Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa is a Metropolitan area containing two smaller workforce related statistical areas: Napa and Vallejo-Fairfield California. These cities include Napa and Solano counties, which combine with seven additional counties to form the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. The five most populous cities in Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa are Vallejo, Fairfield, Vacaville, Napa, and Davis.

Napa/Napa Valley is famous part of the sunny San Franciso Bay Area. Napa County is largely agriculture and a substantial producer of grapes and popular wines and was futerh popularized as the setting for the TV drama Falcon Crest, but renamed Tuscany Valley rather than Napa Valley. Notoriously unappreciative of soap operas overall, I enjoyed Falcon Crest on Friday nights, because of the setting and the offbeat characters, especially as portrayed by Chao-Li Chi, Jane Wyman, and David Selby. The actual winery pictured in shots of the series is Spring Mountain, just north of SF in the Napa Valley.

The City of Vallejo was California's capital twice, in 1852 and again briefly on 1853. Named aster a Mexican military hero, Vallejo is located on the Napa River. together with Napa and Fairfield, it has been named to the 25 Best Cities List for medium sized US cities by Inc. magazine several times.

The City of Fairfield is the County Seat of Solano County (named after a Native American Chief) and is home to Travis Air rorce base and Annheuser Busch Brewery. Native American artifacts found in this area have been dated back 6,000 years to 4,000 BC. Today, Fairfield is embracing sustainability though revitalizing with pocket parks and neighborhood parts throughout the city. Several community spaces and two open spaces (for hiking and wildlife viewing) are also popular.

Napa grew during the California Gold Rush and by 1900, 140 wineries were operating in the county where Napa is the County Seat. Hot air ballooning is very popular as a tourist and recreational attraction in Napa Valley and a number of professional sports teams are headquartered in nearby Sacramento, San Francisco, and Oakland.

Historic and recreational activites can be found throughout the area at Vallejo- Fairfield and the Napa Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information. Another useful site is Napa Travel Guide @ Napa Tourism.

The following job titles have been projected to increase in openings in and around Napa from 40-60% by the year 2014. These include quite a range of occupations, from Transportation to Entertainment, Healthcare support, IT, Construction, Employment, and others.

1. Bus Drivers - Local transit and among cities
2. Medical Records and Health Information Techs
3. Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents - Large tourism business.
4. Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists
5. Producers and Directors
6. Air Transportation Workers
7. Office Workers, - besides secertaries and administrative assts.
8. Brickmasons & Blockmasons - Construction
9. Baggage Porters/Bellhops
10. Network & Computer Systems Administrators - IT

Top 10 Occupations offering the Highest Numbers of Jobs:

1. Sales, Sales Support and Related Jobs - Includes wines.
2. Food & Beverage Prep and Service
3. Agricultural and Farm Workers, Laborers, and Nursery Staff - Includes vineyards and wineries.
4. Office & Administrative Support
5. Building, Grounds, and Maintenance
6. Management Occupations - all fields and industries.
7. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
8. Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Positions
9. Production Jobs
10. Education, Training, and Library jobs

NAPA VALLEY WINE COUNTRY TOURS - Lists wineries on a map in categories of private, open to the public, avaiable for weddings, dog friendly, tours, child friendly, historical, and others. Information provided.

Most of the Top 10 List of fastest growing jobs by percentage (40 - 50% growth by 2014) Health related occupations:

1. Respiratory Therapists
2. Home Health Aides [HHAs]
3. Registered Nurses [RNs]
4. Interviewers - Inculding health related, but excluding Eligibility & Loan
5. Dispatchers - other than for Police, Fire & Ambulance
6. Biological Technicians - Including Green Industries, bioengineering, other.
7. Graphic Designers
8. Veterinary Techs
9. Network and Computer Systems Administrators - IT
10. Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

The Top 10 Jobs offering the most openings in Solana County include:

1. Retail Sales
2. Carpenters
3. Cashiers
4. Registered Nurses [RNs] - This is the only job to appear on both lists.
5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
6. Wait Staff in Restaurants
7. Office Clerks
8. Combined Food Prep and Service Jobs
9. Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession & Coffee Shop workers
10. General & Operations Managers - all industries.

• CAL INC. - Vocational programs.
• California Maritime Academy
• Chapman University College
• Computer Services and Instruction, Inc.
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University & flight Training
• Falcon Truck School
• Michael's Transportation School
• OSC Computer Training
• Prime Health Career Center
• Solano Community College
• Solano County Regional Occupational Program
• Solano School of Nursing Assistants
• Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• Specialty HVAC Institute
• Touro University @ California
• Trinity Biblical University
• Trinity College
• Vallejo Nursing School

• Medical and Nursing jobs in Vallejo-Fairfield, from MedHunters
• "Wine Jobs" - The Wine Industry's Leading Job Site
• Napa Jobs @ SimplyHired
• Indeed.Com: Jobs in Napa and Napa Valley - trends and openings.
• Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa Sales Jobs