Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in San Luis Obispo, CA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,620	200	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$59,400	270	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$59,120	400	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$59,050	40	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$58,700	90	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$58,690	120	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$58,620	680	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$58,570	1,070	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$57,840	260	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,820	260	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$57,560	120	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$57,510	90	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$57,300	110	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$57,150	440	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$57,130	60	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$56,530	320	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$56,350	70	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$56,280	80	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,810	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$55,680	190	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$55,670	120	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$55,380	40	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$55,010	370	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$54,960	330	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$54,740	840	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,190	340	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$54,140	100	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$53,870	70	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$53,740	40	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$53,560	100	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$53,530	80	View salary detail
Machinists	$53,510	120	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$53,280	180	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$53,210	90	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$53,100	40	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$52,640	90	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$52,510	30	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$52,460	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$52,310	990	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$51,990	140	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$51,010	1,170	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,700	60	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$50,330	260	View salary detail
File Clerks	$50,260	50	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$49,540	310	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$49,520	850	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$49,450	540	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$49,430	40	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$49,400	1,280	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$49,330	60	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.