What are the most common jobs in West Des Moines, IA?

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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 West Des Moines.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in West Des Moines, IA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in West Des Moines, IA is a sales associate with 900 current sales associates and 111 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in West Des Moines, IA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in West Des Moines

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 West Des Moines.

We started from a set of over 10,000 job titles and narrowed it down to the job titles with the most observations in West Des Moines, IA. 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 West Des Moines, IA

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Sales Associate	900	$28,031	$16,000
2	Customer Service Representative	849	$28,682	$20,000
3	Cashier	499	$23,816	$18,000
4	Loan Servicing Specialist	455	$31,305	$29,000
5	Server	310	$21,342	$15,000
6	Assistant Manager	295	$28,343	$17,000
7	Collector	294	$27,109	$20,000
8	Administrative Assistant	237	$30,800	$22,000
9	Certified Nursing Assistant	172	$27,359	$20,000
10	Verification Specialist	152	$27,109	$19,000
11	Store Manager	146	$40,757	$23,000
12	Manager	137	$67,873	$35,000
13	Processor	134	$32,631	$20,000
14	Internship	133	$26,915	$18,000
15	General Manager	114	$60,847	$30,000
16	Registered Nurse	112	$50,908	$32,000
17	Receptionist	108	$26,766	$21,000
18	Security Officer	108	$27,553	$21,000
19	Specialist	105	$43,577	$23,000
20	Service Representative	104	$30,544	$20,000
21	Associate	102	$57,994	$26,000
22	Crew Member	97	$22,423	$16,000
23	Representative	96	$33,666	$21,000
24	Team Leader	92	$44,821	$20,000
25	Sales Representative	89	$55,355	$28,000
26	Loan Specialist	86	$30,522	$28,000
27	Quality Assurance Analyst	85	$62,073	$46,000
28	Hostess	83	$22,290	$17,000
29	Assistant Store Manager	81	$30,213	$19,000
30	Account Manager	77	$45,042	$22,000
31	Home Preservation Specialist	76	$41,221	$25,000
32	Office Manager	76	$35,407	$22,000
33	Process Operator	76	$36,319	$26,000
34	Sales Manager	75	$60,182	$28,000
35	Supervisor	72	$38,939	$22,000
36	Assistant	70	$31,825	$18,000
37	Loan Documentation Specialist	69	$31,305	$28,000
38	Operations Analyst	69	$50,954	$31,000
39	Waitress	69	$18,321	$13,000
40	Customer Service Associate	68	$26,263	$18,000
41	Sales Associate And Cashier	68	$24,712	$18,000
42	Project Manager	66	$73,316	$45,000
43	Consultant	65	$65,411	$44,000
44	Home Health Aid	65	$26,119	$19,000
45	Accounting Clerk	62	$32,163	$24,000
46	Owner	62	$34,541	$15,000
47	Collections Specialist	61	$29,239	$22,000
48	Teacher	61	$40,788	$27,000
49	Technical Support Specialist	60	$42,250	$25,000
50	Business Analyst	59	$60,276	$43,000
51	Office Assistant	56	$26,558	$19,000
52	Bartender Server	55	$17,467	$12,000
53	Clerk	55	$30,741	$21,000
54	Account Executive	54	$51,722	$26,000
55	Medical Assistant	54	$31,509	$24,000
56	Nanny	54	$23,896	$14,000
57	Crime Specialist	53	$28,284	$18,000
58	Licensed Practical Nurse	51	$43,052	$27,000
59	Loan Processor	51	$33,269	$24,000
60	Sales Associate And Customer Service	51	$26,889	$19,000
61	Research Analyst	50	$44,849	$28,000
62	Data Entry Associate	49	$30,267	$19,000
63	Recruiter	48	$33,751	$22,000
64	Customer Service Specialist	47	$30,181	$21,000
65	Delivery Driver	47	$35,257	$21,000
66	Bankruptcy Specialist	46	$35,704	$24,000
67	Barista	46	$24,373	$19,000
68	Business Systems Consultant	46	$79,096	$55,000
69	Collections Representative	46	$27,100	$20,000
70	Department Manager	46	$48,276	$23,000
71	Operations Clerk	46	$32,917	$23,000
72	Accountant	45	$42,657	$30,000
73	Underwriter	44	$57,250	$33,000
74	Legal Assistant	42	$30,274	$21,000
75	Server And Hostess	42	$20,553	$14,000
76	Team Member	42	$65,623	$29,000
77	Call Center Representative	40	$27,033	$19,000
78	Cook	39	$23,567	$17,000
79	Owner/Operator	38	$186,251	$100,000
80	Phone Banker	38	$23,611	$18,000
81	Property Manager	38	$36,528	$21,000
82	Sales Consultant	38	$47,577	$24,000
83	Senior Java Developer	38	$74,834	$55,000
84	Marketing Internship	37	$28,041	$17,000
85	Agent	36	$39,609	$21,000
86	Insurance Agent	35	$60,687	$38,000
87	Accounts Payable Clerk	34	$31,507	$23,000
88	Sales	34	$65,623	$29,000
89	Shift Manager	34	$26,555	$21,000
90	Administrator	33	$54,520	$30,000
91	Bartender	33	$19,301	$14,000
92	Sales Specialist	33	$45,781	$27,000
93	Coordinator	32	$41,659	$24,000
94	Data Entry Clerk	32	$28,503	$22,000
95	Business Representative	31	$34,971	$21,000
96	Claim Processor	30	$27,541	$18,000
97	Claims Representative	30	$33,844	$24,000
98	Dietary Aide	30	$22,771	$17,000
99	Operations Manager	30	$68,269	$37,000
100	Case Manager	29	$37,088	$24,000

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