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
Civil Engineers	$99,300	870	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$99,300	870	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$99,300	870	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$99,210	450	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$99,150	3,300	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$98,550	60	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,360	70	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$98,270	1,220	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$97,700	830	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$97,620	90	View salary detail
Chemists	$97,570	190	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$97,530	240	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$96,820	510	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$96,760	230	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$96,760	230	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$96,760	230	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$96,610	110	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$96,600	220	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$96,580	1,530	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$95,510	490	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$95,510	490	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$95,470	520	View salary detail
Logisticians	$95,470	520	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$95,470	520	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$95,190	40	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$95,000	2,740	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$95,000	2,740	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$95,000	2,740	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$95,000	2,740	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$95,000	2,740	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$94,760	200	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$94,760	200	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$94,760	200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$94,280	1,170	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$94,100	110	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$93,840	50	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$93,840	360	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$93,840	360	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$93,840	360	View salary detail
Geneticists	$93,550	—	View salary detail
Biologists	$93,550	—	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$93,550	—	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$93,550	—	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$93,480	—	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$92,880	530	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$92,510	110	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$92,510	110	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$92,510	110	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$92,510	110	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$92,290	60	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.