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North State Region

The North State region is comprised of Butte, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity counties.

Top Job Openings 2020-2030

High-Skill Occupations

  • General and Operations Managers:
    • 4,080 projected job openings, $93,976 average annual wage, 50 job advertisements.
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 3,560 projected job openings, $133,083 average annual wage, 318 job advertisements.
  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:
    • 2,950 projected job openings, $81,371 average annual wage, 39 job advertisements.
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other8:
    • 2,600 projected job openings, $82,057 average annual wage, 9 job advertisements.
  • Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
    • 1,390 projected job openings, $80,949 average annual wage, 26 job advertisements.
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 3,530 projected job openings, $52,237 average annual wage, 83 job advertisements.
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 3,470 projected job openings, $48,504 average annual wage, 40 job advertisements.
  • Nursing Assistants:
    • 3,090 projected job openings, $39,890 average annual wage, 36 job advertisements.
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9:
    • 2,970 projected job openings, $38,465 average annual wage, 95 job advertisements.
  • Medical Assistants:
    • 2,600 projected job openings, $44,734 average annual wage, 50 job advertisements.
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides6:
    • 21,840 projected job openings, $32,610 average annual wage, 25 job advertisements.
  • Cashiers:
    • 14,010 projected job openings, $32,784 average annual wage, 39 job advertisements.
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 13,180 projected job openings, $32,738 average annual wage, 48 job advertisements.
  • Retail Salespersons:
    • 8,740 projected job openings, $34,868 average annual wage, 171 job advertisements.
  • Stockers and Order Fillers:
    • 6,400 projected job openings, $36,610 average annual wage, 33 job advertisements.

An image of the California North State 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).