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Highest paying to lowest paying occupations

San Francisco, CA PMSA

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

San Francisco, California

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$168,540Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 3,150
$166,210Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 770
$143,340Surgeons
(area) (ind)
$130,830n.a.
$139,310Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$138,550n.a.
$136,120Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$128,840 4,680
$135,900Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$129,910n.a.
$135,000Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$132,620 90
$134,850Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$129,050 8,610
$133,940Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$123,970 820
$130,050Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$121,240 1,920
$121,810Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$110,860 7,180
$120,820Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$113,650 730
$120,710General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$110,260 16,660
$119,770Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$112,480 3,140
$117,360Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$109,940 990
$114,900Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$107,090 1,240
$114,610Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$105,420 4,190
$114,040Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$126,240 90
$112,900Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$123,360n.a.
$112,450Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$94,730 6,750
$112,080Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$91,790n.a.
$111,220Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$101,680 64,980
$109,290Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$116,910 690
$109,120Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$102,610 190
$106,820Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$107,000 250
$106,610Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$95,200 13,610
$105,440Art directors
(area) (ind)
$96,220 790
$105,390Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$100,570 1,120
$104,530Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$100,600 4,130
$102,870Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$119,000 220
$102,840Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$91,420 3,290
$102,840Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$98,220 1,160
$102,350Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$92,510 840
$100,250First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$100,830 270
$98,330Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$96,470 920
$97,630Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$93,840 890
$97,140Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$96,300 280
$96,850Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$80,420 150
$96,310Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$93,660 10,420
$96,220Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$102,890 1,630
$96,210Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$88,170 870
$95,990First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$100,130 260
$94,950Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$83,990 270
$94,240Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$99,860 1,420
$94,010Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$91,880 5,800
$93,250Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,250 2,430
$93,210Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$86,510 560
$93,060Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$85,880 900
$92,350Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,670 1,640
$91,970Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$82,040 5,640
$91,810Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$95,710 240
$91,810Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$83,040 2,120
$91,470Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,360 700
$90,710Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$83,520 490
$90,230Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$75,760 2,300
* $89,920Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$60,440 800
$89,710Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$86,890 500
$89,500Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$74,310 40
$89,470Economists
(area) (ind)
$76,290 150
$89,170Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$69,670 1,600
$89,010Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$79,970 350
$88,130Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$86,450 1,040
$87,850Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$83,910 3,340
$87,620Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,250n.a.
$87,180Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$81,820 560
$85,840Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$85,120 4,700
$85,540Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$83,280 44,870
$85,300Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,360 80
$85,040Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,600 660
$84,580Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$76,910 2,760
$83,760Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$79,630 690
$83,090Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$76,370 3,930
$83,010Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,030 2,920
$82,870Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,960 2,500
$82,700First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$81,110 3,490
$82,670Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,350 1,750
$82,460Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,570n.a.
$82,080Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$78,030 510
$81,840Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$80,490 1,460
$81,330Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$79,840 6,020
$81,250Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$79,960 270
$81,090Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$72,310 70
$80,930Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$82,230 310
$80,240Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,090 70
$79,990Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,680 130
$79,750Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,520 670
$78,880Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$71,190 2,290
$78,850Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$78,360n.a.
$78,780Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$80,860 1,400
$78,350Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$87,270n.a.
$78,300Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$74,060 3,110
$78,240Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$76,890 15,680
$77,830Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,030 540
$77,700Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,500 490
$77,420Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,070n.a.
$77,350Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$83,920 60
$77,330Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,220 650
$77,210Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,050 19,620
$76,860Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$75,410 880
$76,830Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$71,070 640
$76,510Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$78,640 300
$76,120First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$68,020 2,470
$76,080Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,650 320
$75,900Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,080 2,450
$75,300Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$73,050 860
$75,160Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$68,850 230
$74,720Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$74,030 390
$74,680Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,680n.a.
$74,560Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$69,440 36,040
$74,420Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$77,610 690
$74,260Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$79,200 70
$73,930Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,620 570
$73,870Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$55,390 2,120
$73,820Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$69,670 1,070
$73,690Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,380 140
$73,220Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$75,350 670
$73,120Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$69,980 490
$73,090Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,060 160
$73,060Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$68,290 90
$73,010Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$69,490 15,830
$72,980Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,570n.a.
