What are the most in demand jobs in Gastonia, NC?

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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 Gastonia, NC actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Gastonia have a particular interest in sales associates.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Gastonia, NC are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Gastonia? Turns out the most in demand job in Gastonia is sales associate with 532 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Gastonia

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

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 Gastonia, NC

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Sales Associate	532	$28,088
2	Assistant Manager	238	$37,304
3	Customer Service Representative	235	$25,493
4	Shift Supervisor	229	$33,337
5	Delivery Driver	225	$33,127
6	Server	202	$21,028
7	Crew Member	182	$19,967
8	Store Manager	177	$45,680
9	Shift Manager	166	$27,474
10	Registered Nurse	158	$56,244
11	Cashier	144	$19,910
12	Department Manager	132	$45,849
13	Cook	121	$23,187
14	Support Team Member	113	$20,138
15	Certified Nursing Assistant	109	$23,706
16	General Manager	109	$68,841
17	Truck Driver	100	$61,713
18	Driver	95	$22,559
19	Licensed Practical Nurse	90	$41,306
20	Line Cook	89	$22,797
21	Maintenance Person	88	$24,361
22	Lead Customer Service Representative	86	$32,963
23	Assistant Store Manager	82	$43,999
24	Bartender	81	$19,097
25	Shift Leader	77	$29,045
26	Store Associate	76	$24,814
27	Pharmacist Technician	70	$30,908
28	Sales Representative	68	$51,143
29	Customer Service Associate	67	$23,754
30	Store Assistant	67	$28,920
31	Medical Assistant	65	$31,448
32	Maintenance Technician	63	$38,065
33	Speech Language Pathologist	63	$63,952
34	Restaurant Manager	62	$43,389
35	Product Demonstrator	61	$22,218
36	Teacher	60	$35,047
37	Automotive Technician	59	$34,278
38	Massage Therapist	54	$44,482
39	Biomedical Engineering Technician	53	$42,303
40	Sales Associate And Customer Service	53	$23,267
41	Manufacturing Team Member	50	$20,803
42	Account Executive	49	$54,783
43	Prep Cook	49	$19,334
44	Restaurant General Manager	45	$53,197
45	Restaurant Associate	44	$22,921
46	Housekeeper	42	$21,285
47	Associate	41	$42,917
48	Baker	41	$22,831
49	Sales Leader	41	$67,134
50	Med Technician	40	$36,022
51	Manager	39	$81,841
52	Production Specialist	38	$40,072
53	Retail Sales Consultant	38	$36,236
54	Outside Sales Representative	37	$51,769
55	Associate Retailer	35	$24,052
56	In-Stock Associate	35	$25,430
57	Specialist	35	$48,712
58	Pet Groomer	34	$20,684
59	Security Officer	34	$25,753
60	Barista	33	$22,389
61	Service Technician	33	$34,573
62	Sales Consultant	32	$54,547
63	Server Assistant	32	$19,122
64	Team Leader	31	$54,972
65	Crew Person	30	$18,611
66	Customer Engagement Specialist	30	$40,505
67	Esthetician	30	$47,341
68	Assistant Manager Of Operations	29	$54,344
69	Parts Delivery Driver	29	$25,199
70	Department Supervisor	28	$50,360
71	Host/Hostess	28	$21,251
72	Pre-K Teacher	28	$25,145
73	Warehouse Associate	28	$25,590
74	Equipment Specialist	27	$58,265
75	Merchandising Associate	27	$27,385
76	Merchandising Specialist	27	$34,452
77	Product Specialist	27	$70,581
78	Sales Agent	27	$38,330
79	Medication Aide	26	$23,163
80	Sales Person	26	$27,604
81	Sales Supervisor	26	$48,238
82	Truck Driver-Over-The-Road	26	$65,594
83	Assets Protection Specialist	25	$30,932
84	CDL Driver	25	$55,447
85	Technician	25	$31,922
86	Food Service Worker	24	$19,862
87	Home Health Aid	24	$18,836
88	Phlebotomist	24	$31,668
89	Porter	24	$20,360
90	Registered Health Nurse	24	$59,031
91	Retail Merchandiser	24	$23,778
92	Support	24	$41,172
93	Associate Specialist	23	$79,346
94	Deli Associate	23	$59,463
95	Petroleum Supply Specialist	23	$73,001
96	Physical Therapist	23	$67,840
97	Physician	23	$215,236
98	Area Supervisor	22	$47,292
99	Assistant Restaurant Manager	22	$41,385
100	Associate Brand Manager	22	$87,439