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Highest paying to lowest paying occupations

San Jose, CA PMSA

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

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$183,950Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 3,150
$181,270Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$165,840Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 80
$158,370Optometrists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$151,130Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,260
$151,070Lawyers
(area) (ind)
>$145K 3,640
$148,790Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$145,580n.a.
$147,220Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$138,970 8,740
$141,450Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$138,350 4,500
$138,350Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$136,550 1,040
$136,240Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$129,790 4,950
$136,130Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$131,290 5,880
$131,780Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$124,810 540
$130,400Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$135,990n.a.
$130,010Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$127,070 1,620
$127,370Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$115,980 1,170
$126,050Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$118,370 290
$125,900Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$122,420n.a.
$125,800General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$117,400 14,190
$123,650Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$114,310 4,020
$123,390Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$114,710 5,280
$122,960Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$117,630 69,310
$120,510Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$106,710 30
$117,170Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$110,650 5,790
$116,830Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$104,920 500
$115,600Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$105,720n.a.
$115,380Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$127,980n.a.
$115,160Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$114,150 2,260
$113,670Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$111,480 390
$112,450Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$99,370 260
$110,360Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$89,920 240
$109,690Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$101,110 490
$106,340First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$107,600 150
$105,360Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$103,780 13,800
$103,770Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$85,120 1,800
$103,250Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$83,070n.a.
$102,950Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$103,930 5,870
$102,800Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$102,690 880
$102,780Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$99,900 9,370
$102,280Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$106,990 1,400
$101,800Physicists
(area) (ind)
$101,460 110
$100,360First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$106,170 510
$100,270Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$98,170 18,770
$99,980Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$94,720 3,200
$99,050Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$97,540 770
$97,970Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$90,410 600
$96,140Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$85,800 610
$95,810Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,810 210
$94,250Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$97,050n.a.
$94,240Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$97,430 120
$93,830Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$91,850 8,520
$93,310Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$95,510 1,060
$92,980Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$76,070n.a.
$92,860Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$90,400 61,640
$92,370Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$80,070 6,900
$92,130Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$91,250n.a.
$92,080Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$89,420 3,850
$91,350Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$83,050 5,080
$90,780Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$90,930 5,110
$90,370Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$88,460 130
$90,350Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$91,050 470
$90,100Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$90,530n.a.
$90,080First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$80,570 1,760
$90,030Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$91,600 210
$89,630Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$60,060 1,680
$89,510Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$77,790 70
$88,880Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,090 3,370
$88,460Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$88,360 80
$87,980Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$86,020n.a.
$87,970Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$86,070 2,300
$87,840Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$83,500 5,940
$87,500Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$88,560 13,080
$86,600Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$78,520 1,130
$86,290Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$71,350 170
$86,090Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$78,350 240
$86,010Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,370 2,580
$85,620Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,400 2,670
$85,180Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$72,610 2,410
$84,650English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,260 300
$84,550Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$81,660 60,560
$84,310Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$74,830 2,320
$84,280Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$81,660 4,700
$84,260Art directors
(area) (ind)
$81,500 210
$84,170Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$84,560 400
$84,100Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$80,330 300
$83,940Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$86,470 50
$83,330Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$83,090 3,410
$82,960Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$83,910 50
$82,730Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$83,120 120
$82,010Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$81,540 1,500
$81,970Economists
(area) (ind)
$71,040 30
$81,890Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$79,670 30,810
$80,950Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$78,180 50
$80,740Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$83,070 180
$80,440First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$79,650 2,890
$79,970Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$82,480 40
$79,900Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$80,040 1,190
$78,960Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$75,390 3,160
$78,550Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$74,110 350
$78,470Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$75,810 2,270
$77,860Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$78,440 880
$77,570Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,440 320
$77,210Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$75,090 330
$77,180Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,640 160
$77,050Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$73,990 450
$76,910Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,070 800
$76,350Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,640 190
$76,320Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$71,370 430
$75,750Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$57,780 1,300
$75,670Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$71,310 220
$74,950Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$67,410 230
$74,950Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,230 90
$74,910Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$66,590 7,280
$74,740Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$77,010 410
$74,680Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$75,720 1,490
$74,620Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$78,020 120
$74,420Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$70,740 210
$74,050Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$73,410 610
$73,360Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$70,630 1,150
$73,310Chemists
(area) (ind)
$70,030 740
$73,170Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$66,560 43,620
$73,120Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$73,270n.a.
