East Bay Region
The East Bay region is comprised of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Top Job Openings 2022-2032
High-Skill Occupations
- Software Developers:
- 17,830 projected job openings, $175,788 median annual wage, 708 job ads.
- General and Operations Managers:
- 17,720 projected job openings, $140,366 median annual wage, 500 job ads.
- Registered Nurses:
- 15,970 projected job openings, $175,455 median annual wage, 1,519 job ads.
- Management Analysts:
- 8,720 projected job openings, $122,894 median annual wage, 125 job ads.
- Accountants and Auditors:
- 8,140 projected job openings, $104,436 median annual wage, 186 job ads.
Middle-Skill Occupations
- Medical Assistants:
- 15,090 projected job openings, $62,557 median annual wage, 203 job ads.
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
- 14,480 projected job openings, $66,060 median annual wage, 421 job ads.
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:
- 12,690 projected job openings, $49,050 median annual wage, 409 job ads.
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
- 11,870 projected job openings, $65,383 median annual wage, 156 job ads.
- Nursing Assistants:
- 10,130 projected job openings, $52,753 median annual wage, 159 job ads.
Entry-Level Occupations
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides:
- 111,880 projected job openings, $36,886 median annual wage, 744 job ads.
- Fast Food and Counter Workers:
- 61,550 projected job openings, $41,365 median annual wage, 384 job ads.
- Cashiers:
- 45,160 projected job openings, $40,279 median annual wage, 229 job ads.
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:
- 32,200 projected job openings, $50,045 median annual wage, 325 job ads.
- Stockers and Order Fillers:
- 29,710 projected job openings, $45,821 median annual wage, 274 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.