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Fresno, CA

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Fresno, 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

Fresno, California

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
315,540All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,960$35,460
52,770Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,820$29,170
29,610Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,710$31,370
25,780Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,890$25,280
24,160Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,100$44,780
22,890Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,830$17,850
20,830Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,380$17,010
19,450Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,730$25,890
17,910Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,010$39,130
17,350Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,280$16,310
13,640Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,430$67,390
12,640Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$71,310$79,850
12,510Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,370$55,550
10,920Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,820$37,070
9,170Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,210$24,350
8,860Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,610$23,410
8,540Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,160$24,660
8,380Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,980$40,340
8,150Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,130$19,400
8,140Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,260$24,220
6,420Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,810$22,450
6,130Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,100$19,900
6,070Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,610$17,090
5,950Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,370$24,740
5,340Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,380$41,880
5,300Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$52,180$54,600
5,240Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$68,830$69,510
4,900Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,440$31,030
4,610Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,840$33,410
4,510Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,580$22,180
4,180Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,510$61,810
3,930Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,250$16,470
3,730Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,610$16,650
3,730General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$78,510$91,670
3,650Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,880$22,500
3,360Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,570$29,710
3,310Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$31,810$36,620
3,260Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,630$40,240
3,240Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,010$18,140
3,160First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$42,950$45,730
3,030Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,050$55,150
3,020Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$56,050$54,600
2,820Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,590$57,620
2,730Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,410$45,680
2,670Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,680$38,820
2,650Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,860$75,770
2,610First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$32,340$35,980
2,510Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,080$52,730
2,500Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$29,910$31,170
2,480Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,880$17,410
2,440Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,360$22,130
2,410Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,330$21,270
2,410Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,350$53,170
2,360Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$29,230$30,050
2,290Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,920$19,630
2,130Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,200$23,010
2,110Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$21,460$24,620
2,060Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$25,650$29,080
1,850Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,330$16,380
1,790Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,200$27,490
1,780First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,230$24,440
1,760Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$62,970$60,190
1,680Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$38,080$38,760
1,640Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,740$25,490
1,580Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$54,160$75,150
1,540Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,400$23,160
1,530First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$53,240$53,550
1,470Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,010$23,020
1,440Electricians
(area) (ind)
$36,360$41,370
1,430Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,560$24,430
1,410Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$40,440$40,220
1,380Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,570$17,400
1,360Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$16,990$20,680
1,360Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$25,020$25,390
1,280First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,210$44,150
1,260Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,770$19,770
1,240Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,350$44,560
1,220Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,770$19,400
1,220Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,550$28,540
1,220Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$33,320$37,210
1,210Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,330$19,310
1,200Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,290$22,600
1,170All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,980$31,440
1,160Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,620$38,670
1,120Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$24,000$26,260
1,060Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,630$21,450
1,050First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$17,670$22,810
1,040Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,460$28,190
1,020Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,060$18,450
990Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,110$30,670
990Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,040$42,260
990Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$35,740$38,000
980Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,160$15,990
970Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$39,720$42,040
970Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,230$18,640
950Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,280$30,900
950Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$47,820$56,580
940First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,960$53,900
940Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$46,960$46,960
940Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$34,240$38,550
940Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,250$71,630
930Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$111,900$126,050
930Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,160$69,770
920Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,050$18,160
900Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,510$21,620
900Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,570$19,190
870Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,720$35,520
840Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$22,840$25,780
830Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,900$27,770
830Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$43,070$46,690
830Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$84,310$89,880
810Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,240$16,060
790Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,410$24,190
790Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$44,960$47,670
780Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,280$16,350
760Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$34,870$37,210
760Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$47,590$45,800
760Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$29,290$30,760
730Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$36,470$36,810
730Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,250$36,880
710Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$24,070$24,870
700Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$51,790$69,730
670Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$19,650$20,750
670Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,690$17,050
650Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,900$31,600
650Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$73,850$61,350
650Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,230$28,280
650Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,920$36,420
650Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$86,070$96,190
610Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,410$23,940
610Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,530$16,660
600Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,900$31,730
600Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,370$66,280
580Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$37,440$37,050
570Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$25,050$29,200
570Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,960$36,480
570Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$138,580$144,050
550Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$27,030$28,480
550Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$17,000$17,510
550Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,290$29,420
540Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$43,120$47,270
540Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$18,160$19,510
530First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,210$47,960
530Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,950$25,380
530Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$20,370$21,810
530Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$20,570$22,060
530Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$84,640$87,440
510Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$107,360$101,930
510Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,210$59,150
500Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$48,550$53,190
500Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$84,910$82,540
480Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$53,490$61,660
470Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$51,780$50,450
470Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$23,860$25,830
470Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,020$32,010
460Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$18,310$19,090
460Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,750$34,050
460Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
460Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$167,910
460Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$54,370$57,380
450Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,260$36,460
450Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,250$28,630
440Machinists
(area) (ind)
$30,400$33,020
440Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$40,080$39,400
430Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$38,300$34,770
430First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,110$34,400
430Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$16,300$16,700
430First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$51,100$57,180
410Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$33,520$34,440
410Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$45,810$44,930
400Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$33,560$36,050
400Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$74,900$83,840
390Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$38,670$36,830
390Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,270$53,430
380Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,410$18,570
380Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,370$40,090
380Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$29,630$34,020
370Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$39,990$40,920
370Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,220$32,260
370Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$44,610$51,340
370Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$77,380$74,580
360Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,560$20,340
360Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,570$64,290
350Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,130$22,570
350Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$37,730$36,960
350First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,640$36,010
350Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,890$41,260
350Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,570$53,480
350Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,090$44,150
340Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,450$41,950
340Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$27,920$30,340
340Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$55,170$61,690
340Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$69,570$82,180
340Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,640$48,080
340Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$29,620$34,520
340Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,510$49,200
330Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,030$33,380
330Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$35,090$44,570
330Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,020$46,780
320Roofers
(area) (ind)
$37,240$39,200
320Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$27,380$30,900
320File clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,980$20,410
320Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$63,690$62,270
320Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,990$51,310
320Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$52,510$61,240
310Bakers
(area) (ind)
$23,040$24,340
300Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,090$22,220
300Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,400$18,380
300Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,540$19,930
300Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$38,030$38,990
300Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,960$39,840
290Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$28,450$30,850
290Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$19,490$20,660
290Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,730$17,370
280Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$29,450$31,620
280Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,270$25,850
280Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,390$24,230
280Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$56,260$62,320
270Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$19,360$21,380
270Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,820$31,420
270Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,800$41,720
270Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$34,000$37,230
270Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$23,410$25,400
270Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,980$20,130
270Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$67,860$66,790
270Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$77,430$77,120
260Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$52,180$52,220
260Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$33,410$33,820
260Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$64,440$63,520
260Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,090$45,790
260Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$54,250$55,300
250Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,040$30,350
250Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$52,600$52,790
250Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$26,210$29,220
250Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$77,330$97,150
250Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$75,990$79,840
240Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$34,620$35,980
240First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$32,450$37,850
240Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$41,780$41,040
240Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,810$30,210
240Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,340$41,220
240Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$91,520$91,560
240Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$78,320$83,290
230Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,030$17,670
230Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$157,330
230Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$60,870$69,530
220First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$29,470$31,390
210Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$32,480$33,380
210Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,210$31,480
210Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$37,640$47,430
210Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$53,710$55,800
210Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,050$52,310
200Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$34,870$41,350
200Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,770$38,750
200Tapers
(area) (ind)
$47,870$42,510
200Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,390$16,360
200Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,400$63,460
190Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$36,900$37,550
190Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,620$30,800
190Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,650$22,830
190First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$74,410$69,740
190Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$89,000$93,060
190Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,560$45,510
190Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$39,610$42,840
180Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,270$20,820
180Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$38,530$39,030
180Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$54,920$55,770
180Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$57,370$54,620
180Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$75,160$78,410
170Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$31,800$32,650
170Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$25,260$25,560
170Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$58,620$65,250
170Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,870$29,670
160Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,020$19,920
160Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,940$18,980
160Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,850$31,990
160Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$34,880$51,280
160Librarians
(area) (ind)
$52,580$54,050
160Health educators
(area) (ind)
$34,730$40,020
160Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,330$40,840
160Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$47,530$49,670
160Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$61,340$70,810
160Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,910$51,250
160Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$62,740$63,460
150Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,610$21,440
150Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$29,140$30,970
150Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$63,310$66,380
140Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,300$32,770
140Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$27,450$30,540
140Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,500$38,920
140Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,890$47,840
130Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,300$23,810
130Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,320$29,980
130Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$27,650$40,660
130Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,710$20,190
130Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$26,050$27,070
130Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,360$29,980
130Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,370$22,650
130Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,600$67,580
130Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$53,050$52,540
130Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$49,400$52,590
130Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$54,210$61,820
130Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,290$47,120
120Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,840$31,880
120Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,670$16,740
120Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,590$18,610
120Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,390$28,050
120Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,510$36,050
120Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,750$47,270
120Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,820$35,100
120Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$39,020$39,850
120Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,380$43,340
120Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$62,840$59,530
120Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,570$61,590
110Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,240$39,410
110Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$41,170$40,230
110Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$67,010$66,360
110First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,950$40,440
110Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$31,580$34,710
110Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$85,310$103,450
100Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$48,880$47,710
100Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,270$21,200
100Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,840$37,540
100Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$53,870$53,910
100Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,950$44,180
100Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$79,780$77,690
100Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,670$30,650
100Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$55,560$60,930
100Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$64,890$67,800
90Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$51,560$51,690
90Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,850$22,920
90Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,830$39,100
90Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$37,490$38,040
90Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,970$24,330
90Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,530$32,980
90Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$17,070$18,680
90First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$85,410$86,720
90Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$45,980$58,630
90Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$25,180$27,710
90Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,650$32,470
90Chemists
(area) (ind)
$41,130$44,710
90Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$53,630$55,770
90Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$71,150$75,080
90Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$79,620$78,710
90Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,140$65,840
90Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$70,710$70,990
80Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,540$32,820
80Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,990$30,330
80Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$34,240$35,210
80Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,870$27,210
80Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,240$22,450
80Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,710$27,840
80Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$67,000$67,710
80Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$35,840$46,010
80Clergy
(area) (ind)
$47,820$50,450
80Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$34,380$36,800
80Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$87,160$86,430
70Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$42,240$48,550
70Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,270$22,730
70Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,540$19,890
70Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$37,020$36,000
70Job printers
(area) (ind)
$37,640$37,470
70New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,010$30,330
70Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$36,420$40,280
70Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$62,570$58,460
70Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,580$43,140
70Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,770$35,250
70Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,990$55,740
70Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$42,920$61,740
70Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$61,620$65,860
60Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$54,310$61,250
60Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$66,040$63,730
60Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,990$24,430
60Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$41,090$40,550
60Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,300$21,220
60Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,950$27,460
60Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,710$18,140
60Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,110$22,980
60Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$79,430$78,940
60Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,800$36,920
60Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$64,810$65,780
50Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,150$30,680
50Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,890$19,850
50Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$24,620$24,500
50Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,710$24,980
50Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,890$26,010
50Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$33,290$35,240
50Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$53,120$50,910
50Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,790$44,280
50Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$36,740$44,010
50Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$39,590$46,100
50Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$71,450$77,480
50Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$51,860$66,970
40Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$32,290$34,120
40Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,290$21,840
40Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$17,860$21,920
40Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,370$23,060
40Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,660$28,150
40Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$25,410$26,150
40Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,910$39,810
40Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,350$20,480
40Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$22,240$28,400
40Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$72,010$79,110
40Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$59,870$64,910
40Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,720$42,590
40Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,920$39,020
40Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$65,630$65,390
40Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$41,320$40,200
40Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$55,680$57,970
40Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$82,330$85,930
30Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$43,930$42,190
30Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,520$24,620
30Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$30,680$30,640
30Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,610$27,050
30Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,330$49,760
30Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,690$33,300
30Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$35,510$44,230
30Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$46,860$46,260
30Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$83,610$85,620
30Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,100$38,800
30Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,280$28,790
30Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,760$40,800
30Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,840$59,840
30Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$65,370$68,420
30Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,370$57,760
30Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,780$46,200
30Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,020$58,980
30Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$47,640$50,910
30Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$48,210$68,400
n.a.Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$27,540$31,540
n.a.Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$16,890$18,040
n.a.Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,840$28,460
n.a.Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,320$30,330
n.a.Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,600$35,800
n.a.Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$25,530$25,480
n.a.Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,500$25,410
n.a.Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$20,800$22,970
n.a.Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,280$17,660
n.a.Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,730$25,460
n.a.Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,310$24,490
n.a.Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,720$46,430
n.a.Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$29,030$30,970
n.a.Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,520$26,010
n.a.Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$20,460$22,400
n.a.Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$42,710$41,320
n.a.Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,490$32,870
n.a.Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,450$34,050
n.a.Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,090$19,750
n.a.Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$23,740$27,020
n.a.Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$18,590$19,680
n.a.Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$48,480$46,920
n.a.Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$39,920$40,640
n.a.Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,130$16,220
n.a.Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$20,730$25,150
n.a.Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$31,060$30,030
n.a.Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,090$19,790
n.a.Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$17,310$20,380
n.a.Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,680$64,580
n.a.Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,690$30,930
n.a.Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,650$24,560
n.a.Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$24,410$23,870
n.a.Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$17,230$18,680
n.a.Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,630$16,970
n.a.Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$61,940$60,840
n.a.Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$45,190$47,380
n.a.Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,870$31,880
n.a.Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$51,430$47,440
n.a.Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,440$43,850
n.a.Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$22,040$27,100
n.a.Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$161,140
n.a.Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$192,870
n.a.Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$110,970$127,060
n.a.Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$76,310$66,230
n.a.Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$34,490$50,030
n.a.Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$53,500$51,470
n.a.Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,160$60,960
n.a.English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,280$60,540
n.a.Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,440$69,270
n.a.Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$42,030$43,800
n.a.Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,420$43,550
n.a.Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$69,340$73,480
n.a.Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,540$52,680
n.a.Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,650$64,670
n.a.Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$57,070$55,570
n.a.Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$53,160$60,330
n.a.Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,810$62,720
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
$26,940$30,960

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Fresno, California metropolitan area consists of:

Fresno County
Madera County