What are the most in demand jobs in Bakersfield, CA?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Bakersfield, CA actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Bakersfield have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Bakersfield, CA are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Bakersfield? Turns out the most in demand job in Bakersfield is registered nurse with 1,961 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Bakersfield

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Bakersfield.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Bakersfield, CA

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	1,961	$96,905
2	Sales Associate	628	$38,226
3	Shift Supervisor	470	$45,970
4	Customer Service Representative	369	$32,377
5	General Manager	363	$109,807
6	Licensed Practical Nurse	344	$47,616
7	Barista	324	$26,530
8	Store Manager	290	$49,755
9	Shift Manager	287	$35,115
10	Assistant Store Manager	279	$37,883
11	Assistant Manager	266	$51,169
12	Delivery Driver	252	$40,910
13	Physical Therapist	240	$97,261
14	Restaurant Manager	215	$50,469
15	Marketing Assistant	214	$39,555
16	Server	210	$32,106
17	Cashier	205	$27,474
18	Support Team Member	193	$32,382
19	Store Associate	174	$30,065
20	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	158	$92,251
21	Telemetry Registered Nurse	155	$102,958
22	Pharmacist Technician	153	$44,117
23	Department Assistant	152	$47,318
24	Registered Nurse In The ICU	152	$100,648
25	Cook	151	$30,775
26	Driver	151	$38,001
27	Adjunct Instructor	150	$86,648
28	Area Supervisor	147	$39,590
29	Truck Driver	141	$51,332
30	Custodian	138	$37,086
31	Maintenance Technician	138	$43,705
32	Assistant General Manager	135	$60,013
33	Surgical Technician	131	$64,212
34	Associate	129	$65,213
35	Crew Member	129	$28,329
36	Store Protection Specialist	125	$34,760
37	Housekeeper	124	$32,516
38	Maintenance Person	123	$39,810
39	Account Executive	121	$60,913
40	Sales Consultant	119	$81,971
41	Manufacturing Team Member	116	$33,051
42	Administrative Support	115	$39,097
43	Technician	114	$40,769
44	Leadership Development Program	113	$79,656
45	Administrative Assistant	110	$42,463
46	Sales Representative	110	$51,849
47	Service Technician	109	$44,794
48	Language Instructor	107	$117,447
49	Speech Language Pathologist	107	$73,811
50	Language Teacher	106	$76,583
51	Certified Nursing Assistant	100	$31,403
52	Expert	98	$109,169
53	Service Representative	97	$36,774
54	Summer Camp Counselor	97	$31,774
55	Art Instructor	93	$57,769
56	Occupational Therapist	92	$96,584
57	Teacher	92	$53,990
58	Baker	90	$31,150
59	CT Technologist	90	$98,877
60	Clinical Laboratory Scientist	90	$69,245
61	Adjunct Physical Education Instructor	89	$104,026
62	Culinary Art Teacher	88	$34,609
63	Counselor	86	$47,052
64	Adjunct Biology Instructor	83	$127,966
65	Technical Instructor	83	$77,120
66	CDL Driver	82	$51,148
67	Account Manager	77	$66,278
68	Physician	74	$190,671
69	Security Officer	74	$33,024
70	Community Educator	71	$45,452
71	Bartender	70	$29,006
72	Restaurant Associate	70	$39,912
73	Adjunct Instructor-Information Technology	69	$106,358
74	Associate Retailer	69	$30,171
75	Customer Service Associate	68	$35,196
76	Advocate	67	$46,170
77	Shift Leader	67	$35,444
78	Specialist	66	$61,639
79	Certified Public Accountant	64	$70,951
80	Child Development Associate Teacher	63	$31,740
81	Merchandiser	61	$34,725
82	Case Manager	60	$52,164
83	Psychiatrist	60	$270,312
84	Adjunct Business Instructor	59	$83,485
85	Retail Sales Consultant	59	$39,393
86	Student Internship	59	$39,124
87	Customer Service Advisor	58	$34,229
88	Finance Advisor	57	$75,276
89	Assets Protection Specialist	56	$50,932
90	Event Specialist	56	$45,746
91	Traveling Nurse	55	$78,041
92	Adjunct Political Science Instructor	54	$106,489
93	Adjunct History Instructor	53	$108,356
94	Adjunct Psychology Instructor	53	$102,266
95	Curriculum Developer	53	$64,725
96	Prep Cook	53	$30,130
97	Clerk	51	$31,286
98	Hair Stylist	51	$32,094
99	Home Health Aid	51	$27,717
100	Adjunct English Instructor	50	$83,262