What are the most common jobs in West Lafayette, IN?

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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 Lafayette.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in West Lafayette, IN 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 Lafayette, IN is a research assistant with 1,196 current research assistants and 3 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in West Lafayette, IN are:

How we determined the most common jobs in West Lafayette

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 Lafayette.

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 Lafayette, IN. 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 Lafayette, IN

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Research Assistant	1,196	$35,970	$21,000
2	Teaching Assistant	686	$30,280	$17,000
3	Graduate Research Assistant	398	$45,168	$29,000
4	Internship	285	$28,716	$18,000
5	Cashier	278	$22,889	$16,000
6	Laboratory Assistant	215	$26,833	$16,000
7	Researcher	203	$45,305	$24,000
8	Server	197	$21,031	$13,000
9	Graduate Teaching Assistant	173	$60,070	$33,000
10	Certified Nursing Assistant	172	$27,381	$20,000
11	Supervisor	170	$43,666	$24,000
12	Sales Associate	162	$34,435	$19,000
13	Associate Dean Of Students	156	$46,916	$23,000
14	Administrative Assistant	127	$29,285	$19,000
15	Secretary	127	$28,897	$19,000
16	Resident Assistant	121	$20,232	$14,000
17	Laboratory Technician	120	$34,448	$19,000
18	Volunteer	116	$31,561	$18,000
19	Crew Member	113	$23,093	$16,000
20	Team Leader	108	$47,573	$20,000
21	Student Worker	106	$21,516	$16,000
22	Manager	102	$70,192	$37,000
23	Postdoctoral Research Associate	97	$43,343	$29,000
24	Assistant Manager	96	$28,459	$16,000
25	Cook	96	$23,236	$17,000
26	Office Assistant	96	$24,835	$16,000
27	Research Internship	95	$26,273	$15,000
28	Graduate Assistant	89	$50,449	$24,000
29	Student Assistant	86	$18,471	$12,000
30	Assistant	85	$37,359	$20,000
31	Customer Service Representative	83	$27,662	$19,000
32	Barista	81	$23,987	$18,000
33	Eligibility Specialist	81	$28,407	$21,000
34	Graduate Research Student	80	$42,987	$28,000
35	President	78	$129,354	$59,000
36	Tutor	78	$28,492	$16,000
37	Instructor	76	$44,857	$24,000
38	Associate	72	$42,424	$19,000
39	Accountable Clerk	69	$26,498	$20,000
40	Teacher Assistant	68	$20,461	$13,000
41	Shift Manager	65	$27,289	$20,000
42	Delivery Driver	64	$36,468	$22,000
43	Laboratory Research Assistant	64	$30,957	$19,000
44	Research Associate	64	$47,040	$30,000
45	Student Office Assistant	61	$20,146	$13,000
46	Teaching Research Assistant	60	$48,191	$33,000
47	Service Worker	59	$23,762	$16,000
48	General Manager	58	$57,506	$28,000
49	Member	55	$70,839	$31,000
50	Vice President	54	$120,202	$62,000
51	Clerk	53	$30,785	$20,000
52	Consultant	53	$68,076	$47,000
53	Marketing Internship	53	$28,968	$18,000
54	Student Internship	53	$23,225	$15,000
55	Mentor	50	$32,884	$17,000
56	Team Member	49	$70,839	$31,000
57	Receptionist	48	$25,290	$19,000
58	Waitress	48	$17,618	$12,000
59	Ambassador	46	$21,615	$14,000
60	Graduate Student Assistant	46	$36,069	$23,000
61	Custodian	45	$21,435	$16,000
62	Maintenance Technician	44	$41,695	$27,000
63	Bartender Server	43	$18,340	$12,000
64	Licensed Practical Nurse	43	$42,983	$27,000
65	Laboratory Teaching Assistant	42	$30,604	$20,000
66	Food Service Worker	41	$22,862	$17,000
67	Case Manager	40	$33,000	$20,000
68	Graphic Designer	40	$40,815	$25,000
69	Bartender	39	$20,376	$14,000
70	Research Technician	39	$36,825	$25,000
71	Treasurer	39	$79,106	$34,000
72	Psychiatric Technician	37	$29,199	$21,000
73	Student	37	$70,839	$31,000
74	Hostess	35	$22,344	$16,000
75	Project Manager	35	$60,693	$37,000
76	Research Fellow	35	$44,055	$29,000
77	Sales Representative	34	$55,091	$27,000
78	Sandwich Artist	34	$17,154	$14,000
79	Owner	33	$32,839	$12,000
80	Graduate Researcher	32	$42,287	$23,000
81	Graphic Designer Internship	32	$31,972	$20,000
82	Design Engineer	31	$59,416	$44,000
83	Director	31	$56,326	$26,000
84	Lecturer	31	$48,093	$27,000
85	Office Manager	31	$37,946	$23,000
86	Graduate Instruction Assistant	30	$63,816	$28,000
87	Student Employee	30	$20,146	$14,000
88	Grader	29	$28,582	$19,000
89	Store Manager	29	$37,647	$21,000
90	Analyst	27	$61,191	$42,000
91	Project Leader	27	$69,907	$47,000
92	Teacher	27	$37,066	$24,000
93	Engineering Internship	26	$46,312	$28,000
94	Coordinator	25	$36,929	$21,000
95	Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant	25	$35,748	$24,000
96	Housekeeper	25	$20,447	$15,000
97	Leasing Agent	25	$22,553	$14,000
98	Server And Hostess	25	$19,931	$13,000
99	Leader	24	$66,631	$30,000
100	Research Scientist	24	$77,249	$49,000

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