Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Santa Cruz, CA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$79,480	230	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$78,940	70	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$78,880	440	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$78,880	440	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$78,640	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,590	80	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$78,330	210	View salary detail
Editors	$77,890	30	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$77,780	50	View salary detail
Carpenters	$77,690	700	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$77,610	70	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$77,530	80	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$77,530	80	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$77,530	80	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$77,530	80	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$77,470	240	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,410	860	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$77,400	280	View salary detail
Electricians	$76,610	330	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$75,720	210	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$75,710	130	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$75,710	130	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$75,670	90	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$75,640	130	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,310	750	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$75,270	60	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$75,100	30	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$74,990	550	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$74,740	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,690	270	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$74,380	240	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$72,860	50	View salary detail
Range Managers	$72,860	50	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$72,860	50	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$72,830	150	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$71,800	60	View salary detail
Paramedics	$71,390	40	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$71,070	230	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$70,910	130	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$70,790	100	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$70,570	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$69,770	140	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$69,550	40	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$68,380	120	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$68,210	100	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$68,130	350	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$68,130	350	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$67,930	40	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$67,550	110	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$67,530	240	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.