California Careers and Salaries

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
Millwrights	$77,950	2,230	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$93,950	2,210	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$98,530	2,210	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$47,710	2,200	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$44,360	2,180	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,860	2,170	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$67,120	2,160	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$79,570	2,130	View salary detail
Range Managers	$79,810	2,110	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$79,810	2,110	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$79,810	2,110	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$72,240	2,060	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,010	2,060	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$61,010	2,060	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$37,650	2,020	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$53,860	2,020	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,740	2,010	View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$77,840	2,010	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$77,840	2,010	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$77,840	2,010	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$46,220	1,990	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$47,380	1,970	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,050	1,960	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$127,780	1,950	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$44,530	1,950	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$98,170	1,920	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$141,180	1,910	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$47,590	1,870	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$81,550	1,850	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$81,550	1,850	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$44,450	1,850	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,820	1,850	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$79,030	1,800	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$186,300	1,790	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$83,000	1,790	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$38,700	1,790	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$83,000	1,790	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$77,030	1,790	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$83,000	1,790	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$78,490	1,760	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$73,390	1,750	View salary detail
Audiologists	$114,910	1,740	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$57,040	1,730	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$166,450	1,720	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$62,280	1,710	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$45,120	1,710	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$55,180	1,680	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$121,520	1,680	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$102,030	1,660	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$62,600	1,660	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.