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Salinas, CA

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

Salinas, California

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$158,570Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 80
$153,630Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 300
$152,070Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$143,620n.a.
$146,680Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$137,480 100
$143,150Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
$116,710 40
$137,450Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$140,880 30
$136,550Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$130,060 30
$126,450Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$123,050n.a.
$124,570Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$130,770n.a.
$121,380Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$110,270 230
$120,870Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$101,700 50
$112,910Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$105,530 80
$112,540Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$109,090 170
$110,200Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$108,940n.a.
$109,400Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$103,510 350
$105,890Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$91,100 80
$104,910Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$95,000 140
$102,850Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$86,480 30
$101,650General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$87,010 1,960
$100,810Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$90,300 150
$100,530Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$103,310n.a.
$96,350Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$89,180 90
$96,350Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$79,190 50
$94,570Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$99,990 40
$92,740Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$77,550 370
$90,060Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$89,280 220
$88,890Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$63,360 220
$88,150Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$82,250 70
$87,990Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$76,840 6,510
$87,260Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$83,160 170
$86,800Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$69,720n.a.
$85,080First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$83,260 80
$84,620Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$87,150n.a.
$84,340Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$85,660 40
$83,950Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$80,460 300
$83,910Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$75,760 130
$83,410Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$80,370 450
$82,990Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$86,610 140
$80,370Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$80,160 50
$80,140Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$80,990 2,330
$79,030Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$77,390 140
$78,340Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$93,630 40
$78,070Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$72,420 1,030
$77,220Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,810 190
$76,230Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,890n.a.
$76,090Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$72,730 50
$75,870Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,410 40
$75,410Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,340n.a.
$75,300Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,570 1,130
$74,880First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$65,500 140
$74,860Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$71,660 260
$74,520Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$73,890 50
$74,300Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$70,280 50
$73,490Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,300 1,110
$73,340Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$73,210 540
$73,320Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$66,910 220
$73,230Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$68,860 1,830
$73,220Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$69,840 5,980
$73,050Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$69,130 160
$72,530Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,490 2,320
$72,180Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$72,650 100
$70,500Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,150 330
$68,810Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$69,010 160
$68,370Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$65,570 70
$68,090Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$59,750 50
$68,050Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$70,070 100
$67,680Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$64,070 50
$65,830Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$69,340 250
$65,410Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$61,260n.a.
$65,300First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$65,420 390
$65,120Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$63,550 140
$64,960Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$67,540n.a.
$64,710Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$65,240 110
$63,910Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$57,750 50
$63,720Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,580 100
$63,480Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$62,820 120
$63,460Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,170n.a.
$63,370Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$64,280n.a.
$63,270Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$62,690 50
$63,230Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,010 120
$63,020Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$65,270 80
$62,290Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,280 1,100
$61,920Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$46,220n.a.
$61,860Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$50,900 30
$61,790Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$61,660n.a.
$61,370Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$50,810 30
$61,140Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$57,210 160
$60,340Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$56,680n.a.
$59,390Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,380 40
$59,230Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$52,940 770
$58,730Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$59,470 60
$58,670Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$56,530 40
$58,580Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$54,940 30
$58,500Clergy
(area) (ind)
$54,790 60
$58,490Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$59,020n.a.
$58,470Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$56,650n.a.
$58,460First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$60,300 450
$58,450Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,170 4,430
$58,340Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$58,240 100
$58,160Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$56,960 800
$57,960Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$52,730 40
$57,740Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,790n.a.
$57,630First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$51,810 150
$57,510Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,300 170
$56,870Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$63,990n.a.
$56,590Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$56,790 70
$56,300Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,670 50
$56,290Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$57,200 210
$56,090Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,440 40
$56,070Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$51,600n.a.
$56,070Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$52,470 140
$56,020Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,560n.a.
$55,990Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$58,200n.a.
$55,980Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,830 10,560
$55,930Librarians
(area) (ind)
$54,690 130
$55,580Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$55,580 180
$55,470Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$55,920 1,600
$55,420Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$54,760 830
$55,070Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$53,210 110
$54,920Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$53,660 1,490
$54,720Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$55,880 90
$54,190Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$53,180 30
$53,860Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$51,770 210
$53,860Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$47,860 50
$53,790Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$54,980 210
$53,310Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$52,740 80
$53,220Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$34,120n.a.
$52,910First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$49,700 440
