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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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Soil and Plant Scientists$94,90070View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists$94,810210View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other$94,810210View salary detail
Geneticists$94,810210View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists$94,810210View salary detail
Biologists$94,810210View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other$94,740430View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers$94,7304,800View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers$94,140140View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$92,910740View salary detail
Gambling Managers$92,780130View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$92,7301,130View salary detail
Chemists$92,660480View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators$92,1301,460View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$91,940360View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$91,9401,410View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists$91,820170View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$90,3101,470View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$90,270160View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors$89,9501,160View salary detail
Energy Auditors$89,9501,160View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$88,6905,660View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$88,630190View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$88,240590View salary detail
Management Analysts$87,9105,150View salary detail
Budget Analysts$87,860320View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$87,3701,310View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$87,170370View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other$86,800860View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts$86,510470View salary detail
Biostatisticians$86,430140View salary detail
Statisticians$86,430140View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$86,200180View salary detail
Technical Writers$85,500140View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists$85,360170View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers$85,3601,430View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors$83,9209,240View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$82,7801,580View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers$82,7108,420View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$82,7108,420View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$82,550750View salary detail
Avionics Technicians$82,54080View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$82,360—View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians$82,320280View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,4401,120View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors$81,370170View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation$81,370170View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors$81,370170View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$80,790350View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists$80,790350View 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.