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Highest paying to lowest paying occupations

Bakersfield, CA MSA

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Bakersfield, California, area is ordered by average earnings. The occupation title is a link to the section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that includes the occupation. (In some cases two or more OES occupations are included together in one OOH article.)

Occupations ranked by mean annual earnings

Bakersfield, California

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$161,470Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 180
$157,930Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 100
$148,100Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$143,070n.a.
$137,320Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$132,340 500
$136,030Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$135,760n.a.
$135,040Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$133,240n.a.
$117,880Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$108,570 190
$113,930Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$106,970n.a.
$113,430Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$105,200 380
$107,680Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$105,890 350
$103,010Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$100,850 290
$98,360Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$74,620 60
$96,660Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$97,720 450
$93,940Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$92,170 70
$93,650Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$80,980 150
$93,470Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$84,640 30
$92,590Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$94,070 470
$92,570Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$83,940 240
$92,350Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$86,420 130
$91,630General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$80,400 2,740
$91,280Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$94,200 120
$90,200Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$92,500 50
$87,020Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$85,980 390
$87,000Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$58,150n.a.
$84,370Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$80,220 170
$84,250Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$84,200 100
$82,930Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$77,920 160
$82,550Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$81,620 640
$82,220Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,300 280
$82,160Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$67,900 330
$82,040Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,500 740
$81,730Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$73,640 8,710
$81,700Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$69,600 380
$81,470Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$82,560 140
$80,150Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$76,880 30
$79,970Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$57,180 500
$79,960Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,220 110
$79,510Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,660 470
$78,750Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,860 50
$78,050Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$79,290 210
$78,010Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,360 450
$77,630Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$80,210 30
$77,420Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$69,990 810
$76,560Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,660 200
$76,420Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$71,490 190
$76,420Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,410 30
$76,260Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,000 50
$76,220Chemists
(area) (ind)
$75,680 150
$75,990Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$74,360 320
$75,590Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,210 970
$75,220Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$68,000 170
$74,790Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,530 270
$74,570Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$69,420 90
$74,560Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$59,920 130
$74,020Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$73,000 6,040
$73,380Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,020 30
$72,300First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$69,550 410
$71,920Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$70,400 150
$71,280First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$71,250 80
$71,150Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,990n.a.
$70,690Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,600 700
$70,550Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$70,250 40
$70,450Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$74,680n.a.
$69,970Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,730 310
$69,500Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$68,440 40
$69,380Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,310 130
$69,260English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,250 70
$68,520Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$70,090 450
$68,410Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$68,670 140
$68,270Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$69,280 620
$67,260Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$64,480 240
$67,230Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$60,530 100
$66,630Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$58,130 60
$65,370Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,880 40
$65,370Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$67,160 410
$64,880Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,020 480
$64,750First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$57,500 40
$64,480Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$64,000n.a.
$64,410Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$65,130 700
$64,310Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$63,130 2,930
$64,100Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,180 110
$64,020Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,190n.a.
$63,670Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$62,770 2,600
$62,900Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,650 8,000
$62,710First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$53,030 310
$62,670Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$67,410n.a.
$62,260Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$57,660 70
$61,760Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,180 130
$61,510Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,040 90
$61,430Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$60,000 60
$61,420Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,030 150
$61,380Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$49,230 70
$61,350Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,040 2,050
$61,180Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$59,110 300
$61,100Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,460 2,020
$60,860Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$63,520 50
$59,540Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$61,210 40
$59,110First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$55,740 1,470
$59,100Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$61,390 1,040
$58,860Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$60,510 1,460
$58,760Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$51,950 960
$58,530Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$58,220 200
$58,400Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$55,760 410
$58,370Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$53,350 260
$58,330Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$54,570 100
$58,190Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$59,620 110
$57,640Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$61,150 30
$57,070Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$59,980 110
$56,860Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$60,670 40
$56,790Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,140 7,330
$56,690Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,860n.a.
$56,470Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$59,230 200
$56,310Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$54,880 50
$55,930Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$52,910 30
$55,570Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,790 270
$55,340Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$55,020 200
$55,260Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$55,520 1,410
$55,110Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$55,190 30
$54,890Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,880 60
$54,790Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$56,100 120
$54,760Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$51,810 1,380
$54,330Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,940 190
$54,300Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,300 100
$54,220Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,340 170
$54,050First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$53,970 910
$53,910Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$53,460 60
$53,810Librarians
(area) (ind)
$53,410 170
$53,700Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$53,160n.a.
$53,590Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$56,900 390
$53,490All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,310 900
$53,310Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,910n.a.
$53,300Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$53,160 30
$53,130Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$52,190 160
$52,950Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$54,670 80
$52,870Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,320 740
$52,500Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$52,710 180
$52,470Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$44,670 410
$52,460First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$50,510 870
$52,090Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$51,350 70
$52,010Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,360 380
$51,410Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$52,200 870
$51,200Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$54,900 190
$50,850Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,920 260
$50,160Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,930 470
$50,110First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,610 400
$49,960Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$49,330 5,670
$49,870Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$49,520 250
