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Highest paying to lowest paying occupations

Fresno, CA MSA

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

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$167,650Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 60
$163,520Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 70
$153,290Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$141,040n.a.
$152,050Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 290
$147,070Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$144,740 610
$127,910Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$111,450 1,150
$127,100Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$119,250n.a.
$101,690Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$107,400 610
$96,200Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$77,350 260
$94,950Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$64,030 130
$94,620Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$93,340n.a.
$92,570Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$81,710 570
$89,670Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$90,140 240
$88,940Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$84,680 580
$88,420Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$82,930 90
$87,800General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$74,740 4,290
$86,350Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$81,320 810
$85,190Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$79,690 210
$84,710Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$77,630 290
$84,320Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,140 80
$83,970Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$84,300 570
$83,010Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$76,560 380
$80,930First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$79,760 110
$80,160Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,130 2,810
$78,960Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$53,200 1,940
$78,750Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$78,890 250
$78,360Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,080 30
$78,230Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$77,310 50
$77,840Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,420 180
$77,820Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$69,500 13,680
$77,590Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$72,990 50
$77,460Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$75,170 150
$77,110Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$80,660 150
$76,860Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$59,360 370
$75,600Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$69,760n.a.
$75,090Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$70,050 80
$73,190Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$75,350 400
$71,880Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$69,740 120
$71,740First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$69,990 300
$70,670Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,380 950
$70,550Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,260 1,060
$70,530Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,760 90
$70,310Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$68,770 60
$69,990Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$60,850 80
$69,680First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$69,600 280
$69,550Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,680 160
$69,370Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$69,210 40
$69,160Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$55,300 420
$68,360Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$59,470 200
$68,230Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,360 620
$68,140Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,660n.a.
$67,930Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$68,260 220
$67,530Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$67,330 90
$67,120Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$66,960 6,630
$66,970Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$61,190 80
$66,200Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,230 100
$66,000Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$57,630 50
$65,380Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,500 80
$65,280Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$69,920 100
$65,150Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$59,430 40
$64,960Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$64,440 60
$64,950Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$65,410 710
$64,540Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$61,220 360
$64,200Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$59,440 260
$63,930Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$54,880 100
$63,910Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,320 16,730
$63,630Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,220n.a.
$63,430Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,120 520
$63,120Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$58,060 340
$62,640Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$62,820 280
$62,610Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$64,950 440
$62,610Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$61,320 160
$62,280Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$63,970 40
$62,140Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$66,930n.a.
$61,240Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,160 3,040
$61,130Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$62,560 370
$61,030Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$63,610 120
$60,500Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,500 100
$60,400Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,240 4,390
$60,210Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$62,990 2,010
$60,070Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$57,950 200
$59,440Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$53,530 60
$58,790Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,090 40
$58,770Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,040 190
$58,370Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$61,680 100
$58,340Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$57,140 440
$58,180Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$57,270 330
$58,100First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$52,690 450
$57,730Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,320 220
$57,660Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$60,010 60
$57,370Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$51,180 170
$57,190Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$48,100 200
$56,910Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$55,030 290
$56,890Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$55,310 180
$56,730Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,980 680
$56,510Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,710 30
$55,870Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,540 80
$55,600Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,040 570
$55,470Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$36,330n.a.
$55,410Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$60,340 150
$55,010Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$52,240 80
$55,010Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$52,730 350
$54,870Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$56,190 3,580
$54,520Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$54,120 220
$54,410First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,010 840
$54,360Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$56,450 1,300
$54,230Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$52,240 6,140
$54,010Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$50,110 610
$53,840Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$53,850 40
$53,770Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$50,360n.a.
$53,700Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,130 2,820
$53,620Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$53,970 90
$53,450Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$53,520 30
$53,040Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,960 470
$53,020Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,500 12,930
$53,010Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$50,480 550
$52,700Librarians
(area) (ind)
$51,390 200
$52,610First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$54,290 1,660
$52,500Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,590 130
$52,390Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$57,540 40
$52,290Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$55,240 2,470
$52,290Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$52,780 130
$52,200Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$52,060 140
$52,180Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,970 2,590
$51,880Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,700n.a.
