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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 / Cashier2,981$171k n=9$24.33/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,417$123k n=156$47.60/hr n=7
Retail Associate1,571$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=289
Engineering1,522$211k n=433—
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,444—$29.83/hr n=10

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers4,130$207k n=990—
Managers, All Other3,794$217k n=733—
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,239——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,711$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers1,059$194k n=24—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,814$63k n=88$29.75/hr n=711
Full-time2,719$169k n=1283$29.85/hr n=166
Contract1,455$178k n=496$18.30/hr n=13
Intern437$80k n=43—
Temporary250$113k n=44—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,409$90k n=245$23.60/hr n=43
Technology10,538$211k n=4305$37/hr n=3
Retail9,933$200k n=877$29.75/hr n=918
Manufacturing5,002$125k n=396$18.30/hr n=13
Consumer Goods4,229$110k n=268$29.75/hr n=835

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,981
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,417
  • Retail Associate1,571
  • Engineering1,522
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,444
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,205

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers4,130
  • Managers, All Other3,794
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers2,239
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,711
  • General and Operations Managers1,059
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers924

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,409
  • Technology10,538
  • Retail9,933
  • Manufacturing5,002
  • Consumer Goods4,229
  • Healthcare3,657

Employment mix

  • Unspecified33,508 · 81%
  • Part-time2,814 · 7%
  • Full-time2,719 · 7%
  • Contract1,455 · 4%
  • Intern437 · 1%
  • Temporary250 · 1%

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