Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Bakersfield, CA

581 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Bakersfield, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,240	220	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$47,210	400	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$47,200	240	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$47,190	30	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$47,060	80	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$47,000	380	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$47,000	380	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$47,000	380	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$46,970	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$46,910	1,430	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$46,890	8,440	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$46,890	8,440	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$46,850	70	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$46,820	40	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,710	1,110	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$46,560	2,340	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$46,480	40	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$46,130	1,720	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,080	70	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,060	60	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,970	1,380	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$45,880	890	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$45,750	390	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,580	2,740	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,520	130	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,500	40	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$45,440	5,500	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$45,390	360	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,310	50	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$45,260	320	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$45,210	30	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$45,130	300	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$45,070	120	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,980	2,370	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$44,980	40	View salary detail
Tellers	$44,830	560	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$44,760	170	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$44,450	80	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$43,970	1,090	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,930	50	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$43,910	510	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$43,770	1,630	View salary detail
File Clerks	$43,620	210	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$43,540	190	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$43,320	1,560	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,310	1,270	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,310	40	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$43,230	60	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$43,170	480	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$43,010	240	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.