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Redding, CA

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

Redding, California

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$194,130Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$185,840Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$152,460Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$141,150n.a.
$152,250Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$140,920 30
$120,860Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$124,850 30
$115,120Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$89,310n.a.
$112,490Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$104,460 110
$107,630Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$107,160 170
$98,300Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$81,960n.a.
$90,120Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$92,400 60
$89,530Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$92,190 50
$87,550First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$86,910 30
$85,520General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$71,520 850
$83,380Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,860 380
$82,880Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$80,140 50
$82,860Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$78,250n.a.
$80,890Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$80,890 140
$79,000Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$81,970 130
$77,050Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,540 50
$76,590Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$71,860 80
$76,300Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$78,830 150
$75,220Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$69,620 50
$73,760Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$61,470n.a.
$73,530Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$72,940 40
$73,370Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,380 2,610
$72,980Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$45,780n.a.
$72,900Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$68,620 80
$72,770Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$70,150 70
$72,530Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$70,930n.a.
$71,820Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,190 140
$70,300Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$66,520n.a.
$69,130Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$53,020 120
$68,080Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$58,760 170
$67,220Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$66,160 40
$66,080Foresters
(area) (ind)
$64,280 50
$65,000Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,190 1,010
$64,860Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$48,680 40
$64,510Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$61,130n.a.
$64,360Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$57,950n.a.
$63,860Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$64,610 70
$63,580Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,190 290
$62,690Fallers
(area) (ind)
$58,930 60
$62,500Chemists
(area) (ind)
$61,640 50
$62,300Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$64,150 30
$62,070Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$62,240n.a.
$61,590Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,590 3,570
$61,090Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$63,220n.a.
$60,940Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$56,850 90
$60,440Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$62,710 60
$59,770Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$59,060 100
$59,200First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$56,220 70
$58,530Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,650n.a.
$58,490Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$57,380 60
$58,270Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$55,030 70
$58,230Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$54,720 40
$57,600Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$61,180 40
$57,390Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$57,350n.a.
$55,230First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$55,190 100
$55,070Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$50,690 170
$55,040Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$54,390 480
$54,540Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$50,820 70
$53,830First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$52,730 240
$53,130First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$52,030 210
$52,910Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$50,540 30
$52,480Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,180 500
$52,410Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$52,060 350
$52,320Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,200 30
$52,020Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$49,700 650
$51,830Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$50,150 40
$51,650Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$46,820 440
$51,420Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$54,340 40
$51,110Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,510 30
$50,950Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$47,240 70
$50,160Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$50,630 900
$50,150Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$60,020n.a.
$49,910Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,610 40
$49,730Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$48,870 80
$49,480Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,460 120
$49,400Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$45,170 100
$49,390Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$49,140 140
$49,310Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,240 60
$48,960Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,690n.a.
$48,710Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$46,860 110
$48,530Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$42,610 140
$48,470Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$46,460 70
$48,380Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$43,000 40
$48,250Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,120 2,220
$47,840Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$44,260 60
$47,680Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$48,960 80
$47,590Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,400 890
$47,430Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$47,080 30
$47,070Librarians
(area) (ind)
$42,410 30
$46,360First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,650 30
$46,210Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$48,180 170
$45,690Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$43,600 90
$45,690Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$33,610 60
$45,160First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$47,310 110
$45,140Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,830 30
$45,040Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$45,970 50
$44,960Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,090 80
$44,810Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$45,420n.a.
$44,580Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,510 4,630
$44,500Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,300 110
$44,490Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,610 490
$44,380Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,490 40
$44,000Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,850 150
$43,820Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,410 130
$43,790First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$41,880 180
$43,670Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$44,910 60
$43,610Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,250 30
$42,940Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,730 90
$42,780Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$37,660 40
$42,540First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$41,660 120
$42,250Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$40,390 280
$41,950Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,930 1,480
$41,860Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,700 90
$41,680Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$40,920 100
$41,680Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,810 70
$41,510Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,280n.a.
$41,430Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,730 60
$41,300Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$39,580 340
$41,240First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$39,110 50
$40,750Electricians
(area) (ind)
$39,540 400
$40,520Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$38,360 120
$40,510Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,770 40
$40,410Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$37,620 140
$40,370Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,190n.a.
$40,340Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$36,690 30
$40,240First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$39,290 780
$39,950Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$40,710 130
$39,820Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,890 140
$39,530Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$39,680n.a.
$39,470Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$39,580 1,080
$39,400Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$40,230 60
$39,010Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,800 4,070
$38,890Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$39,400 100
$38,000Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$40,130 680
$37,970Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,980 120
$37,970Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$38,820 150
$37,800Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,800 1,210
$37,740Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$32,120 50
$37,260Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$34,620n.a.
$36,980First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$33,450 30
$36,630First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,370 640
$36,490Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$37,310 190
$36,270Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,550 70
$36,190Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$33,830 30
$36,040Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$37,750 40
$35,600Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,580 2,810
$35,230Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,300 530
$35,230Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$35,900 40
