North Coast Region
The North Coast region is comprised of Humboldt County.
Top Job Openings 2022-2032
High-Skill Occupations
- General and Operations Managers:
- 700 projected job openings, $99,455 median annual wage, 16 job ads.
- Registered Nurses:
- 490 projected job openings, $131,983 median annual wage, 190 job ads.
- Management Analysts:
- 340 projected job openings, $77,251 median annual wage, 1 job ad.
- Accountants and Auditors:
- 270 projected job openings, $78,114 median annual wage, 3 job ads.
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:
- 230 projected job openings, $98,143 median annual wage, 0 job ads.
Middle-Skill Occupations
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:
- 770 projected job openings, $39,585 median annual wage, 23 job ads.
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
- 680 projected job openings, $61,736 median annual wage, 27 job ads.
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
- 660 projected job openings, $51,796 median annual wage, 9 job ads.
- Medical Assistants:
- 470 projected job openings, $49,549 median annual wage, 24 job ads.
- Nursing Assistants:
- 450 projected job openings, $46,998 median annual wage, 24 job ads.
Entry-Level Occupations
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides:
- 7,280 projected job openings, $35,397 median annual wage, 23 job ads.
- Fast Food and Counter Workers:
- 3,090 projected job openings, $37,766 median annual wage, 39 job ads.
- Cashiers:
- 2,810 projected job openings, $36,589 median annual wage, 24 job ads.
- Retail Salespersons:
- 1,740 projected job openings, $37,463 median annual wage, 49 job ads.
- Waiters and Waitresses:
- 1,430 projected job openings, $35,528 median annual wage, 10 job ads.
The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program has combined some detailed job categories from 2018 into broader categories or special groupings to improve data quality.
The total number of expected job openings from 2022 to 2032 includes workers leaving their jobs, people changing jobs, and new jobs being created. The top 5 jobs were chosen based on these total job openings.
Median wages are the middle point of what workers earn in the first quarter of 2024. Half of the workers earn less than the median wage, and half earn more. These wages do not include self-employed people or unpaid family workers. The median yearly wage has been rounded up to $34,320 to match state minimum wage laws as of January 1, 2025.
Information about online job ads comes from the Lightcast data series, which collects, studies, and organizes ads from many online job boards.