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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Chico, CA

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Chico, California, area is ordered by occupational employment. 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 employment

Chico, California

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
73,160All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,720$33,800
12,910Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,050$27,090
7,920Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,860$27,500
6,860Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,690$18,090
6,000Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,630$46,500
4,350Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,110$57,940
3,740Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,510$24,820
3,690Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,920$37,830
3,440Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,360$29,050
3,350Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,420$23,090
3,340Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,380$67,670
3,170Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,850$22,080
2,770Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,260$35,520
2,730Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,940$22,770
2,530Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,240$50,920
2,460Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,390$22,500
2,410Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,600$23,010
2,370Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,430$20,740
1,470Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,510$17,200
1,440Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,010$37,270
1,380Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$59,990$60,790
1,360Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,260$38,150
1,240Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,430$23,860
1,240Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$47,860$46,110
1,190Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,260$29,070
1,190Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,170$16,390
1,130Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,230$20,550
1,030Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,810$22,090
1,030General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$64,820$76,050
1,000Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,610$20,260
950Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,860$21,980
940First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$36,150$38,320
920Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,610$21,680
910Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,730$21,470
820Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,050$51,110
800Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,230$18,810
800Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,020$33,610
790Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,400$17,090
760Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,730$16,950
740Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,630$32,140
740First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$32,970$34,500
740Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,630$49,470
730Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,310$34,330
700Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$22,200$23,270
690Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$40,840$40,830
680Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$26,590$28,700
660Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,780$17,500
660Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,820$26,760
640Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$26,570$27,520
640Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,710$39,220
620Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,210$16,220
570Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,660$28,150
540Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$33,200$37,000
540Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,210$23,680
540Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,780$51,060
490Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,620$25,770
490Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,100$54,860
470Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,770$23,070
470Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,390$20,530
460Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,520$17,550
460First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$26,190$27,920
450Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,640$32,840
450Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$41,240$46,100
430Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,750$18,150
430Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$20,210$20,330
390Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$40,500$42,050
380Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$40,610$40,440
380Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$17,780$20,630
380Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,080$15,920
370Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,920$32,540
360Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,030$24,690
360Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$21,300$26,310
350Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$41,760$48,960
330Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$54,500$53,970
330Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$21,960$24,610
320Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$19,090$19,670
300Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,600$34,260
300Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$52,930$53,700
300Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,740$29,760
280First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,690$47,240
280Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,450$17,180
270Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,630$22,670
270Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,860$25,340
270Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$56,830$60,610
260Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,810$27,090
250First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$55,030$60,170
250Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,070$18,590
250Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,950$57,360
240Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,250$27,450
240Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,950$29,870
230Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,070$37,700
230Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$53,270$53,970
230Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,180$34,460
220Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$29,360$30,020
210Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,990$44,000
210Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,030$26,780
210Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$113,900$113,150
200Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$27,050$27,660
200Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,270$16,340
190Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,140$15,930
190Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,970$27,970
190Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,840$33,460
180Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,710$28,830
180First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,970$48,380
180Electricians
(area) (ind)
$45,750$51,950
180Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$22,260$23,360
180Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$46,960$48,270
180Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,260$58,370
170Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$26,910$27,970
170Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$46,560$61,970
170Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,070$47,040
160Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$18,020$19,370
160Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,550$28,740
160Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$34,240$41,790
160Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$37,750$38,800
150Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,410$28,100
150Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,610$43,220
150Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$27,950$30,600
150Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,850$25,760
150Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$76,920$76,770
150Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,120$37,840
150Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$74,210$78,780
140First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$30,280$30,150
130Bakers
(area) (ind)
$23,350$26,560
130Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$51,040$52,660
130Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$25,230$29,200
130Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,760$49,670
130Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,030$76,040
130Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K$148,230
120Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,600$21,810
120Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$25,440$28,520
120Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$40,470$41,670
120Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,040$69,320
120Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$18,980$18,900
120Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$22,560$25,480
120Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$52,130$52,640
120Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$61,880$66,350
110Machinists
(area) (ind)
$34,440$34,640
110Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,470$35,330
110Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,090$20,400
110Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$36,690$37,460
110Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$41,330$39,900
110Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$33,710$35,420
110File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,810$20,840
110Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$20,860$22,140
110Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$39,320$41,270
110Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,420$38,910
110Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,080$53,990
110Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$49,860$51,860
110Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$49,270$52,270
100Roofers
(area) (ind)
$40,600$38,590
100All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,800$28,920
100Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,550$34,190
100Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,600$17,450
100Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,550$16,780
100Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$29,960$32,030
100Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,740$31,760
100Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$51,520$51,660
100Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$42,070$44,560
100Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$75,700$72,880
100Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$55,210$65,530
90Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,640$24,870
90Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,240$27,280
90Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,020$31,420
90Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,250$28,460
90First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$31,350$33,640
90Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,040$18,660
90Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$40,610$43,450
80Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$16,730$17,660
80Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$31,690$29,390
80First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$41,390$44,330
80Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$40,460$38,770
80Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,040$30,170
80Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$27,710$28,480
80Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,080$37,200
80Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$23,130$24,230
80Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,910$27,380
80Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,740$18,050
80Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,270$61,430
80Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$66,320$67,560
80Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$37,310$37,100
70First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$31,180$33,400
70Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,870$33,250
70Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,860$36,440
70Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,800$29,720
70Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,490$32,040
70Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$22,620$25,840
70Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,360$18,240
70First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$34,910$36,300
70Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,740$16,970
70First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$52,850$54,400
70Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$69,480$69,610
70Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,120$41,560
70Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,480$62,990
70Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,080$39,610
70Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$36,210$40,220
70Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$58,990$63,450
60Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,780$23,500
60Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$19,880$19,610
60Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,100$27,500
60Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,860$18,940
60Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$60,480$55,450
60Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,330$32,350
60Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$31,660$34,770
60Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$24,640$27,430
60Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,920$46,020
60Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$32,640$41,330
60First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$47,730$50,810
60Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$17,500$19,140
60Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$29,810$29,380
60Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,860$26,970
60Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,280$36,280
60Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$173,610
60Librarians
(area) (ind)
$52,910$57,860
60Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$26,210$26,880
60Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,460$62,630
60Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,150$42,610
60Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$68,860$68,890
50Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,460$23,000
50Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,770$24,800
50Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,810$26,010
50Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,100$23,540
50Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$33,420$38,050
50Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$17,260$19,190
50Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$27,490$29,170
50Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,310$51,170
50Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,530$21,090
50Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$66,740$68,200
50Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$26,020$31,480
50Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$60,250$49,890
50Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,830$39,550
50Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$67,800$77,520
50Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$79,490$84,040
40Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,300$22,240
40Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$62,880$57,300
40Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,300$19,760
40Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,060$44,540
40Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,910$28,340
40First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$31,830$35,000
40Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$28,630$33,180
40First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$73,080$78,160
40Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$46,220$47,660
40Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$68,990$67,870
40Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$77,550$76,730
40Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$89,500$103,890
40Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$61,050$59,870
40Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,860$28,300
40Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,990$32,550
40Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$62,670$64,820
40Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,330$69,380
40Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$49,980$64,370
40Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,070$41,880
40Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$45,820$44,310
30Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,250$30,140
30Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$26,300$29,920
30Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$42,480$44,810
30Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,730$27,470
30Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,800$23,950
30Tapers
(area) (ind)
$48,660$45,090
30Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$47,870$41,980
30Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$25,400$25,710
30Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,770$50,540
30Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$52,390$50,400
30Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,760$26,460
30Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$25,430$25,640
30Clergy
(area) (ind)
$31,850$33,960
30Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,840$38,160
30Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,900$41,500
30Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,990$59,100
30Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$67,060$66,460
30Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$63,300$76,950
30Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,470$45,350
30Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$62,540$64,870
n.a.Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$19,880$21,320
n.a.Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,820$17,760
n.a.Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,130$18,160
n.a.Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,890$20,840
n.a.Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$52,240$51,130
n.a.Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$23,940$25,260
n.a.Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,330$44,560
n.a.Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$23,400$31,150
n.a.Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,620$21,150
n.a.Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$31,000$31,470
n.a.Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$29,650$33,350
n.a.Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$23,070$21,560
n.a.Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$24,630$26,480
n.a.Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$26,620$27,860
n.a.Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$32,100$40,130
n.a.Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$27,330$30,730
n.a.Fallers
(area) (ind)
$26,770$26,930
n.a.Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,630$21,320
n.a.Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$27,890$28,990
n.a.Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,200$28,870
n.a.Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$22,770$26,600
n.a.Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,130$18,860
n.a.Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,180$16,140
n.a.Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$20,210$21,540
n.a.Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,250$32,830
n.a.Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$30,450$29,250
n.a.Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$38,780$39,630
n.a.Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$58,080$61,140
n.a.Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$66,890$66,410
n.a.Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$62,110$62,140
n.a.Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$38,240$40,420
n.a.Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,010$39,780
n.a.Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,360$37,230
n.a.Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,870$33,930
n.a.Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$67,350$74,030
n.a.Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$53,850$56,920
n.a.Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$77,330$71,240

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates