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East Bay Region

The East Bay region is comprised of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

Top Job Openings 2020-2030

High-Skill Occupations

  • Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers7:
    • 22,120 projected job openings, $168,881 average annual wage, 753 job advertisements.
  • General and Operations Managers:
    • 22,070 projected job openings, $135,053 average annual wage, 487 job advertisements.
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other8:
    • 20,010 projected job openings, $124,152 average annual wage, 193 job advertisements.
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 13,350 projected job openings, $175,949 average annual wage, 1,402 job advertisements.
  • Accountants and Auditors:
    • 9,760 projected job openings, $101,000 average annual wage, 202 job advertisements.
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 15,380 projected job openings, $63,405 average annual wage, 337 job advertisements.
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 12,360 projected job openings, $62,309 average annual wage, 192 job advertisements.
  • Medical Assistants:
    • 10,760 projected job openings, $60,514 average annual wage, 226 job advertisements.
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9:
    • 9,870 projected job openings, $48,811 average annual wage, 302 job advertisements.
  • Nursing Assistants:
    • 8,270 projected job openings, $47,749 average annual wage, 225 job advertisements.
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides6:
    • 82,860 projected job openings, $35,384 average annual wage, 469 job advertisements.
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 60,230 projected job openings, $38,954 average annual wage, 482 job advertisements.
  • Cashiers:
    • 51,280 projected job openings, $38,782 average annual wage, 218 job advertisements.
  • Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:
    • 36,080 projected job openings, $47,333 average annual wage, 734 job advertisements.
  • Retail Salespersons:
    • 34,150 projected job openings, $39,476 average annual wage, 1,300 job advertisements.

An image of the California East Bay 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).