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
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$78,330	440	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$78,130	1,320	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$78,130	1,320	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$77,960	1,000	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$77,610	30	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$77,540	—	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$77,500	260	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$77,450	310	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$77,360	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,940	940	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$76,820	80	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$76,780	50	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$76,700	1,240	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$76,580	270	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$76,580	50	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$76,550	100	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$76,550	100	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$76,520	40	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$76,500	290	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$76,480	290	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$76,480	290	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$76,170	40	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$76,130	1,480	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$76,110	930	View salary detail
Electricians	$75,860	1,410	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$75,660	190	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$75,600	490	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$74,690	—	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$74,690	170	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$74,340	40	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,310	40	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,310	40	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$74,190	1,530	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$73,950	120	View salary detail
Clergy	$73,770	90	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$73,680	910	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$73,600	40	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$73,600	40	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,970	160	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$72,860	650	View salary detail
Firefighters	$72,410	780	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$72,240	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$71,830	2,430	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$71,690	60	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$71,300	50	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$71,300	50	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$71,300	50	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$71,010	350	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$70,840	160	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$70,610	390	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.