Santa Maria, CA Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,230	11,020	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$42,940	5,930	View salary detail
Baristas	$42,940	5,930	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$37,200	4,490	View salary detail
Cashiers	$36,600	4,170	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$55,620	3,630	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,260	3,540	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$111,390	3,410	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$137,360	3,280	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$137,360	3,280	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$137,360	3,280	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$137,360	3,280	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$137,360	3,280	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,900	2,890	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,230	2,470	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,960	2,350	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$43,340	2,300	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$101,030	2,170	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$42,560	2,100	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$42,560	2,100	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$52,780	1,980	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$51,800	1,930	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$60,170	1,900	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$47,320	1,810	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,400	1,780	View salary detail
Software Developers	$158,290	1,680	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$49,500	1,660	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$55,910	1,550	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$89,340	1,530	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$89,340	1,530	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$89,340	1,530	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$89,340	1,530	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$89,340	1,530	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$91,610	1,510	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$38,470	1,490	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$72,800	1,470	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$76,370	1,440	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$42,700	1,430	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$49,080	1,350	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$51,930	1,340	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$35,110	1,260	View salary detail
Bartenders	$35,810	1,160	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$37,290	1,150	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$56,140	1,150	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$74,300	1,110	View salary detail
Carpenters	$75,140	1,100	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$71,200	1,100	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$47,130	1,090	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$102,840	1,060	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$49,730	1,040	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.