What are the most in demand jobs in Newport News, VA?

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

The top ten most in demand jobs in Newport News, VA are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Newport News? Turns out the most in demand job in Newport News is registered nurse with 928 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Newport News

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

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 Newport News, VA

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	928	$63,255
2	Sales Associate	595	$32,625
3	Engineer	522	$79,755
4	Engineering Technician	420	$58,380
5	Designer	374	$57,892
6	Certified Nursing Assistant	357	$27,776
7	Physician	354	$197,402
8	Software Engineer	316	$78,531
9	Master	260	$84,361
10	Scheduler	258	$62,401
11	Delivery Driver	255	$34,037
12	Assistant Manager	250	$42,919
13	Customer Service Representative	238	$26,640
14	Shift Supervisor	236	$39,124
15	Licensed Practical Nurse	233	$42,557
16	General Manager	196	$78,681
17	Faculty	191	$66,319
18	Electrical Engineer	177	$78,087
19	Mechanical Engineer	175	$73,670
20	Systems Engineer	169	$80,309
21	Mechanical Technician	166	$55,497
22	Physical Therapist	159	$71,646
23	Occupational Therapist	156	$73,398
24	Server	154	$25,978
25	Store Manager	154	$49,566
26	Cashier	139	$20,544
27	Assistant Store Manager	125	$47,809
28	Specifications Writer	124	$65,227
29	Cook	113	$26,182
30	Teacher	110	$47,313
31	Adjunct Faculty Member	108	$60,344
32	Accounts Payable Clerk	105	$35,299
33	Bartender	103	$23,037
34	Machinist	100	$49,333
35	Manufacturing Team Member	100	$21,523
36	Pharmacist Technician	100	$31,202
37	Specialist	98	$65,852
38	Maintenance Technician	97	$39,662
39	Logistics Support Specialist	95	$40,240
40	Registered Nurse PRN	95	$75,506
41	Customer Service Associate	89	$30,768
42	Construction Supervisor	85	$52,779
43	Store Associate	85	$25,244
44	Facility Engineer	84	$77,018
45	Structures Engineer	82	$72,250
46	Technical Systems Engineer	81	$93,438
47	Emergency Medicine Physician	78	$171,196
48	Line Cook	78	$23,965
49	Certified Public Accountant	77	$77,586
50	Support Team Member	77	$21,123
51	Crew Member	76	$23,507
52	Speech Language Pathologist	75	$69,525
53	System Test Engineer	75	$101,678
54	Barista	74	$23,316
55	Family Medicine Physician	73	$173,853
56	Family Practice Physician	73	$162,081
57	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	73	$76,151
58	Internship	71	$32,347
59	Restaurant Associate	71	$29,324
60	Project Analyst	70	$72,794
61	Company Driver	69	$65,131
62	Accountant	67	$53,760
63	Associate	66	$46,237
64	Finance Analyst	66	$65,222
65	Applications Systems Analyst	65	$87,252
66	Shift Manager	64	$32,321
67	Department Manager	63	$67,714
68	Emergency Medical Technician	63	$46,316
69	Inspector	61	$36,446
70	Analyst	59	$70,015
71	Hair Stylist	59	$37,416
72	Hospitalist Physician	59	$193,684
73	Medical Assistant	57	$30,708
74	Shift Leader	57	$38,371
75	Foreman	55	$48,216
76	Quality Engineer	54	$68,571
77	Systems Administrator	54	$70,632
78	Sales Professional	53	$59,880
79	Software Developer	53	$84,653
80	Automotive Technician	52	$45,659
81	Data Analyst	52	$71,717
82	CDL Driver	51	$54,442
83	Database Administrator	51	$74,672
84	Mechanic	50	$42,443
85	Truck Driver	50	$57,530
86	Business Analyst	49	$73,970
87	Restaurant Manager	49	$48,185
88	Computer Systems Architect	48	$101,814
89	Industrial Engineer	47	$77,262
90	Sales Representative	47	$56,242
91	Structural Welder	47	$45,590
92	Administrative Assistant	46	$32,458
93	Information Technology Specialist	46	$79,075
94	Nuclear Engineer	46	$65,885
95	Registered Nurse In The ICU	46	$86,335
96	Sheet Metal Mechanic	46	$32,651
97	Design Engineer	45	$76,309
98	Internal Medicine Physician	45	$205,499
99	Housekeeper	44	$21,997
100	Security Officer	43	$29,450