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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
Engineering303$215k n=199—
Director150$335k n=115—
ML / AI Engineering89$265k n=63—
Product Manager87$240k n=63—
Backend83$215k n=41—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers439$258k n=242—
Managers, All Other221$276k n=134—
Project Management Specialists98$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=330$29.85/hr n=3
Contract126$245k n=100—
Part-time110$18k n=6$29.85/hr n=16
Intern71$142k n=16—
Temporary17$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,821$244k n=1307—
Retail408$181k n=6$29.85/hr n=19
Manufacturing300$168k n=12—
Food Service / Restaurants223$85k n=8—
Financial Services222$75k n=7—

Top categories

  • Engineering303
  • Director150
  • ML / AI Engineering89
  • Product Manager87
  • Backend83
  • Data Science65

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers439
  • Managers, All Other221
  • Project Management Specialists98
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers31
  • Computer and Information Research Scientists17
  • Data Scientists17

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Top sectors

  • Technology1,821
  • Retail408
  • Manufacturing300
  • Food Service / Restaurants223
  • Financial Services222
  • Consumer Goods141

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,956 · 74%
  • Full-time350 · 13%
  • Contract126 · 5%
  • Part-time110 · 4%
  • Intern71 · 3%
  • Temporary17 · 1%

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