$72,770Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,730 670
$72,730History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,280 180
$72,690Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,100 130
$72,620Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$66,210 130
$72,490Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,520 260
$71,930Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$66,890 30
$71,830Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,170 60
$71,370Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$76,590 310
$70,840Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$59,490 670
$70,680Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$69,700 720
$70,670Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$63,040 57,980
$70,580Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,700 140
$70,550Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,150 330
$70,420Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$69,800 50
$70,390Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,990 5,850
$70,310Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,650 50
$70,150Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$67,360 490
$69,690Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,270 400
$69,430Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$74,580n.a.
$69,360Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,480 2,220
$69,260Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,590 100
$69,190Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$66,770 390
$68,640Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,640n.a.
$68,630Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$72,250 210
$68,600Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$65,260 510
$68,360Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$50,010 180
$68,250Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$68,990 170
$68,120Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$66,000 2,020
$68,080Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$69,120 600
$68,060Chemists
(area) (ind)
$66,820 700
$68,000Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$63,180 1,360
$67,710Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$67,390 660
$67,590Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,130n.a.
$67,400Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,120 230
$67,040Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$59,770 2,940
$66,560Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,780 80
$66,310Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,220 210
$66,090Editors
(area) (ind)
$62,230 1,790
$66,090Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$60,160 60
$65,870Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$56,010 1,800
$65,690First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$65,830 2,260
$65,640Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$59,750 10,970
$65,490Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,810n.a.
$65,310Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$64,980 90
$65,280Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,470 210
$64,920Librarians
(area) (ind)
$65,360 1,150
$64,790Electricians
(area) (ind)
$65,140 3,370
$64,730Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$58,960 520
$64,670Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$60,670 1,480
$64,600Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,990n.a.
$64,310Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$65,600 2,090
$64,270Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,690n.a.
$64,120English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,510 420
$63,830Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$61,210 1,810
$63,780Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$63,850 730
$63,670Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,520 12,240
$63,200Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$64,580 250
$63,060Curators
(area) (ind)
$62,050 140
$63,050Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,260 570
$62,710Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$64,450 790
$62,690Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$57,620 290
$62,340Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$53,520 180
$61,920Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$64,520 820
$61,230Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$61,960 250
$61,220Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,210 400
$60,870Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$64,480 1,930
$60,660Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$65,980n.a.
$60,420Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$62,890n.a.
$60,370Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$56,630 180
$60,340Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$62,640 520
$60,310Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$61,080 1,470
$60,150Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,210 21,990
$60,130Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$53,150 8,280
$60,100Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$61,800 340
$59,960Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$51,910 3,180
$59,920Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$58,760n.a.
$59,620Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$59,260 920
$59,610Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,560 730
$59,540Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,360n.a.
$59,400Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$59,940 80
$59,400Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,360 550
$59,370Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$56,810 1,020
$59,340Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$57,250 230
$59,290Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$50,890 350
$59,130Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$57,340 5,200
$59,110Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,900 120
$58,700Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$50,790 270
$58,700Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$57,760 220
$58,590Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$52,020 360
$58,580Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$57,330 2,860
$58,470Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$51,020 1,470
$58,120Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$63,040 450
$58,060Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$58,660 200
$57,960Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$54,470n.a.
$57,910Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$55,460 540
$57,780Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,270 900
$57,650Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$59,510 1,110
$57,560Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$55,420 40
$57,170Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$55,830 90
$57,150Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$61,530 390
$57,150Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$52,110 140
$57,120Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$51,470 1,410
$57,090Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$57,560n.a.
$56,880Clergy
(area) (ind)
$51,680 440
$56,780Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$52,850n.a.
$56,740First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$51,440 2,070
$56,460Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$61,030 3,650
$56,450Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$47,090 50
$56,200Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$52,260 2,430
$56,170Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,240 450
$56,000Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$53,610 1,520
$55,830Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$51,350 2,260
$55,780Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$59,580 570
$55,430Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$55,800 90
$55,400Health educators
(area) (ind)
$54,760 790
$55,380Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$46,200 520
$55,350Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,230n.a.
