What are the most common jobs in San Mateo, 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 Mateo.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in San Mateo, 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 Mateo, CA is a sales associate with 584 current sales associates and 91 open positions.

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

How we determined the most common jobs in San Mateo

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 Mateo.

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 Mateo, 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 Mateo, CA

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Sales Associate	584	$39,762	$20,000
2	Cashier	335	$29,254	$20,000
3	Administrative Assistant	281	$44,988	$29,000
4	Internship	249	$41,984	$25,000
5	Customer Service Representative	200	$32,796	$23,000
6	Account Executive	167	$63,899	$31,000
7	Server	160	$33,554	$23,000
8	Office Assistant	159	$35,669	$26,000
9	Assistant Manager	143	$55,299	$27,000
10	Quality Assurance Engineer	139	$96,288	$67,000
11	Senior Software Engineer	132	$131,279	$96,000
12	Office Manager	130	$48,908	$28,000
13	Manager	125	$103,867	$53,000
14	Store Manager	120	$51,895	$26,000
15	Consultant	115	$80,800	$52,000
16	Volunteer	114	$33,425	$22,000
17	Caregiver	107	$82,057	$39,000
18	Receptionist	104	$35,375	$26,000
19	Software Engineer	100	$112,047	$80,000
20	Medical Assistant	98	$37,898	$24,000
21	Project Manager	98	$102,093	$63,000
22	Account Manager	95	$73,295	$35,000
23	Barista	90	$28,598	$16,000
24	Sales Representative	81	$52,617	$24,000
25	Registered Nurse	75	$100,758	$63,000
26	Security Officer	74	$34,609	$26,000
27	Certified Nursing Assistant	73	$32,917	$22,000
28	General Manager	73	$114,375	$54,000
29	Executive Assistant	72	$61,615	$36,000
30	Security Guard	67	$35,147	$25,000
31	Senior Accountant	64	$82,265	$57,000
32	Product Manager	62	$129,220	$75,000
33	Assistant	61	$42,390	$23,000
34	Supervisor	61	$46,234	$23,000
35	Associate	57	$70,914	$33,000
36	Hostess	56	$28,130	$21,000
37	Vice President	56	$189,354	$105,000
38	Quality Assurance Tester	54	$73,602	$50,000
39	Sales Manager	53	$84,498	$41,000
40	Senior Quality Assurance Engineer	53	$113,737	$79,000
41	Marketing Internship	52	$34,396	$20,000
42	Home Health Aid	51	$28,906	$22,000
43	Program Manager	51	$100,717	$53,000
44	Team Leader	50	$85,037	$37,000
45	Sales Associate And Cashier	49	$32,786	$21,000
46	Waitress	49	$26,267	$20,000
47	Case Manager	45	$55,992	$33,000
48	Nanny	45	$33,063	$18,000
49	Recruiter	45	$61,615	$36,000
50	Owner	44	$99,948	$47,000
51	Accountant	43	$57,665	$40,000
52	Business Analyst	43	$82,018	$58,000
53	Operations Manager	42	$92,279	$48,000
54	Quality Assurance Analyst	42	$76,450	$55,000
55	Staff Accountant	42	$58,837	$42,000
56	Director Of Sales	40	$118,358	$55,000
57	Licensed Practical Nurse	40	$49,070	$34,000
58	Senior Project Manager	40	$128,230	$80,000
59	Systems Administrator	40	$82,302	$58,000
60	Accounts Payable Clerk	39	$46,407	$33,000
61	Assistant Store Manager	39	$38,679	$23,000
62	Teacher	39	$56,054	$33,000
63	Technical Writer	39	$77,270	$52,000
64	Tutor	39	$33,538	$18,000
65	Director	38	$122,400	$63,000
66	Senior Consultant	38	$99,247	$66,000
67	Front Desk Receptionist	36	$33,757	$25,000
68	Marketing Manager	36	$116,377	$62,000
69	Bookkeeper	35	$44,475	$33,000
70	Human Resources Coordinator	35	$47,658	$30,000
71	Office Administrator	35	$40,055	$25,000
72	Behavioral Therapist	34	$37,496	$23,000
73	Product Management Director	34	$196,637	$127,000
74	Specialist	34	$63,322	$33,000
75	Customer Service Associate	32	$37,603	$23,000
76	Developer	32	$111,971	$81,000
77	Personal Assistant	32	$56,110	$34,000
78	Service Representative	32	$38,103	$25,000
79	Coordinator	31	$53,905	$30,000
80	Department Manager	31	$68,524	$32,000
81	Graphic Designer	31	$58,154	$34,000
82	Behavior Therapist	30	$33,154	$21,000
83	Data Analyst	30	$70,306	$43,000
84	Delivery Driver	30	$42,020	$25,000
85	Staff Nurse	30	$93,401	$59,000
86	Administrator	29	$71,913	$39,000
87	Instructor	29	$49,857	$27,000
88	Regional Sales Manager	29	$76,769	$39,000
89	Human Resources Manager	28	$99,548	$57,000
90	Marketing Director	28	$132,133	$64,000
91	Sales Person	28	$48,554	$20,000
92	Finance Advisor	27	$76,621	$37,000
93	Bartender	26	$30,922	$22,000
94	Finance Analyst	26	$83,176	$49,000
95	Marketing Coordinator	26	$46,668	$29,000
96	Substitute Teacher	26	$36,235	$22,000
97	Teller	26	$32,696	$22,000
98	Bartender Server	25	$27,506	$20,000
99	Executive Assistant/Office Manager	25	$67,375	$37,000
100	Legal Assistant	25	$48,404	$30,000

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