What are the most in demand jobs in Salinas, 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 Salinas, CA actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Salinas have a particular interest in sales associates.

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

What's the most in demand job on the market in Salinas? Turns out the most in demand job in Salinas is sales associate with 357 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Salinas

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

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 Salinas, CA

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Sales Associate	357	$39,249
2	Shift Supervisor	217	$48,025
3	Registered Nurse	193	$99,848
4	Security Officer	189	$34,348
5	Assistant Manager	150	$54,382
6	Server	150	$33,110
7	Barista	138	$28,105
8	Maintenance Technician	134	$45,218
9	Physical Therapist	133	$100,372
10	Occupational Therapist	119	$97,845
11	Store Manager	117	$51,668
12	Delivery Driver	112	$41,861
13	Customer Service Representative	111	$32,844
14	Cashier	109	$28,869
15	Speech Language Pathologist	108	$75,487
16	Assistant Store Manager	107	$38,687
17	Teacher	101	$56,058
18	Substitute Teacher	95	$35,908
19	Security Guard	90	$34,763
20	Licensed Practical Nurse	87	$48,715
21	Retail Merchandiser	86	$33,436
22	Instructional Paraprofessional	84	$35,827
23	General Manager	81	$113,425
24	Driver	79	$39,565
25	Housekeeper	79	$33,771
26	Supervisor	76	$45,699
27	Pharmacist Technician	69	$45,030
28	Store Associate	69	$31,134
29	Home Health Aid	67	$28,506
30	Shift Leader	65	$37,197
31	Associate	62	$69,531
32	Cook	62	$32,425
33	Bartender	60	$30,367
34	Installer	59	$36,577
35	Para Educator	59	$35,078
36	Shift Manager	58	$36,654
37	Support Team Member	58	$34,106
38	Merchandiser	57	$35,532
39	Store Protection Specialist	57	$36,820
40	Area Supervisor	56	$42,221
41	Restaurant Manager	55	$51,171
42	Rider	50	$86,201
43	Special Education Teacher	50	$61,215
44	Crew Member	47	$29,074
45	Forklift Operator	46	$32,044
46	Parts Delivery Driver	46	$31,850
47	Customer Service Associate	45	$37,089
48	Department Manager	44	$67,202
49	Life Insurance Agent	44	$71,092
50	Reset Merchandiser	44	$33,473
51	Line Cook	43	$33,909
52	Prep Cook	42	$32,430
53	Sales Leader	42	$96,111
54	Bus Driver	41	$39,820
55	Hair Stylist	40	$32,158
56	Restaurant Associate	40	$42,568
57	Certified Public Accountant	39	$74,733
58	Account Executive	38	$62,997
59	Customer Service Trainer	38	$34,520
60	Maintenance Person	38	$42,167
61	Production Manager	38	$84,725
62	Route Driver	38	$48,327
63	Health Insurance Agent	36	$60,487
64	Licensed Optician	36	$35,201
65	Activity Assistant	35	$35,025
66	Administrative Assistant	35	$44,645
67	Associate Retailer	35	$31,548
68	Reading Tutor	34	$39,129
69	Sales Consultant	33	$86,159
70	Host/Hostess	32	$26,376
71	Physical Therapist Assistant	32	$61,808
72	CDL Class A Driver	31	$54,604
73	In-Stock Associate	31	$27,545
74	Inventory Associate	30	$32,331
75	Sales Representative	30	$52,267
76	Service Technician	30	$46,956
77	Merchandising Specialist	29	$56,915
78	Teller	29	$32,324
79	Truck Driver	29	$51,671
80	Department Supervisor	28	$61,517
81	Fine Jewelry Associate	28	$30,872
82	Instructional Aide	28	$33,514
83	Account Manager	27	$71,373
84	Banking Associate	27	$36,753
85	Certified Nursing Assistant	27	$32,547
86	Customer Service And Driver	27	$45,384
87	ESL Teacher	27	$71,217
88	Key Holder	27	$30,741
89	Mechanical Technician	27	$54,635
90	Nurse	27	$87,462
91	Assistant General Manager	26	$61,282
92	Case Manager	26	$55,564
93	Direct Sales Representative	26	$45,612
94	Monitor	26	$31,612
95	Restaurant General Manager	26	$65,756
96	Assistant Manager Of Operations	25	$77,577
97	Field Service Technician	25	$75,921
98	Head Start Teacher	25	$37,642
99	Lot Associate	25	$39,913
100	Mechanic	25	$54,418