Irvine is seeing strong demand for technicians' skills. Employers in the industry posted 78 new jobs over the past week, and 276 in the last month, more than for any other job category in the area, according to ZipRecruiter, a leading online employment marketplace.

Local technician also came in second in terms of local employers adding new jobs by occupation. In the past month, 72 companies listed open jobs for Irvine-based workers in the industry.

Top companies seeking local technicians include OCAutoJobs, Fusion Solutions and South Coast Baking. A recent job opening by Fusion Solutions states, "At Fusion Solutions, we put our passion to work every day in a variety of challenging and rewarding telecom careers. If you enjoy pushing yourself to meet challenging goals, managing projects or teams, solving complex problems, building relationships with people, making a difference and leaving your imprint on something...we need to talk!"

Fusion Solutions also posted jobs for business analysts.

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