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North Coast County Region

The North Coast County region is comprised of Humboldt County.

Top Job Openings 2020-2030

High-Skill Occupations

  • General and Operations Managers:
    • 790 projected job openings, $102,417 median annual wage, 14 job ads.
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:
    • 550 projected job openings, $83,522 median annual wage, 0 job ads.
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 460 projected job openings, $131,149 median annual wage, 42 job ads.
  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:
    • 440 projected job openings, $82,514 median annual wage, 5 job ads.
  • Management Analysts:
    • 420 projected job openings, $71,921 median annual wage, 2 job ads.
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 830 projected job openings, $56,467 median annual wage, 46 job ads.
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 740 projected job openings, $50,648 median annual wage, 3 job ads.
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:
    • 550 projected job openings, $41,623 median annual wage, 3 job ads.
  • Medical Assistants:
    • 350 projected job openings, $47,867 median annual wage, 7 job ads.
  • Nursing Assistants:
    • 310 projected job openings, $44,571 median annual wage, 7 job ads.
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides:
    • 4,390 projected job openings, $35,489 median annual wage, 17 job ads.
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 2,910 projected job openings, $35,885 median annual wage, 7 job ads.
  • Cashiers:
    • 2,910 projected job openings, $36,392 median annual wage, 8 job ads.
  • Retail Salespersons:
    • 1,800 projected job openings, $37,222 median annual wage, 43 job ads.
  • Waiters and Waitresses:
    • 1,360 projected job openings, $35,783 median annual wage, 2 job ads.

An image of the California North Coast County region on a map of California

 

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.

Projected total job openings is the sum of exits, transfers, and numeric change. The Top 10 occupations were identified based on projected total job openings 2020-2030.

Median wages are the estimated 50th percentile of the distribution of 2024 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. Median Annual Wages have been rounded up to $33,280 to reflect state minimum wage laws as of January 1, 2024.

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.

Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, some occupations are no longer being published aggregately and instead were published as separate occupations. 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 5, 2024 - August 3, 2024) reflect job ads postings for the occupations Software Developers (15-1252) and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253).

Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, some occupations are no longer being published aggregately and instead were published as separate occupations. The median annual wage for Project Management Specialist and Business Operations Specialists, All Other (13-1198) reflects the wage for the occupation Project Management Specialists (13-1082). The total job ads (June 5, 2024 - August 3, 2024) reflect job ads postings for the occupation Project Management Specialists (13-1082).

Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, some occupations are no longer being published aggregately and instead were published as separate occupations. The median annual wage for Teacher and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers (25-3097) reflects the wage for the occupation Teaching and Instructors, All Other (25-3099). The total job ads (June 5, 2024 - August 3, 2024) 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).

The median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (25-2021) in North Coast Regional Planning Unit reflects the wage for the North Coast Region, which is comprised of the following counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino.

The total job ads (June 5, 2024 - August 3, 2024) 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).

The total job ads (June 5, 2024 - August 3, 2024) 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).