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          Current Employment for Chefs and Head Cooks in CALIFORNIA

          Rank Region 2025 Employment
          1 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area 11,430
          2 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area 5,340
          3 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area 3,890
          4 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area 2,770
          5 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area 1,630
          6 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area 1,280
          7 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area 520
          8 Fresno, CA Metro Area 490
          9 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area 480
          10 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area 460
          11 Salinas, CA Metro Area 360
          12 Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area 320
          13 Napa, CA Metro Area 300
          14 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area 290
          15 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area 270
          16 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area 200
          17 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State 190
          18 Modesto, CA Metro Area 170
          19 Vallejo, CA Metro Area 170
          20 Visalia, CA Metro Area 160
          21 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State 150
          22 North Coast Region of California Balance of State 120
          23 Chico, CA Metro Area 110
          24 Merced, CA Metro Area 90
          25 Redding, CA Metro Area 70
          26 Yuba City, CA Metro Area 70
          27 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area 60
          28 El Centro, CA Metro Area No Data Available