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
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$70,400	120	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$70,250	50	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$69,910	740	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$69,910	740	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$69,850	110	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$69,230	200	View salary detail
Paramedics	$69,050	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$68,770	300	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$67,130	90	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$66,930	150	View salary detail
Carpenters	$66,540	1,100	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$66,480	5,390	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$66,450	960	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$66,450	960	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$66,400	680	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$66,170	80	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$66,150	750	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$65,260	40	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$64,640	460	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$64,630	130	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,460	240	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$64,420	150	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$64,210	50	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$64,200	70	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$63,900	50	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$63,700	470	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$63,520	860	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$63,420	300	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$63,240	220	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$62,980	780	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$62,620	1,540	View salary detail
Editors	$62,490	60	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$62,450	1,250	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,390	160	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$62,170	1,360	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$62,080	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$62,050	220	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$61,970	160	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$61,830	40	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$61,500	300	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$61,380	800	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$61,360	520	View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers	$61,340	60	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$61,090	50	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$60,990	40	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$60,640	170	View salary detail
Roofers	$60,640	190	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$60,100	620	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$60,080	120	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$60,040	70	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.