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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
Engineering302$215k n=198—
Director150$335k n=117—
ML / AI Engineering89$265k n=64—
Product Manager87$240k n=68—
Backend83$211k n=46—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers439$258k n=243—
Managers, All Other219$276k n=134—
Project Management Specialists98$230k n=67—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers30——
Computer and Information Research Scientists17$252k n=14—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time344$169k n=329$29.85/hr n=3
Contract126$245k n=102—
Part-time103$138k n=3$29.85/hr n=16
Intern71$142k n=16—
Temporary16$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,817$240k n=1346—
Retail405$123k n=5$29.85/hr n=21
Manufacturing300$174k n=26—
Financial Services221$169k n=35—
Food Service / Restaurants221$85k n=8$23.65/hr n=3

Top categories

  • Engineering302
  • Director150
  • ML / AI Engineering89
  • Product Manager87
  • Backend83
  • Data Science65

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers439
  • Managers, All Other219
  • Project Management Specialists98
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers30
  • Computer and Information Research Scientists17
  • Data Scientists17

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology1,817
  • Retail405
  • Manufacturing300
  • Financial Services221
  • Food Service / Restaurants221
  • Consumer Goods140

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,956 · 75%
  • Full-time344 · 13%
  • Contract126 · 5%
  • Part-time103 · 4%
  • Intern71 · 3%
  • Temporary16 · 1%

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