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Jobs open too long in Houston, TX

Postings in Houston, TX posted 45+ days ago and still open — often a signal of stalled hiring, reposts, or jobs that were never genuinely open.

Houston, TX job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Houston, TX.

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other29$90k n=5—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers23——
Cooks, Restaurant13——
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers10——
Software Developers9——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail280——
Food Service / Restaurants128——
Energy53——
Professional Services29$145k n=3—
Real Estate22——

Top categories

  • Store Supervisor / Manager84
  • Crew / Cashier30
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead20
  • Food Service19
  • Director7
  • Therapist (PT / OT / Speech)6

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other29
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers23
  • Cooks, Restaurant13
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers10
  • Software Developers9
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers8

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Retail280
  • Food Service / Restaurants128
  • Energy53
  • Professional Services29
  • Real Estate22
  • Transportation & Logistics21

Employment mix

  • Unspecified499 · 95%
  • Part-time15 · 3%
  • Full-time8 · 2%
  • Contract3 · 1%
  • Intern2 · 0%

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