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Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the West Coast

Foster leads the West Coast: 51% of its professional openings are hybrid, against 13% across all cities in our data.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

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Key facts

  • #1 Foster, CA: 51%
  • #2 Oakland, CA: 34%
  • #3 Redwood City, CA: 28%
  • 66 cities ranked in the West Coast
  • Data as of November 2026

For comparison: 13% across all cities in our data.

  1. 1Foster CA51%
  2. 2Oakland CA34%
  3. 3Redwood City CA28%
  4. 4Corona CA25%
  5. 5Palo Alto CA24%
  6. 6San Francisco CA23%
  7. 7San Mateo CA19%
  8. 8Renton WA18%
  9. 9Sunnyvale CA18%
  10. 10Mountain View CA18%

What stands out

  • The lead is wide: Foster (51%) is well clear of Mountain View at #10 (18%).
  • Renton reaches #8 on a sample of 126 openings, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
  • San Francisco is the largest market in the top ten, with 11,695 openings behind its figure.
  • Cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

Why this ranking matters

What it shows

Many employers settled on hybrid work, some days on site and some remote. The share of hybrid openings shows where that arrangement is most common.

How to use it

If you want some flexibility without going fully remote, hybrid roles are the target. Check how close you live to the employers hiring in your field.

The top 25

  1. 1

    Foster CA

    51%

    Hybrid openings
    263
    All openings
    517
    All openings
    517

    Hiring most here: Gilead Sciences

    Based on 517 openings.

  2. 2

    Oakland CA

    34%

    Hybrid openings
    197
    All openings
    577
    All openings
    577

    Hiring most here: Pacific Gas & Electric, Blue Shield of California, Fivetran

    Based on 577 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Oakland

  3. 3

    Redwood City CA

    28%

    Hybrid openings
    133
    All openings
    471
    All openings
    471

    Hiring most here: Corcept Therapeutics, SB Energy, C3 AI

    Based on 471 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Redwood City

  4. 4

    Corona CA

    25%

    Hybrid openings
    36
    All openings
    142
    All openings
    142

    Hiring most here: Monster Energy Company, Lubrizol, Gallagher

    Based on 142 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Corona

  5. 5

    Palo Alto CA

    24%

    Hybrid openings
    291
    All openings
    1,231
    All openings
    1,231

    Hiring most here: SpaceX, Rivian Automotive, Stanford Health Care

    Based on 1,231 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Palo Alto

  6. 6

    San Francisco CA

    23%

    Hybrid openings
    2,639
    All openings
    11,695
    All openings
    11,695

    Hiring most here: OpenAI, Anthropic, University Of California San Francisco Foundation

    Based on 11,695 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Francisco

  7. 7

    San Mateo CA

    19%

    Hybrid openings
    172
    All openings
    893
    All openings
    893

    Hiring most here: Roblox, Verkada, Skydio

    Based on 893 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Mateo

  8. 8

    Renton WA

    18%

    Hybrid openings
    23
    All openings
    126
    All openings
    126

    Hiring most here: Hasbro, Providence Health & Services Washington, Michels

    Based on 126 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Renton

  9. 9

    Sunnyvale CA

    18%

    Hybrid openings
    280
    All openings
    1,551
    All openings
    1,551

    Hiring most here: Applied Intuition, Wayve, Amazon

    Based on 1,551 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Sunnyvale

  10. 10

    Mountain View CA

    18%

    Hybrid openings
    266
    All openings
    1,513
    All openings
    1,513

    Hiring most here: Intuit, Waymo, Google

    Based on 1,513 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Mountain View

  11. 11

    Beverly Hills CA

    16%

    Hybrid openings
    23
    All openings
    141
    All openings
    141

    Hiring most here: Fashion Nova, Cedars-sinai Medical Center, e.l.f. Beauty

    Based on 141 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Beverly Hills

  12. 12

    Santa Barbara CA

    16%

    Hybrid openings
    23
    All openings
    144
    All openings
    144

    Hiring most here: AppFolio, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Arthrex

    Based on 144 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Santa Barbara

  13. 13

    Fremont CA

    15%

    Hybrid openings
    70
    All openings
    468
    All openings
    468

    Hiring most here: Agility Robotics, Coherent, LAM Research

    Based on 468 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Fremont

  14. 14

    Newport Beach CA

    15%

    Hybrid openings
    41
    All openings
    282
    All openings
    282

    Hiring most here: Pacific Life, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Smart Financial Credit Union

    Based on 282 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Newport Beach

  15. 15

    Berkeley CA

    14%

    Hybrid openings
    34
    All openings
    237
    All openings
    237

    Hiring most here: Form Energy, University of California, Berkeley, Rigetti Computing

    Based on 237 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Berkeley

  16. 16

    Walnut Creek CA

    14%

    Hybrid openings
    24
    All openings
    168
    All openings
    168

    Hiring most here: Lewis Brisbois, Brown and Caldwell, Flourish

    Based on 168 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Walnut Creek

  17. 17

    Roseville CA

    14%

    Hybrid openings
    23
    All openings
    161
    All openings
    161

    Hiring most here: Adventist Health, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Juniper Networks

