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Hanford-Corcoran, CA

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Hanford-Corcoran, 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

Hanford-Corcoran, California

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$163,100Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 60
$127,860Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$113,350 40
$100,570Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$104,250n.a.
$96,670Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$91,250 50
$96,410Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$99,320n.a.
$95,990Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$72,320 40
$90,090Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$84,420 30
$82,520Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$68,300 30
$82,050General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$73,480 330
$81,900Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,650 50
$79,040Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,750 60
$78,920Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$79,800 40
$78,150Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$78,810 50
$76,950Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$71,710 70
$73,860Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$78,130n.a.
$71,220Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,900 1,040
$67,890Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,620 1,190
$67,340Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$67,120 460
$65,730Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$50,450 40
$65,210Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,750 220
$64,480Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,370 200
$61,670Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,090 170
$61,020Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$52,830 70
$59,300Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,530 40
$58,030Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,020n.a.
$57,890Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$52,770n.a.
$57,620Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,020 4,500
$57,500Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,820 140
$57,400Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,660 140
$56,800Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$50,910 40
$55,390Librarians
(area) (ind)
$58,170n.a.
$55,330First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$54,650 130
$54,320First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$53,970 90
$53,550First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$53,900 150
$53,430Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,800 40
$53,420Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$52,630 60
$51,390Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$51,430 40
$50,500Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,400 660
$49,270Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,010 730
$48,770Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$50,690 40
$48,280Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,820 230
$46,400First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$44,140 60
$46,140First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$43,730 350
$46,060Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$45,190 50
$45,600Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,480 50
$44,570Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$41,960 100
$44,230Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,130 30
$44,100Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$39,900 50
$44,070Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$44,860 30
$43,690Electricians
(area) (ind)
$44,430 120
$43,370Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$42,940n.a.
$43,210Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$43,240 70
$42,850Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,090n.a.
$42,750Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$45,530 130
$42,450Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$42,970 80
$41,850Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,770 30
$40,710Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,700 110
$40,520Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$37,640 180
$40,350Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$36,650 210
$40,210Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$40,950 90
$40,000Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,790 40
$39,850Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,050 1,370
$39,270Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,740 190
$38,610Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,170n.a.
$38,570Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$32,320 30
$38,240Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,160 3,230
$37,690Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$32,950n.a.
$37,330Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$31,640 80
$36,650Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,540 1,470
$36,610All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,820 34,580
$36,340Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$32,750 40
$35,200Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$35,890 30
$34,330First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,940 40
$34,170Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$33,700 70
$33,850First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$33,070 230
$33,580Health educators
(area) (ind)
$32,370 90
$33,460Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,740 30
$33,410Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,780 50
$33,310Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$36,450 150
$33,140Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,500 60
$32,990Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,660 30
$32,880Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,090 60
$32,810Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,250 2,260
$32,490Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,330 60
$32,260All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,240 60
$32,100Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$22,300 60
$32,040Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$29,620 30
$31,970Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$31,410 40
$31,960Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$34,410 440
$31,870Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,740 140
$31,790Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,330 380
$31,460Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$36,240 100
$31,120Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$30,990n.a.
$31,020Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,650 120
$30,920Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$32,070 250
$30,900Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,140 80
$30,860Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,870 60
$30,760Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,800 30
$30,610Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$31,180 220
$30,600Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$31,650 90
$30,270Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$28,830 630
$30,260Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$22,670 70
$30,070First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$26,200 100
$29,670Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,710 4,570
$29,230Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,270n.a.
$29,230First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$25,390 30
$29,220Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,150 100
$29,100Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,990 110
$28,510Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,120 380
$28,460Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,540 130
$28,190Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,980 2,210
$27,950Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,650 60
$27,730Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,980 550
$27,690Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,070 130
$27,620Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,230 120
$27,550Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,260 2,680
$26,860Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,860 1,080
$26,290Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$25,640 720
$26,230Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,350 50
$25,880Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,820 70
$25,500Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$21,120n.a.
$25,480Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$21,780 130
$25,300Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$22,150 380
$24,590Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$17,760 50
$24,310Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,470 830
$24,260Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$23,250 510
$24,210Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,650 250
$24,170Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$23,740 160
$24,140Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,210 40
$24,000Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,350 30
$23,820Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$21,910 30
$23,690Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$21,580 110
$23,640Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,740 220
$23,600Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$21,580 360
$23,590Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,190n.a.
$23,570Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,030 60
$23,540Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$22,550n.a.
$23,200Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,770 170
$22,820Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,450 30
$22,790Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,330 100
$22,620Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$18,700 50
$22,080Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,870 130
$21,690First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$19,620 180
$21,510Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,490 780
$20,960Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,540 640
$20,770Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,400n.a.
$20,730Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,650 1,050
$20,650Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$21,020n.a.
$20,450Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,950 220
$19,940Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$16,740n.a.
$19,940Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$17,190 170
$19,100Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$16,680 70
$19,010Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,080 80
$18,660Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$17,150n.a.
$18,480Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,090n.a.
$17,960Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$16,540n.a.
$17,940Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,570 2,530
$17,710Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,940n.a.
$17,630Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$16,790 40
$17,450Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,730 260
$17,420Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,450 160
$17,290Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,440 2,490
$17,070Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,290 70
$16,750Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,570 40
$16,570Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,520n.a.
$16,470Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,330 2,040
$16,410Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,180 90
$16,330Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,270 100
$16,330Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,240 680
$16,260Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,260 570
$16,020Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,260 30
$15,890Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,110 50
$15,870Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,060 300
n.a.Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 70

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates