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Each is matched to its standard occupation, and the education shown is what the Bureau of Labor Statistics lists as typical for entering that occupation. Some employers ask for more or less, and about one posting in a hundred has an occupation we could not match, which is left out. Only cities with at least 12 such jobs and 80 matched jobs are ranked, and a city where one employer posts at least half the openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score. Our board is professional roles, so these are a small share everywhere."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T15:06:31.259Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"dg_cityshare","sources":["NextChapter job data: open professional roles, matched to standard occupation (SOC) codes","Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025-35: typical entry-level education and projected employment change by occupation"],"baseline":{"label":"all cities in our data","valueLabel":"10%"},"keyFacts":["#1 Corona, CA: 31%","#2 Stockton, CA: 28%","#3 Riverside, CA: 26%","53 cities ranked in the West Coast","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"cities","commentary":["The lead is wide: Corona (31%) is well clear of Portland at #10 (19%).","Portland is the largest market in the top ten, with 546 jobs matched to an occupation behind its figure.","Cities with fewer than 80 jobs matched to an occupation are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/cities-where-the-most-jobs-do-not-need-a-four-year-degree-in-the-west-coast"}