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
Counselors, All Other	$42,790	140	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$42,710	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$42,650	60	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,490	30	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$42,490	4,060	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$42,470	200	View salary detail
Bakers	$42,470	640	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$42,400	320	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$41,480	2,450	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$41,160	70	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,800	210	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$40,750	40	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$39,850	180	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$39,690	1,180	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$39,680	110	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$39,510	400	View salary detail
Tutors	$39,470	930	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$39,470	9,180	View salary detail
Baristas	$39,470	9,180	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$39,310	90	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$39,120	80	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$39,110	730	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$39,080	110	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,070	6,190	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$38,990	200	View salary detail
Midwives	$38,990	200	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$38,790	70	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$38,490	330	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$38,470	100	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$38,470	90	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,440	2,020	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,390	130	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$38,280	270	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$38,220	110	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$38,060	1,260	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$38,010	350	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$38,010	350	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$37,840	140	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,800	2,100	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$37,380	230	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,250	460	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$37,140	490	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$37,090	1,950	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$37,050	60	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$36,930	700	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$36,810	210	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,740	50	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$36,660	310	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,610	330	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,590	300	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.