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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 / Cashier2,983$171k n=9$24.33/hr n=4
Store Supervisor / Manager2,417$123k n=156$47.60/hr n=7
Retail Associate1,577$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=289
Engineering1,522$211k n=431—
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442—$29.83/hr n=10

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers4,126$208k n=988—
Managers, All Other3,784$218k n=729—
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,239——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers1,059$194k n=24—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,815$63k n=88$29.75/hr n=711
Full-time2,716$169k n=1278$29.85/hr n=166
Contract1,468$175k n=515$18.30/hr n=13
Intern439$80k n=43—
Temporary259$95k n=53—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,409$90k n=245$23.60/hr n=43
Technology10,545$211k n=4308$37/hr n=3
Retail9,933$200k n=877$29.75/hr n=918
Manufacturing5,010$125k n=396$18.30/hr n=13
Consumer Goods4,229$110k n=268$29.75/hr n=835

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,983
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,417
  • Retail Associate1,577
  • Engineering1,522
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,442
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,207

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers4,126
  • Managers, All Other3,784
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers2,239
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,710
  • General and Operations Managers1,059
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers924

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,409
  • Technology10,545
  • Retail9,933
  • Manufacturing5,010
  • Consumer Goods4,229
  • Healthcare3,657

Employment mix

  • Unspecified33,535 · 81%
  • Part-time2,815 · 7%
  • Full-time2,716 · 7%
  • Contract1,468 · 4%
  • Intern439 · 1%
  • Temporary259 · 1%

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