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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 / Cashier3,315$131k n=4—
Store Supervisor / Manager2,945$123k n=159$28.95/hr n=9
Retail Associate1,625$75k n=5$29.75/hr n=299
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,555—$28.91/hr n=19
Food Service1,541$90k n=27—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers2,215$191k n=345—
Managers, All Other1,979$199k n=192—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,845——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,518——
General and Operations Managers902$204k n=13—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time3,340$180k n=175$29.75/hr n=867
Full-time2,217$165k n=798$29.85/hr n=245
Contract1,411$177k n=460—
Intern354$111k n=36—
Temporary284$120k n=22$82/hr n=3

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants13,513$91k n=287$23.47/hr n=44
Retail11,275$199k n=923$29.75/hr n=928
Technology8,987$209k n=2953—
Healthcare5,268$180k n=258$44/hr n=354
Manufacturing5,147$125k n=257—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier3,315
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,945
  • Retail Associate1,625
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,555
  • Food Service1,541
  • Engineering1,493

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers2,215
  • Managers, All Other1,979
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,845
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,518
  • General and Operations Managers902
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers766

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants13,513
  • Retail11,275
  • Technology8,987
  • Healthcare5,268
  • Manufacturing5,147
  • Consumer Goods4,825

Employment mix

  • Unspecified39,501 · 84%
  • Part-time3,340 · 7%
  • Full-time2,217 · 5%
  • Contract1,411 · 3%
  • Intern354 · 1%
  • Temporary284 · 1%

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