$51,660Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$53,790 230
$51,650Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$53,830n.a.
$51,100Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$51,110 380
$50,980Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,420 280
$50,590Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,740 40
$50,440Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$48,050 130
$50,360Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,810 400
$49,890Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$48,060 100
$49,820Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$47,690 640
$49,530Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$50,230 80
$49,110Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,490 460
$48,950Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,600 940
$48,940Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,010 2,880
$48,020Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,460 3,110
$47,680Chemists
(area) (ind)
$44,160 80
$47,610Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,250 330
$47,440Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,550 140
$47,400Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$42,280 80
$47,340Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$50,430n.a.
$47,270Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$36,510 80
$47,160Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$36,090 230
$46,970Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$48,030 40
$46,950Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$44,650 970
$46,820Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,590 350
$46,610Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,440 120
$46,580Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,590 70
$46,440Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$48,000n.a.
$46,330Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$36,200 110
$46,330Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,210 540
$46,040First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$44,100 630
$45,850Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,940 400
$45,840Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$33,150 160
$45,700Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,720 100
$45,650First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,930 150
$45,300Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,850 200
$45,240Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$40,910 40
$45,170Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,940 860
$44,910Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$40,410 700
$44,760Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,990 27,400
$44,650Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$41,670n.a.
$44,570Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$45,050 40
$44,500Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$42,000 40
$44,480Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$43,680 70
$44,470Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$48,440 110
$44,430Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,130n.a.
$44,400Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$34,160 330
$44,290Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$41,970 250
$43,920Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,430 50
$43,920Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,120 270
$43,600Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,290 140
$43,420First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$40,860 3,450
$43,380Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$45,020 190
$43,350Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,900 300
$43,290Health educators
(area) (ind)
$39,240 150
$43,130Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,440 250
$43,050First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$38,840 270
$43,050Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,530 130
$42,910Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,760 10,080
$42,770Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$41,830 320
$42,700Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$26,320 50
$42,580Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,210 120
$42,470Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,510 90
$42,390Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,310n.a.
$42,300Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$45,250 2,950
$42,020First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$39,750 1,610
$41,930Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$46,390 110
$41,910Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$41,200 790
$41,290Roofers
(area) (ind)
$41,730 440
$41,130Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,990 900
$41,100Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$41,550 460
$40,830Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,080 300
$40,790Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$42,400 1,370
$40,660Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$38,680 230
$40,340Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$39,190 1,330
$40,330Legislators
(area) (ind)
$39,700 40
$40,270Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$38,530 130
$40,240Tapers
(area) (ind)
$45,900 190
$40,140Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,560 280
$39,970Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,520 390
$39,770Electricians
(area) (ind)
$35,660 1,490
$39,650Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$35,790 80
$39,650Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,910 6,230
$39,630Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,620 150
$39,480Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$38,510 350
$39,470Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$40,290 50
$39,370Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,360 40
$39,340Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,100 350
$39,320Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$36,590 460
$39,210Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,210 330
$39,170Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,940 380
$39,140Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$39,230 1,650
$38,910Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$38,660 210
$38,840Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,120 3,290
$38,830Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$35,260 80
$38,640Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,690 680
$38,510Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$38,390 410
$38,450Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,020 110
$38,290Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$38,150 730
$38,230Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,370 1,460
$38,210Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,240 100
$38,180Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$36,010 360
$38,040Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,090 80
$37,960Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,760 10,970
$37,940Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,590 750
$37,840Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,210 19,710
$37,780Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$33,980 1,180
$37,750Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$38,150 80
$37,690Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$35,640 750
$37,480Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,080 250
$37,380Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,320 140
$37,140Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$37,710 90
$37,140Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,470 660
$37,100Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$37,120 60
$37,050Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,350 90
$36,750Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,780 500
$36,570Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,700 150
$36,540Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,160 160
$36,500Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,000 770
$36,460Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$32,060 890
$36,360Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$35,410n.a.
