North Bay Region
The North Bay region is comprised of Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma counties.
Top Job Openings 2023-2033
High-Skill Occupations
- General and Operations Managers:
- 9,530 projected job openings, $122,590 median annual wage, 206 job ads.
- Registered Nurses:
- 8,160 projected job openings, $178,994 median annual wage, 1,076 job ads.
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:
- 4,270 projected job openings, $98,805 median annual wage, 69 job ads.
- Accountants and Auditors:
- 4,020 projected job openings, $95,974 median annual wage, 82 job ads.
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists:
- 3,040 projected job openings, $79,303 median annual wage, 65 job ads.
Middle-Skill Occupations
- Medical Assistants:
- 7,760 projected job openings, $63,812 median annual wage, 137 job ads.
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
- 7,520 projected job openings, $62,154 median annual wage, 210 job ads.
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:
- 7,480 projected job openings, $47,785 median annual wage, 260 job ads.
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
- 7,040 projected job openings, $61,237 median annual wage, 94 job ads.
- Nursing Assistants:
- 5,790 projected job openings, $49,219 median annual wage, 108 job ads.
Entry-Level Occupations
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides:
- 54,770 projected job openings, $35,501 median annual wage, 434 job ads.
- Fast Food and Counter Workers:
- 35,530 projected job openings, $39,422 median annual wage, 255 job ads.
- Cashiers:
- 27,760 projected job openings, $38,418 median annual wage, 166 job ads.
- Waiters and Waitresses:
- 22,540 projected job openings, $37,407 median annual wage, 201 job ads.
- Retail Salespersons:
- 21,060 projected job openings, $40,303 median annual wage, 698 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 2023 to 2033 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.