Workforce Data
The Bay Area's superlative quality of life, cultural landscape and wealth of top tier universities and graduate programs attract the highly educated and talented workers key to a world-class professional support industry. It offers two, top-ten rated graduate institutions: Stanford University (1st) and UC Berkeley's Haas (7th.) The Bay Area also hosts top-rated law programs, including Stanford (2nd), Berkeley (6th) and Hastings (38th).
Resident labor force: 453,600
In-bound commuters: 628,600
58.9% of population is between 20-54 years of age (median: 38.2)
The City now boasts a workforce composed of 51% college graduates----most from local colleges USF and SF State.
Professional Services Workforce Segmentation
Professional and Business Services 118,300
Leisure and Hospitality 75,700
Professional, Scientific and Technical S 71,700
Accommodation and Food Service 63,800
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 63,600
Educational and Health Services 57,900
Financial Activities 53,400
Finance and Insurance 41,900
Retail Trade 41,300
Health Care and Social Assistance 41,000
Administrative and Support and Waste Ser 30,800
Goods Producing 24,600
Other Services 21,300
Occupation Clusters Average Wage*
Business and Financial Services: $90,550
Architectural and Engineering Services: $85,690
Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations: $95,570
Management Occupations: $132,810
Legal Occupations: $129,530
Healthcare Occupations: $93,100
*San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City