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Los Angeles Basin Region

The Los Angeles Basin region is comprised of Los Angeles County.

Top Job Openings 2020-2030

High-Skill Occupations

  • General and Operations Managers:
    • 77,410 projected job openings, $116,463 average annual wage, 1,191 job advertisements.
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other8:
    • 67,710 projected job openings, $96,887 average annual wage, 523 job advertisements.
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 56,700 projected job openings, $133,260 average annual wage, 4,146 job advertisements.
  • Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers7:
    • 53,650 projected job openings, $142,622 average annual wage, 1,561 job advertisements.
  • Accountants and Auditors:
    • 48,440 projected job openings, $82,587 average annual wage, 745 job advertisements.
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 57,070 projected job openings, $54,740 average annual wage, 1,159 job advertisements.
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 56,280 projected job openings, $50,935 average annual wage, 878 job advertisements.
  • Nursing Assistants:
    • 44,660 projected job openings, $41,261 average annual wage, 648 job advertisements.
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9:
    • 35,030 projected job openings, $41,336 average annual wage, 484 job advertisements.
  • Medical Assistants:
    • 32,010 projected job openings, $42,091 average annual wage, 757 job advertisements.  
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides6:
    • 446,900 projected job openings, $33,549 average annual wage, 1,150 job advertisements.
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 251,150 projected job openings, $35,500 average annual wage, 1,541 job advertisements.            
  • Cashiers:
    • 178,890 projected job openings, $34,213 average annual wage, 843 job advertisements.            
  • Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:
    • 150,470 projected job openings, $37,837 average annual wage, 1,821 job advertisements.             
  • Retail Salespersons:
    • 138,160 projected job openings, $35,432 average annual wage, 3,190 job advertisements.

An image of the California Los Angeles Basin 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).