$35,180Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$35,390 420
$35,110Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,210 50
$35,100Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,910 210
$34,970All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,360 64,920
$34,710All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,200 130
$34,670Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,840 40
$34,550Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,580 130
$34,540Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,770n.a.
$34,310Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,180 110
$34,240Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,930 530
$34,150Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$32,190 160
$33,980Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,550 450
$33,780Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,910 150
$33,730Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$33,460 90
$33,720Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,670 100
$33,390Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,540 60
$33,000Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$29,730 520
$32,940Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$27,700 60
$32,930Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$33,220 220
$32,860Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,560 100
$32,730Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,090 1,100
$32,560Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$31,710 160
$32,350Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$31,000 80
$32,210Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$30,790 100
$31,960Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$33,120 150
$31,570Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$28,450 50
$31,460Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,540 210
$31,450Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$30,860 90
$31,390Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$32,710 90
$31,210Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,630 2,240
$31,200Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,930 80
$31,150Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,070 250
$30,890Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,590 180
$30,750Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$30,630 70
$30,740Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$29,280 70
$30,650Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,790 70
$30,390Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$28,460 80
$30,380New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,430 70
$30,220Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,530 70
$30,180Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,700 30
$30,070Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,460 200
$29,650Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$24,450 50
$29,440Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,910 1,200
$29,170Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$27,500 140
$29,150Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$28,830 660
$28,930Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$23,350 30
$28,930Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$27,070 60
$28,880Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$28,810 30
$28,670Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$28,120 540
$28,640First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$27,880 90
$28,600Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,350 60
$28,590Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,390 4,910
$28,510Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,000 350
$28,370Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,760 80
$28,300Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,720n.a.
$28,290Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,330 500
$28,140Machinists
(area) (ind)
$26,730 130
$28,060Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,010 11,880
$28,040First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$25,090 70
$27,970Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,460 50
$27,600Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,380 110
$27,600Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$26,390 210
$27,460Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,550 100
$27,270Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,920 50
$27,060Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,940 6,850
$27,030Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$24,740 680
$27,010Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,340 170
$27,000Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,620 80
$27,000Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$26,820 580
$26,750Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$24,990 40
$26,720Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,840n.a.
$26,710Roofers
(area) (ind)
$25,510 100
$26,350Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,970 470
$26,190Bakers
(area) (ind)
$25,230 70
$26,180First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,660 400
$26,110Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$26,530 160
$25,640Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,920 230
$25,520Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,670 50
$25,450Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,970 360
$25,430Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,020 80
$25,420Photographers
(area) (ind)
$20,760 30
$25,270Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$22,290n.a.
$24,960Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,110 2,440
$24,910Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$24,640 210
$24,800Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,560 30
$24,360Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,050 70
$24,250Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,880 60
$24,220Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,900 100
$24,140Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,160 90
$24,000Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$23,220 40
$23,950Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$22,630 1,600
$23,700Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,060 370
$23,670Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$17,480n.a.
$23,430Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,780 2,500
$23,390Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,920 780
$23,270Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,200 40
$23,100Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,980 60
$22,940Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,810 2,370
$22,740Security guards
(area) (ind)
$21,640 400
$22,570Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,430n.a.
$22,540Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,390 120
$22,390Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,590 410
$22,270Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,340 40
$22,080Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,470 870
$21,950Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,320 560
$21,670Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,120 760
$21,470Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$20,530n.a.
$21,460Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,670n.a.
$21,240Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,430 1,200
$21,230Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,760 830
$21,180Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,290 1,560
$21,140Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,520n.a.
$20,990Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,120 590
$20,970Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,320n.a.
$20,850Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$19,690 70
$20,850Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$19,850 220
$20,830Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$19,740 490
$20,800Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,920 80
$20,790Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,130 340
$20,680Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$18,950n.a.
$20,520Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,480 120
$20,450File clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,380 200
$20,440Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$19,750 210
$20,410Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$17,790 30
$20,220Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$17,780 70
$20,220Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,410 470
$20,150Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,450 1,890
$19,760Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,110 50
$19,760Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,200 130
$19,700Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,530 290
$19,300Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$17,500n.a.
$18,920Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$18,010 320
$18,850Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,420n.a.
$18,820Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,240 300
$18,810Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$18,070 330
$18,670Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,830 180
$18,640Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,520 420
$18,510Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,620 160
$18,280Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,980 80
$18,000Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,750 6,390
$17,410Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,120 50
$17,330Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,540 120
$17,160Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,780 630
$16,980Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,450 1,400
$16,380Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,310 100
$16,270Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,280 550
$16,020Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,170 330
$16,000Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,160 460
$15,890Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,020 260
$15,870Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,090 1,190
n.a.Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 50
n.a.Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30
n.a.Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 90
n.a.Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
n.a. 50

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Redding, California metropolitan area consists of:

Shasta County