Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Riverside, CA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Stockers and Order Fillers	$43,200	77,160	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$43,150	250	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,130	830	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$43,130	6,660	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$43,070	200	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$43,050	2,400	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$43,050	2,400	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$42,990	500	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$42,990	580	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$42,860	190	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,760	320	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$42,710	380	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$42,480	16,910	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$42,450	14,280	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$42,280	51,310	View salary detail
Baristas	$42,280	51,310	View salary detail
Tutors	$42,260	4,270	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$42,150	410	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$42,080	1,590	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$41,930	930	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$41,800	6,880	View salary detail
Bakers	$41,790	2,900	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$41,600	590	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$41,530	70	View salary detail
Concierges	$40,960	330	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$40,860	19,520	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$40,530	560	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$40,210	5,110	View salary detail
Nannies	$40,210	5,110	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$40,120	100	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$39,800	50	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$39,690	3,090	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$39,660	70	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$39,570	730	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$39,460	270	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$39,200	9,710	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,160	390	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$39,160	1,070	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,140	—	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$38,980	910	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$38,880	150	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$38,880	150	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$38,830	1,190	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$38,810	100	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$38,720	170	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$38,640	540	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$38,440	740	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$38,420	11,190	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$38,400	10,560	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,370	60	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.