Do you know the most popular in-demand jobs by states in Nigeria?

Maybe not!

According to the NBS, about 20.9m people are unemployed.

Based on these statistics, we examined our database, coupled with trends available online; we were able to tell the roles of the most popular job by states in Nigeria.

Knowing the jobs that are available in your location will help you prepare and take advantage of the opportunities that surround you.

We all know that smart people don’t wait for opportunities to fall on them; they rather look for opportunities and take advantage of them.

So if you look forward to landing your dream job in Nigeria, then you should be ready to take advantage of job opportunities.

We understand that acquiring in-demand skills is a step ahead to getting employed in Nigeria, but knowing where the opportunities are is one of the fastest ways of getting employed in Nigeria.

Here is a Full Breakdown of the Most Common Jobs Posted Online in Nigeria State by State.



Most Common Jobs in Abia State

• Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Representatives

• Area Sales Manager

• Accountant

• Medical Sales Representative

• Sales Executive

• Sales Representative

• Medical Sales Representatives

Most Common Jobs in Abuja

• Accountant

• Driver

• Business Development Manager

• Finance Officer

• Sales Executive

• Project Manager

• Marketing Executive

• Finance Manager

• Business Development Executive

• Marketing Executives



Most Common Jobs in Adamawa State

• Driver

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Sales Executives

• Drivers

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Medical Representatives

• Finance Assistants

• Procurement Officer

• Security Officer



Most Common Jobs in Akwa Ibom State

• Sales Representatives

• Marketing Executives

• Graduate Trainees

• Sales Executives

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Medical Representatives

• Medical Sales Representative

• Van Sales Representatives

• Sales Executive

• Drivers

Most Common Jobs in Anambra State

• Accountant

• Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Area Sales Manager

• Sales Representative

• Graduate Trainees

• INTERNAL AUDITOR

• Sales Executive

• Van Sales Representatives

• Medical Sales Representatives



Most Common Jobs in Bauchi

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Medical Representatives

• Grants Manager

• Driver

• Drivers

• Marketing Executives

• Finance Assistant



Most Common Jobs in Bayelsa State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Marketing Executives

• Medical Representatives

• Area Sales Manager

• Direct Sales Agents

• Sales Agents

• Various Positions



Most Common Jobs in Benue State

• Sales Representatives

• Driver

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Medical Representatives

• Project Manager

• Area Sales Manager

• Marketing Executives

• Sales Representative



Most Common Jobs in Borno State

• Driver

• Nutrition Officer

• Logistics Officer

• Nurse

• Field Coordinator

• Finance Assistant

• Finance Officer

• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

• Midwife

• Procurement Officer

Most Common Jobs in Cross River State

• Sales Representatives

• Medical Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Graduate Trainees

• Driver

• Sales Representative

• Marketing Executives

• Pilot Trainee

• Marine Engineering Trainee

• Medical Sales Representatives



Most Common Jobs in Delta State

• Sales Executive

• Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Graduate Trainees

• Accountant

• Retail Sales Associate

• Medical Representatives

• Marketing Executives

• Sales Representative

• Medical Sales Representatives



Most Common Jobs in Ebonyi State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Medical Representatives

• MEDICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE

• Sales Representative

• Registrar

• Marketing Executives

• Driver



Most Common Jobs in Edo State

• Sales Representatives

• Accountant

• Sales Executives

• Sales Representative

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Medical Representatives

• Marketing Executives

• Project Manager

• Lecturer I



Most Common Jobs in Ekiti State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Marketing Executives

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Facility Maintenance Officer

• Rector

• Bursar / Accountant

• Medical Representatives

• Medical Officer



Most Common Jobs in Enugu State

• Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Medical Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Driver

• Sales Representative

• Business Development Manager

• Marketing Executives

• Accountant



Most Common Jobs in Gombe State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Sales Executives

• Drivers

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Medical Representatives

• Driver

• Medical Sales Representative

• Area Sales Manager

• Marketing Executives



Most Common Jobs in Imo State

• Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Representatives

• Driver

• Accountant

• General Manager

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Marketing Executives

• Pharmacist



Most Common Jobs in Jigawa State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Medical Representatives