$36,220First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,140 440
$36,160Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,050 2,480
$36,020Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,750 50
$36,010Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$32,180 260
$35,930First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$32,240 2,960
$35,850First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,470 430
$35,670Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,600n.a.
$35,450Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,700 60
$35,410Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,260 320
$35,270Clergy
(area) (ind)
$30,130 190
$35,130Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$34,900 250
$35,120Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$33,460n.a.
$35,090Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$34,810 390
$34,890All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,530 351,000
$34,830Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$33,580 50
$34,750Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$31,340 630
$34,630Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,420 150
$34,620Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$33,850 280
$34,470Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,830 140
$33,970Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,270 60
$33,780Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,990 170
$33,730Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,370 390
$33,700Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$32,800 60
$33,690Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$34,240 460
$33,650Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$29,280 140
$33,450Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,120 330
$33,380Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,560 340
$33,080Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,290 40
$33,040Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,720 5,200
$33,030Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,650 470
$33,000Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,550 480
$32,930Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,470 80
$32,890Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$37,530 510
$32,860Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,770n.a.
$32,850Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$29,580n.a.
$32,730Job printers
(area) (ind)
$28,570 100
$32,690Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$27,980 230
$32,600Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$31,450 450
$32,560Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$32,880n.a.
$32,470Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,780 200
$32,240Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$28,140 120
$32,240Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,930 40
$32,210Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$29,400 70
$32,190Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,800 110
$32,140Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,130 570
$31,780Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,410 130
$31,730Machinists
(area) (ind)
$29,680 640
$31,520Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,400 90
$31,420Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$24,020 530
$31,300Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,260 210
$31,290Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$30,410 2,530
$31,220Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,800n.a.
$31,200Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,790 360
$31,180Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,720 40
$31,160Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,160 31,610
$31,130All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,610 1,090
$31,020Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,260 60
$31,010Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,490 1,110
$30,990Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,000 620
$30,890Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,770 60
$30,850Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$30,720 160
$30,730Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,190 230
$30,710Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$30,500 40
$30,580Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,910 1,030
$30,570Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$27,490 380
$30,550First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$28,240 290
$30,480Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$26,190 40
$30,300Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,100 340
$30,050Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,600 150
$29,990Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,550 160
$29,900Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$28,140 840
$29,780Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$28,360 170
$29,770Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,710 1,000
$29,770Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,760 230
$29,630Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,710 870
$29,580Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,060 5,030
$29,300Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,150 3,420
$29,220Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$27,850n.a.
$29,140Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,230 300
$29,000Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,210 560
$28,970Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,350 40
$28,950Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$26,200 380
$28,900Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$28,370 2,600
$28,870Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,780 320
$28,790Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,540 160
$28,760Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$26,360 450
$28,570Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,030 240
$28,470Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,140 55,430
$28,310Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,480 300
$28,270Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$25,090 590
$28,030Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$30,050 280
$28,000Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$26,820 530
$27,880Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$25,030 2,550
$27,480Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,510 1,390
$27,460Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,510 670
$27,300Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,750 70
$27,230Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$29,870 120
$27,120Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,050 520
$27,100New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,550 50
$27,050Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,770 100
$26,890Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,340 50
$26,850Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$21,420 1,010
$26,820Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$25,890 2,200
$26,760Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,450 130
$26,430Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$25,810n.a.
$26,340Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$25,380 790
$26,270Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,010 610
$26,220Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,580 680
$26,220Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,420 170
$26,210Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,790 90
$26,100Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,990n.a.
$26,060Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,940 670
$26,040Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$22,250 2,100
$25,940Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$22,740 880
$25,940Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$25,040 150
$25,890Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,840 70
$25,800Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,210 1,410
$25,790Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$25,090 30
$25,750Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$21,720 510
$25,600Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$23,830 250
$25,580Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,880 23,150
$25,540Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,090 90
$25,500Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$25,090 1,160
$25,420Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,730 950
$25,380Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$28,520 50
$25,290Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,780 270
$25,260Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,010 1,430
$25,180Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,520 70
$25,160First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,520 1,930
$25,150Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,940 220
$25,030Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,190 310
$24,990Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,530 50
$24,990Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,100n.a.
