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Middle Sierra Region

The Middle Sierra region is comprised of Amador, Claveras, Mariposa, and Toulumne counties.

Top Job Openings 2020-2030

High-Skill Occupations

  • General and Operations Managers:
    • 850 projected job openings, $101,024 average annual wage, 15 job advertisements.                
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 520 projected job openings, $132,823 average annual wage, 45 job advertisements.    
  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:
    • 450 projected job openings, $83,070 average annual wage, 11 job  advertisements.                            
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other8:
    • 380 projected job openings, $99,887 average annual wage, 2 job advertisements.
  • Management Analysts:
    • 260 projected job openings, $79,525 average annual wage, 0 job advertisements.                    
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 710 projected job openings, $47,169 average annual wage, 8 job advertisements.
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9:
    • 480 projected job openings, $38,212 average annual wage, 20 job advertisements.
  • Firefighters:
    • 470 projected job openings, $53,177 average annual wage, 0 job advertisements.
  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 460 projected job openings, $54,069 average annual wage, 7 job advertisements.
  • Forest and Conservation Technicians:
    • 340 projected job openings, $43,199 average annual wage, 7 job advertisements.
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Cashiers:
    • 3,170 projected job openings, $34,724 average annual wage, 11 job advertisements.
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 2,510 projected job openings, $34,906 average annual wage, 18 job advertisements.
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides6:
    • 2,490 projected job openings, $32,610 average annual wage, 12 job advertisements.
  • Waiters and Waitresses:
    • 1,770 projected job openings, $32,610 average annual wage, 22 job advertisements.
  • Retail Salespersons:
    • 1,640 projected job openings, $36,846 average annual wage, 55 job advertisements.

An image of the California Middle Sierra 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).