Orange Region
The Orange region is comprised of Orange County.
Top Job Openings 2022-2032
High-Skill Occupations
- General and Operations Managers:
- 23,970 projected job openings, $131,394 median annual wage, 472 job ads.
- Registered Nurses:
- 20,120 projected job openings, $136,500 median annual wage, 2,029 job ads.
- Software Developers:
- 16,590 projected job openings, $155,847 median annual wage, 577 job ads.
- Accountants and Auditors:
- 15,840 projected job openings, $95,998 median annual wage, 336 job ads.
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists:
- 13,920 projected job openings, $81,393 median annual wage, 413 job ads.
Middle-Skill Occupations
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
- 20,850 projected job openings, $58,117 median annual wage, 333 job ads.
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:
- 16,510 projected job openings, $46,452 median annual wage, 397 job ads.
- Medical Assistants:
- 16,280 projected job openings, $46,949 median annual wage, 360 job ads.
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
- 14,510 projected job openings, $60,756 median annual wage, 328 job ads.
- Nursing Assistants:
- 14,000 projected job openings, $47,516 median annual wage, 209 job ads.
Entry-Level Occupations
- Fast Food and Counter Workers:
- 104,580 projected job openings, $37,458 median annual wage, 554 job ads.
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides:
- 88,180 projected job openings, $35,585 median annual wage, 997 job ads.
- Cashiers:
- 61,590 projected job openings, $36,948 median annual wage, 374 job ads.
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:
- 52,410 projected job openings, $37,246 median annual wage, 499 job ads.
- Waiters and Waitresses:
- 49,980 projected job openings, $35,994 median annual wage, 478 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.