Registered Nurse Most In-Demand Job In Sonoma County, Report Shows

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Registered nurses seeking work in Sonoma County are in luck. The occupation had the most job listings during the last three months of 2022.

That's according to the 2022 Fourth Quarter Sonoma County Job Market Tracker report recently released by the Sonoma County Economic Development Board. The report captures data on current job opportunities and desired skills from job postings in Sonoma County. The report also breaks down the most in-demand jobs and median salaries of job postings.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, Sonoma County saw 15,769 unique job postings, 1,018 less than the previous quarter. The largest volume of job listings came from the health care and social assistance industry at 2,343 unique posts, followed by the administrative and support and waste management industry with 1,921 unique postings. Other top industries included retail trade, manufacturing, and accommodation and food services.

The top-posted occupation for the fourth quarter was registered nurses with 1,295 unique postings, 97 percent full-time positions, and an advertised average median salary of $135,600. This was followed by retail salespersons with 661 unique job postings, 71 percent full-time positions, and an advertised average median salary of $34,700. The third most posted occupation was for home health and personal care aides with 500 unique postings, 22 percent full-time positions, and an advertised median salary of $29,900.

Sonoma County’s unemployment rate at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022 remained at 2.5 percent, the same as the previous quarter. This is about one percentage point and a half below the State of California’s unemployment rate at 4.1 percent and one percentage point below the national unemployment rate at 3.5 percent.

The Job Market Tracker report can be viewed at sonomaedb.org/data-center/workforce. Additional economic reports, including 2022 Industry Insider and Local Economic Forecast reports are available at sonomaedb.org/data-center.