What are the most common jobs in Sunnyvale, 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 Sunnyvale.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Sunnyvale, 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 Sunnyvale, CA is a senior software engineer with 517 current senior software engineers and 398 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Sunnyvale, CA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Sunnyvale

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 Sunnyvale.

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

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Senior Software Engineer	517	$131,094	$96,000
2	Software Engineer	467	$111,732	$80,000
3	Quality Assurance Engineer	405	$95,868	$66,000
4	Cashier	387	$29,118	$20,000
5	Internship	374	$41,874	$25,000
6	Administrative Assistant	371	$44,818	$29,000
7	Consultant	295	$80,515	$51,000
8	Customer Service Representative	274	$32,764	$23,000
9	Project Manager	257	$101,878	$63,000
10	Receptionist	240	$35,226	$26,000
11	Sales Associate	226	$39,648	$20,000
12	Member, Technical Staff	188	$110,319	$59,000
13	Software Engineering Internship	188	$74,803	$45,000
14	Manager	171	$103,300	$53,000
15	Systems Engineer	169	$87,174	$63,000
16	Product Manager	167	$128,543	$74,000
17	Engineer	163	$98,320	$66,000
18	Program Manager	159	$100,128	$53,000
19	Interactive Developer	158	$103,058	$71,000
20	Office Assistant	158	$35,525	$25,000
21	Business Analyst	153	$81,762	$57,000
22	Senior Quality Assurance Engineer	151	$113,219	$78,000
23	Senior Project Manager	149	$128,075	$80,000
24	Systems Administrator	149	$82,101	$58,000
25	IOS Developer	147	$127,140	$86,000
26	Executive Assistant	143	$61,290	$36,000
27	Office Manager	139	$48,685	$28,000
28	Account Manager	136	$72,649	$34,000
29	Technician	132	$41,698	$24,000
30	Accounts Payable Clerk	128	$46,263	$33,000
31	Human Resources Coordinator	126	$47,377	$30,000
32	Senior Product Manager	126	$157,932	$101,000
33	Test Engineer	126	$94,582	$67,000
34	Developer	125	$111,763	$81,000
35	Design Engineer	124	$95,994	$69,000
36	Engineering Internship	122	$51,708	$31,000
37	Lead Technician	121	$107,591	$75,000
38	Technical Writer	121	$76,919	$52,000
39	Assembler	118	$29,923	$20,000
40	Senior Systems Engineer	118	$113,168	$84,000
41	Senior Technical Writer	118	$106,478	$73,000
42	Volunteer	117	$33,397	$22,000
43	Assistant Manager	114	$54,931	$27,000
44	Medical Assistant	114	$37,688	$24,000
45	Team Leader	114	$84,346	$37,000
46	Material Handler	113	$31,834	$25,000
47	Senior Engineer	109	$120,185	$84,000
48	Data Analyst	108	$69,880	$42,000
49	Finance Analyst	105	$82,717	$49,000
50	Mechanical Engineer	105	$87,908	$61,000
51	Quality Assurance Tester	105	$73,420	$50,000
52	Field Service Technician	103	$76,018	$41,000
53	Senior Buyer	103	$75,111	$41,000
54	Technical Support Engineer	101	$97,132	$68,000
55	Marketing Internship	97	$34,303	$20,000
56	Marketing Manager	96	$116,051	$62,000
57	Buyer	93	$53,254	$31,000
58	Human Resources Manager	91	$98,704	$56,000
59	Administrator	90	$71,504	$39,000
60	Sales Manager	90	$83,808	$41,000
61	Teacher	90	$55,883	$33,000
62	Operations Manager	88	$92,008	$48,000
63	Engineering Technician	87	$87,006	$50,000
64	Manufacturing Engineer	87	$81,497	$61,000
65	Senior Java Developer	87	$125,448	$84,000
66	Account Executive	86	$63,581	$31,000
67	Recruiter	86	$61,345	$36,000
68	General Manager	85	$114,058	$54,000
69	Product Marketing Manager	85	$142,267	$88,000
70	Senior Accountant	84	$81,977	$56,000
71	Assembly Technician	83	$38,687	$25,000
72	Business Development Manager	83	$117,787	$65,000
73	Helper/Driver	83	$81,266	$39,000
74	Accountant	82	$57,423	$40,000
75	Android Developer	82	$118,148	$79,000
76	Certified Nursing Assistant	82	$32,788	$22,000
77	Front End Developer	82	$108,756	$71,000
78	Driver	80	$39,905	$23,000
79	Java Developer	80	$95,503	$64,000
80	Server	80	$33,441	$22,000
81	Test Technician	80	$55,970	$30,000
82	Senior Staff Engineer	79	$138,352	$90,000
83	Sales Representative	78	$52,509	$24,000
84	Senior Manager	78	$131,113	$74,000
85	Senior Finance Analyst	77	$104,301	$65,000
86	Application Engineer	76	$98,666	$69,000
87	Manufacturing Technician	76	$40,035	$25,000
88	Network Engineer	76	$92,721	$61,000
89	Security Officer	73	$34,471	$26,000
90	Senior Director	73	$198,773	$113,000
91	Web Developer	73	$82,783	$54,000
92	Barista	71	$28,436	$16,000
93	Senior Design Engineer	71	$120,561	$86,000
94	Store Manager	71	$51,723	$26,000
95	Delivery Driver	70	$41,916	$25,000
96	Inside Sales Representative	70	$56,123	$29,000
97	Process Engineer	68	$97,187	$66,000
98	Director Of Sales	67	$117,809	$55,000
99	Software Developer	67	$105,308	$75,000
100	Supervisor	67	$46,043	$23,000

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