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

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Upholsterers	$57,560	50	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$57,420	200	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$57,250	2,130	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$57,160	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$57,040	610	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$57,040	60	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$57,000	1,110	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$57,000	1,110	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$57,000	1,110	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,910	250	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$56,840	200	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$56,840	5,350	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$56,570	80	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$56,550	—	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$56,470	130	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$56,240	990	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$56,240	990	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,130	210	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$55,800	300	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$55,680	390	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$55,550	260	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$55,520	6,390	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$55,360	90	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$55,260	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$55,100	430	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$54,810	80	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$54,650	830	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$54,640	4,210	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$54,530	570	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$54,510	720	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$54,440	2,130	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$53,930	70	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,860	180	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$53,050	590	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$52,830	70	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,800	400	View salary detail
Photographers	$52,470	210	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$52,100	4,480	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$52,070	100	View salary detail
Gambling Dealers	$52,060	800	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$51,880	2,640	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$51,680	100	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$51,300	340	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$51,260	1,360	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$51,190	3,570	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,920	130	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,870	600	View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$50,820	2,130	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$50,720	60	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$50,690	360	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.