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North Bay Region

The North Bay region is comprised of Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma counties.

Top Job Openings 2020-2030

High-Skill Occupations

  • General and Operations Managers:
    • 11,530 projected job openings, $116,473 average annual wage, 168 job advertisements.
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 7,950 projected job openings, $160,717 average annual wage, 802 job advertisements.
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other8:
    • 7,710 projected job openings, $102,649 average annual wage, 56 job advertisements.
  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:
    • 5,430 projected job openings, $85,087 average annual wage, 140 job advertisements.
  • Accountants and Auditors:
    • 4,960 projected job openings, $87,737 average annual wage, 81 job advertisements.                    
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 8,330 projected job openings, $57,527 average annual wage, 135 job advertisements.                            
  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 7,900 projected job openings, $58,434 average annual wage, 259 job advertisements.
  • Medical Assistants:
    • 6,830 projected job openings, $58,879 average annual wage, 153 job advertisements.                            
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9:
    • 5,500 projected job openings, $41,822 average annual wage, 191 job advertisements.  
  • Nursing Assistants:
    • 4,640 projected job openings, $45,152 average annual wage, 125 job advertisements.  
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides6:
    • 40,760 projected job openings, $34,698 average annual wage, 296 job advertisements.
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 32,560 projected job openings, $37,004 average annual wage, 280 job advertisements. 
  • Cashiers:
    • 31,220 projected job openings, $36,494 average annual wage, 158 job advertisements. 
  • Retail Salespersons:
    • 21,340 projected job openings, $38,013 average annual wage, 860 job advertisements.
  • Waiters and Waitresses:
    • 20,470 projected job openings, $35,463 average annual wage, 302 job advertisements.             

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[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).