Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in El Centro, CA

300 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in El Centro, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Animal Caretakers	$40,880	40	View salary detail
Bakers	$40,580	60	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$40,450	1,190	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$40,230	330	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$39,840	50	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$39,650	340	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$39,550	50	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$39,550	50	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,450	1,360	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$39,430	50	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,270	40	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,050	200	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$39,030	30	View salary detail
Baristas	$38,840	1,630	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$38,840	1,630	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,610	90	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$38,610	320	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,460	290	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$38,220	380	View salary detail
Nannies	$38,220	380	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$37,820	40	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,710	380	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,350	930	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,350	930	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,230	670	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$37,200	260	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$37,180	170	View salary detail
File Clerks	$37,170	40	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,440	70	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,310	240	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$36,230	100	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$35,750	290	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$35,750	290	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$35,590	50	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$35,490	1,900	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$35,240	40	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$35,140	3,350	View salary detail
Cashiers	$35,090	1,960	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$35,090	40	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$34,990	160	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$34,950	80	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$34,900	80	View salary detail
Bartenders	$34,620	130	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$34,350	40	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$34,320	90	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$34,320	70	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$34,320	480	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,320	380	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$34,320	100	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$34,320	140	View salary detail

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.