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Fresno, CA

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Fresno, 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

Fresno, California

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$192,870Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$167,910Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 460
$161,140Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$157,330Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 230
$144,050Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$138,580 570
$127,060Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$110,970n.a.
$126,050Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$111,900 930
$103,450Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$85,310 110
$101,930Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$107,360 510
$97,150Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$77,330 250
$96,190Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$86,070 650
$93,060Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$89,000 190
$91,670General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$78,510 3,730
$91,560Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$91,520 240
$89,880Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$84,310 830
$87,440Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$84,640 530
$86,720First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$85,410 90
$86,430Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$87,160 80
$85,930Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$82,330 40
$85,620Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$83,610 30
$83,840Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$74,900 400
$83,290Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$78,320 240
$82,540Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$84,910 500
$82,180Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$69,570 340
$79,850Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$71,310 12,640
$79,840Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$75,990 250
$79,110Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$72,010 40
$78,940Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$79,430 60
$78,710Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$79,620 90
$78,410Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$75,160 180
$77,690Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$79,780 100
$77,480Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$71,450 50
$77,120Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$77,430 270
$75,770Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,860 2,650
$75,150Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$54,160 1,580
$75,080Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$71,150 90
$74,580Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$77,380 370
$73,480Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$69,340n.a.
$71,630Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,250 940
$70,990Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$70,710 90
$70,810Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$61,340 160
$69,770Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,160 930
$69,740First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$74,410 190
$69,730Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$51,790 700
$69,530Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$60,870 230
$69,510Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$68,830 5,240
$69,270Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,440n.a.
$68,420Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$65,370 30
$68,400Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$48,210 30
$67,800Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$64,890 100
$67,710Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$67,000 80
$67,580Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,600 130
$67,390Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,430 13,640
$66,970Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$51,860 50
$66,790Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$67,860 270
$66,380Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$63,310 150
$66,360Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$67,010 110
$66,280Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,370 600
$66,230Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$76,310n.a.
$65,860Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$61,620 70
$65,840Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,140 90
$65,780Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$64,810 60
$65,390Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$65,630 40
$65,250Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$58,620 170
$64,910Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$59,870 40
$64,670Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,650n.a.
$64,580Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,680n.a.
$64,290Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,570 360
$63,730Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$66,040 60
$63,520Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$64,440 260
$63,460Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,400 200
$63,460Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$62,740 160
$62,720Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,810n.a.
$62,320Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$56,260 280
$62,270Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$63,690 320
$61,820Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$54,210 130
$61,810Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,510 4,180
$61,740Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$42,920 70
$61,690Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$55,170 340
$61,660Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$53,490 480
$61,590Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,570 120
$61,350Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$73,850 650
$61,250Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$54,310 60
$61,240Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$52,510 320
$60,960Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,160n.a.
$60,930Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$55,560 100
$60,840Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$61,940n.a.
$60,540English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,280n.a.
$60,330Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$53,160n.a.
$60,190Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$62,970 1,760
$59,840Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,840 30
$59,530Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$62,840 120
$59,150Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,210 510
$58,980Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,020 30
$58,630Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$45,980 90
$58,460Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$62,570 70
$57,970Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$55,680 40
$57,760Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,370 30
$57,620Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,590 2,820
$57,380Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$54,370 460
$57,180First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$51,100 430
$56,580Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$47,820 950
$55,800Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$53,710 210
$55,770Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$54,920 180
$55,770Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$53,630 90
$55,740Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,990 70
$55,570Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$57,070n.a.
$55,550Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,370 12,510
$55,300Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$54,250 260
$55,150Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,050 3,030
$54,620Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$57,370 180
$54,600Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$56,050 3,020
$54,600Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$52,180 5,300
$54,050Librarians
(area) (ind)
$52,580 160
$53,910Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$53,870 100
$53,900First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,960 940
$53,550First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$53,240 1,530
$53,480Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,570 350
$53,430Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,270 390
$53,190Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$48,550 500
$53,170Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,350 2,410
$52,790Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$52,600 250
$52,730Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,080 2,510
$52,680Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,540n.a.