$72,850Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$79,930n.a.
$72,350Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,810 100
$72,120Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,550 5,330
$71,820Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$71,640 730
$71,730Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$68,260 1,240
$71,550Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$54,890 910
$71,120Electricians
(area) (ind)
$73,090 2,940
$70,970Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$65,140 7,630
$70,920Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$68,730 4,040
$70,890Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$72,570 530
$70,750Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,140 11,980
$70,510Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$65,830 60
$70,050Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,200 520
$69,960Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,660 580
$69,700Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$64,430 140
$69,380Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$58,090 320
$69,170Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$67,960 370
$69,110Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,010 220
$69,080Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$67,380 50
$68,950Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,750 8,980
$68,660Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$54,370 1,010
$68,640Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$68,950 280
$68,550Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$72,450 40
$68,020Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,660 130
$68,020Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$68,950 1,040
$67,710Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$66,760n.a.
$67,570Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$65,250 1,580
$67,340Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$65,590 180
$67,200Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$56,310n.a.
* $67,120Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$56,360 380
$66,990Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$63,040 210
$66,720Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,180 60
$66,700Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$67,710 400
$66,610Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$65,770 880
$66,180Editors
(area) (ind)
$62,630 650
$66,140Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$66,440 530
$65,870Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$66,630 570
$65,740Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$64,820 590
$65,650Librarians
(area) (ind)
$66,210 760
$65,530Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$61,340 1,430
$65,290Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,640 780
$65,280Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,540n.a.
$65,140Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$58,400n.a.
$64,910First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$62,300 4,540
$64,760Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$64,110 3,560
$64,680Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$60,800n.a.
$64,530Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$59,890 1,950
$64,040Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,010 1,540
$64,010Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$64,850 200
$63,880Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$61,830 6,870
$63,550First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,830 2,560
$62,630Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,590 220
$62,490Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$60,780 350
$62,340Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$63,640 180
$62,130Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,810 700
$62,010Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$62,440 1,030
$61,970Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$64,040 360
$61,880Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$52,730 200
$61,720Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$63,380 400
$61,530Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$57,760 320
$61,190Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$57,870n.a.
$60,960Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,230 70
$60,910Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$56,040 80
$60,410Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$60,020n.a.
$60,370Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$64,120n.a.
$60,260Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,220 310
$60,220Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$60,880 4,910
$59,640Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,050n.a.
$59,630Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$59,390 560
$59,380Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$53,140n.a.
$59,080Clergy
(area) (ind)
$47,570 290
$59,040Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$55,510 250
$58,950Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$38,860 210
$58,810Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$64,180 190
$58,700Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$60,590n.a.
$58,210Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$62,060 150
$58,140Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,560n.a.
$58,090Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$54,320 930
$58,080Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,010 1,520
$58,000Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$57,530 890
$57,820Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$53,340 130
$57,760Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$58,660 360
$57,710Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$54,160n.a.
$57,600Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$54,330 80
$57,480Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,300 130
$57,360Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$56,300 4,050
$57,280Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,050n.a.
$57,100Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,960 140
$57,080Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$56,710 1,270
$57,080All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,420 852,510
$56,930Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,860 50
$56,730Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,110n.a.
$56,330Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$57,300 150
$56,210Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,870 12,200
$56,150Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$49,000 810
$56,130First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$53,140 730
$56,070Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$52,990 1,660
$55,960First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$53,090 7,340
$55,490Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,200 240
$55,270Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$58,430 160
$54,790Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$55,750n.a.
