Bakersfield, CA Careers and Salaries

581 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Bakersfield, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$34,980	80	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,360	70	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$64,200	70	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$46,850	70	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$87,180	70	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$38,790	70	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$128,960	70	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$79,970	70	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$106,340	70	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$51,690	70	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$87,180	70	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$290,420	70	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$87,180	70	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$34,320	70	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$88,410	70	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$60,040	70	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$299,990	70	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$54,690	70	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$41,160	70	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,080	70	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$156,270	60	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$92,290	60	View salary detail
Editors	$62,490	60	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$137,340	60	View salary detail
Photographers	$56,220	60	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,410	60	View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers	$61,340	60	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$50,880	60	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$43,230	60	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$57,380	60	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$156,270	60	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$71,690	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$42,650	60	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$119,470	60	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$50,270	60	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$137,340	60	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$130,480	60	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$98,550	60	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$53,030	60	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$72,240	60	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$156,270	60	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$37,050	60	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,060	60	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$49,840	50	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$55,690	50	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$70,250	50	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$71,300	50	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,740	50	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$130,440	50	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$49,290	50	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.