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San Joaquin Valley Region
The San Joaquin Valley region is comprised of Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare counties.
Top Job Openings 2020-2030
High-Skill Occupations
- General and Operations Managers:
- 20,790 projected job openings, $103,018 median annual wage, 454 job ads.
- Registered Nurses:
- 20,790 projected job openings, $132,183 median annual wage, 1,935 job ads.
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:
- 17,610 projected job openings, $96,160 median annual wage, 127 job ads.
- Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:
- 14,860 projected job openings, $99,007 median annual wage, 169 job ads.
- Teachers and Instructions, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers:
- 13,320 projected job openings, $81,935 median annual wage, 84 job ads.
Middle-Skill Occupations
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
- 49,760 projected job openings, $55,901 median annual wage, 852 job ads.
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:
- 23,250 projected job openings, $40,383 median annual wage, 411 job ads.
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
- 18,140 projected job openings, $50,868 median annual wage, 257 job ads.
- Medical Assistants:
- 15,860 projected job openings, $45,336 median annual wage, 314 job ads.
- Nursing Assistants:
- 14,600 projected job openings, $43,934 median annual wage, 171 job ads.
Entry-Level Occupations
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
- 231,300 projected job openings, $34,765 median annual wage, 19 job ads.
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides:
- 110,380 projected job openings, $33,280 median annual wage, 418 job ads.
- Fast Food and Counter Workers:
- 86,080 projected job openings, $34,734 median annual wage, 435 job ads.
- Cashiers:
- 74,750 projected job openings, $35,124 median annual wage, 274 job ads.
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:
- 63,200 projected job openings, $44,686 median annual wage, 563 job ads.
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).