All Occupations in California

799 occupations · 2024 BLS OEWS data

Showing every detailed occupation with wage data reported in California — sorted by salary, workers, or name.

Occupation	Group	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Workers
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$90,530	$89,850	17,920
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	Protective Service Occupations	$90,290	$99,770	290
Avionics Technicians	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$90,270	$91,110	1,440
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$89,880	$96,200	51,520
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	Construction and Extraction Occupations	$89,120	$93,680	36,040
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$89,010	$90,240	34,370
Credit Analysts	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$88,360	$108,520	6,400
Chemical Plant and System Operators	Production Occupations	$88,280	$88,770	590
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	Protective Service Occupations	$88,130	$85,270	2,130
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$88,080	$82,370	230
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$87,940	$98,410	13,640
Motorboat Operators	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$87,900	$84,130	90
Motion Picture Projectionists	Personal Care and Service Occupations	$87,870	$87,880	190
Special Education Teachers, All Other	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$87,600	$89,200	8,470
Insurance Underwriters	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$87,200	$101,720	7,300
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	Construction and Extraction Occupations	$87,110	$87,710	180
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$86,640	$90,560	1,250
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$86,590	$90,960	10,030
Financial Specialists, All Other	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$85,850	$104,420	15,360
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$85,560	$100,600	3,180
Food Scientists and Technologists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$85,480	$91,820	2,350
Chiropractors	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$85,080	$125,040	2,540
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$84,910	$85,750	12,820
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$84,830	$119,420	4,530
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$84,790	$90,890	63,250
Cost Estimators	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$84,610	$94,880	25,580
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$84,550	$88,930	6,520
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$84,530	$90,560	12,460
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$83,820	$102,050	168,180
Firefighters	Protective Service Occupations	$83,400	$98,200	27,580
Historians	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$83,360	$88,730	180
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$83,350	$87,770	7,840
Riggers	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$83,320	$86,490	3,470
Film and Video Editors	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$83,200	$99,050	9,110
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$82,650	$88,830	350
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$82,620	$91,460	1,580
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$82,210	$87,720	3,300
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	Production Occupations	$82,100	$86,500	11,260
Real Estate Brokers	Sales and Related Occupations	$82,050	$112,940	7,250
Legal Support Workers, All Other	Legal Occupations	$81,970	$89,380	—
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$81,860	$94,190	3,420
Human Resources Specialists	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$81,810	$94,720	104,880
Conservation Scientists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$81,620	$87,840	1,940
Public Relations Specialists	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$81,490	$92,580	31,070
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$81,240	$84,480	6,650
Surgical Technologists	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$81,120	$83,240	10,570
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	Sales and Related Occupations	$80,970	$94,850	19,310
Soil and Plant Scientists	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$80,960	$91,660	1,710
Fundraisers	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$80,810	$86,650	10,570
Traffic Technicians	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$80,570	$75,260	—