What are the most common jobs in Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz, CA is an internship with 642 current interns and 0 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Santa Cruz, CA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Santa Cruz

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 Santa Cruz.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Internship	642	$42,023	$25,000
2	Research Assistant	476	$47,447	$26,000
3	Volunteer	352	$33,500	$22,000
4	Sales Associate	309	$39,444	$19,000
5	Cashier	291	$29,069	$20,000
6	Teaching Assistant	258	$37,414	$23,000
7	Administrative Assistant	180	$44,901	$29,000
8	Office Assistant	180	$35,382	$25,000
9	Tutor	151	$33,698	$18,000
10	Server	147	$33,284	$22,000
11	Medical Assistant	132	$37,633	$24,000
12	Receptionist	130	$35,216	$26,000
13	Supervisor	130	$45,956	$23,000
14	Assistant Manager	122	$54,879	$27,000
15	Manager	116	$103,229	$53,000
16	Assistant	111	$42,307	$23,000
17	Laboratory Assistant	110	$34,515	$22,000
18	Researcher	105	$72,423	$41,000
19	Barista	104	$28,341	$16,000
20	Office Manager	101	$48,718	$28,000
21	Owner	95	$102,989	$49,000
22	Caregiver	94	$81,127	$39,000
23	Teacher Assistant	93	$33,442	$20,000
24	Customer Service Representative	89	$32,878	$23,000
25	Counselor	76	$48,783	$25,000
26	Food Service Worker	74	$31,192	$23,000
27	Sales Representative	72	$52,399	$24,000
28	Graduate Researcher	70	$59,634	$32,000
29	Instructor	70	$49,914	$27,000
30	Orientation Leader	69	$79,831	$34,000
31	Marketing Internship	68	$34,389	$20,000
32	Store Manager	67	$51,893	$26,000
33	Ride Operator	63	$28,871	$17,000
34	Home Health Aid	62	$28,663	$21,000
35	Resident Assistant	62	$37,396	$22,000
36	General Manager	60	$113,923	$54,000
37	Hostess	59	$28,000	$21,000
38	Research Internship	57	$33,876	$18,000
39	Program Coordinator	56	$59,394	$34,000
40	Waitress	56	$26,168	$20,000
41	Peer Advisor	55	$33,413	$20,000
42	Personal Assistant	53	$55,211	$33,000
43	Registered Nurse	53	$100,288	$63,000
44	Staff Nurse	53	$92,631	$58,000
45	Camp Counselor	52	$28,993	$18,000
46	Teacher	52	$56,232	$33,000
47	Technician	51	$41,877	$24,000
48	Program Assistant	50	$40,593	$24,000
49	Project Manager	50	$101,992	$63,000
50	Coordinator	49	$54,128	$30,000
51	Mentor	49	$47,143	$22,000
52	Student Assistant	49	$37,302	$24,000
53	Certified Nursing Assistant	48	$32,728	$22,000
54	Executive Assistant	48	$61,223	$36,000
55	Crew Member	47	$29,194	$23,000
56	Graphic Designer	47	$57,367	$33,000
57	Grader	46	$27,195	$16,000
58	Delivery Driver	45	$41,988	$25,000
59	Nanny	45	$32,657	$18,000
60	Consultant	44	$80,397	$51,000
61	Game Operator	44	$32,349	$17,000
62	Instructional Assistant	43	$37,353	$26,000
63	Laboratory Technician	42	$46,126	$26,000
64	Owner/Operator	42	$192,687	$110,000
65	Research Associate	41	$60,707	$37,000
66	Programming Internship	39	$38,070	$22,000
67	Student Internship	38	$40,212	$26,000
68	Writing Tutor	37	$30,769	$17,000
69	Associate	36	$70,218	$33,000
70	Bookkeeper	36	$44,362	$33,000
71	Leader	36	$73,168	$29,000
72	Residential Assistant	36	$32,639	$22,000
73	Course Assistant	35	$29,943	$17,000
74	Graduate Research Student	35	$34,825	$20,000
75	President	35	$217,982	$115,000
76	Director	34	$122,317	$63,000
77	Event Coordinator	34	$45,440	$29,000
78	Operations Manager	34	$92,258	$48,000
79	Writing Assistant	34	$64,980	$32,000
80	Front Desk Receptionist	32	$33,766	$25,000
81	Laboratory Internship	31	$42,446	$26,000
82	Server And Hostess	31	$32,079	$23,000
83	Facilitator	30	$50,981	$26,000
84	Teacher Aide	30	$31,899	$23,000
85	Front Desk Agent	29	$32,955	$25,000
86	Student Worker	29	$36,163	$24,000
87	Team Member	29	$81,127	$39,000
88	Account Manager	28	$72,256	$34,000
89	Legal Assistant	28	$48,074	$30,000
90	Student	28	$81,127	$39,000
91	Substitute Teacher	28	$36,144	$22,000
92	Driver	27	$39,808	$23,000
93	Front Desk Clerk	27	$35,464	$27,000
94	Housekeeper	27	$33,945	$24,000
95	Patient Service Representative	27	$34,944	$25,000
96	Bartender	26	$30,600	$22,000
97	Editor	26	$53,385	$28,000
98	Licensed Practical Nurse	26	$48,909	$34,000
99	Sales Manager	26	$83,399	$41,000
100	In-Home Childcare Provider	24	$27,507	$16,000

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