Los Angeles, CA Careers and Salaries

862 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Los Angeles, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Database Architects$155,7401,530View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$97,6801,520View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$61,6801,520View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$38,6001,480View salary detail
Lodging Managers$75,9301,480View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters$80,7801,480View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators$69,4601,480View salary detail
Technical Writers$104,0001,460View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,8701,460View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$62,8501,460View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$132,9201,450View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$47,0501,450View salary detail
Midwives$78,9401,430View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$78,9401,430View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$39,3001,420View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other$68,6301,410View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$131,0701,400View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,6401,380View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,6401,380View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$130,1601,360View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,8101,360View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$59,0901,350View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$47,6501,350View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers$167,9301,350View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$82,9501,350View salary detail
Floral Designers$48,2001,330View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$105,7301,330View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$72,7501,310View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$109,8001,290View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$60,1101,280View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers$93,0901,280View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$62,3901,270View salary detail
Riggers$96,8801,250View salary detail
Materials Engineers$125,2001,250View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$127,8001,250View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$79,9301,230View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$63,4501,220View salary detail
Tapers$68,0201,220View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,0801,220View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians$79,0801,220View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$113,2601,210View salary detail
Costume Attendants$106,8101,210View salary detail
Paramedics$74,9001,200View salary detail
Passenger Attendants$39,4601,200View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$87,5301,200View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers$61,1501,190View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$61,1501,190View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians$104,4101,170View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$40,0801,150View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$44,1801,140View 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.