Occupations Reported in Merced, CA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,350	3,820	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$38,200	2,500	View salary detail
Baristas	$38,200	2,500	View salary detail
Cashiers	$35,340	2,250	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$55,630	1,710	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$100,120	1,560	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$37,740	1,480	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$60,770	1,450	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,080	1,400	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$46,830	1,250	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$45,920	1,240	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,320	1,160	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$41,890	1,130	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$41,890	1,130	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$131,620	1,050	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$131,620	1,050	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$131,620	1,050	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$131,620	1,050	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$131,620	1,050	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$99,600	1,020	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$94,990	1,020	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$56,700	930	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,520	720	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,800	700	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$51,740	680	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,490	660	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$40,430	660	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,280	620	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$51,710	620	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$51,190	590	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$34,320	560	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,070	560	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$45,670	500	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$44,730	500	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$60,200	500	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$82,540	490	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$82,540	490	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$38,980	460	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$43,230	420	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,480	410	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,820	400	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$78,490	400	View salary detail
Nannies	$36,590	390	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$36,590	390	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$38,740	390	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$38,740	390	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$54,440	380	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$38,860	380	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$35,070	370	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,980	370	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.