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
Tax Preparers	$59,490	—	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$59,350	210	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$59,330	960	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$59,310	30	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$59,310	30	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$59,250	180	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$59,220	110	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$58,860	940	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$58,670	600	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$58,540	160	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$58,540	520	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	220	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$58,350	530	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$58,350	530	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$58,350	530	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$58,350	530	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$58,220	130	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$58,100	—	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$58,060	290	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,690	7,050	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$57,620	100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$57,610	240	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$57,490	220	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$57,380	60	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$57,360	800	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$57,300	90	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$57,220	290	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$57,040	870	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$56,990	370	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$56,960	240	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$56,660	630	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$56,650	500	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$56,630	140	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$56,370	140	View salary detail
Photographers	$56,220	60	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$55,800	1,480	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$55,730	120	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$55,690	50	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$55,270	310	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$55,240	140	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$55,220	340	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$54,690	70	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$54,240	120	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$53,430	100	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$53,170	2,580	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$53,030	60	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$52,790	360	View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$52,780	—	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$52,640	240	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$52,620	80	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.