Middle Sierra Region
The Middle Sierra region is comprised of Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, and Tuolumne counties.
Top Job Openings 2022-2032
High-Skill Occupations
- General and Operations Managers:
- 660 projected job openings, $105,991 median annual wage, 14 job ads.
- Registered Nurses:
- 630 projected job openings, $138,277 median annual wage, 103 job ads.
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:
- 390 projected job openings, $84,781 median annual wage, 12 job ads.
- Accountants and Auditors:
- 330 projected job openings, $77,568 median annual wage, 11 job ads.
- Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors:
- 260 projected job openings, $62,356 median annual wage, 6 job ads.
Middle-Skill Occupations
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
- 810 projected job openings, $49,208 median annual wage, 6 job ads.
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:
- 700 projected job openings, $41,179 median annual wage, 27 job ads.
- Firefighters:
- 630 projected job openings, $70,556 median annual wage, 1 job ad.
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
- 440 projected job openings, $60,261 median annual wage, 21 job ads.
- Medical Assistants:
- 340 projected job openings, $49,508 median annual wage, 22 job ads.
Entry-Level Occupations
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides:
- 3,240 projected job openings, $34,346 median annual wage, 28 job ads.
- Cashiers:
- 3,170 projected job openings, $36,703 median annual wage, 27 job ads.
- Fast Food and Counter Workers:
- 2,820 projected job openings, $37,371 median annual wage, 18 job ads.
- Waiters and Waitresses:
- 2,020 projected job openings, $35,506 median annual wage, 30 job ads.
- Stockers and Order Fillers:
- 1,510 projected job openings, $41,507 median annual wage, 19 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.