Santa Cruz, CA Careers and Salaries

425 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Santa Cruz, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Office Clerks, General	$41,040	3,360	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$43,400	3,220	View salary detail
Baristas	$43,400	3,220	View salary detail
Cashiers	$37,390	2,530	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$38,620	2,430	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$105,360	1,770	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$170,960	1,750	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$170,960	1,750	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$170,960	1,750	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$170,960	1,750	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$170,960	1,750	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,930	1,640	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$40,780	1,510	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,710	1,250	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$61,960	1,120	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$59,900	1,070	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$46,210	1,030	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$44,560	1,020	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$99,260	1,000	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$57,510	960	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$48,220	960	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$50,090	960	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,000	880	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$44,050	860	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,410	860	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,050	860	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,730	830	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$39,110	830	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$48,110	820	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$52,240	800	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,310	750	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,500	750	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$84,920	740	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$50,230	720	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$43,630	710	View salary detail
Carpenters	$77,690	700	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$37,150	660	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$84,010	630	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$84,010	630	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$84,010	630	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$84,010	630	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$84,010	630	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$49,120	630	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$48,740	590	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$98,810	560	View salary detail
Bartenders	$36,100	560	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$65,600	550	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$74,990	550	View salary detail
Software Developers	$156,910	540	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$58,500	520	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.