$54,750Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,660 6,850
$54,610Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$53,370 120
$54,480Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$49,070 960
$54,360Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$54,340 120
$54,010Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,940 1,990
$54,000Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$54,240 1,840
$53,990Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,980 110
$53,770Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,770 90
$53,650Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$54,040 760
$53,600Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$53,920n.a.
$53,500Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,450 270
$53,430Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$52,240 860
$53,120Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,690 33,950
$53,120Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$51,440 30
$53,010Tapers
(area) (ind)
$52,400 670
$52,980Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,910 1,200
$52,540Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$54,440 150
$52,160Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$54,360 870
$52,000Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$54,490 60
$51,980Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$50,960 8,550
$51,900Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$50,720 2,360
$51,870Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$49,330 840
$51,700Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$50,700 330
$51,670Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,680 770
$51,360Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$50,480 130
$51,320Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$49,480 720
$51,310Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$48,880 100
$51,290Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$50,610 690
$51,170Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,340 920
$51,140Legislators
(area) (ind)
$43,810 50
$51,020Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$47,580n.a.
$51,000Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,490 510
$50,970Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,210 42,940
$50,920Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$50,810 1,000
$50,900Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,390 100
$50,740Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$51,300 610
$50,640Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$51,250n.a.
$50,640Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$51,060 1,980
$50,590Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$47,800 230
$50,360Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$46,290 490
$50,090Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,500 60
$49,970Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,500 560
$49,940Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,700 710
$49,820Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$50,960 290
$49,810Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$48,920 590
$49,690Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$51,200 60
$49,650Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,800 130
$49,610Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$51,450 160
$49,340Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$48,370 15,290
$49,290Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,520 180
$49,270Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$48,930 60
$49,080Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,220n.a.
$49,060Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,950 230
$48,950Health educators
(area) (ind)
$44,760 230
$48,600Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$49,870 160
$48,470Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,600n.a.
$48,420Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,300 2,990
$48,400Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$46,910n.a.
$48,330Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$46,020n.a.
$48,070First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,870 290
$48,010Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$45,770 760
$47,970Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,500 83,180
$47,700Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$49,770 80
$47,640First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$44,470 570
$47,450Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,890 350
$47,350Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$45,400 1,010
$47,150Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,970 16,450
$47,010Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$45,630 1,160
$46,910Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$45,780 3,090
$46,900Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,460 140
$46,890Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$51,080 1,790
$46,780Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$44,360 2,670
$46,660Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$45,160 1,350
$46,640Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,270 500
$46,630Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,720 320
$46,330Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$46,620n.a.
$46,320Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,940 100
$46,220Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$49,760 190
$46,200Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,940n.a.
$46,030All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,260 1,050
$45,910Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,620 26,350
$45,870Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,060 2,530
$45,810Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$46,970 100
$45,810Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,300 2,180
$45,790Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,320 130
$45,770Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,520 40
$45,680Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$42,970 170
$45,490Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$45,110 300
$45,350Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,050 6,370
$45,090Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,730 290
$44,960Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$43,280 460
$44,880Machinists
(area) (ind)
$45,360 2,180
$44,860Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$46,580 190
* $44,800Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,460 120
$44,620Roofers
(area) (ind)
$44,740 850
$44,610Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$44,480 540
$44,580Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$41,170 4,560
$44,540First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$38,470 5,790
$44,440Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
(area) (ind)
$47,310 70
$44,300Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,200 170
$44,080Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$39,710 10,890
$44,060Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$37,930 100
$43,990Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$39,810 2,050
$43,970Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$44,940 280
$43,780Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,960 730
$43,710Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,690 70
$43,250Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$40,180n.a.
$43,120Photographers
(area) (ind)
$38,440 200
$43,110Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$39,520 1,040
$43,050Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,440 520
$42,960Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$42,290 340
$42,940Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$43,310n.a.
$42,820Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,840 1,270
$42,620Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$42,150n.a.
$42,480Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$47,200n.a.
