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Capital Region

The Capital region is comprised of Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties.

Top Job Openings 2020-2030

High-Skill Occupations

  • Management Analysts:
    • 32,210 projected job openings, $82,264 average annual wage, 153 job advertisements.
  • General and Operations Managers:
    • 17,670 projected job openings, $110,044 average annual wage, 356 job advertisements.
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other8:
    • 16,360 projected job openings, $106,137 average annual wage, 191 job advertisements.
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 15,860 projected job openings, $144,285 average annual wage, 1,194 job advertisements.
  • Accountants and Auditors:
    • 12,690 projected job openings, $82,455 average annual wage, 213 job advertisements.
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 16,350 projected job openings, $55,152 average annual wage, 337 job advertisements.
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 13,920 projected job openings, $51,157 average annual wage, 257 job advertisements.
  • Medical Assistants:
    • 10,280 projected job openings, $62,504 average annual wage, 224 job advertisements.
  • Computer User Support Specialists:
    • 8,920 projected job openings, $101,280 average annual wage, 223 job advertisements.
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9:
    • 8,730 projected job openings, $38,930 average annual wage, 361 job advertisements.
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides6:
    • 79,880 projected job openings, $32,610 average annual wage, 408 job advertisements.
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 52,930 projected job openings, $35,505 average annual wage, 429 job advertisements.
  • Cashiers:
    • 48,520 projected job openings, $34,470 average annual wage, 224 job advertisements.
  • Stockers and Order Fillers: 
    • 35,070 projected job openings, $38,078 average annual wage, 314 job advertisements.
  • Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:
    • 34,700 projected job openings, $39,616 average annual wage, 590 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).