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
Avionics Technicians	$92,480	1,220	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$62,540	1,210	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$62,630	1,210	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$55,470	1,200	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$83,520	1,180	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$46,810	1,170	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$129,910	1,170	View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$51,720	1,170	View salary detail
Archivists	$70,530	1,160	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,040	1,150	View salary detail
Curators	$78,740	1,140	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$139,420	1,130	View salary detail
Neurologists	$357,080	1,090	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$172,400	1,070	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$68,240	1,070	View salary detail
Petroleum Engineers	$143,590	1,060	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$124,890	1,060	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$91,820	1,050	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$46,480	1,040	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$62,840	1,030	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$177,030	1,030	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$49,080	1,010	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$201,300	1,000	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$44,740	990	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$80,060	990	View salary detail
Models	$57,400	990	View salary detail
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$53,090	960	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$48,500	960	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$61,940	950	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$52,100	950	View salary detail
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$62,790	940	View salary detail
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	$89,010	930	View salary detail
Subway and Streetcar Operators	$78,680	900	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$45,300	900	View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,670	880	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$203,840	870	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$102,830	860	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$119,410	860	View salary detail
Economists	$119,410	860	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$47,750	850	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$81,760	840	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$81,760	840	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$81,760	840	View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors	$79,040	830	View salary detail
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$140,870	830	View salary detail
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$400,150	820	View salary detail
Foresters	$107,120	820	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$127,680	810	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$79,040	810	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$66,040	810	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.