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
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$52,620	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$52,410	110	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$52,000	620	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$51,880	470	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$51,690	70	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$51,570	230	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$51,310	80	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$51,210	50	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$51,150	220	View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$51,060	170	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$50,960	2,730	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$50,880	60	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,800	2,490	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$50,750	540	View salary detail
Machinists	$50,680	250	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$50,530	130	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$50,270	60	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$50,240	150	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$50,200	340	View salary detail
Orderlies	$50,110	80	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$49,990	180	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$49,930	230	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$49,870	160	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$49,840	50	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$49,840	50	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$49,840	50	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$49,840	50	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$49,750	150	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$49,610	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$49,350	2,060	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$49,290	50	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$49,000	330	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$48,860	400	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$48,540	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$48,500	170	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$48,280	1,920	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$48,280	100	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$48,110	870	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$48,100	90	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$48,100	990	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,010	230	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$47,960	420	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$47,960	420	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$47,870	80	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$47,660	270	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$47,540	170	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$47,530	530	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,430	1,670	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,410	60	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$47,310	1,970	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.