Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in San Diego, CA

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

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$62,5602,940View salary detail
Health Education Specialists$62,5001,080View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$62,500830View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$62,460200View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$62,450160View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$62,2303,170View salary detail
Roofers$62,1801,830View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers$62,160120View salary detail
Archivists$62,05070View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$61,880370View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$61,870870View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$61,820230View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$61,7803,420View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$61,4801,600View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other$61,46040View salary detail
Machinists$61,4202,180View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$61,340550View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$61,300690View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$61,2901,720View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$61,080520View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,050240View salary detail
Lighting Technicians$61,040130View salary detail
Subway and Streetcar Operators$60,970200View salary detail
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$60,610630View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks$60,6003,890View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$60,440310View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School$60,4401,160View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$60,2802,010View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$60,2802,010View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,2802,010View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$60,2801,330View salary detail
Patient Representatives$60,2802,010View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$60,200740View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$59,8609,480View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,78010,440View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,7703,820View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$59,5505,950View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$59,53060View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians$59,470750View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$59,310760View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$59,050230View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,58012,830View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$58,320560View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$58,3001,890View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing$58,240490View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters$58,240910View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$58,2201,470View salary detail
Phlebotomists$58,1701,300View salary detail
Dental Assistants$58,1204,260View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$58,020340View 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.