$55,160Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,960n.a.
$55,100Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$49,070 150
$54,980First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$53,690 1,360
$54,970Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$57,610 190
$54,940Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,930n.a.
$54,700First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,490 530
$54,490Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,300 180
$54,480Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$50,270 3,230
$54,370Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,250 39,250
$54,100First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$50,710 12,040
$53,910Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,790 190
$53,860First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$57,710 150
$53,720Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,690 560
$53,720Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$51,210 850
$53,690Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,420 1,120
$53,600Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,830 520
$53,440Tapers
(area) (ind)
$55,010 360
$53,400Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$53,630 6,080
$53,370Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$60,840 350
$53,360Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$52,590 110
$53,330Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,270 30
$53,050Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,030n.a.
$53,020Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,790 680
$52,880Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,930 90
$52,790Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$56,440 610
$52,750Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$55,220 410
$52,750Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,900 120
$52,700Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,730 80
$52,350Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,760 48,470
$52,110Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$53,820 750
$52,100All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,360 951,340
$51,990Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,380 150
$51,600Photographers
(area) (ind)
$53,080 480
$51,410Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$46,380 150
$51,020Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$41,980 350
$50,800Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$46,360 440
$50,670Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$53,910 80
$50,610Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$49,670 1,550
$50,480Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$51,180 2,420
$50,470Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$53,960 11,300
$50,280Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$50,550n.a.
$50,160Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$48,990n.a.
$50,130Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$49,980 3,840
$49,990Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$50,740 160
$49,950Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$45,130 170
$49,670Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$46,140 1,200
$49,390Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$49,430 30
$49,340Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,170 780
$49,270Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$55,000 200
$49,210Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$51,180 900
$49,210Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,850 210
$49,080Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$50,260 540
$49,050Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$50,020 390
$48,920Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,780 300
$48,820Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$53,800 100
$48,770Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$33,910 280
$48,640Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$47,830 670
$48,560Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,060 210
$48,520Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,870 30,930
$48,250Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$51,380 890
$48,110Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,140 660
$48,030Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$46,730 220
$48,010Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,050 1,860
$47,880Legislators
(area) (ind)
$42,890 120
$47,810Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,750 24,060
$47,740Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$48,480 3,010
$47,730Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$43,410 30
$47,540Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$43,840 2,160
$47,520Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,890 790
$47,420Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,800 260
$47,210Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,760n.a.
$47,110Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,410 160
$47,090Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$47,980 2,840
$46,890Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,580 2,260
$46,830Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$43,820 250
$46,730Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,650 750
$46,710Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,150 440
$46,620Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$46,530 2,010
$46,600Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$50,140 70
$46,560Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,940n.a.
$46,450Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$45,370 2,250
$46,350Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$45,580 2,270
$46,330Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$44,880 19,330
$46,020All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,730 1,850
$45,890Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,180 380
$45,750Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,940 103,070
$45,690Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,820 1,650
$45,310Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$45,480 650
$45,130Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,000 670
$45,030Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$44,140 1,530
$44,980Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$38,180 1,900
$44,910Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$42,070 1,130
$44,780Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$39,610 670
$44,690Archivists
(area) (ind)
$42,860 60
$44,650Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,270n.a.
$44,550Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,020 820
$44,480First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$40,260 890
$44,460Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$46,370 70
$44,380Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,060 1,370
$44,360Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$43,120 380
$44,330Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,410 60
$44,300Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$44,090 60
$43,890Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,940 12,870
$43,850Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$38,330 120
$43,690Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$42,810 410
$43,440Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$41,430 920
$43,360Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$43,300 2,090
$43,340Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$40,410 930
$43,230Machinists
(area) (ind)
$41,790 670
$43,190Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,730 1,110
$43,030Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,260 90
$42,930Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$43,560 510
$42,800Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$41,910 120
$42,730Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$43,360 90
$42,660Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$43,070 1,490
$42,590Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$38,230 710
$42,560Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,350 890
$42,540Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,120 50
$42,210Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$41,000 120
$42,150First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$40,520 870
$42,130Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,730 520
$42,080Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$36,330 1,140
$42,050Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,150 1,060
$42,010Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,360n.a.
