Los Angeles Basin Region
The Los Angeles Basin region is comprised of Los Angeles County.
Top Job Openings 2022-2032
High-Skill Occupations
- Registered Nurses:
- 67,770 projected job openings, $137,548 median annual wage, 6,172 job ads.
- General and Operations Managers:
- 57,900 projected job openings, $129,108 median annual wage, 1,462 job ads.
- Accountants and Auditors:
- 42,160 projected job openings, $95,349 median annual wage, 718 job ads.
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists:
- 35,420 projected job openings, $81,066 median annual wage, 1,059 job ads.
- Software Developers:
- 35,370 projected job openings, $161,781 median annual wage, 1,186 job ads.
Middle-Skill Occupations
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
- 60,600 projected job openings, $61,101 median annual wage, 1,201 job ads.
- Nursing Assistants:
- 52,590 projected job openings, $47,456 median annual wage, 517 job ads.
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
- 51,340 projected job openings, $57,890 median annual wage, 678 job ads.
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:
- 46,210 projected job openings, $46,690 median annual wage, 812 job ads.
- Medical Assistants:
- 40,400 projected job openings, $47,387 median annual wage, 812 job ads.
Entry-Level Occupations
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides:
- 552,440 projected job openings, $35,585 median annual wage, 1,738 job ads.
- Fast Food and Counter Workers:
- 270,140 projected job openings, $37,524 median annual wage, 1,265 job ads.
- Cashiers:
- 170,280 projected job openings, $36,932 median annual wage, 989 job ads.
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:
- 137,960 projected job openings, $40,813 median annual wage, 1,028 job ads.
- Retail Salespersons:
- 128,800 projected job openings, $37,429 median annual wage, 3,312 job ads.
The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program has combined some detailed job categories from 2018 into broader categories or special groupings to improve data quality.
The total number of expected job openings from 2022 to 2032 includes workers leaving their jobs, people changing jobs, and new jobs being created. The top 5 jobs were chosen based on these total job openings.
Median wages are the middle point of what workers earn in the first quarter of 2024. Half of the workers earn less than the median wage, and half earn more. These wages do not include self-employed people or unpaid family workers. The median yearly wage has been rounded up to $34,320 to match state minimum wage laws as of January 1, 2025.
Information about online job ads comes from the Lightcast data series, which collects, studies, and organizes ads from many online job boards.