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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
Engineering307$215k n=200—
Director150$335k n=115—
Product Manager90$240k n=66—
ML / AI Engineering88$268k n=62—
Backend80$258k n=39—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers439$258k n=242—
Managers, All Other221$276k n=134—
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-time350$169k n=329$29.85/hr n=3
Contract127$245k n=101—
Part-time110$18k n=6$29.85/hr n=15
Intern71$142k n=16—
Temporary17$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,830$244k n=1308—
Retail405$123k n=5$29.85/hr n=18
Manufacturing299$168k n=12—
Financial Services222$75k n=7—
Food Service / Restaurants222$85k n=8—

Top categories

  • Engineering307
  • Director150
  • Product Manager90
  • ML / AI Engineering88
  • 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

  • Technology1,830
  • Retail405
  • Manufacturing299
  • Financial Services222
  • Food Service / Restaurants222
  • Consumer Goods141

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,961 · 74%
  • Full-time350 · 13%
  • Contract127 · 5%
  • Part-time110 · 4%
  • Intern71 · 3%
  • Temporary17 · 1%

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