California is leading the way in the creation of higher-paying jobs. A study by the Council of Economic Advisers found that new economic growth is dominated by higher-income jobs. Two-thirds of new jobs pay more than the median wage. Employment in low-paid service jobs is falling.
Most new jobs are full-time.
California is leading the way in the creation of higher-paying jobs. California has been experiencing strong job growth in moderate and high-paying sectors, including construction, wholesale trade, engineering and management services, software, computer services, biotechnology, health services and business services. In the early to mid 1990s, a booming entertainment industry replaced aerospace losses with high-paying jobs. California has the highest share of jobs in high-wage growth sectors of any state. It ranks slightly ahead of second-place Massachusetts and well above Utah, Oregon, Texas and New York.