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

The top ten most in demand jobs in Suffolk, VA are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Suffolk? Turns out the most in demand job in Suffolk is registered nurse with 426 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Suffolk

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

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 Suffolk, VA

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	426	$62,873
2	Sales Associate	234	$32,548
3	Shift Supervisor	228	$38,911
4	Delivery Driver	150	$33,903
5	Subject Matter Expert	133	$111,660
6	Customer Service Representative	131	$26,376
7	Assistant Manager	127	$42,255
8	Certified Nursing Assistant	117	$27,605
9	Shift Leader	111	$37,915
10	Licensed Practical Nurse	110	$42,302
11	Restaurant Associate	88	$28,660
12	Physical Therapist	86	$71,466
13	Registered Nurse PRN	82	$75,045
14	Support Team Member	77	$20,903
15	General Manager	71	$77,481
16	Store Manager	71	$49,128
17	Server	69	$25,656
18	Crew Member	67	$23,359
19	Pharmacist Technician	67	$31,004
20	Warehouse Associate	67	$26,296
21	Information Technology Specialist	66	$78,542
22	Software Engineer	61	$78,357
23	Barista	58	$23,171
24	Assistant Store Manager	57	$47,668
25	Teacher	57	$46,967
26	Cook	54	$25,956
27	Software Developer	54	$84,326
28	Security Officer	53	$29,285
29	Cashier	52	$20,469
30	Order Selector	52	$35,453
31	Warehouse Worker	51	$25,467
32	Operations Research Analyst	50	$79,524
33	Patient Registrar	49	$27,709
34	Emergency Department Registered Nurse	48	$86,534
35	Baker	46	$24,123
36	Specialist	46	$65,128
37	Restaurant General Manager	45	$56,863
38	Maintenance Technician	44	$39,322
39	Systems Administrator	44	$70,274
40	Cyber Security Analyst	43	$82,660
41	Massage Therapist	42	$46,121
42	Store Associate	41	$25,111
43	CDL Driver	40	$54,153
44	Customer Service Associate	39	$30,479
45	Engineering Technician	39	$57,327
46	Sales Professional	39	$59,537
47	Demand Planner	37	$77,714
48	Occupational Therapist	37	$72,877
49	Company Driver	36	$65,017
50	Pet Groomer	35	$23,005
51	Assistant Restaurant Manager	34	$43,414
52	Hair Stylist	33	$37,461
53	Medical Assistant	33	$30,477
54	Registered Health Nurse	33	$68,947
55	Speech Language Pathologist	33	$69,393
56	Associate Retailer	32	$24,054
57	Food Service Worker	32	$19,079
58	Linux Systems Administrator	32	$76,172
59	Owner/Operator	32	$135,869
60	Automotive Technician	31	$45,407
61	CDL Class A Driver	31	$63,488
62	Driver	31	$30,028
63	Lead Customer Service Representative	31	$30,145
64	Class A Driver	29	$64,395
65	Driver/Owner Operator	29	$100,280
66	Emergency Medicine Physician	29	$170,664
67	Registered Nurse In The ICU	29	$86,098
68	Manufacturing Team Member	28	$21,336
69	Retail Merchandiser	28	$24,185
70	Field Engineer	27	$79,975
71	Truck Driver	27	$57,276
72	Driver Assistant	26	$33,749
73	Program Manager	26	$93,372
74	Substitute Teacher	26	$23,731
75	Computer Security Specialist	25	$93,320
76	Dental Assistant	25	$40,262
77	Department Manager	25	$66,663
78	Forklift Operator	25	$27,637
79	Nurse Technician	25	$38,003
80	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	25	$75,685
81	Shift Manager	25	$32,026
82	Member Service Representative	24	$24,379
83	Registered Nurse Supervisor	24	$63,055
84	Salon Manager	24	$44,773
85	Senior Technician Specialist	24	$105,918
86	Unarmed Security Officer	24	$26,982
87	Construction Inspector	23	$43,837
88	Design Engineer	23	$76,132
89	Operator And Truck Driver	23	$142,275
90	Parts Delivery Driver	23	$25,886
91	Senior Registered Nurse	23	$62,247
92	Surgical Technician	23	$51,944
93	Technician	23	$37,289
94	Tutor	23	$33,396
95	Carpenter	22	$42,885
96	Housekeeper	22	$21,893
97	Outside Sales Representative	22	$51,274
98	Preventive Maintenance Coordinator	22	$47,942
99	Restaurant Manager	22	$47,530
100	Team Leader	22	$66,920