How current groups are situated in workforce participation and income
Across systems, deep-rooted and persistent racism, sexism, and xenophobia created today’s racial and gender inequities.
The most common job in the San Francisco Metropolitan Area is a personal care aide, with a median wage of $11.68.
Over 80 percent of the state’s personal care aides are women, and the majority are women of color. (Insight, 2019).
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The five most common jobs (personal care aides, retail salespersons, cashiers, food prep, waiters) pay at least $90,000 a year less than the three highest paying jobs on the list. These jobs make up more than 54 percent of the ten most common jobs in the Bay Area.