$42,390Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$43,120 380
$42,380Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$38,130n.a.
$42,350Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$40,510 850
$42,280First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$40,050 870
$42,280Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$41,270 30
$42,150Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$35,030 200
$42,000Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,880 800
$42,000Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,100 70
$41,950Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$34,720 1,210
$41,810Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$48,290n.a.
$41,760Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$38,720 830
$41,500Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$40,210n.a.
$41,450Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$41,450 4,470
$41,400Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$39,180 7,290
$41,310Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$39,420 2,120
$41,300Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,210 300
$41,200Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,030 70
$41,040Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$41,380 410
$40,740Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,940 1,130
$40,740Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,760 190
$40,580Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$38,970 110
$40,500Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$32,810 2,130
$40,380Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,080 640
$40,180Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,590 520
$40,120Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$36,320 6,170
$40,020Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$40,970 290
$39,940Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,800 310
$39,720Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$39,470 160
$39,670Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$35,280 260
$39,580Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,880 300
$39,570Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,000 30
$39,570Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,560 90
$39,520Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$38,560 230
$39,370Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$37,390 1,870
$39,090Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,730 10,150
$39,090Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,470 390
$39,010Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$38,390 970
$38,810Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,420 480
$38,660Job printers
(area) (ind)
$35,870 110
$38,650Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$36,540 5,010
$38,640Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,400 300
$38,390First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$37,550 1,190
$38,350Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,600 500
$38,340Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$36,470 740
$38,260Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$35,820 440
$38,160Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,390 1,090
$38,110Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,390 133,870
$37,980Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,660 460
$37,480Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,340 520
$37,450Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$32,130n.a.
$37,310Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$35,300 40
$37,260Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,250 2,030
$37,210Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$34,910 660
$37,200Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$38,210 260
$37,190Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$23,290 350
$37,080Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$35,330 780
$37,060Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$36,130 5,430
$37,020Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$38,480 580
$36,900Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$35,660 640
$36,800Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$38,280n.a.
$36,760Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,960 510
$36,570Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$36,180 2,370
$36,510First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$32,780 640
$36,470Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,520 1,090
$36,170Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,340 57,010
$35,940Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,780 460
$35,920Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,800 590
$35,870Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$35,000 410
$35,840Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,670 740
$35,780Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,500n.a.
$35,650Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,640 2,260
$35,400Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,150 500
$35,000Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,280 50
$34,790Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$33,660 420
$34,640Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,800 1,060
$34,510Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,970n.a.
$34,470Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,250 120
$34,190Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,540 540
$34,160Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$33,730 420
$34,100Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$33,760 1,070
$33,910Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$34,100 160
$33,690Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,920 2,000
$33,300Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$33,480 1,000
$33,220Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$32,480 1,850
$33,170Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,620 970
$33,060Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,040 330
$32,900Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,380 60
$32,880Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$29,020 1,320
$32,830Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,230 100
$32,760Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,540 2,790
$32,720Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$32,770n.a.
$32,630Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,300n.a.
* $32,580Dancers
(area) (ind)
$22,480 180
$32,570Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,570 60
$32,570Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,700n.a.
$32,520Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,710 60
$32,390Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$33,610 240
$32,220Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$32,000 4,600
$32,210Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$32,470 250
$32,170Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,480 15,300
$31,940Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$32,130 2,420
$31,920Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,540 120
$31,840Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$30,230 1,090
$31,830Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$31,470n.a.
$31,800Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,490 190
$31,720New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,990 690
$31,670Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$21,570 720
$31,560Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,240n.a.
$31,510Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,130 130
$31,470Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$29,640 60
$31,450Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$31,250 460
$31,340Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$26,480n.a.
$31,260Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$32,540 1,030
$31,190Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,900 470
$31,180Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,550 840
$31,150Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,170 840
$31,080Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$31,420 910
$30,970Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,490 860
$30,920Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,390 6,890
$30,900Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,380 870
$30,870Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,170 5,570
$30,760Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$30,220 680
$30,640Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,730 4,680
$30,640Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,610 40
$30,610Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$31,390 2,610
$30,520Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$28,580 21,070
$30,320Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$29,870 820
$30,100Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,040 39,400
$30,080Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,180 200
$29,710Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$27,720n.a.
