Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Modesto, CA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Real Estate Sales Agents	$60,620	140	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$60,530	40	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$60,290	40	View salary detail
Glaziers	$60,140	80	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$60,110	230	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$59,990	70	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$59,990	70	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$59,990	70	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$59,990	70	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$59,920	50	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$59,650	1,660	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$59,600	40	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$59,470	80	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$59,360	140	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,150	370	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$59,010	140	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$59,010	120	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$58,820	420	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$58,650	410	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$58,650	410	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$58,650	410	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$58,650	410	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$58,460	30	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,330	3,510	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$57,700	110	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,470	190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$57,220	120	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$57,060	180	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$56,670	140	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$56,250	120	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$56,220	180	View salary detail
Machinists	$55,950	140	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$55,810	2,350	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$55,780	190	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$55,440	80	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$55,430	220	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$55,430	220	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$55,430	220	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$55,330	710	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$55,320	60	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$55,140	1,830	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$55,040	1,730	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$54,770	50	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$53,870	260	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,600	140	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$53,560	720	View salary detail
File Clerks	$52,830	100	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$52,590	450	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$52,430	380	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$52,300	40	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.