$41,920Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,640 3,200
$41,900Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$38,880 290
$41,880Job printers
(area) (ind)
$40,450n.a.
$41,670Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$42,170 350
$41,660Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,740n.a.
$41,640Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,170 710
$41,490First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$39,320 1,360
$41,360Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,970 290
$41,350Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,020n.a.
$41,340First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$38,330 7,210
* $41,340Actors
(area) (ind)
$26,900 340
$41,260Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$36,010 120
$41,250Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$44,980 4,620
$41,170Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$43,280 60
$41,000Roofers
(area) (ind)
$37,960 1,430
$40,960Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,960n.a.
$40,920Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$39,350 570
$40,590Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,200 110
$40,510Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$42,000n.a.
$40,470Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$38,960 2,490
$40,360Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$37,780 8,680
$40,270Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,770 1,670
$40,100Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$37,970 360
$40,040Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,810 650
$39,960Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,000 1,110
$39,910Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,970 13,960
$39,710Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,860 80
$39,450Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$35,130 100
$39,250Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$36,450 270
$39,140Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,380 390
$38,910Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$37,940 3,510
$38,890First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$35,560 900
$38,770Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$39,520 120
$38,760Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,940 300
$38,680Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,440 1,220
$38,570Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$37,210 1,760
$38,410Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$37,640 1,340
$38,380Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,400 175,950
$38,270Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,120 520
$38,080Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$34,820 12,510
$38,040Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$37,600 90
$38,030Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,360 2,150
$37,780Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,530 50
$37,770Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,940 490
$37,750Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,510 530
$37,700Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$38,240 70
* $37,660Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,380 100
$37,530Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,710 280
$37,400Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$39,140 160
$37,130Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$34,170 330
$37,110Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,340 240
$37,110Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$37,300 9,390
$37,060Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,440 44,800
$37,010Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$35,390 170
$36,480Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,580 960
$36,210Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$33,470 400
$36,120Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$33,650 1,650
$36,020Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$38,500 960
$35,890Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,110 410
$35,780Riggers
(area) (ind)
$30,100n.a.
$35,740Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$34,810 120
$35,700Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$33,410 180
$35,580Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$35,740 200
$35,570Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$37,990 100
$35,550Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,970n.a.
$35,530Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,180 410
$35,410Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,170 1,020
$35,400Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$38,220 320
$34,980Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,060 130
$34,830Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$31,780n.a.
$34,500Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$30,690 1,930
$34,500Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$33,080 70
$34,450Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$39,530 170
$34,410Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$34,120 630
$34,120Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$32,520 120
$33,980Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$31,740 110
$33,910Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,670 2,160
$33,880Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,530n.a.
$33,870Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,370 60
$33,820Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$31,080 140
$33,800Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,910 1,130
$33,770Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$28,910 80
$33,690Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,070 2,070
$33,660Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,800 33,550
$33,570Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,470 220
$33,470Concierges
(area) (ind)
$33,790 240
$33,470Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$34,760 1,770
$33,060Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$33,110 420
$33,020Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,620 270
$32,950Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$26,650 1,790
$32,870Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,120 2,420
$32,800Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$32,590 1,460
$32,770Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,930 1,380
$32,260Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,310 17,260
$32,230Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,330 220
$32,200Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$31,540 1,100
$32,190Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$30,400 240
$32,170Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,520 90
$32,140Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,010 110
$32,020Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,540 70
$32,000Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$35,490 90
$31,980Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$30,610 5,430
$31,940Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,060 2,960
$31,620Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,710 2,090
$31,590Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,960 4,780
$31,540Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$26,430 1,810
$31,480Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$24,690 1,200
$31,400Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,220 6,580
$31,330Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,170 120
$31,280Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,840 760
$31,230Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,130 60
$31,040Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$28,540 5,400
$30,970Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$27,280 770
$30,790Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$30,430 2,040
$30,780Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$28,800 720
$30,720Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,400 23,880
$30,520Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$29,540 2,420
$30,420First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$28,080 5,160
$30,400Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$24,470 540
$30,360Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$30,670 550
$30,250Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$28,060 2,980
$30,170Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$27,720 380
$30,120Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,710 570
$30,090Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,920 180
$30,090Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$29,950 1,080
$30,070Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$30,440n.a.
