Web www.ocouha.com

www.ocouha.com

An internet presentation of the Occupational Outlook Handbook plus related career guidance information

Highest paying to lowest paying occupations

Modesto, CA MSA

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

Modesto, California

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$186,330Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$179,630Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$165,220Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$157,180Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 130
$144,270Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$134,200 300
$113,170Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$105,880 70
$108,900Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$102,520 240
$108,150Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$108,160 340
$98,990Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$93,780 90
$97,930Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$84,490 100
$97,270Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$94,200 40
$94,650Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$79,780 50
$91,910General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$76,980 2,120
$91,900Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$78,050 350
$84,740Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$86,130 280
$84,730Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$85,020n.a.
$84,410Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$71,640 90
$83,100Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$80,330n.a.
$81,030Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$79,110 180
$80,870Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$76,300 30
$80,720Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$70,940 6,010
$79,680Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$77,230 110
$78,210Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$78,850 190
$76,810Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$73,150 120
$76,400Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$70,990 370
$75,500Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$62,760 510
$74,730Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$49,910 290
$72,990Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$71,330 3,490
$72,800Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$64,270 130
$72,690Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$69,810 110
$72,660First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$68,640 90
$72,210Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$71,740 140
$70,810Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$65,470 90
$70,370Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$66,920 30
$70,260Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$69,140 70
$70,180Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,950 50
$69,430First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$65,350 40
$69,410Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$51,490 180
$67,820Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,180 7,930
$66,410Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$64,360 80
$65,240Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,330 100
$65,070Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$63,910 60
$65,030Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$66,620 140
$64,350Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,440 100
$63,270Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$55,730n.a.
$63,220Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$61,660 230
$62,160Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,520 40
$62,110Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$51,280 150
$61,980Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,860 180
$61,970Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,140 790
$61,780Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,650 70
$61,160Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$55,330 60
$60,580Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,090 120
$59,960Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$61,660 120
$59,490Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$57,300 70
$59,300Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$54,840 260
$59,220Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,060 290
$59,180Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,810 70
$58,810Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$56,630 50
$58,350Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$55,120 120
$58,130Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,090 810
$58,000Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$58,200 1,460
$57,520Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$54,800 170
$57,280Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,130 430
$56,860Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$57,640 560
$56,780Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,800 260
$56,250Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$57,990 190
$56,190Chemists
(area) (ind)
$51,430n.a.
$56,010Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$63,510n.a.
$55,240Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$62,430n.a.
$55,030Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$58,740 90
$54,990Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$60,020 230
$54,950Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$52,510 60
$54,730Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$56,960 120
$54,490First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$52,200 480
$54,350Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$44,780 50
$54,030Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,140 140
$53,850Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$52,110 310
$53,400Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$51,170 270
$53,170Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$46,740 1,590
$53,060Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,700 4,470
$52,830First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$49,960 710
$52,760Librarians
(area) (ind)
$50,780 120
$52,300Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$53,030 80
$52,240Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,260 190
$51,650First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$47,760 170
$51,610Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,200 1,420
$51,390Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$45,900 120
$51,270Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$49,720 810
$51,230Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$39,930 70
$51,060Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$52,470 60
$51,030Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$51,190 30
$51,000Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$49,060 40
$50,870Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,240 1,010
$50,860Tapers
(area) (ind)
$47,550n.a.
$50,810Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$47,320 170
$50,670Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,700n.a.
$50,460Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$48,200 240
$50,320Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$48,430 2,650
$50,010Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$45,420 230
$49,320Roofers
(area) (ind)
$50,580 300
$48,700Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,990 290
$48,510Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,170 1,580
$48,110Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,530 330
$47,990Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,890 70
$47,980Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$50,090 1,070
$47,650Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,170 11,650
$47,270Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$47,700 240
$47,210Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,270 220
$46,810Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$44,520 70
$46,610First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,640 960
$46,520Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,100 40
$46,410First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,350 240
$46,400Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$45,570 820
$46,160Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,950 130
$45,950Editors
(area) (ind)
$41,590n.a.
$45,600Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$39,600 80
$45,220Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$45,620 330
$45,180Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$40,550n.a.
$45,180Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,740 760
$45,110Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$44,190 120
$45,110Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,150 90
$45,070Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$43,510 140
$45,030First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$45,760 100
$44,980Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$46,670 180
