San Francisco, California Employment

San Francisco Employment

Employment and Industries in the San Francisco, California Area

The San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City metropolitan area has a rich and vibrant economy. Tourism makes up a major part of the San Francisco economy. San Francisco ranks as one of the world's top fifty tourist destinations. San Francisco also has a large conference and convention industry.

Tourism is not the only part of the San Francisco economy, however. San Francisco is the main banking and finance center for the west coast of the United States. San Francisco also has strong ties to the high technology industry in the Silicon Valley to the south.

Major industries in the San Francisco metropolitan area include:

Biotechnology
Environmental technology
Information technology
Professional services
Tourism

The San Francisco metropolitan area is home to over fifteen Fortune 1000 Company headquarters, the largest of which is McKesson. The most famous companies located in the San Francisco are are probably the Gap, Levi Strauss, Oracle, Wells Fargo, and Williams Sonoma.

Helping to drive the San Francisco area economy is a very well educated work force. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, San Francisco has the second most educated workforce in the U.S. among large cities. 51% of the San Francisco population has a college degree or higher. Similarly, in 2005, Central Connecticut State University ranked San Francisco as the fifth most literate city in the United States. Expansion Management magazine ranked the San Francisco area third on its list of "Best Knowledge Worker Metro".

San Francisco also gets the tenth largest amount of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of all U.S. cities.

Business honors and awards received by the San Francisco metropolitan area include:

The San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area was ranked 28th among the top fifty large U.S. cities/metropolitan areas on Entrepreneur magazine's 2005 list of "Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs".
Expansion Management magazine ranked the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont area as a "Five Star Business Opportunity Metro".
The San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City area ranked 60th among large U.S. Cities in Inc. magazine's 2006 list of "Best Cities for Doing Business".
According to SustainLane, San Francisco ranks second among 50 major cities for sustainable services and economics.

For business travelers, the San Francisco area is served by the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). According to Airports Council International, SFO is the 14th busiest airport in the U.S., and the 23rd largest in the world. According the the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, SFO was the sixth largest U.S. gateway for nonstop international air travel in 2000.

The Port of San Francisco is reputedly one of the three great natural harbors in the world. It has a major impact on the San Francisco economy and is a major tourist attraction as well.

Fortune 1000 companies with headquarters in the San Francisco metropolitan area include:

Charles Schwab
CNF
Del Monte Foods
Electronic Arts
Franklin Resources
Gap
Gilead Sciences
Levi Strauss
McKesson
Oracle
PG&E Corp.
Robert Half Intl.
Siebel Systems
URS
Wells Fargo
Williams-Sonoma

Other companies with headquarters or with a large employment presence in the San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City metropolitan area include:

AAA Travel
Adteractive Inc.
AKQA
All Star Consulting Inc.
Anshen + Allen
Bechtel Corp.
Broadlane
Burr, Pilger & Mayer LLP
Business Wire
Cannon Constructors Inc.
Casto Travel Inc
Chemoil Corp
Chong Partners Architecture Inc.
Dome Construction Corp.
Fenwick & West LLP
Fisher Development Inc.
Gensler
Gyro Group
Headsets.com Inc.
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
Jamba Juice Co.
Jessica McClintock Inc.
KN Ltd.
Littier Mendelson PC
Ly Brothers Corp.
McGuire Real Estate
Microgear Inc.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Nibbi Brothers Construction
Novogradac & Co. LLP
One Workplace L. Ferrari
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Pier 39
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Plant Construction Co. LP
Resource and Design Inc.
Ryan Associates
Stratagem Healthcare Communications LLC
Swinerton, Inc.
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC
University Games
Visa International
Wilbur-Ellis Co.
Wild Planet Toys
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
Working Assets Inc.
Zephyr Real Estate

Business organizations and associations in the San Francisco metropolitan area include:

The San Francisco Business Times, and the "Business Section" of the San Francisco Chronicle are both good sources of information on the San Francisco metropolitan area economy and business.

