Occupations Reported in California

921 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in California for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$42,280	449,840	View salary detail
Baristas	$42,280	449,840	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$38,440	376,460	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$44,710	355,500	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,710	355,500	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$140,270	338,940	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$140,270	338,940	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$140,270	338,940	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$140,270	338,940	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$140,270	338,940	View salary detail
Cashiers	$37,100	336,110	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$48,460	311,490	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$42,870	310,870	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$124,390	300,840	View salary detail
Software Developers	$174,410	284,390	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$41,090	234,240	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,080	229,970	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,230	205,090	View salary detail
Security Guards	$43,240	199,480	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$49,560	176,850	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$97,050	175,360	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$35,580	172,260	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$55,400	158,630	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$80,850	156,110	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$99,650	155,160	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$87,570	155,000	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$87,570	155,000	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$87,570	155,000	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$87,570	155,000	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$87,570	155,000	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$44,880	152,250	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$59,230	151,870	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,590	149,230	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$57,000	143,060	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$101,460	137,280	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$76,490	134,800	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$46,980	130,190	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$42,050	124,440	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$94,700	119,070	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$94,700	119,070	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$49,660	117,060	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$60,300	115,660	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$54,490	115,050	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$120,910	114,380	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$39,350	112,750	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$134,910	112,440	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$46,790	111,950	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$47,630	110,060	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$54,870	109,180	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,560	106,180	View salary detail

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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.