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Jobs open too long in California

Postings in California posted 45+ days ago and still open — often a signal of stalled hiring, reposts, or jobs that were never genuinely open.

California job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in California.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier2,813$171k n=7—
Store Supervisor / Manager2,371$123k n=153$29.65/hr n=9
Engineering1,689$214k n=402—
Retail Associate1,597$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=298
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,471—$28.91/hr n=13

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,864$201k n=805—
Managers, All Other3,262$220k n=570—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,974——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,650$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers988$200k n=22—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,953$63k n=86$29.75/hr n=704
Full-time2,466$165k n=1035$29.85/hr n=170
Contract1,362$185k n=493$19/hr n=5
Intern481$122k n=37—
Temporary268$108k n=35—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology11,424$213k n=4054—
Food Service / Restaurants11,283$90k n=230$23.47/hr n=71
Retail10,480$200k n=911$29.75/hr n=944
Manufacturing5,512$123k n=294$19/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,388$114k n=234$29.75/hr n=842

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,813
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,371
  • Engineering1,689
  • Retail Associate1,597
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,471
  • Food Service1,097

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,864
  • Managers, All Other3,262
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,974
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,650
  • General and Operations Managers988
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers843

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology11,424
  • Food Service / Restaurants11,283
  • Retail10,480
  • Manufacturing5,512
  • Consumer Goods4,388
  • Healthcare3,866

Employment mix

  • Unspecified35,305 · 83%
  • Part-time2,953 · 7%
  • Full-time2,466 · 6%
  • Contract1,362 · 3%
  • Intern481 · 1%
  • Temporary268 · 1%

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