Nurse market brief · Santa Maria, CA
Nurse Jobs in Santa Maria, CA
789 nurse openings are live in the Santa Maria, CA area from 77 employers, led by Adventist Health Sierra Vista, TLC Nursing Associates, Inc., and Pulse Healthcare Services. The middle half of posted salaries runs $117,208–$147,680 a year (median $132,132), from the 78% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 789
- Live nurse openings currently tracked in the Santa Maria market.
Companies hiring
- 77
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $132,132
- 78% 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 59%. 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
789
Hiring employers
77
Salary coverage
78%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
470
39 companies · $130,312 median
Established employers
212
19 companies · $133,770 median
Top of market
53
7 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$117,208
P50
$132,132
P75
$147,680
P90
$166,071
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.
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Turn this market signal into momentum
Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live nurse listings in Santa Maria
- 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 Santa Maria, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 789 live roles tracked in this market.
- 77 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Nurse in Santa Maria
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
789 nurse openings across 77 employers establish the current Santa Maria opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Adventist Health Sierra Vista is one of the most active visible employers, with 41 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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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 Santa Maria market view into active employers and representative nurse openings
Employer activity · 77 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 789 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
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Nurse jobs in Santa Maria: 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 Santa Maria?
Metaintro tracks 789 live nurse openings from 77 employers in the Santa Maria, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do nurse jobs in Santa Maria pay?
The median posted salary is $132,132 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $117,208 to $147,680. Based on the 78% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for nurse jobs in Santa Maria?
Adventist Health Sierra Vista, TLC Nursing Associates, Inc., Pulse Healthcare Services, and GetMed Staffing Inc have the most open nurse roles here right now, out of 77 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
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Related roles
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Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Santa Maria market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
Built for career movement
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Use live demand, employer, level, and compensation signals to focus your nurse search where the market is active now.
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