What are the most in demand jobs in Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville, FL actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Jacksonville have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Jacksonville, FL are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Jacksonville? Turns out the most in demand job in Jacksonville is registered nurse with 2,087 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Jacksonville

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

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 Jacksonville, FL

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	2,087	$58,158
2	Sales Associate	1,978	$33,951
3	Customer Service Representative	1,673	$24,539
4	Sales Representative	1,480	$41,045
5	Licensed Practical Nurse	1,190	$42,109
6	Certified Nursing Assistant	1,173	$24,171
7	Physician	1,155	$205,940
8	Delivery Driver	1,085	$32,274
9	Maintenance Technician	1,015	$32,990
10	Server	964	$21,695
11	General Manager	917	$58,040
12	Security Officer	888	$23,274
13	Assistant Manager	833	$35,572
14	Cook	818	$25,828
15	Patient Care Technician	804	$22,316
16	Shift Supervisor	796	$34,384
17	Medical Assistant	785	$28,763
18	Account Executive	734	$49,866
19	Sales Consultant	702	$44,274
20	Shift Manager	695	$26,253
21	Cashier	659	$22,320
22	Crew Member	615	$20,428
23	Developer	613	$74,100
24	Massage Therapist	589	$42,849
25	Business Analyst	573	$55,993
26	Store Manager	551	$42,921
27	Project Manager	517	$70,320
28	Shift Leader	513	$30,640
29	Surgical Technician	501	$41,623
30	Restaurant Associate	493	$24,498
31	Barista	488	$21,529
32	Customer Service Associate	482	$24,409
33	Automotive Technician	479	$33,535
34	Housekeeper	474	$21,868
35	Store Assistant	455	$29,561
36	Pharmacist Technician	443	$29,274
37	Registered Nurse PRN	424	$62,792
38	Software Developer	421	$66,639
39	Java Developer	405	$71,758
40	Service Technician	402	$36,510
41	Senior Software Engineer	401	$83,360
42	Specialist	388	$42,018
43	Assistant Vice President	386	$111,607
44	Staff Nurse	380	$51,220
45	Associate	379	$42,290
46	Food Service Worker	376	$20,668
47	Speech Language Pathologist	363	$63,160
48	Administrative Assistant	353	$29,918
49	Assistant Store Manager	346	$36,272
50	Software Engineer	346	$64,637
51	Principal Consultant	340	$95,143
52	Teacher	338	$36,894
53	Warehouse Associate	337	$24,661
54	Lead Customer Service Representative	325	$31,294
55	Mechanic	317	$34,288
56	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	315	$65,451
57	Bartender	314	$20,696
58	Systems Engineer	313	$66,506
59	Sales Manager	305	$64,026
60	Baker	280	$23,692
61	Driver	274	$21,700
62	Department Manager	265	$51,108
63	Technician	264	$32,249
64	Service Manager	262	$62,291
65	Physical Therapist	260	$63,939
66	Solutions Architect	256	$83,755
67	Technical Support Specialist	255	$45,166
68	CDL Driver	254	$45,834
69	Information Technology Specialist	253	$62,050
70	Team Leader	239	$53,849
71	Material Handler	238	$24,396
72	Diesel Mechanic	236	$41,844
73	Account Manager	233	$46,181
74	Outside Sales Representative	227	$41,238
75	Line Cook	224	$26,571
76	Senior Associate	224	$66,927
77	Senior Project Manager	222	$89,979
78	Maintenance Supervisor	220	$42,827
79	Store Associate	209	$24,430
80	Support Team Member	209	$19,258
81	Senior Manager	205	$97,329
82	Substitute Teacher	205	$20,934
83	Home Health Aid	203	$22,255
84	Manager	200	$65,654
85	Finance Analyst	198	$48,549
86	Supervisor	192	$48,643
87	Receptionist	188	$25,242
88	Field Service Technician	185	$49,523
89	Information Technology Project Manager	185	$77,967
90	Internal Medicine Physician	185	$210,429
91	Family Practice Physician	184	$175,031
92	Forklift Operator	184	$26,791
93	Data Analyst	182	$51,465
94	Consultant	180	$61,398
95	Representative	178	$35,432
96	Occupational Therapist	176	$61,595
97	Operations Manager	174	$63,043
98	Retail Sales Consultant	174	$34,973
99	Analyst	173	$52,233
100	Coordinator	171	$38,568