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Sacramento, CA PMSA

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

Sacramento, California

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$175,010Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 740
$159,120Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$159,020Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$148,070Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$138,890 1,070
$143,610Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$136,010 100
$143,380Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$134,080Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$134,700n.a.
$133,870Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$116,900 2,340
$113,410Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$115,190 230
$110,910Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$99,020 1,960
$108,990Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$119,060 340
$105,340Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$102,140 990
$104,240Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$91,310 1,950
$101,320General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$91,740 10,420
$100,590Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$102,940 230
$98,370Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$86,670 380
$97,250Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$102,060 1,650
$96,880Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$94,520 4,390
$93,530Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$87,580 990
$93,500Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$85,510 900
$92,780Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$96,850n.a.
$92,450Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$89,240n.a.
$91,810Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,770 60
$91,360Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$82,380 3,110
$90,000Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$89,520 1,260
$89,530Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$82,610 37,460
$89,320Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$83,710 4,110
$87,340Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$88,390 1,350
$84,780Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$85,830 300
$84,560Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,280 660
$84,400Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$66,720 1,450
$84,320Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$88,290 120
$84,060Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$78,930 160
$83,240Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$78,600 110
$83,080Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$80,360 6,740
$83,000Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$81,940 1,170
$82,020Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,030 350
$81,980Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$75,030 260
$81,590Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$82,480 240
$80,000Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$81,350 60
$79,590Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$77,070 2,070
$79,100Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,610 70
$79,050English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,930 200
$79,040Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$75,160 1,100
$78,520Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,970 70
$78,340Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$75,330 290
$78,260Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,860 620
$78,240Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,280 30
$78,030Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,130 110
$77,770Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,660 30
$77,530Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$68,130 390
$77,490Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$73,070 390
$77,470Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,850n.a.
$77,340Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$69,980 790
$77,270Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$75,910 260
$77,210Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,070 90
$77,040Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$74,710 1,250
$76,790Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,260 1,160
$76,310Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$70,040 480
$76,120Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,710 330
$75,640Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,000 2,770
$75,260Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$79,220n.a.
$75,020Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,500 110
$74,850Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$64,170 290
$74,840Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$78,350n.a.
$74,750Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,890 2,900
$74,740Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,300 120
$74,060Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$73,790 70
$73,580Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,590 40
$73,170Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$75,400 170
$73,060Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,940 530
$72,480Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$72,500 190
$72,380History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,090 60
$72,040Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,090 3,830
$71,880Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,400 110
$71,860Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$71,630 300
$71,390Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,530 390
$71,170Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$67,760 560
$70,910Economists
(area) (ind)
$70,460 70
$70,170Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$71,620 170
$70,010Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$73,530 1,020
$69,980Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,430n.a.
$69,530First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$68,930 430
$69,420Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,070 34,530
$69,250Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$66,230 280
$69,200Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$65,210 80
$68,820Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$68,600 50
$68,810Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$49,860 2,080
$68,200Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$67,000 340
$68,180Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$58,360 2,990
$68,100Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$55,170 2,040
$68,060Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$65,590 23,830
$67,600Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,600n.a.
$67,540Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,830n.a.
$67,520Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$66,260 16,420
$67,320Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,840 120
$67,300Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$67,630 240
$67,220Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,440 910
$67,090Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$66,450 14,120
$67,000Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$64,810 100
$66,880Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$69,040 1,170
$66,520Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$65,670 1,470
$66,250Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$64,620 350
$66,040Chemists
(area) (ind)
$65,020 220
$65,940Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,320n.a.
