Southern Border Region
The Southern Border region is comprised of Imperial and San Diego counties.
Top Job Openings 2022-2032
High-Skill Occupations
- General and Operations Managers:
- 21,960 projected job openings, $124,191 median annual wage, 438 job ads.
- Registered Nurses:
- 17,680 projected job openings, $135,544 median annual wage, 1,450 job ads.
- Software Developers:
- 14,160 projected job openings, $163,567 median annual wage, 694 job ads.
- Accountants and Auditors:
- 11,920 projected job openings, $94,543 median annual wage, 218 job ads.
- Management Analysts:
- 10,840 projected job openings, $104,075 median annual wage, 123 job ads.
Middle-Skill Occupations
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
- 17,960 projected job openings, $57,588 median annual wage, 230 job ads.
- Nursing Assistants:
- 17,140 projected job openings, $47,916 median annual wage, 240 job ads.
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:
- 16,840 projected job openings, $44,329 median annual wage, 382 job ads.
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
- 15,320 projected job openings, $60,342 median annual wage, 388 job ads.
- Medical Assistants:
- 14,800 projected job openings, $48,755 median annual wage, 272 job ads.
Entry-Level Occupations
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides:
- 99,430 projected job openings, $36,044 median annual wage, 907 job ads.
- Fast Food and Counter Workers:
- 90,590 projected job openings, $36,898 median annual wage, 561 job ads.
- Cashiers:
- 72,640 projected job openings, $36,866 median annual wage, 452 job ads.
- Waiters and Waitresses:
- 50,080 projected job openings, $36,048 median annual wage, 461 job ads.
- Retail Salespersons:
- 47,600 projected job openings, $37,362 median annual wage, 1,479 job ads.
The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program has combined some detailed job categories from 2018 into broader categories or special groupings to improve data quality.
The total number of expected job openings from 2022 to 2032 includes workers leaving their jobs, people changing jobs, and new jobs being created. The top 5 jobs were chosen based on these total job openings.
Median wages are the middle point of what workers earn in the first quarter of 2024. Half of the workers earn less than the median wage, and half earn more. These wages do not include self-employed people or unpaid family workers. The median yearly wage has been rounded up to $34,320 to match state minimum wage laws as of January 1, 2025.
Information about online job ads comes from the Lightcast data series, which collects, studies, and organizes ads from many online job boards.