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
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$59,280	70	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$59,190	200	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$59,100	140	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$59,090	50	View salary detail
Glaziers	$58,970	70	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$58,860	450	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$58,740	90	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$58,580	370	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$58,500	520	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$58,400	210	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$58,050	110	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$57,950	110	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$57,840	60	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$57,780	370	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$57,510	960	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$57,390	40	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$57,100	120	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$56,870	40	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$56,790	40	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$55,950	50	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$55,920	40	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,560	100	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$54,870	390	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$54,340	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$53,810	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$52,240	800	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$51,970	70	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$51,530	70	View salary detail
Machinists	$51,420	70	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$51,410	70	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$51,210	260	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$50,870	110	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$50,870	110	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$50,870	110	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,840	90	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$50,440	50	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$50,330	130	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$50,330	130	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$50,230	720	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$50,100	260	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$50,090	960	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,000	880	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$49,340	70	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$49,120	630	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$48,740	590	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$48,620	50	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$48,380	190	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$48,340	410	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$48,220	960	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$48,110	820	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.