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
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$87,180	300	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$77,400	280	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$38,340	280	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$117,010	280	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$36,050	280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,690	270	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$81,130	270	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,530	270	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$80,820	270	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$51,210	260	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$84,090	260	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$38,200	260	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$198,770	260	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$50,100	260	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$46,850	250	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$77,470	240	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$67,530	240	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$74,380	240	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$71,070	230	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$79,480	230	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,070	230	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$157,630	230	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$62,400	230	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$209,080	220	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$209,080	220	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$130,600	220	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$118,050	210	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$75,720	210	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$78,330	210	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$101,050	210	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$58,400	210	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$118,050	210	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$39,140	210	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$118,050	210	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$86,510	200	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$86,510	200	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$86,510	200	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$86,510	200	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$59,190	200	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$86,510	200	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$47,150	200	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$37,360	200	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$86,510	200	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$39,870	200	View salary detail
Coroners	$86,510	200	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$79,490	200	View salary detail
Urologists	$305,610	190	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$132,920	190	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$305,610	190	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$305,610	190	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.