$65,780Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$65,940 40
$65,750Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,060 120
$65,660Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,720 5,630
$65,570Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,180 300
$65,390Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$64,770 110
$65,280Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,880 1,580
$64,810Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$64,850 310
$64,800Art directors
(area) (ind)
$62,970 100
$64,800Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$65,440 330
$64,720Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$59,170 1,880
$64,670First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$63,540 4,870
$64,590Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$64,230 640
$64,500Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$63,260 210
$64,470Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,280 1,710
$64,230Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$63,770 70
$63,550Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,050 1,040
$63,330Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$56,710 800
$63,130Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,830 1,060
$63,060Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,660 440
$62,990First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$55,970 1,340
$62,920Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,140 540
$62,870Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,050 2,350
$62,650Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$63,600 70
$62,630Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$61,630 620
$62,350Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$52,570 60
$61,670Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,240 1,150
$61,060Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,370 8,210
$61,010Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$58,290 90
$60,950Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$49,770 740
$60,920Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$55,540 5,530
$60,560Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$59,340 180
$60,540Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,960 2,620
$60,520Legislators
(area) (ind)
$41,380n.a.
$60,490Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,960 270
$60,440Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,910n.a.
$60,130Foresters
(area) (ind)
$60,550 110
$59,850Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$60,640 250
$59,660Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$55,900 490
$59,430Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,010 670
$59,360Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$62,660n.a.
$59,350Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,970 510
$59,320Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,950 230
$58,950Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$59,420 50
$58,760Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$56,570 1,710
$58,660Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$54,950 660
$58,370Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,830n.a.
$58,300First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$61,590 160
$58,290Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$55,130 60
$58,240Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$53,120 750
$57,910Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$58,460 600
$57,880Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$56,960 480
$57,870Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$53,790 900
$57,780Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,090 440
$57,760Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$62,330n.a.
$57,680Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$61,660n.a.
$57,630Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$54,110 270
$57,380Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$55,180 710
$56,790Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$55,590 650
$56,770Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,300 450
$56,540Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$53,010 150
$56,440Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$56,710 310
$56,410Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$55,750n.a.
$56,380Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,490 40
$56,380Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,920n.a.
$56,020Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$55,150 270
$55,820First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$50,610 930
$55,630Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,890 50,780
$55,500First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$52,480 2,060
$55,320Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,960 490
$55,190Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$53,170 1,420
$55,170Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,980 1,210
$54,830Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,360 700
$54,710Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,510 770
$54,570Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$44,190 1,130
$54,550Health educators
(area) (ind)
$57,770 570
$54,420Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$47,300 80
$54,160Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$52,230 3,740
$53,830Librarians
(area) (ind)
$52,710 620
$53,740Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,310 3,790
$53,630Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,900 2,250
$53,610Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$52,610 6,130
$53,330Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,450 1,000
$53,290Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$51,700 2,160
$53,030Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$45,110 2,550
$52,640First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$51,210 13,960
$52,380Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$52,250 490
$52,380Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$51,510 4,770
$52,280Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$51,080 4,300
$52,220Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$52,830 880
$52,050First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,230 270
$51,950Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,730 5,380
$51,800Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$54,620 170
$51,760Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$49,910 1,100
$51,690Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$43,120n.a.
$51,660Historians
(area) (ind)
$51,670 40
$51,520Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$50,790 8,350
$51,520Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,890 16,020
$51,420Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$51,730 600
$51,400Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$51,240 160
$51,380Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,950 760
$51,270Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$46,980 230
$51,200Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,750 810
$51,090Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$50,260 2,100
$50,970Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,200 100
$50,890Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$54,110 2,560
$50,790Editors
(area) (ind)
$44,750 620
$50,760Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$52,490 160
$50,630Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$48,360 50
$50,580Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,190n.a.
$50,550Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$48,540 40
$50,500Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$47,600 40
$50,480Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,290 1,200
$50,470Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,440 100
$50,370Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$51,320 150
$49,780Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$45,350 40
$49,630Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$51,280 1,630
$49,350Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$46,970 150
$49,330Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,110 3,140
$49,230Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$47,510 280
$49,230Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$52,020 60
$49,140Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,830 290
$49,130First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$45,400 1,770
$48,970Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$49,740 620
$48,970Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$48,470 190
$48,920Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,450 210
$48,680Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,820 570
$48,600Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$47,350 970
$48,560Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$41,440n.a.
$48,450Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,600 140
$48,410Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$49,930 510
$48,380Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$47,950 370
$48,350Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$46,410 990
$47,940Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$40,270 140
$47,650Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$49,060 40
$47,540Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$45,560 310
$47,520Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,120 380
$47,040Tapers
(area) (ind)
$47,390 1,390
$46,710Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$45,170 50
$46,700Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,150 120
$46,690Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,110 270
$46,670Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,130 150
$46,650Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$47,920n.a.
$46,620Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,780 1,170
$46,540Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$44,240 40
$46,340Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$47,190 590
$46,150Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,030 340
$45,850Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$47,580 960
$45,760Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$46,960 3,950
$45,760Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,920 47,000
$45,340Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,610 100
$45,270Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,340 90
$45,000Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,090 560
$44,980Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,410 8,770
$44,960Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$41,870 200
$44,950Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,180 30
$44,760Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$40,120 30
$44,760Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,900n.a.
$44,760Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$42,910 900
$44,670Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$47,260 10,170
$44,650Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$44,230 1,030
$44,260Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$43,870 2,840
$44,230Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,050 12,220
$44,220Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,720 810
$44,160Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$45,490 720
$44,150Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$44,750 190
$44,000Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$43,680 2,250
$43,970Models
(area) (ind)
$22,330 30
$43,850Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,270 190
$43,790Electricians
(area) (ind)
$42,860 3,910
$43,750Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,680 870
$43,480Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$43,590 390
$43,430Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,110 2,140
$43,380Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,370 160
$43,310Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$42,650 1,950
$43,210Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$45,430 3,040
$43,140Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$45,450 30
$43,130Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,060 100
$43,110Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$47,140 190
$42,940Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,500 270
$42,830Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$41,760 150
$42,690Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,200 55,450
$42,690Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$29,570 60
$42,590Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,650n.a.
$42,580Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$42,920 410
$42,460Roofers
(area) (ind)
$41,020 1,320
$42,430Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$42,810 40
$42,430Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$39,080 210
$42,280Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,060 60
$42,040Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$41,810 100
$41,980Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$41,860 80
$41,970Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$40,950n.a.
$41,950Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,780 40
$41,880Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,380 1,370
$41,840Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,750 940
$41,820Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,980 310
$41,810Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,310 230
$41,640Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$39,570 280
$41,640All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,350 766,340
$41,620Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$43,520 70
$41,560Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$41,460 2,060
$41,520Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$39,830 420
$41,470Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$44,630n.a.
$41,340Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,850 19,740
$41,180Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$38,710 320
$40,980Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$40,180 310
$40,810Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,260 100
$40,750Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$38,570 160
$40,610First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$39,070 630
$40,540Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$36,770n.a.
$40,410First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,420 650
$40,250Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$39,610n.a.
$40,130Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,670 1,580
$39,870Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,360 10,340
$39,790Clergy
(area) (ind)
$34,400 240
$39,520Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$38,870 60
$39,470Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,180 840
$39,440Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$31,290 320
$39,430Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,660 1,800
$39,410Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,510 220
$39,160Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$33,460 360
$39,150Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$32,990 230
$39,080Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$38,230 420
$38,930Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$38,070 120
$38,580Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$33,470 340
$38,570Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$39,150 50
$38,520Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,080 27,050
$38,250Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,060 910
$38,190Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,600 150
$38,170Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,890n.a.
$38,140Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$30,390n.a.
$38,110First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,470 6,000
$38,100Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,990 720
$38,050Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$31,780 30
$38,010Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$36,610 2,530
$37,850Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,880 4,720
$37,840Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$36,420n.a.
$37,840Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$38,140n.a.
$37,720Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,090 100
$37,690Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$38,430 110
$37,440Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$37,650 840
$37,360Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,810 570
$37,280Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,060 1,520
$37,270Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$38,530 970
$37,250Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$37,670n.a.
$37,050Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,450 310
$36,980Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,270 750
$36,750Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$35,950 320
$36,480Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$34,100n.a.
$36,430Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,080 530
$36,310First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,450 860
$36,230Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$32,640 120
$36,220Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$34,810n.a.