$29,690Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$25,750 1,340
$29,410Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,590 390
$29,390Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,840 6,600
$29,160Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$25,670n.a.
$29,130Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,660n.a.
$29,040Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$26,930 150
$29,010Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$27,760 240
$28,990Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,590 70
$28,860Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,650 100
$28,840Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$28,330 3,040
$28,720First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$26,170 4,110
$28,660Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,830n.a.
$28,590Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,670n.a.
$28,530Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$25,340 5,320
$28,290File clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,730 1,450
$28,270Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$26,300 4,570
$28,220Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$26,710 8,200
$28,190Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,500 2,490
$28,170Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,420n.a.
$28,030Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$26,850 1,620
$28,030Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,890 13,450
$28,000Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,940 2,250
$28,000Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$30,290 400
$27,930Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,010 23,770
$27,930Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$30,020n.a.
$27,870Security guards
(area) (ind)
$26,040 7,170
$27,830Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$26,700 160
$27,590Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$24,450n.a.
$27,500Bakers
(area) (ind)
$26,050 670
$26,890Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,990 380
$26,850Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$23,040 60
$26,810Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,290 110
$26,710Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$24,930 400
$26,710Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,650 7,100
$26,610Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,750 320
$26,390Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,680 300
$25,960Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$21,930 1,820
$25,810Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,880 120
$25,650Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,720 3,210
$25,620Concierges
(area) (ind)
$25,060 70
$25,580Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,580 420
$25,420Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,830 31,480
$25,400Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,790 1,990
$25,270Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$24,610 560
$25,270Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,920 2,740
$25,220Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$20,120 60
$25,220Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$24,870n.a.
$25,200Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
(area) (ind)
$21,110n.a.
$25,180Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,160 310
$24,880Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$22,320 340
$24,800Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,050 12,050
$24,670Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,580 1,140
$24,580Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,290 530
$24,320Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,300 430
$24,060Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$18,320 50
$23,940Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,210 50
$23,650Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$21,290 30
$23,560Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,700 140
$23,550Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$18,900 1,020
$23,440Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,530 280
$23,430Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,850 18,880
$23,380Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$21,820 1,280
$23,360Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$23,600n.a.
$23,170Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,120 1,230
$22,850Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$23,460 1,570
$22,840Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$22,200n.a.
$22,740Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,500 4,710
$22,530Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,650 640
$22,470Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,180 140
$22,440Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,450n.a.
$22,390Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$21,400 500
$22,340Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$19,830 16,530
$22,340Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,930 4,440
$22,290Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,980 180
$21,680Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,550 290
$21,620Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,060n.a.
$21,330Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,670 250
$21,200Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,890 2,030
$21,080Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,250 50
$21,050Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$18,110 460
$20,830Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$20,450 990
$20,780Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,870 1,730
$20,430Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,300 1,210
$20,420Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$19,140 570
$20,320Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,870 5,970
$20,200Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,340 3,520
$19,950Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,430 60
$19,850Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,650 580
$19,770Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,450 56,200
$19,750Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$19,240 530
$19,740Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,190 950
$19,280Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,230 480
$19,160Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,850 80
$19,140Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$17,020 60
$19,120Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$17,940 240
$18,910Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$18,210 720
$18,900Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$18,200 80
$18,790Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$17,740n.a.
$18,680Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,680 30
$18,430Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,420 4,570
$18,410Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,760 10,080
$18,150Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,270 1,340
$18,060Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$17,040 1,790
$17,650Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,410 340
$17,500Barbers
(area) (ind)
$17,040n.a.
$17,270Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,520 3,850
$17,240Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,490 11,300
$16,950Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$16,360 30
$16,880Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,310 3,050
$16,380Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,210 2,380

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 Jose, California metropolitan area consists of:

Santa Clara County