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Napa, CA

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

Napa, California

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$160,190Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 160
$145,780Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$136,310n.a.
$118,600Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$110,730 120
$116,470Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$91,830 190
$114,950Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$104,390 100
$111,000Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$100,850 280
$110,840Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$105,890 80
$109,080General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$95,300 1,140
$108,660Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$105,190 60
$104,880Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$102,900 80
$98,300Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$94,130 40
$96,160Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$94,080 190
$95,830Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$85,570 3,440
$95,610Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$85,060 220
$93,420Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$68,200n.a.
$90,660Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$81,390 170
$90,450Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$84,250 30
$90,170Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$87,170 50
$89,580Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$86,460 60
$87,720Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$50,930 70
$87,510Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$93,980 120
$87,310Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$85,580 100
$85,930Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,950 100
$82,640Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$71,560 70
$82,460Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$77,780 40
$82,000Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$83,580 50
$80,050Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$81,000n.a.
$79,560Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$70,830n.a.
$76,570Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$72,170 120
$75,690Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$68,480 50
$75,560Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$68,820n.a.
$75,490First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$66,890 70
$74,770Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,230 80
$74,010Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$69,860 40
$71,540Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$70,090 30
$69,810Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$68,220 830
$68,690First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$70,550 270
$68,340Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,500n.a.
$67,230Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$66,280 1,420
$66,480Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,700 820
$66,340Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,210 100
$66,330Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,840 50
$65,180Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,180 600
$64,190Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$64,880n.a.
$63,890First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$54,520 50
$63,560Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$61,470 410
$62,960Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,600 90
$62,940Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$60,460 40
$62,130Health educators
(area) (ind)
$64,100 40
$61,950Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$62,010n.a.
$61,640Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$63,570 40
$61,210Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,630 470
$60,960Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$53,050 100
$60,610Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,410 3,740
$60,470Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$55,110 50
$60,270Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$58,280 80
$59,970Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$63,050n.a.
$59,780Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,810 1,670
$59,390First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$58,010 400
$59,040Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,580 100
$59,020First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,120 140
$58,780Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,340 320
$57,930Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,240 120
$57,730Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$58,270n.a.
$57,680Librarians
(area) (ind)
$58,290 30
$57,580Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$59,270 80
$57,180Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$57,410 60
$56,660Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$58,810 30
$56,660Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$53,970n.a.
$56,600Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,430n.a.
$56,420Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,150n.a.
$56,030Chemists
(area) (ind)
$53,460 90
$55,900Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$57,420n.a.
$55,530Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$57,840 40
$55,470Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$53,300 200
$55,460Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,020 30
$55,370Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$55,920 40
$55,190Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$54,190 100
$54,280Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$51,250 60
$54,170Electricians
(area) (ind)
$52,910 160
$54,100Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$52,780n.a.
$54,100Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$49,250 100
$53,870Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$54,990n.a.
$53,770Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,810 70
$53,650Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$55,650 1,010
$52,170Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$49,500 60
$51,700Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$52,390 160
$51,510Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,890 80
$51,260Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$52,370n.a.
$50,790Roofers
(area) (ind)
$51,150 90
$50,760Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$49,890 40
$50,500Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$51,810 60
$50,380Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$48,010n.a.
$50,200Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,920 3,500
$50,090Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,500n.a.
$49,740Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,780 70
$49,700First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$45,810 60
$49,660First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$49,930 770
$49,660Legislators
(area) (ind)
$52,890n.a.
$49,590Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,030 100
$48,870First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$45,020 60
$48,140Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,940 510
$47,710Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$48,180 80
$47,480Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$50,120 420
$46,900Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,750 660
$46,830Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$45,160 1,080
$46,790Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,450 180
$46,750Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$43,730 230
$46,450Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,580n.a.
$46,420Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,980n.a.
$46,380Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,450 3,630
$46,360Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$46,440n.a.
$46,060Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,460n.a.
$45,710Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$43,130n.a.
$45,160Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$44,130 50
$45,070Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,320 160
$45,050Clergy
(area) (ind)
$43,930 30
$44,940Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,690n.a.
$44,900First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$41,490 600
$44,900Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$43,030 50
$44,760Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$48,930 60
$44,720Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$43,850 30
$44,070First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$44,080 70
$43,960Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$40,470 620
$43,930Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,470 1,800
$43,560Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,160n.a.
$43,540Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$41,800 40
$43,490Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$42,920 30
$43,440Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$42,390 40
$42,820Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,990n.a.
$42,800Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$41,400 60
$42,240Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,660n.a.
$42,200Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,410 1,080