$24,960Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,370 790
$24,940Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$20,510n.a.
$24,900Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,550 9,150
$24,880Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,440 29,650
$24,780Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$22,600 720
$24,760Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$22,910 220
$24,720Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$21,080 1,140
$24,630Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,270 6,840
$24,480Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$17,780 1,210
$24,440Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,000 2,510
$24,380Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,390 9,260
$24,270Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,740n.a.
$24,130Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,800 180
$24,120Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$22,410 600
$24,060Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$23,810 40
$24,030Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,180 8,770
$23,960Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,300 1,550
$23,820Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$20,120 620
$23,810Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$22,780 100
$23,790Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,040 2,410
$23,640Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,700 170
$23,560Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$21,120 1,150
$23,550Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,490n.a.
$23,410Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,180 80
$23,410Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$22,360n.a.
$23,240Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$23,700 60
$23,150Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,390 110
$23,110Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,700 30
$23,080Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$21,690 30
$22,970Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,030 10,740
$22,910Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,680 1,370
$22,610Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,070 360
$22,580Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,030 150
$22,540Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$20,530 650
$22,390Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,900 120
$22,390Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,780 7,130
$22,320Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,110 100
$22,180Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,620 3,740
$22,100Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$20,900 1,660
$22,070Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,300 50
$22,070Bakers
(area) (ind)
$19,470 670
$21,970First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$17,930 1,110
$21,810Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,160 3,070
$21,760Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,910 90
$21,520Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$17,370 40
$21,510Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$18,870 350
$21,360Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,330 60
$21,250Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$17,750 420
$21,230Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,320 2,880
$21,210Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,630 820
$21,200Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$19,360 310
$21,080Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,120 2,940
$21,060Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,910 320
$21,050Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$20,500 330
$21,020Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,510 6,030
$20,980Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,840 660
$20,900Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,970n.a.
$20,810Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,290 160
$20,750Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,460 270
$20,650Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$18,720n.a.
$20,560Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$20,580 60
$20,480Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,860 180
$20,430Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,090 420
$20,170Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,670 190
$19,860Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,970 100
$19,850Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,860 1,360
$19,850Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,590 2,620
$19,810File clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,210 410
$19,750Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,800 570
$19,740Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,810 7,080
$19,740Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$19,690 110
$19,560Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$18,090 790
$19,520Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,670 1,190
$19,480Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,770 260
$19,310Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,980 140
$19,150Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,130 9,040
$19,130Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,010 50
$18,920Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,920n.a.
$18,910Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,140 1,460
$18,820Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$18,080 460
$18,710Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$18,140 310
$18,600Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$17,840 1,020
$18,560Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$17,160n.a.
$18,500Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,840 200
$18,480Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$18,090 290
$18,310Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,250 160
$18,310Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$18,210 1,200
$18,300Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,510 2,440
$18,260Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,950 410
$18,120Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,920 1,080
$18,110Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$16,760 90
$18,110Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,870 25,000
$17,870Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,500 260
$17,830Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,680 80
$17,810Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,380 60
$17,670Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$16,700n.a.
$17,660Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,210 290
$17,620Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,870 1,660
$17,480Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,780 1,150
$17,470Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,110n.a.
$17,400Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,820 320
$17,220Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,650 1,040
$17,200Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,420 25,430
$16,990Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,690 2,710
$16,980Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,490 6,940
$16,920Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,560n.a.
$16,910Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,640 4,900
$16,790Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,410 670
$16,720Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,510 780
$16,620Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,180 3,820
$16,520Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,280 20,990
$16,470Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$16,150 430
$16,400Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,310 830
$16,320Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,230 760
$16,300Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,330 230
$16,290Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,240 1,770
$16,010Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$15,990n.a.
$15,960Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,040 1,140
n.a.Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 70

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Fresno, California metropolitan area consists of:

Fresno County
Madera County