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Top 100 Popular Jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

What professions have the highest employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. We note that the total employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 2,392,790. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 96,730 people (4.04 percent of the total employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA). The second most common job is the software developer profession which employs 67,010 people (2.80 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
2,392,790
100.00% $65,520
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
96,730
4.04% $33,600
3 Software Developers
67,010
2.80% $165,950
4 Cashiers
46,510
1.94% $37,500
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers
43,310
1.81% $37,460
6 Registered Nurses
41,970
1.75% $173,510
7 General and Operations Managers
41,340
1.73% $138,250
8 Retail Salespersons
36,880
1.54% $38,170
9 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
34,060
1.42% $44,380
10 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
30,680
1.28% $40,120
11 Other Business Operations Specialists
30,540
1.28% $81,970
12 Office Clerks, General
29,660
1.24% $47,700
13 Waiters and Waitresses
28,860
1.21% $35,460
14 Stockers and Order Fillers
27,600
1.15% $41,080
15 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
26,700
1.12% $85,410
16 Accountants and Auditors
26,220
1.10% $100,450
17 Customer Service Representatives
25,770
1.08% $49,130
18 Computer and Information Systems Managers
25,700
1.07% $212,600
19 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
24,270
1.01% $57,440
20 All Other Managers
23,480
0.98% $192,670
21 Security Guards
23,230
0.97% $40,350
22 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
22,340
0.93% $61,170
23 Management Analysts
21,660
0.91% $107,280
24 Restaurant Cooks
21,050
0.88% $42,460
25 Financial Managers
20,290
0.85% $193,670
26 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
20,180
0.84% $76,930
27 Project Management Specialists
20,170
0.84% $127,390
28 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
19,660
0.82% $97,080
29 Sales Managers
18,240
0.76% $165,630
30 Computer Occupations, All Other
17,360
0.73% $137,210
31 Lawyers
17,110
0.72% $213,560
32 Human Resources Specialists
16,970
0.71% $94,710
33 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
16,780
0.70% $100,550
34 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
16,620
0.69% $50,380
35 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
16,530
0.69% $46,080
36 Carpenters
16,200
0.68% $75,520
37 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
16,080
0.67% $57,200
38 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
15,620
0.65% $47,170
39 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
15,570
0.65% $60,820
40 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
14,870
0.62% $46,920
41 Medical Assistants
14,500
0.61% $58,630
42 Marketing Managers
13,830
0.58% $197,230
43 Food Preparation Workers
13,820
0.58% $38,000
44 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
13,720
0.57% $76,490
45 Computer Systems Analysts
12,690
0.53% $137,340
46 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
12,630
0.53% $95,860
47 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
12,570
0.53% $96,390
48 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
12,520
0.52% $45,120
49 Medical Secretaries
12,360
0.52% $50,440
50 Construction Laborers
12,290
0.51% $59,840
51 Fast Food Cooks
12,230
0.51% $37,440
52 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
12,030
0.50% $50,540
53 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
11,530
0.48% $79,450
54 Computer User Support Specialists
11,200
0.47% $77,840
55 Nursing Assistants
10,980
0.46% $45,920
56 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10,970
0.46% $43,040
57 Electricians
9,990
0.42% $84,150
58 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
9,970
0.42% $45,050
59 Receptionists and Information Clerks
9,780
0.41% $44,140
60 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
9,590
0.40% $45,650
61 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
9,190
0.38% $125,580
62 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
9,100
0.38% $100,770
63 Data Scientists
8,890
0.37% $137,680
64 Financial Analysts
8,750
0.37% $122,540
65 Tutors
8,730
0.36% $39,030
66 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
8,730
0.36% $77,600
67 Medical and Health Services Managers
8,630
0.36% $168,120
68 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
8,550
0.36% $130,740
69 Bartenders
8,450
0.35% $35,790
70 Dishwashers
8,440
0.35% $37,920
71 Civil Engineers
8,410
0.35% $115,840
72 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
8,070
0.34% $63,600
73 Property, Real Estate Managers
8,050
0.34% $58,860
74 Counter and Rental Clerks
8,050
0.34% $43,540
75 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
8,010
0.33% $63,560
76 Packers and Packagers
7,830
0.33% $38,180
77 Social and Human Service Assistants
7,570
0.32% $49,670
78 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
7,420
0.31% $35,960
79 Driver/Sales Workers
7,230
0.30% $45,960
80 Compliance Officers
6,980
0.29% $92,830
81 Personal Financial Advisors
6,900
0.29% $132,900
82 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
6,900
0.29% $39,680
83 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
6,830
0.29% $53,480
84 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
6,780
0.28% $82,170
85 Billing and Posting Clerks
6,660
0.28% $56,120
86 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
6,580
0.27% $63,070
87 Web and Digital Interface Designers
6,450
0.27% $107,740
88 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
6,360
0.27% $50,050
89 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
6,340
0.26% $54,360
90 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
6,330
0.26% $79,790
91 Chief Executives
6,290
0.26% n/a
92 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
6,290
0.26% $48,190
93 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
6,280
0.26% $125,600
94 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
6,230
0.26% $44,310
95 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
6,220
0.26% $92,640
96 Architectural and Engineering Managers
6,150
0.26% $208,160
97 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
6,050
0.25% $63,360
98 Other Biological Scientists
6,000
0.25% $126,000
99 Construction Managers
5,980
0.25% $129,740
100 Human Resources Managers
5,920
0.25% $177,600

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