$36,180Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$34,830 420
$36,070Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,700 60
$36,040Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,910 140
$35,990Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$37,440 680
$35,910Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,320 40
$35,810Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$32,910 400
$35,800Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,870 3,780
$35,760Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,170 2,350
$35,710All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,750 1,430
$35,690Machinists
(area) (ind)
$35,260 910
$35,610Fallers
(area) (ind)
$34,210 70
$35,530Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$29,260 1,910
$35,470Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,930 50
$35,460Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,500 190
$35,380Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,790 270
$35,070Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,440 390
$34,890Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$33,200 260
$34,840Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,110 250
$34,710Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,290 290
$34,640Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$34,880 1,470
$34,630Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,340 450
$34,480Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,790 6,890
$34,230Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,650 78,910
$33,940First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$32,350 840
* $33,900Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,480 60
$33,890Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,630 510
$33,770Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,380 300
$33,710Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,980n.a.
$33,670Photographers
(area) (ind)
$29,740 220
$33,540Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$32,240 1,640
$33,540Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$32,740 2,350
$33,520Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,990 820
$33,510Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,050 340
$33,500Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,770 1,700
$33,480Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,400 340
$33,460Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,700 610
$33,400Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$32,090 680
$33,360Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,880 430
$33,230Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,500 6,150
$33,210Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,160 120
$33,140Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,030 12,100
$33,050Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$30,280 1,430
$32,970Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,200 151,380
$32,800Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,650 100
$32,800Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,740 930
$32,790Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,510 110
$32,760Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,890 100
$32,630Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$32,280 200
$32,620Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,050 100
$32,510Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$27,890 160
$32,450Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$33,350 50
$32,420Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,280 80
$32,390Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$31,860 1,630
$32,330Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$32,220 420
$32,230Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,300 230
$32,110Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,380n.a.
$32,080Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,960 130
$32,060Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,210 810
$31,970Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,690 40
$31,810New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,050 390
$31,780Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,220 180
$31,720Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$30,830 2,240
$31,690Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$27,990 1,430
$31,530Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$32,030 280
$31,450Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,400 940
$31,360Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,930 160
$31,340Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$29,140 60
$31,290Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,840 30
$31,220Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,270 120
$31,170Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$28,240 7,730
$31,150Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,590 90
$31,120Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$29,270 390
$31,040Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$29,800 1,490
$31,010Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$30,460 90
$30,990Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$35,740 30
$30,960Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,040 2,250
$30,870Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,720 2,420
$30,760Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$29,640 12,100
$30,720Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,220n.a.
$30,700Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$28,750 2,180
$30,670Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,970 60
$30,590Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,630 1,700
$30,590Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,020 270
$30,420Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,940 520
$30,350Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$27,720 70
$30,340Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,250 340
$30,110Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,800 28,680
$30,040Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$29,500n.a.
$29,970Bakers
(area) (ind)
$27,870 1,070
$29,720Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$29,360 5,380
$29,710Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,250 110
$29,500Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$24,780 230
$29,410Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$23,780 130
$29,360Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,530 1,150
$29,330Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$26,700 390
$29,230Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$30,040 480
$29,090Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,580 1,420
$29,080Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,580 720
$29,010Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,900 110
$29,000Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,310 70
$28,950Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$29,770 80
$28,920Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,510 1,890
$28,900Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,380 1,870
$28,880Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$27,160 90
$28,820Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$29,200 2,360
$28,760Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,910n.a.
$28,740Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,590 190
$28,620Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$26,470 560
$28,580Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$27,200 420
$28,450Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,940 710
$28,380Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$23,040 30
$28,240Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,130n.a.
$28,090Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$27,490 960
$27,820Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$24,580 130
$27,670Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$27,290 27,410
$27,630Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,620 1,180
$27,600Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,480 60
$27,530Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$27,530 290
$27,460Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,650 3,950
$27,430Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,990 41,910
$27,420Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,430 240
$27,420Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$26,680 370
$27,250First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,800 4,310
$27,240Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$26,290 410
$27,230Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,120n.a.
$27,200Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$21,300 100
$27,170Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,210 40
$27,050Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,380 620
$27,010Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$25,900n.a.