$41,890Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$43,020 260
$41,870Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$39,450 190
$41,810Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,640 40
$41,350Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,390 120
$41,220Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,740n.a.
$41,140Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$40,080 40
$41,010Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$41,880 100
$40,900Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,390 1,100
$40,840Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,510 50
$40,710Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,470 50
$40,550All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,780 62,420
$40,290Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$40,560 270
$40,260Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$41,220 200
$39,360Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,690 100
$39,280Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,210 150
$38,930First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$36,360 150
$38,900Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$40,780 40
$38,810Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$40,680n.a.
$38,770Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,870 100
$38,750Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$38,670 420
$38,380Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$39,060 190
$38,160First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$32,440 70
$37,910Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$37,580 760
$36,870Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,990n.a.
$36,680Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,770n.a.
$36,520Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$35,720 600
$36,390Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,680 70
$36,360Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,690 6,870
$36,070Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,440 1,140
$36,020Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$30,580n.a.
$35,790Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$36,800 70
$35,780Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$35,180n.a.
$35,730First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$33,020 180
$35,480Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,310 160
$35,280Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$23,300 110
$35,230Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,740 4,550
$35,060Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$32,070 70
$34,270Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,290 70
$34,010Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,410 10,570
$33,910Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,870 30
$33,910Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,280 90
$33,910Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,010n.a.
$33,900Machinists
(area) (ind)
$29,580 30
$33,620Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$33,440 600
$33,270First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$31,890 330
$33,100Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$31,930 100
$32,990Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$33,620 410
$32,750Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$32,810n.a.
$32,330Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,130 80
$32,300Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$31,750 500
$31,620Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,030n.a.
$31,290All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,900n.a.
$30,910Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,590n.a.
$30,890Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$30,850 30
$30,880Concierges
(area) (ind)
$29,500 30
$30,790Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,270 480
$30,710Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,350n.a.
$30,540Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,240 150
$30,470Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,660 360
$30,390Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$27,840n.a.
$30,080Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,580 760
$29,930Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,430n.a.
$29,610Security guards
(area) (ind)
$26,760 470
$29,250Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$26,350 110
$28,810Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$25,050 60
$28,790Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,620 50
$28,610Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$29,510 40
$28,390Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,560 810
$28,290Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$28,000 1,500
$28,110Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,970 40
$28,090Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,280 3,190
$27,940Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,290 70
$27,880Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$27,450 100
$27,820Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,510 180
$27,770Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$27,660 640
$27,660Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,110 40
$27,560Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$24,860 630
$27,500Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,420 1,630
$27,500Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$25,930 220
$27,490Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$24,460 210
$27,410Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$29,530 110
$27,260Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,870 140
$27,240Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$26,540 730
$27,080Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$20,100 90
$26,630Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,560n.a.
$26,080Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,080n.a.
$25,900Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,660n.a.
$25,810Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,350 2,880
$25,390Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$28,730 150
$25,240Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$24,640n.a.
$24,850Bakers
(area) (ind)
$24,240 90
$24,850Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$21,610 3,020
$24,790Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,480n.a.
$24,780Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$23,640 530
$24,590Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$21,410 1,300
$24,520Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,630 60
$24,350Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$22,360 940
$24,310File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,020 160
$24,210Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$23,180n.a.
$24,140Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$24,690 60
$23,540Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$21,300 60
$23,180Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,880 130
$23,030Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,950 630
$23,000Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,270 2,850
$22,670Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,650 990
$22,090Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,830 900
$22,070Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,420 740
$22,040Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,300 340
$21,940Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$21,100 110
$21,760Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,230 150
$21,740Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$20,820 2,400
$21,270Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,560 110
$21,220Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$21,050 240
$21,120Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,210 6,790
$21,070Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$20,750n.a.
$20,910Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,480 830
$20,840Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,080 330
$20,700Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,080 360
$20,700Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$20,590 40
$20,150Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$18,090 960
$19,930Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,980 50
$19,700Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,640 220
$19,680Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,360n.a.
$19,500Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$16,790 150
$19,240Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$18,080n.a.
$19,080Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,310 170
$18,900Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$17,540 320
$18,660Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,010 120
$18,220Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,230 260
$17,870Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,710 180
$17,810Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,590 1,350
$17,730Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$17,530 440
$17,560Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,860 630
$17,380Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,350 70
n.a.Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
n.a. 60

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates