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

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Library Assistants, Clerical	$54,590	100	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$53,800	30	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$53,800	70	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$52,800	170	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$52,780	1,980	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$52,090	40	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$52,090	40	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$52,090	40	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$52,090	40	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$52,000	70	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$51,930	390	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$51,930	1,340	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$51,830	230	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$51,800	1,930	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$51,790	110	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$51,310	610	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$51,260	90	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$51,170	40	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$51,010	80	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,900	310	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$50,310	640	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$50,160	50	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$50,130	230	View salary detail
Orderlies	$50,040	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$49,940	40	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,820	80	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$49,730	1,040	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$49,660	70	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$49,500	1,660	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$49,270	320	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$49,080	1,350	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$48,930	680	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$48,520	710	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$48,460	260	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$48,460	260	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$48,430	100	View salary detail
File Clerks	$48,400	70	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$48,260	100	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$48,220	30	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$48,210	430	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$48,130	80	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$48,130	630	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$48,100	690	View salary detail
Tellers	$48,060	330	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$47,320	1,810	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$47,300	890	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$47,130	1,090	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$47,060	140	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$46,970	170	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$46,710	380	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.