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
Data Scientists	$92,200	200	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$92,200	200	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$92,200	200	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$92,120	1,610	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$92,120	1,610	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$91,750	710	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$91,170	40	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$90,760	110	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$89,650	260	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$89,150	50	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$89,070	90	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$88,410	70	View salary detail
Web Developers	$88,240	40	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$88,050	110	View salary detail
Surveyors	$88,050	110	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$87,490	100	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$87,180	70	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$87,180	70	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$87,180	70	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$86,200	110	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$84,100	150	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$83,410	110	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$83,290	180	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$82,800	50	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$82,800	50	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$82,720	490	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$82,390	410	View salary detail
Millwrights	$82,310	130	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$81,660	40	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$81,660	40	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$80,640	220	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$80,640	220	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$80,640	220	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$80,640	220	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$80,040	700	View salary detail
Coroners	$80,040	700	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$80,040	700	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$80,040	700	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$80,040	700	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$80,040	700	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$80,040	700	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$79,970	70	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$79,900	4,540	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$79,900	50	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$79,620	1,870	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$79,390	30	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$79,310	150	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$78,940	110	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$78,840	260	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$78,470	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.