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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$51,040	120	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$51,030	330	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$50,940	820	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$50,910	250	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$50,650	160	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$50,560	2,060	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$50,560	2,060	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$50,440	30	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$50,390	240	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,340	310	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$50,120	50	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$49,920	28,470	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$49,910	110	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,690	150	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$49,610	5,350	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$49,570	1,100	View salary detail
Choreographers	$49,560	50	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$49,500	6,400	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$49,420	9,370	View salary detail
Orderlies	$49,410	330	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,390	190	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$49,240	350	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$49,150	230	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$49,070	210	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$49,000	110	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$48,970	390	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$48,730	14,030	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$48,670	280	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$48,650	280	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$48,640	6,120	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,600	410	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$48,480	170	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$48,290	180	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$48,140	310	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$48,140	310	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$48,140	310	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$48,140	310	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$48,120	900	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$48,070	9,670	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$47,970	610	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,950	660	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$47,930	80	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$47,880	—	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,840	840	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$47,810	1,940	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$47,770	340	View salary detail
File Clerks	$47,720	880	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$47,610	760	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$47,600	30	View salary detail
Tellers	$47,550	2,110	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.