Job Training for California

“The Golden State”

California presents you with specific training opportunities for the largest and fastest growing:

• industrial sectors
• occupations
• companies

But first, let’s take a quick look at the overall economy and key industrial locations.

California Economic Overview

In 2016, California Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ranked 1st with over $2.6 trillion and ranked 8^th with a per capita GDP of over $58,000. For June 2017, California had an employed workforce of over 19 million and an unemployment rate of 4.7%. For 2016, California ranked 48th on the cost of living.

The following shows per capita gross state product for the last 20 years, relative to America at large; California’s rank on this measure has risen from 16th to 9th.

California Locations for Job Training

Here at OJT.com, we can help you get the on-the-job training you need for your business anywhere in California, including the following major cities:

• Bakersfield
• Chico
• El Centro
• Fresno
• Hanford
• Los Angeles
• Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA
• Madera
• Merced
• Modesto
• Napa
• Oxnard
• Redding
• Riverside
• Sacramento
• Salinas
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA
• San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA
• San Rafael, CA
• San Jose
• San Luis Obispo
• Santa Cruz
• Santa Barbara
• Santa Rosa
• Stockton
• Vallejo
• Visalia
• Yuba City

California Industries for Job Training

OJT.com connects you with training providers that support all the major California industries. The chart below shows the percentage of the economy, in terms of jobs, that various industry supersectors contribute to the California economy, relative to the percentage that those sectors contribute to the overall U.S. economy.

There are no California OJT supersectors with a proportionate part of their workforce that is 2% or more than the country at large.

California Growth Industries for Job Training

The following chart shows the growth of the major supersectors over the last year, from June 2016 thru June 2017, relative to the growth of those sectors for the country at large.

The California OJT supersector that grew its workforce 2% or more than the country at large is the Construction supersector.

Construction. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Construction: (NAICS 23)
  • Construction of Buildings: (NAICS 236)
  • Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction: (NAICS 237)
  • Specialty Trade Contractors: (NAICS 238)

Construction is the top growth industry in California, relative to the rest of America, with over 818,000 employed (4.9% of the employed workforce) in this supersector (June 2017). Construction employment growth between June 1016 and June 2017 grew 6.0% while the national average grew 3.5%. Companies reporting the most employment growth in this supersector are:

• Tutor Perini Corporation
• KB Home
• Granite Construction Inc.
• Tri Pointe Group, Inc.
• The New Home Company Inc
• UCP, Inc.
• Sunvalley Solar, Inc.

California Occupations for Job Training

The following shows California occupations with the largest proportion of employees, relative to the rest of the nation. For example, a location quotient of “5” indicates that the percentage of employees in the occupation is five times greater than for the entire nation.

California Job Training Providers

California has a variety of different training opportunities that you can access on the state government website, see California Training. See OJT trainers in California for additional training providers.

At OJT.com, we connect you with the best on-the-job training programs and on-the-job training providers in California. Whether you are looking for job training manuals, job training videos, on the job training programs, or any other sort of job training programs in California, OJT.com can help you.

Drop OJT.com a line today and let us help you with your job training needs! 

Call 866.465.8266 to speak with someone on our project evaluation team.