Modesto, CA Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$52,590	450	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$47,160	440	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$94,370	430	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$90,560	430	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$58,820	420	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$76,640	420	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$35,030	420	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$44,760	420	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$65,290	410	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$58,650	410	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$44,990	410	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$58,650	410	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$44,990	410	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$58,650	410	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$58,650	410	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,090	400	View salary detail
Bakers	$39,450	400	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$126,600	400	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$62,970	400	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$65,770	400	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$123,910	390	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$34,890	390	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$160,520	380	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$39,040	380	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$173,380	380	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$125,800	380	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$52,430	380	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,270	370	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,150	370	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$38,260	370	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$129,030	370	View salary detail
Lawyers	$164,010	370	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$46,670	360	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$38,010	360	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$66,390	360	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$72,360	350	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$51,000	350	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$76,500	350	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$51,990	330	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$35,440	330	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$45,480	330	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$126,930	320	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$126,930	320	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$38,320	320	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$101,000	320	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$126,930	320	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$126,930	320	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$101,000	320	View salary detail
Tellers	$46,190	320	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$61,990	320	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.