• Driver

• Finance Assistant

• Medical Representative

• Marketing Executives

• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer



Most Common Jobs in Kaduna State

• Sales Representatives

• Driver

• Medical Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Marketing Executives

• Graduate Trainees

• Van Sales Representatives

• Medical Sales Representative

• Sales Representative



Most Common Jobs in Kano State

• Sales Representatives

• Medical Representatives

• Accountant

• Graduate Trainees

• Driver

• Marketing Executives

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Area Sales Manager

• Medical Sales Representative

• Regional Sales Manager



Most Common Jobs in Katsina State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Driver

• Accountant

• Business Development Manager

• Drivers

• Finance Officer

• Operations Manager

Most Common Jobs in Kebbi State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Marketing Executives

• Drivers

• State Coordinators

• MEDICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE

• Assistant Executive Officer

• Business Development Manager

• Human Resource Assistant

Most Common Jobs in Kogi State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Area Sales Manager

• General Manager

• Bursar

• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

• Procurement Officer

• Assistant Executive Officer

• Registrar

Most Common Jobs in Kwara State

• Sales Representatives

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Driver

• Marketing Executives

• Area Sales Manager

• IELTS Examiners

• Professor

• Business Development Manager

• Lecturer II

• Lecturer I



Most Common Jobs in Lagos State

• Accountant

• Driver

• Business Development Manager

• Sales Executive

• Business Development Executive

• Project Manager

• Business Development Officer

• Marketing Manager

• Sales Manager

• Marketing Executive

Most Common Jobs in Nasarawa State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Area Sales Manager

• Marketing Executives

• Driver

• Chief Security Officer

• Medical Officer

• Business Development Manager

Most Common Jobs in Niger State

• Graduate Trainees

• Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Production Pharmacist

• Medical Representatives

• Registrar

• School Administrator

• Business Development Manager

• Regional Sales Manager

Most Common Jobs in Ogun State

• Accountant

• Production Manager

• Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Quality Control Officer

• Driver

• Mechanical Engineer

• Account Officer

• Marketing Executives

• Production Supervisor

Most Common Jobs in Ondo State

• Sales Representatives

• Marketing Executives

• Graduate Trainees

• Sales Executives

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Senior Lecturer

• Professor

• Registrar

• Medical Representatives

• Bursar



Most Common Jobs in Osun State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Registrar

• Marketing Executives

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Medical Officer

• Sales Executives

• Business Accountant

• Academic Positions

• Bursar

Most Common Jobs in Oyo State

• Sales Representatives

• Accountant

• Medical Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Marketing Executives

• Area Sales Manager

• Graduate Trainees

• Driver

• Sales Executive

• Marketer

Most Common Jobs in Plateau State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Sales Executives

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Driver

• Accountant

• Marketing Executives

• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

• Area Sales Manager

• Monitoring and Evaluation Manager



Most Common Jobs in River State

• Accountant

• Business Development Manager

• Sales Executives

• Sales Representatives

• Project Manager

• Marketing Executives

• DRIVER

• Operations Manager

• Sales Manager

• Business Development Executive

Most Common Jobs in Sokoto State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Sales Executives

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Marketing Executives

• Driver

• Area Sales Manager

• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

• State Governance Director

• Accountant

Most Common Jobs in Taraba State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Area Sales Manager

• State Coordinators

• Marketing Executives

• Driver

• Regional Sales Manager

• Accountant



Most Common Jobs in Yobe State

• Project Manager

• Sales Representatives

• Driver

• Graduate Trainees

• Area Coordinator

• Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

• Administrative Assistant

• Procurement Officer

• Nutrition Officer

• WASH Technical Officer

Most Common Jobs in Zamfara State

• Sales Representatives

• Graduate Trainees

• Medical Sales Representatives

• Sales Executives

• Medical Representatives

• Marketing Executives

• Driver

• Area Sales Manager

• Sales Agents

• State Coordinators



Information was pulled from MyJobMag and Google Data