--- title: "Jobs in California | Metaintro" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/jobs/states/california" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" --- California market hub # Jobs in California by city and role Metaintro tracks 1,701 publishable role markets across 25 California cities. Each market has at least 5 live openings from 3 or more employers and shows demand, employer mix, and salary coverage. Data updated Oct 27, 2026 [Search jobs in California](/jobs/search?q=Jobs+in+California)[Browse all markets](/jobs) ## Role and market snapshot A quick read on demand before you open the live market briefs **Markets** : 1,701 : Publishable role and city combinations currently above Metaintro's data gate. **Market job counts** : 52,722 : Sum of live-opening counts across the markets listed on this hub; overlapping markets can include the same opening. **Market company counts** : 10,197 : Sum of employer counts across the markets listed on this hub; overlapping markets can include the same employer. **Salary coverage** : 36 : Markets with enough posted compensation to show a median. ## Largest role markets in California Open a market brief to inspect live demand, employer mix, compensation coverage, and representative openings in California. - [Nurse in Los Angeles, CA4,194 jobs407 companiesMedian listed comp $113,342](/jobs/nurse/locations/los-angeles-ca) - [Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA3,947 jobs908 companiesMedian listed comp $165,600](/jobs/software-engineer/locations/san-francisco-ca) - [Software Engineer in San Jose, CA3,046 jobs480 companiesMedian listed comp $155,000](/jobs/software-engineer/locations/san-jose-ca) - [Nurse in Long Beach, CA2,221 jobs249 companiesMedian listed comp $115,606](/jobs/nurse/locations/long-beach-ca) - [Nurse in Anaheim, CA2,091 jobs249 companiesMedian listed comp $114,400](/jobs/nurse/locations/anaheim-ca) - [Nurse in San Francisco, CA2,019 jobs215 companiesMedian listed comp $129,000](/jobs/nurse/locations/san-francisco-ca) - [Software Engineer in Oakland, CA1,740 jobs276 companiesMedian listed comp $161,700](/jobs/software-engineer/locations/oakland-ca) - [Retail Sales Associate in Los Angeles, CA1,682 jobs254 companiesMedian listed comp $38,313](/jobs/retail-sales-associate/locations/los-angeles-ca) - [Nurse in San Diego, CA1,629 jobs232 companiesMedian listed comp $111,639](/jobs/nurse/locations/san-diego-ca) - [Nurse in Riverside, CA1,601 jobs203 companiesMedian listed comp $110,681](/jobs/nurse/locations/riverside-ca) - [Nurse in Sacramento, CA1,512 jobs169 companiesMedian listed comp $127,909](/jobs/nurse/locations/sacramento-ca) - [Sales Manager in San Francisco, CA1,461 jobs768 companiesMedian listed comp $125,000](/jobs/sales-manager/locations/san-francisco-ca) - [Nurse in Irvine, CA1,421 jobs204 companiesMedian listed comp $114,946](/jobs/nurse/locations/irvine-ca) - [Nurse in Santa Ana, CA1,376 jobs200 companiesMedian listed comp $114,358](/jobs/nurse/locations/santa-ana-ca) - [Product Manager in San Francisco, CA1,278 jobs523 companiesMedian listed comp $170,000](/jobs/product-manager/locations/san-francisco-ca) - [Nurse in Oxnard, CA1,275 jobs120 companiesMedian listed comp $120,016](/jobs/nurse/locations/oxnard-ca) - [Nurse in Oakland, CA1,207 jobs168 companiesMedian listed comp $123,510](/jobs/nurse/locations/oakland-ca) - [Nurse in Stockton, CA1,175 jobs107 companiesMedian listed comp $125,190](/jobs/nurse/locations/stockton-ca) - [Program Manager in San Jose, CA1,168 jobs290 companiesMedian listed comp $146,300](/jobs/program-manager/locations/san-jose-ca) - [Teacher in San Francisco, CA1,134 jobs210 companiesMedian listed comp $65,915](/jobs/teacher/locations/san-francisco-ca) - [Sales Manager in Los Angeles, CA1,100 jobs618 companiesMedian listed comp $81,250](/jobs/sales-manager/locations/los-angeles-ca) - [Program Manager in San Francisco, CA1,096 jobs326 companiesMedian listed comp $150,000](/jobs/program-manager/locations/san-francisco-ca) - [Nurse in San Jose, CA1,052 jobs195 companiesMedian listed comp $123,932](/jobs/nurse/locations/san-jose-ca) - [Teacher in Los Angeles, CA1,043 jobs299 companiesMedian listed comp $56,160](/jobs/teacher/locations/los-angeles-ca) - [Software Engineer in Los Angeles, CA1,009 jobs278 companiesMedian listed comp $143,050](/jobs/software-engineer/locations/los-angeles-ca) - [Product Manager in San Jose, CA986 jobs255 companiesMedian listed comp $163,000](/jobs/product-manager/locations/san-jose-ca) - [Cook in Los Angeles, CA984 jobs250 companiesMedian listed comp $43,202](/jobs/cook/locations/los-angeles-ca) - [Machine Learning Engineer in San Francisco, CA982 jobs340 companiesMedian listed comp $175,000](/jobs/machine-learning-engineer/locations/san-francisco-ca) - [Retail Sales Associate in Anaheim, CA968 jobs185 companiesMedian listed comp $36,192](/jobs/retail-sales-associate/locations/anaheim-ca) - [Retail Sales Associate in San Diego, CA961 jobs187 companiesMedian listed comp $36,920](/jobs/retail-sales-associate/locations/san-diego-ca) - [Teacher in San Jose, CA956 jobs218 companiesMedian listed comp $64,056](/jobs/teacher/locations/san-jose-ca) - [Retail Sales Associate in Santa Ana, CA941 jobs185 companiesMedian listed comp $36,504](/jobs/retail-sales-associate/locations/santa-ana-ca) - [Retail Sales Associate in Riverside, CA895 jobs156 companiesMedian listed comp $35,360](/jobs/retail-sales-associate/locations/riverside-ca) - [Retail Sales Associate in Irvine, CA889 jobs178 companiesMedian listed comp $36,067](/jobs/retail-sales-associate/locations/irvine-ca) - [Nurse in Fresno, CA862 jobs120 companiesMedian listed comp $124,800](/jobs/nurse/locations/fresno-ca) - [Retail Sales Associate in San Jose, CA821 jobs175 companiesMedian listed comp $38,376](/jobs/retail-sales-associate/locations/san-jose-ca) ## City markets in California Every California city with a publishable market page, by number of role markets. Each city covers its surrounding commuting area. - [San Francisco · 91 role markets](/jobs/locations/san-francisco-ca) - [Oakland · 90 role markets](/jobs/locations/oakland-ca) - [San Jose · 90 role markets](/jobs/locations/san-jose-ca) - [Anaheim · 89 role markets](/jobs/locations/anaheim-ca) - [Los Angeles · 89 role markets](/jobs/locations/los-angeles-ca) - [Long Beach · 88 role markets](/jobs/locations/long-beach-ca) - [Riverside · 88 role markets](/jobs/locations/riverside-ca) - [San Diego · 88 role markets](/jobs/locations/san-diego-ca) - [Santa Ana · 87 role markets](/jobs/locations/santa-ana-ca) - [Irvine · 86 role markets](/jobs/locations/irvine-ca) - [Sacramento · 83 role markets](/jobs/locations/sacramento-ca) - [Oxnard · 71 role markets](/jobs/locations/oxnard-ca) - [Stockton · 67 role markets](/jobs/locations/stockton-ca) - [Victorville · 67 role markets](/jobs/locations/victorville-ca) - [Santa Rosa · 65 role markets](/jobs/locations/santa-rosa-ca) - [Fresno · 61 role markets](/jobs/locations/fresno-ca) - [Chula Vista · 60 role markets](/jobs/locations/chula-vista-ca) - [Salinas · 60 role markets](/jobs/locations/salinas-ca) - [Santa Maria · 49 role markets](/jobs/locations/santa-maria-ca) - [Bakersfield · 47 role markets](/jobs/locations/bakersfield-ca) - [Lancaster · 47 role markets](/jobs/locations/lancaster-ca) - [Merced · 40 role markets](/jobs/locations/merced-ca) - [Indio · 39 role markets](/jobs/locations/indio-ca) - [Chico · 31 role markets](/jobs/locations/chico-ca) - [Redding · 28 role markets](/jobs/locations/redding-ca) Built for career movement ## Intelligence built for careers. 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