Nurse market brief · Oakland, CA
Nurse Jobs in Oakland, CA
1,426 nurse openings are live in the Oakland, CA area from 169 employers, led by Sutter Shared Lab LLC, Coast Medical Service, and Cynet Health. The middle half of posted salaries runs $116,233–$158,535 a year (median $136,209), from the 79% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 4, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 1,426
- Live nurse openings currently tracked in the Oakland market.
Companies hiring
- 169
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $136,209
- 79% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 55%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
1,426
Hiring employers
169
Salary coverage
79%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
689
89 companies · $128,516 median
Established employers
516
41 companies · $159,692 median
Top of market
169
18 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$116,233
P50
$136,209
P75
$158,535
P90
$177,157
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
Use Metaintro
Turn this market signal into momentum
Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live nurse listings in Oakland
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
Turn this market brief into a live search.
Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare nurse opportunities in Oakland, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 1,426 live roles tracked in this market.
- 169 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 4, 2026.
A practical market plan for Nurse in Oakland
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
1,426 nurse openings across 169 employers establish the current Oakland opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Sutter Shared Lab LLC is one of the most active visible employers, with 96 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
With Metaintro
Keep market research, live opportunities, saved roles, and the evidence behind your applications moving in one focused loop.
Where this market is hiring
Move from the Oakland market view into active employers and representative nurse openings
Employer activity · 169 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 1,426 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More nurse openings in Oakland
- RN-Infusion, Travel · Cynet Health
- RN-Wound Care, Travel · Genie Healthcare
- RN-OR, Travel · MedSource LLC.
- Assistant Nurse Manager - RWC OP PACU · Stanford Health Care
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) – Pediatrics Detail – UCSF · UCSF
- Lung Nodule & Cancer Screening Nurse Navigator · Sutter Shared Lab LLC
- Staff Nurse II, Intensive Care-Med/Surg · Sutter Shared Lab LLC
- RN-ICU - Intensive Care Unit, Travel · Voca
- RN-ICU - Intensive Care Unit, Travel · Voca
- RN-ICU, Travel · StaffDNA
- RN-ICU, Travel · StaffDNA
- RN-Wound Care, Travel · Allied Resources Medical Staffing
- MDS/LVN · PACS
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) · PACS
- RN Case Manager, Home Health · Sutter Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice
- Staff Nurse II, Intensive Care-Med/Surg · Sutter Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice
Nurse jobs in Oakland: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many nurse jobs are open in Oakland?
Metaintro tracks 1,426 live nurse openings from 169 employers in the Oakland, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do nurse jobs in Oakland pay?
The median posted salary is $136,209 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $116,233 to $158,535. Based on the 79% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for nurse jobs in Oakland?
Sutter Shared Lab LLC, Coast Medical Service, Cynet Health, and LiquidAgents Healthcare have the most open nurse roles here right now, out of 169 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
Compare Nurse demand around Oakland.
Related roles
See adjacent role demand in the Oakland market.
Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Built for career movement
Turn the Oakland nurse market into your next move.
Use live demand, employer, level, and compensation signals to focus your nurse search where the market is active now.
- MatchCompare live roles against your current evidence.
- PositionTurn proof projects into role-specific applications.
- ImproveUse market feedback to keep the skill plan current.