$44,890Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$45,880n.a.
$44,880Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$44,360 190
$44,810Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,170 60
$44,750Electricians
(area) (ind)
$43,190 800
$44,570Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$35,820 30
$44,570Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,980 190
$44,080Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,060 440
$44,010Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,190 220
$43,720Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$43,970 130
$43,590Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,910 140
$43,220Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,360 170
$42,980Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,520 40
$42,950Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,750 360
$42,690Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,650 80
$42,640Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,230 40
$42,520Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,940 200
$42,470Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$41,940 660
$42,330Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$36,570n.a.
$42,330Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,580n.a.
$41,910First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$39,580 1,700
$41,650Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$38,270 330
$41,590Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,620 340
$41,180Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$29,350n.a.
$40,880Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,640 140
$40,810Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$40,930 290
$40,720Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,720 280
$40,650Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,260 310
$40,410Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$37,520n.a.
$40,360First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$37,800 250
$40,130Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,720 80
$39,700Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$36,690 100
$39,700Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$43,990 70
$39,440Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,990 10,830
$39,340Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,660 230
$39,210Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$37,460 520
$39,100Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,100 6,010
$39,060Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$40,000 2,130
$38,950Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,830 2,830
$38,820Health educators
(area) (ind)
$33,270 100
$38,770Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$38,320 140
$38,640First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$33,380 1,380
$38,550Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$36,590 120
$38,290Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,000 1,430
$38,260Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$34,750 230
$38,150Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$37,040 60
$38,080Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$40,110 70
$37,990Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,900 40
$37,970Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,500n.a.
$37,910Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,860 90
$37,460Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,390 1,180
$37,320Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,580 910
$37,180Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,560n.a.
$36,920Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,710 2,690
$36,660Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,960 80
$36,590Clergy
(area) (ind)
$39,380 50
$36,450Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$35,680 80
$36,310Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$33,320 210
$36,220Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$34,520 270
$36,120Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,390 210
$35,810Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,080 270
$35,800Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$33,530 60
$35,690Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,040 220
$35,680Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$34,020 100
$35,650Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,290 150
$35,560Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$27,680n.a.
$35,280Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$34,700 70
$35,230Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,020 50
$35,070Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$32,430n.a.
$35,070All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,970 161,440
$34,880Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$34,780 270
$34,790Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,420 2,440
$34,750First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,280 190
$34,730Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$36,280 490
$34,710Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$33,190 80
$34,400Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$32,760 230
$34,260Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,810 120
$34,170Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$33,770 1,560
$34,070Machinists
(area) (ind)
$33,540 180
$34,050Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$34,280 150
$33,890Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,880 80
$33,700Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,490 40
$33,690Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,550 40
$33,670Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,360 70
$33,670Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$30,790 670
$33,660Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$32,980 70
$33,330Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,510 150
$33,180Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$37,760 210
$32,970Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,260 120
$32,970Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,500 80
$32,930Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,530 100
$32,900Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$32,870 40
$32,800Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,590 50
$32,660Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,530 200
$32,630Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,470 90
$32,280Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$32,000 100
$32,250Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$31,350 160
$32,010Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$30,050 50
$31,940Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,890 60
$31,890Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$30,850 1,290
$31,810Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,340 330
$31,620Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,140 280
$31,590Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$30,200 100
$31,570Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,440 280
$31,490Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$32,830 570
$31,400Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$29,800 1,400
$31,220First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$29,540 140
$31,090Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,890 140
$31,050Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,020 80
$30,940Job printers
(area) (ind)
$28,200 60
$30,790Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$30,280 180
$30,740Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$30,970 1,460
$30,710Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,080 110
$30,690Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,490 2,150
$30,670Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,250 160
$30,670Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,540 370
$30,670Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$25,150 190
$30,560Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,210n.a.
$30,470Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$29,800 40
$30,190Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$34,890 150
$30,080New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,410 130
$30,060Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,180 620
$29,970Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,730 290
$29,880Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,070 140
$29,740Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,500 140
$29,440Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,640 620
$29,410Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,910 510
$29,360Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,740 110
$29,320Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$28,620 100
$29,290Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,640 17,670
$29,140Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$31,780 50
$28,940Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,930 25,690
$28,890Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$22,970 200
