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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, $100,336 average annual wage, 346 job advertisements.
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 20,790 projected job openings, $128,603 average annual wage, 2,107 job advertisements.
  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:
    • 17,610 projected job openings, $82,077 average annual wage, 179 job advertisements.
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other8:
    • 14,860 projected job openings, $94,969 average annual wage, 102 job advertisements.
  • Teachers and Instructions, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers10:
    • 13,320 projected job openings, $76,799 average annual wage, 168 job advertisements.
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 49,760 projected job openings, $51,305 average annual wage, 732 job advertisements.
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9:
    • 23,250 projected job openings, $38,398 average annual wage, 467 job advertisements.
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 18,140 projected job openings, $49,186 average annual wage, 362 job advertisements.
  • Medical Assistants:
    • 15,860 projected job openings, $41,055 average annual wage, 363 job advertisements.
  • Nursing Assistants:
    • 14,600 projected job openings, $39,065 average annual wage, 269 job advertisements.
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
    • 231,300 projected job openings, $32,808 average annual wage, 8 job advertisements.
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides6:
    • 110,380 projected job openings, $32,610 average annual wage, 420 job advertisements.
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 86,080 projected job openings, $32,835 average annual wage, 564 job advertisements.
  • Cashiers:
    • 74,750 projected job openings, $32,291 average annual wage, 357 job advertisements.
  • Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:
    • 63,200 projected job openings, $40,790 average annual wage, 847 job advertisements.

An image of the California San Joaquin region on a map of California

 

[1] The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system is a federal statistical standard used by federal and state agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data.
[2] 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.
[3] Total job openings is the sum of exits, transfers, and numeric change. The Top 5 occupations were identified based on projected total job openings 2020-2030.
[4] Median wages are the estimated 50th percentile of the distribution of 2023 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.
[5] 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.
[6] The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) 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).
[7] 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 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) reflect job ads postings for the occupations Software Developers (15-1252) and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253).
[8] The median annual wage for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other (13-1198) reflects the wage for the occupation Project Management Specialists (13-1082). The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) reflect job ads postings for the occupation Project Management Specialists (13-1082).
[9] The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) 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).
[10] The median annual wage for Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers (25-3097) reflects the wage for the occupation Teachers and Instructors, All Other (25-3099). The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) 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).