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
Residential Advisors	$46,440	50	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$102,980	50	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$60,390	50	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$62,720	50	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$136,120	50	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$66,290	50	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$77,780	50	View salary detail
Optometrists	$122,150	50	View salary detail
Range Managers	$72,860	50	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$50,440	50	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$40,240	50	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$62,720	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$60,080	50	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$59,770	50	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$91,350	50	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$61,260	50	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$104,680	50	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$172,410	50	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$66,290	50	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$48,620	50	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$35,960	50	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$66,290	50	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$59,800	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$48,000	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$111,560	50	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$66,240	50	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$44,980	50	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$46,010	50	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$81,370	50	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$60,740	50	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$72,860	50	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$72,860	50	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$55,950	50	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$66,000	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$59,090	50	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$42,110	50	View salary detail
Art Directors	$126,410	40	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$102,510	40	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$91,090	40	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$103,760	40	View salary detail
Paramedics	$71,390	40	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$142,150	40	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$57,390	40	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$105,750	40	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$44,350	40	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$102,710	40	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$56,870	40	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$45,950	40	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$102,710	40	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$69,550	40	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.