$49,770Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$44,780 140
$49,600Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,060n.a.
$49,430Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$45,600 70
$49,330Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$50,210n.a.
$49,310Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,230 70
$49,030Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,970n.a.
$48,290Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,220 290
$48,280Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,270 130
$48,060Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$48,270 760
$48,020Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$45,300n.a.
$47,780Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,440 30
$47,660Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$37,550 40
$47,600Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,680 220
$47,310Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,600 60
$47,220Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,310 130
$47,000Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$46,370 270
$46,870Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$47,530n.a.
$46,810Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$47,370 80
$46,740Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,560 7,810
$46,690Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,320 60
$46,430Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,800 380
$46,430Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$40,300 60
$46,360Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$47,170 190
$46,330Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$34,500 50
$46,180Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$47,890 70
$45,910Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$41,970 240
$45,880Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,200 1,470
$45,580Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,050 30
$45,560Electricians
(area) (ind)
$45,040 1,630
$45,440Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$48,220 120
$45,430Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$47,030 550
$45,240Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$44,610n.a.
$45,230Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$43,090 190
$45,070First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,460 80
$44,870Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,630 18,210
$44,830Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,940 50
$44,500Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,810 170
$44,050Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,130 80
$43,990Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,090 4,120
$43,840Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$43,640n.a.
$43,420Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$41,910n.a.
$43,260First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$42,260 220
$43,200Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$38,750 120
$43,090Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$46,600n.a.
$43,000First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$40,880 2,180
$42,930Tapers
(area) (ind)
$41,300n.a.
$42,780First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$36,420 130
$42,690Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$39,470 40
$42,560Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$47,820 90
$42,340Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,850 680
$42,260Clergy
(area) (ind)
$39,860 50
$42,190Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$41,750 300
$42,180Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$42,150 550
$42,100Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$39,860 180
$41,830Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$39,210 60
$41,820Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$39,630 120
$41,810Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,630n.a.
$41,630Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$37,380 100
$41,480Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$46,010 40
$41,340Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$40,820 470
$41,320Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$41,000 240
$41,170Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$40,740 700
$40,820Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,680 190
$40,700Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$40,990 60
$40,690Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,690 30
$40,580Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,190 500
$40,340Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$35,200 150
$40,250Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$40,230 460
$39,840Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,420 260
$39,780Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,470 280
$39,560Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,190 510
$39,380Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,420 70
$39,250Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$34,080 130
$39,200Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$34,390 60
$39,200Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$37,900 1,140
$39,130Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,660 40
$39,060Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$33,900n.a.
$39,040Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$34,320 70
$38,950Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$37,890 200
$38,940Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,490 210
$38,930Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,640 370
$38,920Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$40,240 1,310
$38,900Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$39,600 810
$38,660Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,710 510
$38,530Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,120n.a.
$38,370Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,550 10,160
$38,210Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,070 80
$38,190Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,430 16,050
$38,180Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,700 320
$38,080Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,280 1,740
$38,070Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,150 90
$38,010Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$35,430 140
$37,820Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$40,250 90
$37,640Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$38,430 390
$37,390Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,570 2,000
$37,250Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,840 160
$36,930Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,150n.a.
$36,850Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$30,810 160
$36,730Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$33,340 320
$36,430Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$33,180 170
$36,250Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$35,230 330
$36,170Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$33,820 70
$36,150Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$35,120 260
$36,070Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$36,530 3,420
$36,050Health educators
(area) (ind)
$32,840 80
$35,940Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,970 70
$35,870Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$34,620 110
$35,830First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$33,340 1,850
$35,710All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,060 237,190
$35,300Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$33,260 530
$35,220Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$38,550 160
$34,760Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$33,900 90
$34,750Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,180 210
$34,680Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,380 130
$34,410Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$30,380 100
$34,200Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$33,200 110
$33,980Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,140n.a.
$33,810First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,640 270
$33,700Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,840 50
$33,670Machinists
(area) (ind)
$31,750 320
$33,650Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$37,220 170
$33,470Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,130 100
$33,300Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$33,930 280
$33,290Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$34,520 740
$33,150Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,000 250
$33,040Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,880n.a.
$33,010Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,160 9,880
$32,980Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,890 50
$32,930Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,510 390
$32,740Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,890 40
$32,550Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$28,090 180
$32,360Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,070 40
$32,180Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,930 240
$32,000Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,020 70
$31,970Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$30,680 2,090
$31,950Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,460 1,210
$31,780Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,550 500
$31,580Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$31,870 190
$31,380Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$29,920 390
$30,960Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,490 50
$30,830Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,170 60
$30,670Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$30,550 740
$30,660Editors
(area) (ind)
$29,310 40
$30,640Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$27,270 150
$30,460Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,160 370
$30,270Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,280n.a.
$30,260Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$29,420 170
$30,250Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,310 480
$30,160Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$27,490n.a.
$30,160Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$30,770 2,240
$30,110Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,000 110
$30,000Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$18,360 790
$29,920Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$27,710 60
$29,870Roofers
(area) (ind)
$27,740 280
$29,710Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,760 3,890
$29,640Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,900 110
$29,570Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,800 21,110
$29,570Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$31,810 170
$29,530First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$27,900 100
$29,470Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,160 30
$29,420Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,250 660
$29,310Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,410 40
$29,270Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,170 70
$29,170Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,740 200
$29,130Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$23,150 280
$29,120Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,350 37,860
$29,070Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,400 1,460
$28,860Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,100 30
$28,850Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$29,700 460
$28,790Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$24,950 240
$28,690Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,190 70
$28,650Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,420 240
$28,460First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$25,340 310
$28,310Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$25,210n.a.
$28,280Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,410 420
$28,180Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,520 120
$28,150Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$24,350 950
$28,100Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,080 390
$28,030Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$20,410n.a.
$27,960Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$22,390 260
$27,940Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,470 190
$27,870Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$25,290 510
$27,640Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$27,710 100
$27,550Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$27,440 300
$27,390Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,260 890
$27,310Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,280 60
$27,220New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,150 80
$27,210Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$23,780 250
$27,190Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,380 1,090
$27,100Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,710 770
$27,090Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$26,160 150
$27,060Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,680n.a.
$26,880Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,940 40
$26,880Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,870 250
$26,760Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$26,630 1,470
$26,720Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,150 400
$26,640Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,320 1,370
$26,610Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,500n.a.
$26,560Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,520 90
$26,470Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,260 18,480
$26,460Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$25,270 50
$26,280Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,870 230
$26,190Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$23,460n.a.
$26,020Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$21,720 50
$25,950Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$24,280 140
$25,890Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,000 40
$25,750Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$20,970 50
$25,710Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,750n.a.
$25,520Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$24,600 520
$25,270Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$23,720 90
$25,110Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,470 460
$25,100Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$21,190n.a.
$24,980Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$20,350 190
$24,970Job printers
(area) (ind)
$29,350n.a.
$24,870Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,120 520
$24,850First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$23,130 1,280
$24,630Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$22,250 2,480
$24,610Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,290 250
$24,590Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,570 990
$24,260Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,100 330
$24,190Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,930 30
$24,180Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$22,710 6,700
$24,000Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,560 540
$23,940Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,730 370
$23,810Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$23,840 140
$23,750Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,600 960
$23,700Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,210 290
$23,630Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,700 80
$23,530Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$22,430 3,070
$23,520Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,490 80
$23,420Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$21,650n.a.
$23,300Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,410 50
$23,270Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,200 1,850
$23,250Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,840 140
$23,160Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$20,010 240
$23,140Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,680 130
$23,040Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,600 150
$23,020Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,100 210
$23,010Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,720 6,130
$22,730Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,940 290
$22,630Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,640n.a.
$22,630Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,930 6,030
$22,500Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,750 70
$22,490Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,580n.a.
$22,360Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$19,660 100
$22,340Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$19,940 1,310
$22,340Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,080 510
$22,280Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,890 3,440
$22,030Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,090 6,160
$21,970Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,540 150
$21,930Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$21,770 100
$21,920Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,740 470
$21,870Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$19,690 100
$21,760Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,230 330
$21,740Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$17,850 1,150
$21,700Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,660 910
$21,680Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,120 490
$21,590Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,520 60
$21,310Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$20,410 160
$21,220Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,810 60
$21,150Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$21,280 30
$21,130Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,640 4,130
$21,130Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,840 1,570
$21,080Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,130 80
$20,960Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$20,700 1,020
$20,950Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,170 2,390
$20,940Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,780 2,640
$20,780Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$17,930 40
$20,480Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,270 1,550
$20,450Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$20,300 220
$20,410Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,450 1,280
$20,200Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,340 3,220
$19,970Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,140 7,000
$19,910Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,710 180
$19,690Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$17,820 830
$19,470Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,340 70
$19,070Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$19,560 40
$19,020Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,430 340
$18,790File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,550 470
$18,670Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$18,740 350
$18,490Photographers
(area) (ind)
$17,190n.a.
$18,410Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,540 50
$18,290Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,220 110
$18,280Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,810 370
$18,260Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,830 1,340
$18,190Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,970 1,100
$18,130Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,130 120
$18,110Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$17,800n.a.
$18,080Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$17,620 40
$17,990Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$17,200 340
$17,930Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,810 100
$17,890Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,720 970
$17,850Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,720 17,200
$17,690Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,380 170
$17,640Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,780 1,170
$17,640Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$16,560n.a.
$17,510Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,270 110
$17,340Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,490 2,680
$17,150Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,680 340
$16,700Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,460 380
$16,640Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$16,530n.a.
$16,530Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,290 23,020
$16,460Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,300 4,270
$16,430Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,350 2,760
$16,420Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,310 570
$16,400Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,190 990
$16,380Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,380 550
$16,300Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,270 20,490
$16,230Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,250 570
$16,180Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,110 360
$16,140Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,250 710
$16,100Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$15,980 1,430
$16,060Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,130 1,760
$15,860Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,950 230
$15,800Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$15,980 40

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Bakersfield, California metropolitan area consists of:

Kern County