What are the most in demand jobs in Lubbock, TX?

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

The top ten most in demand jobs in Lubbock, TX are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Lubbock? Turns out the most in demand job in Lubbock is registered nurse with 1,546 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Lubbock

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

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 Lubbock, TX

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	1,546	$68,461
2	Sales Associate	1,290	$34,966
3	Assistant Professor	603	$118,561
4	Licensed Practical Nurse	578	$45,390
5	Server	466	$21,865
6	Assistant Manager	407	$43,655
7	Certified Nursing Assistant	364	$24,743
8	Cashier	356	$21,872
9	General Manager	347	$71,202
10	Delivery Driver	338	$34,620
11	Customer Service Representative	330	$26,143
12	Shift Leader	327	$32,857
13	Store Manager	249	$47,173
14	Instructor	237	$45,368
15	Associate Professor	220	$113,889
16	Cook	218	$23,658
17	Shift Supervisor	203	$35,053
18	Student Assistant	201	$18,749
19	Maintenance Technician	188	$35,841
20	Assistant Store Manager	175	$36,117
21	Warehouse Associate	171	$27,883
22	Technician	168	$34,381
23	Physical Therapist	161	$71,206
24	Automotive Technician	156	$40,194
25	Patient Access Representative	152	$28,336
26	Shift Manager	150	$29,846
27	Support Team Member	144	$22,982
28	Nurse	139	$54,651
29	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	139	$80,523
30	Registered Nurse In The ICU	135	$88,650
31	Pharmacist Technician	125	$33,410
32	Barista	120	$22,288
33	Crew Member	120	$22,337
34	Manufacturing Team Member	116	$23,627
35	Surgical Technician	115	$52,570
36	Physician	112	$220,118
37	Faculty Member	107	$80,722
38	Respiratory Care Practitioner	107	$52,648
39	Account Executive	106	$56,092
40	Line Cook	104	$25,695
41	Department Manager	100	$65,623
42	Sales Professional	99	$66,957
43	Associate	98	$47,090
44	Driver	98	$29,259
45	Bartender	97	$22,520
46	Sales Representative	96	$53,430
47	Nurse Technician	95	$28,943
48	Social Worker	93	$52,085
49	Occupational Therapist	86	$70,778
50	Housekeeper	83	$22,019
51	Assistant Manager/Manager Training	82	$37,324
52	Store Associate	81	$24,547
53	Service Technician	79	$38,192
54	Assistant	76	$30,803
55	Prep Cook	76	$20,050
56	Emergency Medical Technician	75	$35,975
57	Security Officer	73	$27,167
58	Account Manager	72	$57,647
59	Restaurant Manager	72	$54,496
60	Coordinator	71	$51,925
61	Patient Care Technician	70	$29,112
62	Analyst	67	$65,333
63	Clerk	67	$28,122
64	Service Representative	67	$31,156
65	Administrative Assistant	65	$29,991
66	Phlebotomist	65	$31,355
67	Registered Nurse Supervisor	65	$66,082
68	Custodian	64	$20,298
69	Life Insurance Agent	64	$60,026
70	Medical Technologist	63	$44,604
71	Customer Service Associate	61	$26,403
72	Maintenance Person	61	$27,718
73	Programmer Analyst	61	$65,197
74	Busser	59	$21,995
75	CT Technologist	59	$59,829
76	Outside Sales Representative	59	$51,235
77	Medical Director	58	$225,735
78	Teacher	58	$44,450
79	Assistant Restaurant Manager	57	$41,482
80	Associate Retailer	57	$24,127
81	Software Engineer	57	$76,022
82	Clinic Registered Nurse	56	$68,606
83	Graduate Assistant	56	$35,170
84	Security Technician	56	$51,351
85	Food Service Worker	54	$20,183
86	CDL Driver	53	$52,410
87	Monitor Technician	52	$34,799
88	Pediatric Nurse	52	$66,107
89	Registered Nurse PRN	52	$84,774
90	Area Supervisor	51	$42,249
91	Department Supervisor	51	$54,652
92	Diesel Mechanic	51	$46,688
93	Checker In	49	$29,546
94	Certified Public Accountant	48	$69,128
95	Medical Assistant	48	$29,345
96	Patient Service Specialist	47	$29,160
97	Seasonal Associate	47	$24,325
98	Service Assistant	47	$31,782
99	Produce Clerk	46	$30,102
100	Retail Sales Consultant	46	$37,844