San Luis Obispo, CA Careers and Salaries

449 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in San Luis Obispo, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Retail Salespersons	$37,780	3,390	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$42,350	3,310	View salary detail
Baristas	$42,350	3,310	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,570	3,100	View salary detail
Cashiers	$36,550	3,010	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$46,110	2,860	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$34,950	2,640	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$101,840	2,280	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$138,820	2,180	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$138,820	2,180	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$138,820	2,180	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$138,820	2,180	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$138,820	2,180	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,190	1,720	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,280	1,640	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$43,220	1,640	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,730	1,360	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,730	1,360	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$42,990	1,340	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$49,400	1,280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$48,320	1,230	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$51,010	1,170	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,500	1,170	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$97,620	1,140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,500	1,120	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$34,730	1,090	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$58,570	1,070	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$60,140	1,030	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$52,310	990	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$38,550	900	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$88,160	860	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$36,760	850	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$49,520	850	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$42,390	850	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$54,740	840	View salary detail
Carpenters	$77,220	820	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$46,740	750	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$37,460	730	View salary detail
Bartenders	$35,630	730	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$110,210	720	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$110,210	720	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$110,210	720	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$84,290	720	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,380	720	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$107,220	710	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$79,130	700	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$79,130	700	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$79,130	700	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$79,130	700	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$79,130	700	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.