$52,870Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$56,170 120
$52,630Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,380 70
$52,620Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$54,190 560
$52,350Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,430n.a.
$52,090Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$49,890 1,320
$51,900Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$51,350 130
$51,810Electricians
(area) (ind)
$52,650 470
$51,770Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$47,350 110
$51,470Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$52,700 220
$51,420Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,390 140
$51,290Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$50,530 50
$51,150Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$51,130 40
$51,020Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,390 1,080
$50,880Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,070 160
$50,590Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$46,740 120
$50,540Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,830n.a.
$50,330Editors
(area) (ind)
$47,610 110
$49,940Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$47,560 220
$49,910Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$46,400 200
$49,660First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$43,520 240
$48,950First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,330 100
$48,680First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$45,440 1,600
$48,400First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$48,030 190
$48,400Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$49,890 40
$48,380Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,020 5,250
$47,980Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,390n.a.
$47,900Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$45,890 690
$47,810Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$47,510 180
$47,210Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$44,150 190
$47,090Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,230 30
$47,060Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,970 1,890
$46,960Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$42,580 70
$46,860Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$47,650n.a.
$46,850Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,890n.a.
$46,460Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,510 150
$46,340Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$45,700 190
$46,240Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$43,360 80
$46,220Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,070n.a.
$45,870Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$45,380 950
$45,790Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$43,390 170
$45,420Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,910 5,970
$45,420Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$43,820 280
$45,310Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,570 40
$45,280Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,930 1,860
$45,270Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$43,730 120
$45,240Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,660 330
$45,210Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$43,280 320
$45,110Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,720 260
$44,980Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,870 210
$44,870Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,080 660
$44,630Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,550 330
$44,060Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$43,850 40
$44,050Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$46,290 110
$43,970Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,920 140
$43,910Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$44,070 80
$43,830Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,070 90
$43,810Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$42,870 130
$43,360Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,960 290
$43,140Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,740 60
$42,830Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$42,830 340
$42,790Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,470 40
$42,590Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$35,100n.a.
$42,500Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,390n.a.
$42,130Health educators
(area) (ind)
$33,020 110
$42,070Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$43,770n.a.
$42,030Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$40,210 40
$41,930Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$41,540 50
$41,560Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$42,060 120
$41,500Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,650 90
$41,390First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$33,490 200
$41,260Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$42,410 90
$41,170Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,920 110
$41,100Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$40,660 160
$40,780First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$34,980 140
$40,750Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,050 80
$40,670Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,270 580
$40,500Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,130 5,020
$40,390Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$39,170 40
$40,350Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$42,600 40
$40,100Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,210 1,390
$39,770Machinists
(area) (ind)
$40,290 50
$39,700Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,510 80
$39,470Roofers
(area) (ind)
$40,240 170
$39,200Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,370 160
$39,030First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$35,080 1,340
$38,970Legislators
(area) (ind)
$36,200 40
$38,580Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,590 150
$38,570Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,120 50
$38,520All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,650 440
$38,500Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$39,010 50
$38,380Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$39,260 190
$38,270Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,950 210
$38,200Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$37,410 990
$38,180Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,060 590
$38,170Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$37,420 460
$38,120Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,610 80
$38,090Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$39,000n.a.
$37,860Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,990 70
$37,600First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$36,010 570
$37,580Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$33,520n.a.
$37,580Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$37,120 260
$37,430Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,520 330
$37,290Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$31,040 390
$37,240Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,580 240
$37,110All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,180 156,210
$36,810Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$37,200n.a.
$36,790Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$34,730 150
$36,600Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,840 90
$36,240Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,670 150
$36,230Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$33,450n.a.
$36,200Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,350 1,850
$36,190Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$34,660 470
$36,070Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$34,570 200
$35,800Photographers
(area) (ind)
$37,270 60
$35,630Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$34,570n.a.
$35,560Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,280 140
$35,500Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$31,900 60
$35,470Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$35,800 290
$35,340Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,920 1,510
$34,930Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,140n.a.
$34,910Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,610 40
$34,670Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,660 130
$34,640Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,550 70
$34,590Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$32,360 1,700
$34,510Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,130 140
$34,110Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,450n.a.
$33,980Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$32,460 330
$33,850Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$33,670 170
$33,790Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,550 520
$33,760Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$32,740 80
$33,430Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$31,460 110
$33,180Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,440 50
$32,840Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$32,120 250
$32,660Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,920 20,770
