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Ventura Region

The Ventura region is composed of Ventura County.

Top Job Openings 2020-2030

High-Skill Occupations

  • General and Operations Managers:
    • 5,720 projected job openings, $107,965 average annual wage, 96 job advertisements.
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other8:
    • 4,310 projected job openings, $90,874 average annual wage, 51 job advertisements.
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 3,690 projected job openings, $113,670 average annual wage, 370 job advertisements.
  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:
    • 2,670 projected job openings, $101,054 average annual wage, 33 job advertisements.
  • Accountants and Auditors:
    • 2,430 projected job openings, $83,205 average annual wage, 40 job advertisements.
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 4,950 projected job openings, $51,631 average annual wage, 59 job advertisements.
  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 3,700 projected job openings, $52,134 average annual wage, 77 job advertisements.
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9:
    • 2,840 projected job openings, $38,895 average annual wage, 76 job advertisements.
  • Medical Assistants:
    • 2,770 projected job openings, $45,075 average annual wage, 100 job advertisements.
  • Nursing Assistants:
    • 2,230 projected job openings, $40,531 average annual wage, 107 job advertisements.
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
    • 25,190 projected job openings, $34,213 average annual wage, 1 job advertisements.
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 20,530 projected job openings, $34,729 average annual wage, 181 job advertisements.
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides6:
    • 20,210 projected job openings, $32,610 average annual wage, 144 job advertisements.
  • Cashiers:
    • 17,770 projected job openings, $33,070 average annual wage, 104 job advertisements.
  • Retail Salespersons:
    • 12,210 projected job openings, $35,140 average annual wage, 491 job advertisements.

An image of the California Ventura 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).