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North Coast County Region

The North Coast County region is comprised of Humboldt County.

Top Job Openings 2020-2030

High-Skill Occupations

  • General and Operations Managers:
    • 790 projected job openings, $97,089 average annual wage, 3 job advertisements.
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other8:
    • 550 projected job openings, $101,103 average annual wage, 0 job advertisements.
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 460 projected job openings, $111,086 average annual wage, 73 job advertisements.
  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:
    • 440 projected job openings, $82,602 average annual wage, 9 job advertisements.
  • Management Analysts:
    • 420 projected job openings, $68,554 average annual wage, 1 job advertisements.
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 830 projected job openings, $53,511 average annual wage, 14 job advertisements.
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 740 projected job openings, $48,788 average annual wage, 11 job advertisements.
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9:
    • 550 projected job openings, $38,754 average annual wage, 13 job advertisements.
  • Medical Assistants:
    • 350 projected job openings, $46,273 average annual wage, 36 job advertisements.
  • Nursing Assistants:
    • 310 projected job openings, $40,026 average annual wage, 6 job advertisements.
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides6:
    • 4,390 projected job openings, $32,610 average annual wage, 9 job advertisements.
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 2,910 projected job openings, $34,989 average annual wage, 15 job advertisements.
  • Cashiers:
    • 2,910 projected job openings, $34,406 average annual wage, 9 job advertisements.
  • Retail Salespersons:
    • 1,800 projected job openings, $35,682 average annual wage, 30 job advertisements.
  • Waiters and Waitresses:
    • 1,360 projected job openings, $32,610 average annual wage, 7 job advertisements.

An image of the California North Coast County region on a map of California

 

[1] The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system is a federal statistical standard used by federal and state agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data.
[2] To improve data quality, the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program has aggregated some 2018 SOC detailed occupations into SOC broad occupations or OEWS-specific combinations.
[3] Total job openings is the sum of exits, transfers, and numeric change. The Top 5 occupations were identified based on projected total job openings 2020-2030.
[4] Median wages are the estimated 50th percentile of the distribution of 2023 first quarter wages. 50 percent of workers in an occupation earn wages below, and 50 percent earn wages above the median wage. Wages do not include self-employed or unpaid family workers.
[5] Online job ads data are taken from the Lightcast data series. The Lightcast data series compiles, analyzes, and categorizes job advertisements from numerous online job boards.
[6] The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) for Home Health and Personal Care Aides (31-1120) reflects job ads postings for the occupations Home Health Aides (31-1121) and Personal Care Aides (31-1122).
[7] The median annual wage for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1256) reflects the wage for the occupation Software Developers (15-1252). The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) reflect job ads postings for the occupations Software Developers (15-1252) and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253).
[8] The median annual wage for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other (13-1198) reflects the wage for the occupation Project Management Specialists (13-1082). The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) reflect job ads postings for the occupation Project Management Specialists (13-1082).
[9] The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (25-9045) reflects job ads postings for the occupations Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education (25-9042); Teaching Assistants, Special Education (25-9043); and Teaching Assistants, All Other (25-9049).
[10] The median annual wage for Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers (25-3097) reflects the wage for the occupation Teachers and Instructors, All Other (25-3099). The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) for Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers (25-3097) reflects job ads postings for the occupations Tutors (25-3041) and Teachers and Instructors, All Other (25-3099).