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
Gas Plant Operators	$130,220	800	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$101,150	800	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$74,500	790	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$87,550	780	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$37,840	770	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$71,170	770	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,150	770	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,360	770	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,220	770	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$82,370	760	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,250	750	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,870	750	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$47,320	740	View salary detail
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$60,540	740	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$118,150	720	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$68,370	700	View salary detail
Radiologists	$270,560	690	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,080	690	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$137,570	670	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$48,880	660	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$62,440	640	View salary detail
Cardiologists	$185,610	630	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,370	630	View salary detail
Gambling Managers	$99,230	620	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$51,300	620	View salary detail
Ship Engineers	$97,660	610	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$51,950	590	View salary detail
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$39,490	590	View salary detail
Sociologists	$125,770	590	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,530	590	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,440	580	View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$39,520	560	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$78,930	550	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$122,110	540	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$47,860	540	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,520	530	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$47,580	520	View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$158,130	520	View salary detail
Embalmers	$60,060	520	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$38,130	510	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$124,920	510	View salary detail
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$97,370	480	View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators	$110,340	480	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$69,410	480	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$74,490	480	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$65,520	460	View salary detail
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$79,450	450	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$42,330	440	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$137,650	440	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$46,930	420	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.