$28,800Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,990 14,720
$28,780First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$26,000 140
$28,680Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,880 480
$28,630Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$21,410 1,280
$28,580Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$23,180 50
$28,520Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,700 170
$28,390Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,030 160
$28,100Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,590n.a.
$28,040Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$25,630 160
$27,910Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,330n.a.
$27,900Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,000 140
$27,880Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,170 550
$27,610Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,960 520
$27,330Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,710 120
$27,290Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$26,680 1,300
$27,190Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$23,940n.a.
$27,160Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$27,470 40
$27,110Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,340 800
$27,020Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,320 470
$26,940Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,420 1,650
$26,910Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,000 160
$26,880Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,420 14,270
$26,750Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$26,420 270
$26,710Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,800 1,320
$26,670Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$26,030 40
$26,570Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,910 910
$26,260Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$23,400 80
$26,200Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$26,810 190
$26,010Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$25,250 580
$25,880Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$25,260n.a.
$25,820First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,800 990
$25,180Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$21,560 340
$25,100Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,400 4,690
$25,080Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,380n.a.
$25,030Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,000 170
$24,880All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,680 570
$24,860Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,280 4,360
$24,840Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$21,660 130
$24,730Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,460 630
$24,630Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,540 120
$24,610Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$24,950 40
$24,540Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,160n.a.
$24,460Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,400 70
$24,450Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$24,000 350
$24,230File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,980 360
$24,160Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,020 780
$23,940Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$21,620 1,180
$23,790Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,790 850
$23,700Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,180 4,570
$23,680Bakers
(area) (ind)
$23,200 370
$23,600Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,060 1,480
$23,580Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,410n.a.
$23,380Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,380 1,210
$23,360Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,750 760
$23,230Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$23,520 60
$23,110Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,620 5,510
$23,000Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,510 480
$22,980Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$19,020 160
$22,940Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$23,180n.a.
$22,880Photographers
(area) (ind)
$18,440 90
$22,840Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,780 100
$22,810Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$22,370 50
$22,590Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$21,300 2,180
$22,570Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,680 2,080
$22,530Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$20,760 210
$22,500Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,850 1,800
$22,480Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,500 1,760
$22,320Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$22,200n.a.
$22,300Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,070n.a.
$22,240Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,090 950
$21,970Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,900 80
$21,970Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,850 30
$21,940Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,900 1,550
$21,830Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,580n.a.
$21,760Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,290 3,710
$21,570Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,480 2,690
$21,540Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,090 150
$21,200Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,000 880
$21,150Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,290 30
$21,130Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,490 40
$21,100Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,850 40
$21,090Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,860 40
$21,090Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$17,930 40
$21,070Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$19,810 480
$20,910Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,850 910
$20,730Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,340 60
$20,060Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,550 150
$19,940Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,850 720
$19,910Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,900 720
$19,880Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,970 820
$19,830Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,850 960
$19,790Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,160 5,350
$19,780Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,860 100
$19,620Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,090 340
$19,520Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,250n.a.
$19,420Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,700 240
$19,250Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,940 170
$19,160Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,450 440
$18,990Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,150 40
$18,850Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,930 130
$18,740Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,300 370
$18,580Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$17,880n.a.
$18,370Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,360 30
$18,340Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,730n.a.
$18,320Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,900 13,150
$18,170Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,500 430
$18,110Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$16,770n.a.
$18,050Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,950 730
$18,020Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$17,730 60
$17,890Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,400 320
$17,680Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,570 6,460
$17,510Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,920n.a.
$17,430Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,940 90
$17,320Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,920 660
$17,070Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,320n.a.
$17,060Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,390 3,730
$16,910Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,620 90
$16,880Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,340 5,550
$16,740Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,270 2,110
$16,540Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,390 350
$16,220Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,150 490
$16,220Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,230 1,470
$16,190Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,270 380
$16,090Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,160 450
$16,040Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,150 120
n.a.Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Choreographers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 150
n.a.Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 170
$ -1Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 50

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Modesto, California metropolitan area consists of:

Stanislaus County