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

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

What's the most in demand job on the market in Tacoma? Turns out the most in demand job in Tacoma is registered nurse with 2,275 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Tacoma

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

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 Tacoma, WA

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	2,275	$72,964
2	Licensed Practical Nurse	739	$44,220
3	Staff Nurse	654	$79,050
4	Sales Associate	620	$37,550
5	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	615	$78,216
6	Physician	473	$249,719
7	Certified Nursing Assistant	420	$33,993
8	Medical Assistant	363	$39,339
9	Customer Service Representative	331	$33,276
10	Registered Nurse In The ICU	319	$83,177
11	Delivery Driver	308	$40,008
12	Shift Supervisor	306	$44,649
13	Barista	296	$27,695
14	Cook	265	$34,854
15	Physical Therapist	265	$79,288
16	Pharmacist Technician	249	$43,739
17	Assistant Manager	248	$48,379
18	Cashier	238	$28,707
19	Clinic Registered Nurse	233	$76,502
20	Speech Language Pathologist	206	$69,067
21	Occupational Therapist	193	$70,802
22	Family Medicine Physician	181	$221,387
23	Assistant Store Manager	178	$33,363
24	Surgical Technician	171	$58,155
25	Security Officer	165	$37,948
26	Server	164	$32,485
27	Maintenance Technician	161	$40,531
28	Store Manager	154	$49,941
29	Housekeeper	152	$31,573
30	Registered Health Nurse	150	$83,295
31	Case Manager	147	$41,465
32	Certified Medical Assistant/Certified Nurse Assistant	137	$29,740
33	General Manager	136	$110,413
34	Attending, Ambulatory Care	134	$39,941
35	Customer Service Associate	124	$30,210
36	Sales Professional	124	$68,995
37	Patient Access Representative	112	$35,182
38	Service Representative	110	$38,593
39	Shift Leader	107	$38,293
40	Associate	106	$58,236
41	Shift Manager	106	$37,486
42	Crew Member	104	$29,289
43	Radiologic Technician	104	$62,362
44	Support Team Member	104	$32,434
45	Physician Assistant	103	$100,164
46	Hospitalist Physician	101	$260,944
47	Specialist	99	$51,350
48	Administrative Assistant	98	$38,377
49	Social Worker	96	$58,547
50	Operating Room Nurse	93	$104,852
51	Retail Clerk	93	$27,709
52	Warehouse Team Member	88	$35,382
53	Pharmacist	86	$152,856
54	Truck Driver	86	$50,871
55	Family Practice Physician	85	$221,544
56	Monitor Technician	83	$34,399
57	Generalist	82	$43,951
58	Teacher	81	$49,161
59	Clinical Medical Assistant	80	$42,537
60	Dental Assistant	79	$41,808
61	Internal Medicine Physician	78	$240,979
62	Line Cook	78	$33,310
63	Cardiovascular Technician	76	$67,390
64	Massage Therapist	75	$55,030
65	Unit Secretary	75	$38,095
66	Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner	73	$96,743
67	Medical Laboratory Technician	73	$62,610
68	Service Technician	73	$35,730
69	Bartender	71	$28,021
70	Sales Consultant	71	$67,165
71	Account Executive	70	$71,965
72	Registered Nurse In Pacu	70	$80,267
73	CDL Class A Driver	69	$55,131
74	Driver	68	$37,057
75	Nurse Practitioner	68	$104,174
76	Medical Technologist	66	$60,175
77	Warehouse Associate	65	$35,383
78	Senior Software Engineer	64	$129,647
79	Software Engineer	64	$108,178
80	CT Technologist	62	$76,742
81	Oncology Registered Nurse	61	$87,883
82	Retail Merchandiser	60	$34,480
83	Sales Leader	60	$100,586
84	Devops Engineer	59	$110,890
85	Merchandiser	59	$35,080
86	Home Health Aid	58	$30,969
87	Patient Care Technician	58	$34,490
88	CDL Driver	57	$52,026
89	Food Service Worker	57	$32,838
90	Restaurant Manager	56	$65,274
91	Student Internship	55	$40,244
92	Environmental Service Technician	54	$30,091
93	Technician	54	$37,003
94	Account Manager	53	$85,257
95	Applications Analyst	53	$84,890
96	Business Analyst	51	$76,224
97	Acute Care Physician	50	$262,190
98	Automotive Technician	50	$42,739
99	City Driver	49	$44,101
100	MRI Technologist	48	$76,040