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
Library Technicians	$53,260	7,190	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,230	7,140	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$76,370	7,110	View salary detail
Clergy	$77,710	7,110	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$56,160	7,080	View salary detail
Glaziers	$64,040	7,020	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$79,550	7,000	View salary detail
Optometrists	$136,300	6,890	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$60,600	6,830	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$59,510	6,800	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$59,940	6,780	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$48,840	6,680	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$214,140	6,680	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$156,260	6,680	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$58,120	6,640	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$95,320	6,580	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$63,010	6,430	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$63,650	6,410	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$313,890	6,370	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$139,160	6,310	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$46,410	6,310	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$170,160	6,210	View salary detail
Database Architects	$170,160	6,210	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$39,420	6,170	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$72,450	6,080	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$61,220	6,010	View salary detail
Physicists	$207,490	5,930	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$45,050	5,860	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$90,650	5,840	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$87,080	5,830	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$36,330	5,750	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$129,110	5,740	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,640	5,730	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,070	5,710	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,070	5,710	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$58,300	5,670	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,960	5,610	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,760	5,600	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$78,170	5,570	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,730	5,570	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$70,770	5,560	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$130,490	5,460	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$135,870	5,430	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$353,500	5,420	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$73,610	5,410	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$60,250	5,300	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$100,770	5,300	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,470	5,290	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$104,000	5,280	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$97,860	5,260	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.