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Top 100 Popular Jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

What professions have the highest employment in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. We note that the total employment in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 1,122,990. The most popular job is the software developer profession, which employs 83,860 people (7.47 percent of the total employment in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 40,150 people (3.58 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,122,990
100.00% $76,740
2 Software Developers
83,860
7.47% $193,140
3 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
40,150
3.58% $34,320
4 Registered Nurses
20,150
1.79% $163,070
5 Computer and Information Systems Managers
20,080
1.79% $222,340
6 Fast Food and Counter Workers
18,620
1.66% $37,390
7 Cashiers
18,150
1.62% $37,760
8 General and Operations Managers
17,570
1.56% $154,820
9 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
17,540
1.56% $39,810
10 Retail Salespersons
15,990
1.42% $38,620
11 Computer Occupations, All Other
14,470
1.29% $162,280
12 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
13,660
1.22% $45,570
13 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
13,390
1.19% $42,940
14 Other Business Operations Specialists
13,330
1.19% $109,070
15 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
12,770
1.14% $100,270
16 Accountants and Auditors
12,740
1.13% $103,580
17 Office Clerks, General
12,540
1.12% $49,150
18 Stockers and Order Fillers
11,950
1.06% $41,500
19 All Other Managers
11,380
1.01% $214,640
20 Customer Service Representatives
11,050
0.98% $48,890
21 Waiters and Waitresses
10,730
0.96% $36,140
22 Project Management Specialists
10,630
0.95% $137,710
23 Sales Managers
10,250
0.91% $180,400
24 Computer Hardware Engineers
10,130
0.90% $167,930
25 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
9,670
0.86% $58,040
26 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
9,280
0.83% $107,370
27 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
9,270
0.83% $154,940
28 Security Guards
9,090
0.81% $42,330
29 Computer Systems Analysts
8,780
0.78% $150,920
30 Financial Managers
8,700
0.77% $191,050
31 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
8,690
0.77% $59,980
32 Human Resources Specialists
7,730
0.69% $96,440
33 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
7,580
0.67% $154,720
34 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
7,470
0.67% $59,570
35 Marketing Managers
7,350
0.65% $212,380
36 Management Analysts
7,320
0.65% $122,440
37 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
7,310
0.65% $95,530
38 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
7,240
0.64% $78,530
39 Computer User Support Specialists
7,210
0.64% $77,150
40 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
7,040
0.63% $95,310
41 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
6,910
0.62% $45,710
42 Restaurant Cooks
6,660
0.59% $44,530
43 Architectural and Engineering Managers
6,440
0.57% $218,390
44 Medical Assistants
6,420
0.57% $55,980
45 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
6,310
0.56% $44,390
46 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
6,190
0.55% $52,310
47 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
6,160
0.55% $45,500
48 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
5,940
0.53% $44,630
49 Food Preparation Workers
5,800
0.52% $37,740
50 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
5,710
0.51% $45,310
51 Medical Secretaries
5,490
0.49% $55,960
52 Lawyers
5,420
0.48% $232,320
53 Electrical Engineers
5,360
0.48% $155,480
54 Fast Food Cooks
5,310
0.47% $37,750
55 Nursing Assistants
5,230
0.47% $47,230
56 Carpenters
5,230
0.47% $75,230
57 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
5,220
0.46% $99,670
58 Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)
4,990
0.44% $160,510
59 Engineers, All Other
4,990
0.44% $137,890
60 Data Scientists
4,940
0.44% $172,110
61 Electricians
4,700
0.42% $93,300
62 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
4,630
0.41% $60,440
63 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
4,570
0.41% $45,750
64 Construction Laborers
4,570
0.41% $57,540
65 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
4,530
0.40% $54,860
66 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
4,460
0.40% $42,570
67 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
4,160
0.37% $94,210
68 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
3,970
0.35% $62,570
69 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
3,960
0.35% $140,500
70 Information Security Analysts
3,860
0.34% $158,650
71 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
3,860
0.34% $36,620
72 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
3,840
0.34% $47,040
73 Web and Digital Interface Designers
3,790
0.34% $223,270
74 Packers and Packagers
3,750
0.33% $38,770
75 Mechanical Engineers
3,730
0.33% $131,700
76 Dental Assistants
3,700
0.33% $60,290
77 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,650
0.33% $95,740
78 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians
3,640
0.32% $78,600
79 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
3,620
0.32% $106,150
80 Receptionists and Information Clerks
3,610
0.32% $44,870
81 Computer Network Architects
3,580
0.32% $185,330
82 Industrial Engineers
3,580
0.32% $120,310
83 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
3,550
0.32% $84,880
84 Sales Engineers
3,500
0.31% $154,040
85 Billing and Posting Clerks
3,340
0.30% $53,070
86 Medical and Health Services Managers
3,330
0.30% $162,330
87 Computer Programmers
3,100
0.28% $141,730
88 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
3,100
0.28% $50,960
89 Counter and Rental Clerks
3,080
0.27% $44,900
90 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
3,080
0.27% $75,180
91 Dishwashers
3,040
0.27% $37,970
92 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
3,020
0.27% $77,150
93 Sales and Related Workers, All Other
3,010
0.27% $94,600
94 Machinists
2,900
0.26% $61,310
95 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
2,880
0.26% $132,930
96 Tutors
2,750
0.24% $45,420
97 Financial Analysts
2,730
0.24% $126,330
98 Human Resources Managers
2,680
0.24% $188,110
99 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
2,680
0.24% $97,050
100 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
2,660
0.24% $58,640

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