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North Central Coast Region

The North Central Coast region is comprised of Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties.

Top Job Openings 2020-2030

High-Skill Occupations

  • Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers10:
    • 4,790projected job openings, $103,591 average annual wage, 79 job advertisements.
  • General and Operations Managers:
    • 4,590 projected job openings, $105,828 average annual wage, 77 job advertisements.
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other8:
    • 3,240 projected job openings, $88,087 average annual wage, 10 job advertisements.
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 3,170 projected job openings, $136,513 average annual wage, 317 job advertisements.
  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:
    • 2,810 projected job openings, $84,504 average annual wage, 39 job advertisements.
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 4,520 projected job openings, $52,630 average annual wage, 62 job advertisements.
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 4,140 projected job openings, $54,608 average annual wage, 64 job advertisements.
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9:
    • 2,930 projected job openings, $40,951 average annual wage, 78 job advertisements.
  • Medical Assistants:
    • 2,820 projected job openings, $46,356 average annual wage, 73 job advertisements.
  • Nursing Assistants:
    • 1,600 projected job openings, $42,621 average annual wage, 56 job advertisements.
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
    • 75,580 projected job openings, $35,724 average annual wage, 3 job advertisements.
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides6:
    • 17,740 projected job openings, $32,610 average annual wage, 121 job advertisements.
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 16,050 projected job openings, $35,742 average annual wage, 152 job advertisements.
  • Cashiers:
    • 14,310 projected job openings, $35,375 average annual wage, 69 job advertisements.
  • Waiters and Waitresses:
    • 9,590 projected job openings, $33,137 average annual wage, 169 job advertisements.

An image of the California North Central Coast 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).