Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in California

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

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Travel Agents$51,0304,760View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$50,7902,470View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$50,7502,240View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,6405,730View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$50,6109,390View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,150770View salary detail
Dental Assistants$50,11056,220View salary detail
Orderlies$49,9204,870View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters$49,8902,670View salary detail
Crematory Operators$49,780240View salary detail
Medical Assistants$49,660117,060View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$49,5903,600View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers$49,57060,260View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives$49,560176,850View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$49,42010,580View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$49,1903,590View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$49,1903,590View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$49,1903,590View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$49,1903,590View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,14019,120View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians$49,14014,100View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$49,13023,590View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$49,13023,590View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$49,13023,590View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,080690View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$49,0801,010View salary detail
Animal Trainers$49,0602,270View salary detail
File Clerks$49,0409,520View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$49,0307,360View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,9402,290View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$48,880660View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$48,8703,710View salary detail
Counselors, All Other$48,85010,770View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$48,8406,680View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$48,8403,080View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,7305,570View salary detail
Upholsterers$48,5801,640View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$48,500960View salary detail
Office Clerks, General$48,460311,490View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,4507,710View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$48,4302,990View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,0401,150View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$48,0304,650View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other$47,860540View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical$47,86011,170View salary detail
Photographers$47,8407,980View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,77089,620View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$47,750850View salary detail
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders$47,73030View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$47,7102,200View 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.