What are the most in demand jobs in Fort Myers, FL?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Fort Myers, FL actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Fort Myers have a particular interest in sales associates.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Fort Myers, FL are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Fort Myers? Turns out the most in demand job in Fort Myers is sales associate with 1,293 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Fort Myers

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Fort Myers.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Fort Myers, FL

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Sales Associate	1,293	$34,211
2	Registered Nurse	1,259	$53,636
3	Customer Service Representative	749	$24,651
4	Certified Nursing Assistant	590	$24,836
5	Licensed Practical Nurse	543	$43,977
6	Server	498	$22,027
7	Delivery Driver	481	$32,633
8	Cashier	429	$22,632
9	Shift Supervisor	353	$36,814
10	Assistant Manager	325	$37,174
11	Cook	322	$25,603
12	Physical Therapist	291	$64,443
13	Maintenance Technician	283	$32,443
14	Store Manager	248	$43,078
15	Barista	243	$21,188
16	Service Technician	242	$37,975
17	Registered Nurse PRN	230	$56,079
18	Medical Assistant	219	$28,707
19	Assistant Store Manager	218	$35,781
20	Associate	213	$48,185
21	Pharmacist Technician	213	$29,425
22	Shift Manager	209	$27,732
23	Sales Consultant	198	$44,397
24	Shift Leader	191	$30,421
25	Sales Representative	186	$41,286
26	Store Associate	185	$24,955
27	Massage Therapist	178	$42,894
28	Customer Service Associate	177	$25,197
29	Crew Member	175	$20,213
30	Speech Language Pathologist	159	$61,421
31	Bartender	156	$21,660
32	Automotive Technician	152	$33,962
33	Line Cook	147	$27,309
34	Security Officer	146	$23,187
35	Medical Technologist	144	$48,559
36	General Manager	143	$58,855
37	Physician	130	$196,569
38	Team Leader	129	$58,956
39	Retail Merchandiser	127	$23,911
40	Senior Tax Associate	121	$73,366
41	Warehouse Associate	121	$24,632
42	Account Executive	120	$49,169
43	Registered Nurse Case Manager	116	$59,820
44	Business Analyst	110	$51,964
45	Support Team Member	110	$19,410
46	Occupational Therapist	109	$62,127
47	Baker	108	$24,786
48	Lead Customer Service Representative	108	$32,793
49	Administrative Assistant	104	$30,404
50	Assistant	103	$37,494
51	Hair Stylist	103	$34,063
52	Restaurant Associate	103	$25,456
53	Housekeeper	102	$22,158
54	Life Insurance Agent	102	$61,548
55	Seasonal Associate	102	$24,651
56	Respiratory Therapist	100	$54,270
57	Home Health Aid	99	$21,787
58	Surgical Technician	94	$42,438
59	Assistant Manager Of Operations	93	$48,899
60	Technician	91	$33,522
61	Prep Cook	90	$22,220
62	Manufacturing Team Member	89	$21,046
63	Driver	88	$21,563
64	Maintenance Person	88	$25,803
65	Outside Sales Representative	87	$39,167
66	Retail Sales Lead	86	$34,085
67	Supervisor	83	$48,848
68	Adjunct Faculty	82	$83,858
69	Key Holder	81	$28,816
70	Finance Counselor	79	$36,014
71	Restaurant Manager	76	$42,896
72	Specialist	76	$43,241
73	Store Assistant	75	$30,334
74	Retail Sales Consultant	74	$34,783
75	Coordinator	73	$39,089
76	Provider	73	$68,475
77	CDL Driver	72	$42,689
78	Advocate	71	$38,210
79	Area Supervisor	71	$50,452
80	Sales Leader	71	$64,969
81	Busser	70	$20,777
82	Account Specialist	69	$41,362
83	Field Service Technician	67	$53,808
84	Teacher	67	$37,289
85	Sales Associate And Customer Service	66	$22,567
86	Pharmacist	65	$120,406
87	Account Manager	64	$49,376
88	Registered Health Nurse	63	$57,755
89	Senior Manager	63	$94,596
90	Senior Associate	61	$64,572
91	Host/Hostess	60	$22,953
92	Assembler	59	$22,227
93	Department Manager	57	$56,112
94	Cardiovascular Sonographer	56	$52,891
95	Medical Social Worker	56	$33,960
96	Sales Manager	56	$64,938
97	Laboratory Assistant	55	$24,978
98	Receptionist	53	$25,928
99	Store Protection Specialist	53	$28,363
100	Assistant Manager/Merchandise	50	$54,945