$29,880Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$28,180 1,150
$29,850Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,720 200
$29,840Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,610n.a.
$29,750Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$28,940 5,100
$29,590Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,370 110
$29,580Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,400n.a.
$29,560Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,490 8,150
$29,350Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$28,440 220
$29,220File clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,490 1,830
$29,130Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,780 60
$29,030Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,740 110
$29,020Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$27,630 130
$29,010Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,830n.a.
$28,970Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$27,770 21,250
$28,710Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,840 60
$28,480Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,640 2,560
$28,430Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,740 2,020
$28,260Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$27,950 3,520
$28,230Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$24,760 180
$28,150Tellers
(area) (ind)
$27,720 4,170
$28,080Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,020 50
$28,060Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,400 100
$27,950Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$27,250 140
$27,850Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$26,960 560
$27,640Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$26,280 100
$27,610Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,190 130
$27,590Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$29,020n.a.
$27,500Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,630n.a.
$27,460Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$26,990n.a.
$27,420Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$25,230 8,680
$27,250Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$22,150 190
$27,180Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,600 28,630
$27,160Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,410 36,240
$27,130Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$26,830 630
$27,110Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,340n.a.
$27,010Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,280 910
$27,000Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,740n.a.
$26,890Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,440 40
$26,840Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,200n.a.
$26,820Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,880 60
$26,740Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$25,950n.a.
$26,710Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$22,200 1,370
$26,680Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,080 40
$26,620Bakers
(area) (ind)
$24,490 1,610
$26,600Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$25,450 330
$26,470Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$22,820 1,070
$26,380Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$21,610 50
$26,360Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$23,660 1,390
$26,210Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$26,310 330
$26,150Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$25,070 6,490
$26,050Security guards
(area) (ind)
$25,290 11,080
$26,020Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$21,800 50
$25,970Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$25,160 2,010
$25,930Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,770 9,360
$25,700Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,220 380
$25,570Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,280 1,560
$25,340Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$24,840 300
$25,310Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,800 4,630
$25,310Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$25,470 9,720
$25,190Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,260 420
$25,110Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,050n.a.
$25,100Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$23,460 690
$24,890Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,670 160
$24,810Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$24,070 1,970
$24,800Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$22,530 17,880
$24,680Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$22,300 80
$24,380Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$23,350 1,770
$24,220Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$21,220 600
$24,090Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$22,470 2,000
* $23,780Dancers
(area) (ind)
$20,160 630
$23,710Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,090 1,990
$23,560Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$21,090 21,790
$23,540Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,850 490
$23,100Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$20,330 200
$22,990Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,140 110
$22,970Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,160n.a.
$22,710Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$19,650 2,520
$22,550Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$20,800 1,260
$22,380Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$20,630 2,310
$22,080Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$20,590 2,570
$22,060Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,670n.a.
$22,040Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$20,950 860
$22,000Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,600n.a.
$21,850Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$21,140 1,720
$21,750Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$19,820 190
$21,650Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,300n.a.
$21,610Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,110n.a.
$21,560Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,250 84,560
$21,000Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,910 110
$20,790Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,330 360
$20,740Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,850 7,910
$20,470Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$20,090n.a.
$20,450Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$18,580 4,450
$20,080Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$19,620 2,330
$19,910Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$18,470n.a.
$19,660Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$17,490 16,300
$19,500Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$19,030 930
$19,480Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$18,420 1,250
$19,450Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,350n.a.
$19,410Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,850 11,340
$19,350Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$19,710n.a.
$19,310Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,740 2,050
$19,280Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,960n.a.
$19,230Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$18,790 11,600
$19,130Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,080 220
$18,990Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,050n.a.
$18,950Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,480 4,100
$18,680Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$17,530 4,920
$18,520Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$17,290 4,690
$18,180Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,900 3,020
n.a.Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 70
$ -1Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.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 San Francisco, California metropolitan area consists of:

Marin County
San Francisco County
San Mateo County