$32,610Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$35,470 90
$32,450Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$28,440 140
$32,390Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$27,340 100
$32,390Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,710 140
$32,250Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,520 510
$32,200Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,220 140
$32,130Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$32,820 100
$32,130Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,170 14,510
$32,050Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$31,510 750
$32,010Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$30,440 1,040
$31,810First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$27,020 260
$31,700Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$30,300 40
$31,620Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$30,260 30
$31,560Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$31,690 270
$31,460Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$29,190 600
$30,710First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$29,040 860
$30,580Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,420 40
$30,320Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,260 3,290
$30,090Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,450 6,030
$29,790Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,790 370
$29,630Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$29,070 120
$29,480Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,660n.a.
$29,330Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,880n.a.
$29,010Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$26,750 40
$28,990Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$29,540 50
$28,990Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$24,930 60
$28,900Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,210 120
$28,800Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$23,260 30
$28,710Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,010 1,030
$28,630Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,400 100
$28,500Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,600n.a.
$28,480Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$26,220 330
$28,370Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$29,330 50
$27,960Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$27,830 50
$27,710Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,020 80
$27,710Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$25,180 310
$27,700Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,430 200
$27,400Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,400n.a.
$27,320Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,540 440
$27,320Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,350 280
$27,200Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$21,740 230
$26,660Tellers
(area) (ind)
$27,190 460
$26,610Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$25,170 60
$26,420Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,320 850
$26,360Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$25,070 60
$26,060Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$25,390 990
$25,940Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,400 520
$25,840Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$24,860 2,820
$25,720Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,620 60
$25,560Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,580 960
$25,550Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,720 10,790
$25,430Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,470 1,510
$25,400Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$23,520n.a.
$25,400Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$24,570 260
$25,210Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$21,820 110
$25,010Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$25,210n.a.
$24,950Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$24,430 1,510
$24,750Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,020 240
$24,730Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,380 2,710
$24,720Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,890 70
$24,710Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,920 1,330
$24,710Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,430 6,420
$24,690Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,640 170
$24,420Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,880 120
$24,370Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$21,360 1,280
$24,080Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$23,950n.a.
$24,070Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$22,950 50
$24,050Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$22,010 2,230
$23,860Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$23,190 30
$23,820Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,060 5,160
$23,660Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,780 120
$23,640Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$21,770n.a.
$23,590Security guards
(area) (ind)
$21,340 820
$23,450Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,980 80
$23,280Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,360 260
$23,270Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,100 40
$23,270Concierges
(area) (ind)
$22,160 80
$23,240Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,280 860
$23,080Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,800n.a.
$23,000Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,150 500
$22,970Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$17,300 550
$22,960Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$17,460n.a.
$22,900Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,930 60
$22,700Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$21,140 580
$22,650Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,400 30
$22,450Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,920 1,440
$22,150Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$21,060 40
$22,110Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,600 520
$21,870Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$20,740 130
$21,750Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$20,870 120
$21,640File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,600 270
$21,590Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$19,580 420
$21,480Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,910 190
$21,470Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,130 520
$21,420Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$21,060 150
$21,390Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$20,180 290
$21,340Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$20,050 210
$20,910Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$18,100 3,930
$20,670Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,670 160
$20,540Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,780 1,970
$20,380Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,320 1,830
$20,240Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$19,820 60
$20,100Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,940 390
$19,890Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,320 14,750
$19,800Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,970 520
$19,460Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,940 390
$19,380Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$18,300 90
$19,260Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,140n.a.
$19,210Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,140 40
$19,100Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,920 180
$18,780Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$19,160 2,200
$18,640Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,770 2,690
$18,470Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$18,380 60
$18,450Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,630 400
$18,220Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,250 1,330
$18,210Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,880 24,280
$18,030Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,980 860
$18,000Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,090 550
$17,910Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,880 570
$17,900Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,510n.a.
$17,810Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,910 170
$17,690Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,710 2,300
$17,540Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,300n.a.
$17,330Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,830 2,070
$17,300Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,670 19,950
$17,070Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,420 920
$16,960Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,590 470
$16,480Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,300 1,090
n.a.Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 60
n.a.Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 160
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,518 30
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$53,747 140

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Salinas, California metropolitan area consists of:

Monterey County