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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Merced, CA

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

Merced, California

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
60,950All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,190$32,720
9,550Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,800$27,870
7,140Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,170$27,630
6,540Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,570$48,080
5,390Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,920$24,990
5,040Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,010$18,160
4,900Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,330$27,560
3,730Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,600$17,400
2,890Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,960$33,460
2,630Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,790$36,620
2,430Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,350$16,210
2,010Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,890$18,940
2,000Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$71,010$76,340
1,830Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$48,330$48,370
1,770Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,540$23,640
1,730Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,830$22,100
1,670Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,190$71,080
1,630Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,730$34,740
1,440Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,080$23,150
1,400Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,250$25,160
1,320Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$27,410$32,070
1,260Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,970$23,340
1,260Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,010$52,230
1,240Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,870$22,990
1,170Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,920$17,490
1,010Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,090$23,730
950Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,300$37,220
900Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,700$21,110
820Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,550$28,900
820Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$22,500$23,630
710First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$37,430$39,420
680Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,650$16,990
680Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,610$21,640
670General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$74,210$85,130
640Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,700$22,170
580Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$64,850$65,760
570Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,520$30,940
560Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,870$17,300
540Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$34,340$33,010
540First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$30,860$33,280
510Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,430$16,340
500Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,580$23,350
490Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,370$16,460
490Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$34,550$33,900
480Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,870$26,300
470Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$18,750$28,290
460Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$53,250$52,730
460Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$28,140$28,490
440Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$21,430$24,230
430Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,660$21,100
410Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,080$32,710
390Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$48,540$49,620
380First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,660$24,960
370First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$49,850$51,150
360Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,060$21,730
350Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$18,570$18,840
350Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,390$39,300
340Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,210$55,410
330Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,150$57,150
320Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,600$21,520
320Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,190$24,570
290Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$46,150$42,420
280Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$20,660$24,120
280Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,770$27,730
280Security guards
(area) (ind)
$19,060$20,830
280Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$41,400$41,090
270Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$18,470$22,350
270Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$20,310$21,650
260Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$39,350$47,020
250Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,140$22,110
250Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,960$17,710
250Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,530$47,420
240First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$52,300$51,820
240Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,860$17,390
230First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$47,950$49,860
230File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,690$23,930
210Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$24,950$26,280
210Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,280$17,940
210Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,420$27,210
210Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$56,080$64,060
200Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,600$17,710
200Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,820$25,320
200Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$45,170$43,060
200Tellers
(area) (ind)
$22,520$23,640
200Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$22,560$24,820
190Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,270$24,800
190Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,550$42,610
190Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,120$22,930
180Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,220$28,890
180Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,790$18,070
180Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$42,850$43,450
170Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$37,490$36,470
170Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$30,990$34,290
170Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$39,930$38,350
170Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$47,940$47,270
170Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$49,140$63,230
150Electricians
(area) (ind)
$41,640$42,460
150Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$42,030$42,800
140Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$26,350$28,320
140Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,060$30,510
140Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,380$39,970
140Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,740$17,160
140Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$81,490$83,120
130Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,400$33,960
130Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$24,250$24,440
130Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$87,300$89,180
120Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,300$26,890
120Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,140$26,960
120Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$51,080$48,970
120Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,790$35,770
110Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,010$29,980
110First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$26,010$29,060
110Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,930$27,010
110Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,590$26,330
110Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,890$22,050
110Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$38,280$39,140
100Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,230$30,260
100Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$18,430$18,910
90All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,780$30,780
90Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,110$15,990
90Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$118,770$129,110
80First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$51,980$51,520
80Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,950$28,060
80Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$17,560$19,440
80Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,700$37,510
80Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$38,030$37,090
80Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$36,240$37,460
80Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$20,530$26,960
80Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$56,290$59,540
80Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$39,550$39,680
80Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$77,600$72,620
80Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$43,470$59,820
80Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$80,220$81,770
70Bakers
(area) (ind)
$19,160$21,880
70Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$30,500$32,850
70Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$20,020$25,690
70Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$31,650$32,250
70Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,600$30,500
70Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$25,620$28,810
70Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$35,040$38,220
70Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,820$31,190
70Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$109,470$116,320
70Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$31,430$31,300
70Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$52,770$53,870
70Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$31,220$35,400
70Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$33,330$37,360
60Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,320$19,660
60Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$52,700$51,940
60Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$40,420$40,220
60Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$29,360$30,750
60Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$24,960$30,470
60Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$30,270$32,460
60Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$72,350$77,140
60Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,500$28,110
60Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$73,940$73,260
60Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$59,870$66,480
60Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,780$66,810
60Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$74,240$79,380
50First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$36,700$38,040
50Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$52,390$51,940
50Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$37,570$38,080
50Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$43,630$44,480
50Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,210$22,120
50Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$20,430$22,540
50Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$44,170$43,580
50Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,700$22,650
50Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$27,620$27,580
50First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$33,570$38,370
50Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,810$18,170
50Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,240$24,910
50Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$57,250$57,640
50Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$63,720$62,780
50Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$52,950$51,920
50Health educators
(area) (ind)
$41,990$42,290
50Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$46,300$46,680
50Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,280$29,870
50Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$52,580$57,120
50Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,440$42,920
40Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,240$18,240
40Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,030$27,450
40Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$31,710$45,440
40Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,740$23,050
40Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,070$33,710
40Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,390$19,730
40Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$40,020$41,010
40Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,850$23,040
40Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,920$36,290
40Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,070$19,370
40First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$49,530$54,650
40First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,880$35,020
40Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,280$19,230
40Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,450$55,910
40Librarians
(area) (ind)
$64,490$62,180
40Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$58,360$59,370
40Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
40Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$45,960$44,880
40Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,070$63,610
40Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,760$70,160
40Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,090$45,850
40Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$60,800$73,270
30Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$20,080$22,170
30Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$46,190$42,770
30Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,700$29,010
30Roofers
(area) (ind)
$42,240$42,420
30Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$30,540$28,630
30New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,690$33,500
30Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,120$26,000
30Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$60,330$82,080
30First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$36,570$34,730
30Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$16,380$16,140
30First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$68,550$69,580
30Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$66,280$65,950
30Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$44,630$52,650
30Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$84,680$84,150
30Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,540$41,620
30Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,910$36,430
30Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,010$44,100
30Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,680$51,470
30Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$86,940$86,200
30Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$67,000$66,770
30Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$71,880$74,210
n.a.Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$48,910$47,050
n.a.Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,290$30,040
n.a.Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,670$23,090
n.a.Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,550$19,490
n.a.Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,320$24,530
n.a.Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$45,150$45,750
n.a.Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,930$21,500
n.a.Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$32,820$30,860
n.a.Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$39,820$39,490
n.a.Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,900$26,840
n.a.Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,970$31,440
n.a.Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$48,860$46,960
n.a.Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$39,190$37,080
n.a.Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$25,600$27,530
n.a.Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,070$38,930
n.a.Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,040$39,470
n.a.Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$18,880$18,860
n.a.Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,950$20,190
n.a.Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$30,100$29,380
n.a.Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,540$16,810
n.a.Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,270$16,180
n.a.Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,270$16,230
n.a.Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,420$16,980
n.a.Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,330$16,230
n.a.Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$20,060$20,240
n.a.Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$33,010$36,660
n.a.Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,250$27,460
n.a.Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$19,930$19,720
n.a.Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$36,140$34,170
n.a.Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$73,250$70,540
n.a.Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$57,710$66,230
n.a.Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$164,360
n.a.Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$176,250
n.a.Editors
(area) (ind)
$47,170$49,190
n.a.Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$31,570$31,270
n.a.Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$24,630$26,330
n.a.Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,320$36,280
n.a.Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$47,930$48,140
n.a.Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$53,820$55,590
n.a.Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$34,580$38,200
n.a.Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,840$47,200
n.a.Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$50,400$55,610
n.a.Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$51,910$55,050

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Merced, California metropolitan area consists of:

Merced County