$52,590Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$49,400 130
$52,540Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$53,050 130
$52,310Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,050 210
$52,220Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$52,180 260
$51,690Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$51,560 90
$51,470Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$53,500n.a.
$51,340Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$44,610 370
$51,310Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,990 320
$51,280Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$34,880 160
$51,250Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,910 160
$50,910Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$53,120 50
$50,910Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$47,640 30
$50,450Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$51,780 470
$50,450Clergy
(area) (ind)
$47,820 80
$50,030Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$34,490n.a.
$49,760Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,330 30
$49,670Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$47,530 160
$49,200Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,510 340
$48,550Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$42,240 70
$48,080Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,640 340
$47,960First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,210 530
$47,840Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,890 140
$47,710Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$48,880 100
$47,670Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$44,960 790
$47,440Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$51,430n.a.
$47,430Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$37,640 210
$47,380Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$45,190n.a.
$47,270Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$43,120 540
$47,270Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,750 120
$47,120Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,290 130
$46,960Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$46,960 940
$46,920Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$48,480n.a.
$46,780Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,020 330
$46,690Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$43,070 830
$46,430Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,720n.a.
$46,260Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$46,860 30
$46,200Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,780 30
$46,100Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$39,590 50
$46,010Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$35,840 80
$45,800Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$47,590 760
$45,790Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,090 260
$45,730First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$42,950 3,160
$45,680Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,410 2,730
$45,510Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,560 190
$44,930Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$45,810 410
$44,780Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,100 24,160
$44,710Chemists
(area) (ind)
$41,130 90
$44,570Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$35,090 330
$44,560Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,350 1,240
$44,280Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,790 50
$44,230Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$35,510 30
$44,180Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,950 100
$44,150First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,210 1,280
$44,150Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,090 350
$44,010Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$36,740 50
$43,850Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,440n.a.
$43,800Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$42,030n.a.
$43,550Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,420n.a.
$43,340Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,380 120
$43,140Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,580 70
$42,840Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$39,610 190
$42,590Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,720 40
$42,510Tapers
(area) (ind)
$47,870 200
$42,260Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,040 990
$42,190Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$43,930 30
$42,040Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$39,720 970
$41,950Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,450 340
$41,880Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,380 5,340
$41,720Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,800 270
$41,370Electricians
(area) (ind)
$36,360 1,440
$41,350Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$34,870 200
$41,320Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$42,710n.a.
$41,260Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,890 350
$41,220Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,340 240
$41,040Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$41,780 240
$40,920Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$39,990 370
$40,840Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,330 160
$40,800Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,760 30
$40,660Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$27,650 130
$40,640Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$39,920n.a.
$40,550Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$41,090 60
$40,440First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,950 110
$40,340Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,980 8,380
$40,280Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$36,420 70
$40,240Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,630 3,260
$40,230Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$41,170 110
$40,220Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$40,440 1,410
$40,200Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$41,320 40
$40,090Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,370 380
$40,020Health educators
(area) (ind)
$34,730 160
$39,850Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$39,020 120
$39,840Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,960 300
$39,810Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,910 40
$39,410Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,240 110
$39,400Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$40,080 440
$39,200Roofers
(area) (ind)
$37,240 320
$39,130Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,010 17,910
$39,100Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,830 90
$39,030Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$38,530 180
$39,020Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,920 40
$38,990Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$38,030 300
$38,920Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,500 140
$38,820Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,680 2,670
$38,800Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,100 30
$38,760Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$38,080 1,680
$38,750Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,770 200
$38,670Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,620 1,160
$38,550Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$34,240 940
$38,040Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$37,490 90
$38,000Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$35,740 990
$37,850First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$32,450 240
$37,550Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$36,900 190
$37,540Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,840 100
$37,470Job printers
(area) (ind)
$37,640 70
$37,230Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$34,000 270
$37,210Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$34,870 760
$37,210Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$33,320 1,220
$37,070Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,820 10,920
$37,050Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$37,440 580
$36,960Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$37,730 350
$36,920Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,800 60
$36,880Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,250 730
$36,830Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$38,670 390
$36,810Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$36,470 730
$36,800Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$34,380 80
$36,620Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$31,810 3,310
$36,480Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,960 570
$36,460Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,260 450
$36,420Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,920 650
$36,050Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,510 120
$36,050Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$33,560 400
$36,010First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,640 350
$36,000Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$37,020 70
$35,980Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$34,620 240
$35,980First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$32,340 2,610
$35,800Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,600n.a.
$35,520Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,720 870
$35,460All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,960 315,540
$35,250Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,770 70
$35,240Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$33,290 50
$35,210Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$34,240 80
$35,100Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,820 120
$34,770Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$38,300 430
$34,710Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$31,580 110
$34,520Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$29,620 340
$34,440Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$33,520 410
$34,400First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,110 430
$34,120Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$32,290 40
$34,050Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,750 460
$34,050Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,450n.a.
$34,020Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$29,630 380
$33,820Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$33,410 260
$33,410Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,840 4,610
$33,380Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$32,480 210
$33,380Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,030 330
$33,300Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,690 30
$33,020Machinists
(area) (ind)
$30,400 440
$32,980Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,530 90
$32,870Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,490n.a.
$32,820Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,540 80
$32,770Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,300 140
$32,650Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$31,800 170
$32,470Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,650 90
$32,260Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,220 370
$32,010Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,020 470
$31,990Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,850 160
$31,880Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,840 120
$31,880Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,870n.a.
$31,730Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,900 600
$31,620Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$29,450 280
$31,600Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,900 650
$31,540Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$27,540n.a.
$31,480Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,210 210
$31,440All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,980 1,170
$31,420Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,820 270
$31,390First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$29,470 220
$31,370Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,710 29,610
$31,170Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$29,910 2,500
$31,030Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,440 4,900
$30,970Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$29,030n.a.
$30,970Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$29,140 150
$30,960Legislators
(area) (ind)
$26,940n.a.
$30,930Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,690n.a.
$30,900Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$27,380 320
$30,900Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,280 950
$30,850Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$28,450 290
$30,800Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,620 190
$30,760Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$29,290 760
$30,680Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,150 50
$30,670Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,110 990
$30,650Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,670 100
$30,640Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$30,680 30
$30,540Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$27,450 140
$30,350Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,040 250
$30,340Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$27,920 340
$30,330Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,320n.a.
$30,330Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,990 80
$30,330New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,010 70
$30,210Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,810 240
$30,050Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$29,230 2,360
$30,030Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$31,060n.a.
$29,980Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,320 130
$29,980Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,360 130
$29,710Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,570 3,360
$29,670Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,870 170
$29,420Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,290 550
$29,220Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$26,210 250
$29,200Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$25,050 570
$29,170Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,820 52,770
$29,080Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$25,650 2,060
$28,790Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,280 30
$28,630Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,250 450
$28,540Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,550 1,220
$28,480Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$27,030 550
$28,460Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,840n.a.
$28,400Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$22,240 40
$28,280Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,230 650
$28,190Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,460 1,040
$28,150Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,660 40
$28,050Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,390 120
$27,840Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,710 80
$27,770Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,900 830
$27,710Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$25,180 90
$27,490Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,200 1,790
$27,460Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,950 60
$27,210Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,870 80
$27,100Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$22,040n.a.
$27,070Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$26,050 130
$27,050Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,610 30
$27,020Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$23,740n.a.
$26,260Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$24,000 1,120
$26,150Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$25,410 40
$26,010Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,890 50
$26,010Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,520n.a.
$25,890Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,730 19,450
$25,850Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,270 280
$25,830Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$23,860 470
$25,780Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$22,840 840
$25,560Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$25,260 170
$25,490Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,740 1,640
$25,480Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$25,530n.a.
$25,460Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,730n.a.
$25,410Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,500n.a.
$25,400Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$23,410 270
$25,390Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$25,020 1,360
$25,380Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,950 530
$25,280Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,890 25,780
$25,150Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$20,730n.a.
$24,980Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,710 50
$24,870Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$24,070 710
$24,740Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,370 5,950
$24,660Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,160 8,540
$24,620Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,520 30
$24,620Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$21,460 2,110
$24,560Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,650n.a.
$24,500Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$24,620 50
$24,490Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,310n.a.
$24,440First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,230 1,780
$24,430Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,990 60
$24,430Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,560 1,430
$24,350Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,210 9,170
$24,340Bakers
(area) (ind)
$23,040 310
$24,330Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,970 90
$24,230Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,390 280
$24,220Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,260 8,140
$24,190Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,410 790
$23,940Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,410 610
$23,870Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$24,410n.a.
$23,810Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,300 130
$23,410Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,610 8,860
$23,160Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,400 1,540
$23,060Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,370 40
$23,020Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,010 1,470
$23,010Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,200 2,130
$22,980Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,110 60
$22,970Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$20,800n.a.
$22,920Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,850 90
$22,830Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,650 190
$22,810First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$17,670 1,050
$22,730Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,270 70
$22,650Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,370 130
$22,600Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,290 1,200
$22,570Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,130 350
$22,500Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,880 3,650
$22,450Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,240 80
$22,450Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,810 6,420
$22,400Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$20,460n.a.
$22,220Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,090 300
$22,180Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,580 4,510
$22,130Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,360 2,440
$22,060Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$20,570 530
$21,920Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$17,860 40
$21,840Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,290 40
$21,810Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$20,370 530
$21,620Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,510 900
$21,450Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,630 1,060
$21,440Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,610 150
$21,380Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$19,360 270
$21,270Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,330 2,410
$21,220Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,300 60
$21,200Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,270 100
$20,820Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,270 180
$20,750Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$19,650 670
$20,680Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$16,990 1,360
$20,660Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$19,490 290
$20,480Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,350 40
$20,410File clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,980 320
$20,380Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$17,310n.a.
$20,340Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,560 360
$20,190Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,710 130
$20,130Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,980 270
$19,930Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,540 300
$19,920Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,020 160
$19,900Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,100 6,130
$19,890Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,540 70
$19,850Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,890 50
$19,790Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,090n.a.
$19,770Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,770 1,260
$19,750Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,090n.a.
$19,680Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$18,590n.a.
$19,630Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,920 2,290
$19,510Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$18,160 540
$19,400Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,770 1,220
$19,400Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,130 8,150
$19,310Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,330 1,210
$19,190Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,570 900
$19,090Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$18,310 460
$18,980Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,940 160
$18,680Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$17,230n.a.
$18,680Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$17,070 90
$18,640Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,230 970
$18,610Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,590 120
$18,570Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,410 380
$18,450Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,060 1,020
$18,380Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,400 300
$18,160Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,050 920
$18,140Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,010 3,240
$18,140Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,710 60
$18,040Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$16,890n.a.
$17,850Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,830 22,890
$17,670Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,030 230
$17,660Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,280n.a.
$17,510Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$17,000 550
$17,410Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,880 2,480
$17,400Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,570 1,380
$17,370Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,730 290
$17,090Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,610 6,070
$17,050Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,690 670
$17,010Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,380 20,830
$16,970Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,630n.a.
$16,740Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,670 120
$16,700Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$16,300 430
$16,660Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,530 610
$16,650Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,610 3,730
$16,470Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,250 3,930
$16,380Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,330 1,850
$16,360Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,390 200
$16,350Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,280 780
$16,310Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,280 17,350
$16,220Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,130n.a.
$16,060Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,240 810
$15,990Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,160 980
n.a.Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 460

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Fresno, California metropolitan area consists of:

Fresno County
Madera County