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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 / Cashier2,991$171k n=11$24.33/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,426$123k n=157$47.60/hr n=7
Engineering1,632$211k n=437—
Retail Associate1,600$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=289
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442—$29.83/hr n=10

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,890$199k n=838—
Managers, All Other3,340$220k n=596—
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,137——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers1,053$203k n=21—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,922$54k n=103$29.75/hr n=710
Full-time2,680$165k n=1191$29.85/hr n=166
Contract1,498$178k n=559$18.30/hr n=13
Intern535$90k n=55—
Temporary264$92k n=50—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,426$90k n=258$23.60/hr n=43
Technology11,194$211k n=4357—
Retail10,121$200k n=914$29.75/hr n=915
Manufacturing5,400$126k n=413$18.30/hr n=13
Consumer Goods4,295$110k n=280$29.75/hr n=838

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,991
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,426
  • Engineering1,632
  • Retail Associate1,600
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,208

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,890
  • Managers, All Other3,340
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers2,137
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710
  • General and Operations Managers1,053
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers923

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,426
  • Technology11,194
  • Retail10,121
  • Manufacturing5,400
  • Consumer Goods4,295
  • Healthcare3,836

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,566 · 81%
  • Part-time2,922 · 7%
  • Full-time2,680 · 6%
  • Contract1,498 · 4%
  • Intern535 · 1%
  • Temporary264 · 1%

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