    Based on 161 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Roseville

  18. 18

    Portland OR

    14%

    Hybrid openings
    110
    All openings
    785
    All openings
    785

    Hiring most here: Oregon Health & Science University, Legacy Health, Keen Footwear

    Based on 785 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Portland

  19. 19

    Emeryville CA

    14%

    Hybrid openings
    15
    All openings
    111
    All openings
    111

    Hiring most here: Profluent, Eko

    Based on 111 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Emeryville

  20. 20

    Santa Ana CA

    12%

    Hybrid openings
    32
    All openings
    258
    All openings
    258

    Hiring most here: Anduril Industries, First American Financial, Anduril

    Based on 258 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Santa Ana

  21. 21

    Beaverton OR

    12%

    Hybrid openings
    13
    All openings
    107
    All openings
    107

    Hiring most here: Ralliant, Apple, Software Specialists

    Based on 107 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Beaverton

  22. 22

    Santa Monica CA

    11%

    Hybrid openings
    33
    All openings
    299
    All openings
    299

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Snap, FIGS

    Based on 299 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Santa Monica

  23. 23

    Santa Clara CA

    11%

    Hybrid openings
    164
    All openings
    1,521
    All openings
    1,521

    Hiring most here: Pure Storage, Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon

    Based on 1,521 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Santa Clara

  24. 24

    Los Angeles CA

    11%

    Hybrid openings
    537
    All openings
    5,076
    All openings
    5,076

    Hiring most here: K2 Space, Cedars-sinai Medical Center, Apex Space

    Based on 5,076 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Los Angeles

  25. 25

    San Carlos CA

    10%

    Hybrid openings
    22
    All openings
    210
    All openings
    210

    Hiring most here: 1X Technologies, Joby Aviation, Natera

    Based on 210 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Carlos

Full ranking

All 66 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankCityScoreSample
1Foster CA51%517
2Oakland CA34%577
3Redwood City CA28%471
4Corona CA25%142
5Palo Alto CA24%1,231
6San Francisco CA23%11,695
7San Mateo CA19%893
8Renton WA18%126
9Sunnyvale CA18%1,551
10Mountain View CA18%1,513
11Beverly Hills CA16%141
12Santa Barbara CA16%144
13Fremont CA15%468
14Newport Beach CA15%282
15Berkeley CA14%237
16Walnut Creek CA14%168
17Roseville CA14%161
18Portland OR14%785
19Emeryville CA14%111
20Santa Ana CA12%258
21Beaverton OR12%107
22Santa Monica CA11%299
23Santa Clara CA11%1,521
24Los Angeles CA11%5,076
25San Carlos CA10%210
26Vancouver WA10%154
27Irvine CA10%1,487
28Tacoma WA10%119
29San Diego CA10%3,040
30San Jose CA9%2,353
31Culver City CA9%241
32Pleasanton CA9%173
33Seattle WA9%5,296
34Menlo Park CA8%436
35Glendale CA8%181
36Bellevue WA7%1,389
37Burbank CA7%143
38Torrance CA7%731
39Long Beach CA7%839
40Sacramento CA7%1,355
41Fresno CA7%198
42Anaheim CA7%169
43Everett WA6%185
44Alameda CA6%189
45Hillsboro OR6%175
46Eugene OR5%110
47Bakersfield CA5%111
48Bothell WA5%131
49Pasadena CA5%256
50Salem OR5%119
51Spokane WA5%139
52Orange CA5%132
53Milpitas CA4%255
54Redmond WA4%1,145
55Riverside CA4%168
56Stockton CA3%116
57Santa Rosa CA3%147
58Newark CA3%130
59Livermore CA3%104
60Kent WA3%145
61Carlsbad CA3%296
62El Segundo CA3%928
63Kirkland WA3%157
64Hayward CA2%102
65Palmdale CA2%125
66San Leandro CA1%100

How this ranking works

A city's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting says the work is hybrid (some days on site, some remote).

Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. A city where one employer posts at least half the openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.

Sample bar: cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked.

Sources: NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week. Data as of November 2026.

Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.

Questions

Which city ranks first: cities with the most hybrid jobs in the west coast?
Foster leads the West Coast: 51% of its professional openings are hybrid, against 13% across all cities in our data.
How many cities are ranked?
66 cities have at least 100 openings, so the list has 66 entries.
How is the ranking calculated?
A city's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting says the work is hybrid (some days on site, some remote). Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. A city where one employer posts at least half the openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.
How often is it updated?
Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.

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Cite this ranking

NextChapter, “Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the West Coast,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/cities-with-the-most-hybrid-jobs-in-the-west-coast

Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/cities-with-the-most-hybrid-jobs-in-the-west-coast">Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the West Coast (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>

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