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PLANNING CONTEXT
<br />ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
<br />Manufacturing
<br />A variety of economic characteristics influence the need for housing and the
<br />Average
<br />Salary
<br />ability to afford housing. These include the jobs available in the community,
<br />Re #ail Trade
<br />resident occupations, and incomes earned by different types of households.
<br />23,180
<br />16%
<br />M nagemaent
<br />SANTA ANA JOB MARKET
<br />Accommodation and
<br />Food Service
<br />The City of Santa Ana has a diverse base of industries according to the U.S.
<br />tY � g
<br />Health Care and Social
<br />Census Bureau, Longitudinal Employer - Household Dynamics. For discussion,
<br />Assistance
<br />the City's economic base can be organized into six major groups of industries.
<br />Construction
<br />The professional, finance, real estate, and information sectors provide a total of
<br />18,755
<br />27,205 jobs (or 18 percent of all jobs) in Santa Ana. As the county seat and home
<br />Wholesale Trade
<br />to one of the largest school districts, the government, public administration sector,
<br />30,945
<br />and educational sector provide 37,194 jobs or 25 percent of all jobs in Santa Ana.
<br />Educational Services
<br />The manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, and construction sector
<br />Professional, Scientific and
<br />account for 27,990 jobs (or 19 percent). Administrative support positions and
<br />Technical Services
<br />other services account for an additional 12,900 jobs or 9 percent of all jobs.
<br />Public
<br />Wholesale and retail industries provide 18,841 jobs or 13 percent. Health care and
<br />Administration
<br />social service assistance make up 6 percent of jobs.
<br />All Others
<br />0% 10% 20%
<br />Resident Occupations
<br />Santa Ana residents are employed in a broad range of occupations. As shown in
<br />Chart 5: Employment
<br />Table 1,16 percent of Santa Ana residents work in management and professional
<br />Sectors for Santa Ana
<br />jobs, 27 percent in services, 23 percent in sales, 13 percent in
<br />Residents
<br />construction/extraction and maintenance occupations, and 21 percent in
<br />Percent of Total Jobs
<br />production /transportation/material- moving jobs. While management and
<br />Admin /Waste Management =
<br />professional occupations pay salaries that average around $93,970 and above, the
<br />Administrative Support, Waste
<br />majority of residents work in more moderate - paying occupations that average less
<br />Management and Remediation.
<br />than $53,000 annually. This has a direct influence on the ability to afford housing.
<br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
<br />Table 1 details the average wages for jobs held by residents.
<br />Longitudinal Employer - Household
<br />Dynamics 2010.
<br />Table 1
<br />Average Wage Levels by Occupation
<br />Occupation
<br />Percent of Job Base
<br />Average
<br />Salary
<br />Residents
<br />Percent
<br />Management, business, science and arts
<br />23,180
<br />16%
<br />$ 93,970
<br />Services
<br />23,188
<br />27%
<br />$ 22,880
<br />Sales and Office
<br />34,028
<br />23%
<br />$ 41,440
<br />Construction /extraction, and maintenance
<br />18,755
<br />13%
<br />$ 53,490
<br />Production, transportation, and material moving 1
<br />30,945
<br />1 21%
<br />1 $ 32,200
<br />Source: ACS 5 -year 2007 -2011; National Compensation Survey, 2012 for the Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine Metropolitan Division.
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