$26,950Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,640 350
$26,880Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,980 15,480
$26,690Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$20,540 1,070
$26,680Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,410 70
$26,660Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,430 830
$26,650Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,710 2,580
$26,610Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,140 3,760
$26,350Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$26,130 290
$26,310Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$23,960 340
$26,280Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,650 100
$26,210Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,590 1,150
$26,200Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,510 140
$26,190Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$24,780 90
* $26,120Dancers
(area) (ind)
$30,640n.a.
$26,070Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,400 80
$25,980Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$25,250 500
$25,940Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$25,940 6,000
$25,920Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$24,480 60
$25,910Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$24,850 490
$25,860Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$24,490n.a.
$25,830Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$21,410n.a.
$25,500Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,360 4,740
$25,290Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$25,010n.a.
$25,250Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,330 2,140
$25,220Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$23,670n.a.
$25,200Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,210 100
$25,050Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,790 25,040
$25,020Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$23,380 30
$24,920Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,560n.a.
$24,770Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$24,100 1,260
$24,770Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,800 200
$24,760Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,130 170
$24,740Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,730 3,410
$24,720Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,760 9,350
$24,640Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$21,840 270
$24,520Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$22,960 1,080
$24,460Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$23,030 350
$24,350Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,960 2,360
$24,280Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,120 260
$24,260Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$22,600n.a.
$24,250Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,310 2,460
$24,200Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,460 7,000
$24,000Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$21,400 8,660
$23,990Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$22,960n.a.
$23,960File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,570 1,230
$23,910Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,570 3,640
$23,850Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,600 22,810
$23,620Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,230 960
$23,520Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,780n.a.
$23,440Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$22,020 320
$23,430Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$21,340 320
$23,310Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,040 260
$23,290Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,520 190
$23,180Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,020 800
$23,050Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$21,840 630
$23,040Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$21,500 510
$22,970Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,490n.a.
$22,830Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,780 12,060
$22,600Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,350 190
$22,590Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,520 14,790
$22,530Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,750 2,790
$22,460Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,660 4,950
$22,230Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$22,040 460
$22,020Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$21,380 60
$21,930Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$20,980 110
$21,920Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,730 9,740
$21,850Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,830 6,960
$21,660Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,060 240
$21,640Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,490 900
$21,560Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,490 70
$21,460Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$18,040 19,660
$21,340Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,590 5,070
$21,020Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,650 180
$20,970Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$19,230 80
$20,940Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,680 610
$20,930Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,230 770
$20,850Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,790 1,360
$20,750Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,810 40
$20,620Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,710n.a.
$20,580Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,800 210
$20,470Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,430 460
$20,460Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$19,790 2,090
$20,320Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,780 660
$20,170Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,860 1,560
* $19,920Actors
(area) (ind)
$18,800 70
$19,910Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,390 420
$19,850Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,610 100
$19,790Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$18,470 930
$19,670Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,120 530
$19,660Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,950 30
$19,660Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,860 4,270
$19,630Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,860 570
$19,580Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$17,190 100
$19,560Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$20,100n.a.
$19,540Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$18,020 790
$19,300Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,770 1,810
$19,290Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,750 4,540
$19,280Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$19,140 70
$19,270Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,180 270
$19,200Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,580 1,210
$19,060Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,990 1,440
$19,010Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,580 2,150
$18,980Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$18,120 560
$18,950Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,140 61,720
$18,680Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,820 520
$18,590Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,060n.a.
$18,560Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,010 860
$18,530Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,530 1,790
$18,280Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,460 980
$18,140Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,630 170
$18,120Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,190 1,980
$17,880Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,620 3,860
$17,810Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,470 11,800
$17,680Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,670 12,380
$17,560Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,860 5,170
$17,490Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,620 2,030
$17,100Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,700 130
$17,050Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,570 3,400
$17,040Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,650 900
$16,630Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,450 5,640
$16,610Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,440 1,750
$16,370Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,310 2,930
$16,250Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$16,110n.a.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

* For occupations marked with an asterisk (*): The annual estimates shown are based on hourly estimates. However, it is uncommon for workers in these occupations to find year-round employment.

The Sacramento, California metropolitan area consists of:

El Dorado County
Placer County
Sacramento County