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Jobs open too long in San Jose, CA

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

San Jose, CA job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in San Jose, CA.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering319$215k n=210—
Director155$335k n=118—
Product Manager98$240k n=71—
ML / AI Engineering90$265k n=64—
Backend73$215k n=41—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers426$258k n=239—
Managers, All Other215$284k n=129—
Project Management Specialists95$235k n=65—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers29——
Computer and Information Research Scientists17$252k n=14—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time358$169k n=342$29.85/hr n=3
Contract126$245k n=103—
Part-time99—$29.85/hr n=15
Intern71$142k n=17—
Temporary16$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,856$244k n=1331—
Retail405$123k n=4$29.85/hr n=19
Manufacturing305$164k n=10—
Food Service / Restaurants224$85k n=8—
Financial Services208$132k n=11—

Top categories

  • Engineering319
  • Director155
  • Product Manager98
  • ML / AI Engineering90
  • Backend73
  • Data Science68

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers426
  • Managers, All Other215
  • Project Management Specialists95
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers29
  • Computer and Information Research Scientists17
  • Data Scientists17

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology1,856
  • Retail405
  • Manufacturing305
  • Food Service / Restaurants224
  • Financial Services208
  • Consumer Goods136

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,988 · 75%
  • Full-time358 · 13%
  • Contract126 · 5%
  • Part-time99 · 4%
  • Intern71 · 3%
  • Temporary16 · 1%

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