Jobs in San Francisco

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	2472110	$75,890	$36.49	100
2	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	284830	$53,290	$25.62	13.75
3	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	221270	$35,750	$17.19	8.7
4	Sales and Related Occupations	215620	$56,850	$27.33	9.5
5	Management Occupations	206800	$158,880	$76.38	6.35
6	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	195700	$97,010	$46.64	5.35
7	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	178230	$47,560	$22.86	6.7
8	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	163630	$124,630	$59.92	3
9	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	134130	$70,160	$33.73	6
10	Healthcare Support Occupations	117080	$36,740	$17.66	2.85
11	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	111570	$116,380	$55.95	5.85
12	Construction and Extraction Occupations	100140	$75,000	$36.06	4.6
13	Production Occupations	91610	$48,020	$23.08	5.6
14	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	75780	$30,320	$14.58	0
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	69640	$63,440	$30.5	3.75
16	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	66440	$41,940	$20.16	3.6
17	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	65790	$145,250	$69.83	0.65
18	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	57780	$106,210	$51.06	1.7
19	Personal Care and Service Occupations	56180	$39,350	$18.92	4.65
20	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	53790	$76,360	$36.71	1.8
21	Cashiers	52380	$32,150	$15.46	2.2
22	Fast Food and Counter Workers	51020	$31,610	$15.2	2.45
23	Retail Salespersons	47760	$34,810	$16.74	2.7
24	Protective Service Occupations	47550	$67,240	$32.33	2.2
25	Waiters and Waitresses	45000	$37,810	$18.18	1.65
26	General and Operations Managers	44500	$155,850	$74.93	1.5
27	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	39570	$93,010	$44.72	0.7
28	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	39290	$39,930	$19.2	1.8
29	Office Clerks, General	38970	$46,920	$22.56	1.9
30	Registered Nurses	38580	$138,000	$66.35	1.95
31	Community and Social Service Occupations	36320	$65,000	$31.25	1.75
32	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	35660	$100,560	$48.35	0.8
33	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	32370	$38,870	$18.69	1.5
34	Customer Service Representatives	31300	$49,200	$23.66	1.75
35	Cooks, Restaurant	29590	$38,430	$18.48	0.9
36	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	28810	$51,170	$24.6	1.4
37	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	27950	$81,320	$39.1	0.7
38	Stockers and Order Fillers	27280	$36,170	$17.39	1.25
39	Legal Occupations	25540	$149,940	$72.09	0.8
40	Accountants and Auditors	25500	$93,590	$45	0.9
41	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	23350	$54,980	$26.44	1.05
42	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	23180	$71,190	$34.23	0.95
43	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	22650	$91,350	$43.92	0.45
44	Computer Occupations, All Other	22250	$120,370	$57.87	0.3
45	Computer and Information Systems Managers	21980	$201,960	$97.09	0.3
46	Security Guards	21400	$38,580	$18.55	0.7
47	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	19080	$56,230	$27.04	0.9
48	Financial Managers	18640	$182,190	$87.59	0.4
49	Carpenters	18490	$71,490	$34.37	0.6
50	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	17740	$81,830	$39.34	0.85
51	Management Analysts	17340	$113,750	$54.69	0.55
52	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	17220	$43,160	$20.75	0.8
53	Computer Systems Analysts	16980	$121,300	$58.32	0.4
54	Computer User Support Specialists	16980	$75,640	$36.37	0.4
55	Lawyers	16750	$188,910	$90.82	0.5
56	Light Truck Drivers	16560	$48,790	$23.46	0.6
57	Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other	16220	$168,900	$81.2	0.7
58	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	15200	$41,430	$19.92	0.9
59	Construction Laborers	14900	$55,970	$26.91	0.9
60	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	14770	$82,480	$39.66	0.35
61	Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other	14760	$119,100	$57.26	0.2
62	Food Preparation Workers	14640	$31,820	$15.3	0.5
63	Human Resources Specialists	13870	$89,820	$43.19	0.4
64	Sales Managers	13810	$159,720	$76.79	0.3
65	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	13450	$40,610	$19.52	0.3
66	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	13420	$46,980	$22.59	0.95
67	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	13340	$51,440	$24.73	1.2
68	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	12860	$42,940	$20.64	0.4
69	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	12850	$43,940	$21.12	0.75
70	Dishwashers	12750	$31,680	$15.23	0.3
71	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	12480	$44,560	$21.43	0.6
72	Medical Assistants	12320	$48,920	$23.52	0.45
73	Marketing Managers	11620	$181,720	$87.37	0.2
74	Electricians	11550	$100,400	$48.27	0.45
75	Cooks, Fast Food	11440	$27,060	$13.01	0.3
76	Receptionists and Information Clerks	11370	$39,990	$19.23	0.7
77	Nursing Assistants	11140	$45,100	$21.68	0.95
78	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	11110	$49,140	$23.62	0.4
79	Civil Engineers	10930	$120,110	$57.75	0.2
80	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	10660	$101,770	$48.93	0.3
81	Counter and Rental Clerks	10580	$40,320	$19.38	0.3
82	Bartenders	10480	$37,310	$17.94	0.4
83	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	10080	$45,050	$21.66	0.3
84	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	9700	$35,040	$16.85	0.3
85	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	9660	$42,910	$20.63	0.4
86	Packers and Packagers, Hand	9570	$32,950	$15.84	0.4
87	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	9010	$58,860	$28.3	0.1
88	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	8580	$119,260	$57.33	0.4
89	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	8550	$58,630	$28.19	0.5
90	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	8420	$99,580	$47.88	0.4
91	Recreation Workers	8150	$36,490	$17.54	0.3
92	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	8010	$87,230	$41.94	0.3
93	Childcare Workers	7500	$35,590	$17.11	0.7
94	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	7310	$45,160	$21.71	0.1
95	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	7280	$33,470	$16.09	0.3
96	Administrative Services and Facilities Managers	7180	$132,020	$63.47	0
97	Personal Financial Advisors	7100	$157,720	$75.83	0.2
98	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7070	$104,370	$50.18	0.2
99	Dental Assistants	6980	$51,510	$24.76	0.2
100	Architectural and Engineering Managers	6940	$186,500	$89.66	0.1

Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$75,890	2,472,110
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$53,290	284,830
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$35,750	221,270
Sales and Related Occupations	$56,850	215,620
Management Occupations	$158,880	206,800
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$97,010	195,700
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$47,560	178,230
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$124,630	163,630
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$70,160	134,130
Healthcare Support Occupations	$36,740	117,080
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$116,380	111,570
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$75,000	100,140
Production Occupations	$48,020	91,610
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$30,320	75,780
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$63,440	69,640
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$41,940	66,440
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$145,250	65,790
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$106,210	57,780
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$39,350	56,180
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$76,360	53,790
Cashiers	$32,150	52,380
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$31,610	51,020
Retail Salespersons	$34,810	47,760
Protective Service Occupations	$67,240	47,550
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,810	45,000
General and Operations Managers	$155,850	44,500
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$93,010	39,570
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,930	39,290
Office Clerks, General	$46,920	38,970
Registered Nurses	$138,000	38,580
Community and Social Service Occupations	$65,000	36,320
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$100,560	35,660
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,870	32,370
Customer Service Representatives	$49,200	31,300
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,430	29,590
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$51,170	28,810
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$81,320	27,950
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,170	27,280
Legal Occupations	$149,940	25,540
Accountants and Auditors	$93,590	25,500
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$54,980	23,350
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$71,190	23,180
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$91,350	22,650
Computer Occupations, All Other	$120,370	22,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$201,960	21,980
Security Guards	$38,580	21,400
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$56,230	19,080
Financial Managers	$182,190	18,640
Carpenters	$71,490	18,490
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$81,830	17,740

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$75,890

2,472,110

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$53,290

284,830

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$35,750

221,270

Sales and Related Occupations

$56,850

215,620

Management Occupations

$158,880

206,800

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$97,010

195,700

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$47,560

178,230

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$124,630

163,630

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$70,160

134,130

Healthcare Support Occupations

$36,740

117,080

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$116,380

111,570

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$75,000

100,140

Production Occupations

$48,020

91,610

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$30,320

75,780

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$63,440

69,640

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$41,940

66,440

Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

$145,250

65,790

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$106,210

57,780

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$39,350

56,180

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$76,360

53,790

Cashiers

$32,150

52,380

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$31,610

51,020

Retail Salespersons

$34,810

47,760

Protective Service Occupations

$67,240

47,550

Waiters and Waitresses

$37,810

45,000

General and Operations Managers

$155,850

44,500

Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$93,010

39,570

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$39,930

39,290

Office Clerks, General

$46,920

38,970

Registered Nurses

$138,000

38,580

Community and Social Service Occupations

$65,000

36,320

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$100,560

35,660

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$38,870

32,370

Customer Service Representatives

$49,200

31,300

Cooks, Restaurant

$38,430

29,590

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$51,170

28,810

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

$81,320

27,950

Stockers and Order Fillers

$36,170

27,280

Legal Occupations

$149,940

25,540

Accountants and Auditors

$93,590

25,500

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$54,980

23,350

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$71,190

23,180

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

$91,350

22,650

Computer Occupations, All Other

$120,370

22,250

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$201,960

21,980

Security Guards

$38,580

21,400

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$56,230

19,080

Financial Managers

$182,190

18,640

Carpenters

$71,490

18,490

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$81,830

17,740

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$75,890	2,472,110
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$53,290	284,830
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$35,750	221,270
Sales and Related Occupations	$56,850	215,620
Management Occupations	$158,880	206,800
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$97,010	195,700
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$47,560	178,230
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$124,630	163,630
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$70,160	134,130
Healthcare Support Occupations	$36,740	117,080
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$116,380	111,570
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$75,000	100,140
Production Occupations	$48,020	91,610
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$30,320	75,780
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$63,440	69,640
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$41,940	66,440
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$145,250	65,790
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$106,210	57,780
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$39,350	56,180
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$76,360	53,790
Cashiers	$32,150	52,380
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$31,610	51,020
Retail Salespersons	$34,810	47,760
Protective Service Occupations	$67,240	47,550
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,810	45,000
General and Operations Managers	$155,850	44,500
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$93,010	39,570
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,930	39,290
Office Clerks, General	$46,920	38,970
Registered Nurses	$138,000	38,580
Community and Social Service Occupations	$65,000	36,320
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$100,560	35,660
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,870	32,370
Customer Service Representatives	$49,200	31,300
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,430	29,590
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$51,170	28,810
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$81,320	27,950
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,170	27,280
Legal Occupations	$149,940	25,540
Accountants and Auditors	$93,590	25,500
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$54,980	23,350
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$71,190	23,180
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$91,350	22,650
Computer Occupations, All Other	$120,370	22,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$201,960	21,980
Security Guards	$38,580	21,400
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$56,230	19,080
Financial Managers	$182,190	18,640
Carpenters	$71,490	18,490
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$81,830	17,740