What are the most in demand jobs in Lakewood, WA?

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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 Lakewood, WA actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Lakewood have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Lakewood, WA are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Lakewood? Turns out the most in demand job in Lakewood is registered nurse with 533 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Lakewood

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

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 Lakewood, WA

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	533	$73,081
2	Licensed Practical Nurse	168	$44,290
3	Delivery Driver	150	$40,015
4	Sales Associate	125	$37,694
5	Shift Supervisor	117	$44,701
6	Cook	114	$34,869
7	Life Insurance Agent	108	$83,300
8	Barista	94	$27,711
9	Assistant Manager	58	$48,589
10	Certified Nursing Assistant	57	$34,055
11	Truck Driver	57	$50,905
12	Pharmacist Technician	56	$43,761
13	Registered Nurse In The ICU	55	$83,292
14	Teacher	54	$49,192
15	Psychologist	52	$80,693
16	Oncology Registered Nurse	51	$88,022
17	CDL Driver	49	$52,029
18	Occupational Therapist	47	$70,925
19	Support Team Member	47	$32,446
20	Physical Therapist	46	$79,416
21	Shift Leader	46	$38,477
22	Health Insurance Agent	45	$69,383
23	Warehouse Team Member	45	$35,382
24	Crew Member	43	$29,339
25	Shift Manager	42	$37,549
26	Customer Service Representative	40	$33,274
27	Store Manager	39	$50,006
28	General Manager	38	$110,588
29	Assistant Store Manager	37	$33,414
30	Event Specialist	37	$42,576
31	Parts Delivery Driver	37	$29,725
32	Patient Access Representative	36	$35,182
33	Warehouse Associate	35	$35,381
34	Customer Service Expert	34	$80,731
35	Associate Retailer	33	$34,220
36	Substitute Teacher	33	$26,440
37	Customer Service Associate	32	$30,297
38	Store Associate	31	$30,745
39	Department Manager	30	$50,017
40	Driver	30	$37,072
41	Echo Technician	30	$76,151
42	Forklift Operator	30	$34,053
43	Medical Assistant	30	$39,374
44	Pet Groomer	30	$24,882
45	Registered Nurse Charge Nurse	30	$81,160
46	Satellite Installation Technician	30	$34,390
47	Telemetry Registered Nurse	30	$83,598
48	Counselor	29	$46,424
49	Physician	29	$249,507
50	Manufacturing Team Member	28	$32,209
51	Security Officer	28	$37,990
52	Dental Hygienist	27	$76,093
53	Environmental Service Technician	27	$30,115
54	Laboratory Assistant	27	$33,796
55	Technician	27	$37,021
56	Registered Nurse Supervisor	26	$78,969
57	Server	26	$32,668
58	Clinic Registered Nurse	25	$76,574
59	Clinical Medical Assistant	24	$42,534
60	Retail Sales Consultant	24	$48,220
61	Client Care Representative	23	$40,781
62	Restaurant Manager	22	$65,312
63	Outside Sales Representative	21	$57,637
64	Personal Trainer	21	$44,484
65	Surgical Technician	21	$58,186
66	Inside Sales Representative	20	$63,122
67	Maintenance Technician	20	$40,562
68	Medical Laboratory Technician	20	$62,627
69	Speech Language Pathologist	20	$69,129
70	Warehouse Selector	20	$38,726
71	Area Supervisor	19	$53,849
72	Associate Brand Manager	19	$122,344
73	Deliver Driver	19	$47,675
74	Group Fitness Instructor	19	$43,868
75	In-Stock Associate	19	$30,292
76	Pest Control Technician	19	$38,696
77	Sales Representative	19	$54,984
78	Associate	18	$58,446
79	Automotive Technician	18	$42,868
80	Kids Club Attendant	18	$28,429
81	Store Protection Specialist	18	$38,333
82	Field Service Technician	17	$63,315
83	Medical Technologist	17	$60,195
84	Retail Sales Merchandiser	17	$34,715
85	Sales Floor Associate	17	$33,244
86	Service Technician	17	$35,827
87	CT Technologist	16	$76,840
88	Footwear Sales Associate	16	$28,765
89	Registered Nurse Manager	16	$80,656
90	Repairer	16	$40,670
91	Respiratory Therapist	16	$58,603
92	Window Installer	16	$38,729
93	Administrative Assistant	15	$38,410
94	Cashier	15	$28,756
95	Client Service Specialist	15	$45,081
96	Counter Sales Person	15	$32,983
97	Inspector	15	$35,059
98	Optometrist	15	$186,458
99	Sales Consultant	15	$67,254
100	1st Grade Teacher	14	$48,070