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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
Engineering308$215k n=200—
Director154$335k n=116—
ML / AI Engineering89$265k n=63—
Product Manager88$240k n=64—
Backend80$236k n=40—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers439$258k n=241—
Managers, All Other221$279k n=131—
Project Management Specialists97$230k n=67—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers31——
Computer and Information Research Scientists17$252k n=14—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time354$169k n=334$29.85/hr n=3
Contract128$245k n=101—
Part-time106—$29.85/hr n=15
Intern72$142k n=16—
Temporary16$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,836$244k n=1307—
Retail410$123k n=5$29.85/hr n=18
Manufacturing300$166k n=8—
Food Service / Restaurants222$85k n=8—
Financial Services215$75k n=8—

Top categories

  • Engineering308
  • Director154
  • ML / AI Engineering89
  • Product Manager88
  • Backend80
  • Data Science68

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers439
  • Managers, All Other221
  • Project Management Specialists97
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers31
  • Computer and Information Research Scientists17
  • Data Scientists17

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology1,836
  • Retail410
  • Manufacturing300
  • Food Service / Restaurants222
  • Financial Services215
  • Consumer Goods137

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,967 · 74%
  • Full-time354 · 13%
  • Contract128 · 5%
  • Part-time106 · 4%
  • Intern72 · 3%
  • Temporary16 · 1%

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