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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Madera, CA

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

Madera, California

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
37,410All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,310$34,090
4,740Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,670$17,480
4,120Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,460$17,010
3,230Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,660$48,400
2,710Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,480$27,710
2,390Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,490$28,230
2,340Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,280$19,370
2,270Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,120$34,130
1,850Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,700$26,810
1,740Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,890$51,360
1,340Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,780$22,060
1,300Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,380$23,960
1,180Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$70,530$74,020
1,150Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,460$36,130
1,050Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$19,290$22,050
950Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$22,900$23,520
890Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,430$21,790
830Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,540$49,730
820Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,740$23,810
720Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,520$16,470
700Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,380$44,120
660Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,940$22,530
620Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,450$24,760
500Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,550$21,200
490Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,030$20,190
420General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$74,440$81,950
410Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$31,620$31,090
380Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,830$37,690
360Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,850$28,360
350Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$51,140$49,700
340Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,260$16,390
330First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$41,220$41,240
310Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$35,890$34,440
300Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$23,960$25,910
290Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,610$20,620
290Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,150$47,000
270Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,720$18,530
270Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,690$22,650
270Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,310$20,050
260Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$22,220$24,640
260Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$21,070$21,450
260Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,740$48,990
250First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$38,880$40,340
250Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,700$17,780
220Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$21,450$24,700
200Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,250$16,340
200Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$28,120$27,220
200Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$17,410$19,370
200Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$37,980$38,960
200Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,210$54,620
200Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,940$51,560
190Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$34,070$33,350
190Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,970$33,330
190Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$26,840$28,650
190Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,510$29,180
180Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,950$45,320
180Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,250$16,010
180First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,690$26,330
180Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$50,330$50,270
170Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,150$32,580
170Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$32,020$33,820
150Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$47,350$49,340
140First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$46,820$49,250
140Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$36,650$40,560
140Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,770$29,560
130First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$39,200$41,220
130Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,270$23,210
120Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$27,580$29,020
120Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$41,080$43,270
120Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,660$74,580
110Machinists
(area) (ind)
$27,040$27,960
110Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,200$29,390
110Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,870$18,230
100Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,020$44,810
100Roofers
(area) (ind)
$39,840$36,760
100Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$30,680$29,860
100Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,760$21,950
100Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$121,000$120,520
90Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,030$27,040
90Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$29,580$29,590
90Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,960$26,510
90Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,010$26,400
90Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,100$15,920
90Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,490$31,790
90Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$108,850$108,080
80Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,870$21,220
80First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,300$50,100
80Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$40,200$39,840
80First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$25,500$29,300
80Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$17,300$17,590
80Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,510$16,840
80Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,540$40,860
80Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$82,160$82,750
80Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$67,240$72,290
70Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,450$26,840
70Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,430$21,710
70Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,670$17,310
60Electricians
(area) (ind)
$41,940$43,520
60Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$34,550$36,380
60First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,610$37,100
50Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,840$21,000
50Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,840$25,280
50Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,500$41,250
50Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,030$74,040
50Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,920$25,950
50Health educators
(area) (ind)
$31,870$37,390
50Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,630$60,420
50Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$44,920$46,990
50Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,690$36,170
40Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,330$18,790
40Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,020$23,730
40Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$59,100$56,760
40Bakers
(area) (ind)
$24,340$24,290
40Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,740$28,270
40Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,880$28,010
40Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$48,680$40,840
40Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$42,200$41,690
40File clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,120$20,350
40First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$26,790$30,350
40Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,320$41,520
40Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,420$70,720
40Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,210$33,980
40Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$33,540$35,580
40Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,490$44,550
30First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$43,370$45,120
30First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$45,790$47,530
30Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,270$30,010
30Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$28,700$37,090
30Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$28,510$30,820
30Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,610$36,780
30Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,260$38,190
30Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,840$39,090
30Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$37,240$36,020
30Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,360$26,050
30Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,330$24,940
30Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,840$18,630
30First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$27,130$29,500
30Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$64,120$63,260
30Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$60,290$63,770
30Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,040$28,410
30Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$71,110$69,730
30Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$71,600$72,440
30Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$61,090$62,640
30Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$40,880$42,080
30Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$45,540$46,860
30Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$75,490$73,800
30Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$75,730$75,590
n.a.Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,780$19,470
n.a.Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$16,500$16,430
n.a.Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$32,620$31,960
n.a.Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,730$30,950
n.a.Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,180$21,410
n.a.Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$44,380$39,970
n.a.Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,660$32,390
n.a.Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$38,630$38,760
n.a.Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$19,360$19,060
n.a.Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,990$22,730
n.a.Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,960$26,690
n.a.Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,380$28,780
n.a.Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$53,620$66,470
n.a.Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,430$23,330
n.a.Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$43,270$38,790
n.a.Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,300$18,980
n.a.Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,670$18,730
n.a.Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,600$20,640
n.a.Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,200$26,930
n.a.Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,340$36,760
n.a.Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,640$25,490
n.a.Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$83,360$91,190
n.a.Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$129,930$126,960
n.a.Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$32,670$36,130
n.a.Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$127,470$127,890
n.a.Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$22,940$24,780
n.a.Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,970$37,730
n.a.Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$38,640$38,510
n.a.Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,410$54,750
n.a.Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,710$64,110
n.a.Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$85,270$85,760
n.a.Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$60,860$69,250

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates