	$70,578	$37,000
88	Human Resources Coordinator	589	$43,377	$28,000
89	Systems Administrator	585	$78,317	$55,000
90	Account Representative	580	$49,344	$29,000
91	Human Resources Manager	577	$86,884	$49,000
92	Sales Associate And Cashier	576	$27,696	$19,000
93	Marketing Manager	572	$106,419	$55,000
94	Personal Assistant	571	$48,109	$29,000
95	Bartender Server	566	$25,443	$19,000
96	Labour	561	$65,350	$31,000
97	Team Member	559	$65,350	$31,000
98	Sales Consultant	556	$77,262	$35,000
99	Server And Hostess	556	$30,030	$21,000
100	Warehouse Worker	552	$30,102	$24,000

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