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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Modesto, CA

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

Modesto, California

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
164,860All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,200$35,710
25,730Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,280$29,040
17,870Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,260$29,340
14,780Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,210$29,040
13,900Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,920$18,290
13,690Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,980$27,300
11,950Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,230$47,910
10,850Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,640$42,110
8,470Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,140$70,630
6,700Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,630$17,430
6,330Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,940$39,500
6,320Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$75,270$82,650
5,730Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,460$16,750
5,600Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,580$23,080
5,390Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,200$19,810
5,020Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,750$24,030
4,820Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,680$23,210
4,780Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,250$53,660
4,450Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,210$25,500
3,620Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,650$17,130
3,340Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$71,580$73,190
3,320Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,710$22,100
2,800Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,230$20,890
2,650Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$49,610$50,950
2,640Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,780$36,660
2,570Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,400$34,680
2,570Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,550$38,820
2,440Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,890$21,490
2,310Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,420$17,280
2,280General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$87,180$95,580
2,260Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$46,340$42,310
2,240Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,320$23,570
2,110Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,790$30,940
2,110Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,490$33,070
2,070Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,350$22,260
1,770Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,280$26,370
1,650First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$40,330$42,400
1,610First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$33,120$38,150
1,610Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,310$16,260
1,600Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$36,290$34,970
1,580Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$33,930$33,740
1,560Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$58,680$58,820
1,530Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,670$54,790
1,490Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$48,200$53,760
1,460Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$30,920$30,850
1,380Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$26,330$27,200
1,340Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,380$24,080
1,320Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,460$17,160
1,310Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,750$26,390
1,290Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,490$20,860
1,290Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,960$48,340
1,260Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$32,050$32,820
1,240Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,310$24,250
1,230Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$21,690$24,500
1,220Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,140$36,720
1,210Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,100$22,760
1,110Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$21,770$28,830
1,030First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,820$25,040
950Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,260$22,840
950Electricians
(area) (ind)
$52,530$50,490
930Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,610$44,960
910Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,940$19,830
900First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$44,000$48,340
900Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,760$24,410
900Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,160$20,030
900Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,520$58,670
890Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,320$19,680
890Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,610$53,010
870Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,290$26,480
860Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,590$38,100
840Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$50,780$51,880
830Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$20,870$21,160
800Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,450$28,120
780Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,840$68,440
770Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$47,930$48,160
720Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$42,680$43,610
710Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,570$19,100
700First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$58,510$60,120
690Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,150$25,840
680Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,510$26,440
630Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$30,870$33,940
630Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$63,490$73,060
610Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,970$25,020
590Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$33,260$32,600
590Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,080$24,730
590Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,890$17,370
590Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$58,580$58,290
570Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$30,790$31,170
570Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,840$19,840
560Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,980$30,730
560First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,770$54,230
560Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$25,240$26,260
530Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$41,960$46,290
530All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,190$25,650
510Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$20,070$20,700
510Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,050$27,970
500Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,440$24,140
500Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$18,380$18,540
500Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,210$18,790
480Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,310$29,580
460Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$43,220$45,140
460Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,550$47,690
460Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$23,960$26,440
450Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,030$44,160
450Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$23,110$28,720
430Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,310$16,310
420Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,340$16,230
410Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,650$26,830
390Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,300$16,140
380Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,100$18,420
380Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,750$43,190
370File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,880$23,780
370Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$74,980$80,290
360Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$46,440$49,320
350Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$36,380$35,640
350Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$76,670$93,640
340Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,520$30,900
330Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$51,490$49,220
330Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,540$30,180
330Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$37,990$39,920
330Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,800$35,430
330Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$23,880$24,010
330Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$107,550$106,000
320Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,720$40,370
310Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$42,970$43,080
300Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,510$16,540
300Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$46,800$45,900
290Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,110$36,680
290Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,720$18,720
290Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$20,050$19,910
290Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$96,640$92,970
290Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$86,100$82,710
290Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$143,890$146,400
280Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,490$23,620
280Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,840$31,570
280Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,970$40,160
280Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,240$17,120
280Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,110$31,080
280Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$48,410$72,380
280Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,480$16,770
270Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$52,160$50,300
270Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,430$20,220
270Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,080$37,640
270Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,670$37,250
260Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$48,150$47,530
260Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,680$60,390
250Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$52,300$50,770
250Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,240$26,390
250Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$82,400$81,770
250Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$107,610$121,810
240First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$52,110$51,780
240Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$32,830$34,110
240Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$48,660$51,550
240Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,710$46,930
240Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$51,590$53,950
240Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$56,060$59,610
230First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$34,310$37,840
230Roofers
(area) (ind)
$49,500$45,680
230Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$80,010$75,230
220Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$48,070$48,100
220Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,320$36,930
220Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$57,520$56,510
220Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$22,400$27,370
220Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,300$39,970
220Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$27,500$33,650
210Machinists
(area) (ind)
$34,040$34,160
210Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$35,690$32,470
210Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,210$20,410
210Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,460$37,570
210Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$63,920$65,390
210Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,340$52,200
200Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,060$32,680
200Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,340$42,130
200Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$37,270$39,330
200Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,150$18,690
200Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$59,690$58,780
200Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$40,850$46,960
190Bakers
(area) (ind)
$24,470$26,100
190Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,590$22,890
190Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$47,530$67,470
190Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$29,340$30,610
190Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$23,110$25,720
190Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,250$59,660
180Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$62,170$58,970
180Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$18,580$22,400
180First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$30,900$32,430
180Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$77,290$76,050
180Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$79,880$81,880
170Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$31,100$31,060
170Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,780$29,190
170Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$44,690$47,030
170First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$48,920$53,690
170First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$32,400$33,440
170Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,480$27,360
170Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,180$26,600
170Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$56,040$59,040
170Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,860$43,890
160Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$37,160$32,900
160Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$24,770$24,810
160Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$66,900$75,140
160Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$30,370$33,340
160Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$66,250$65,020
160Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
150Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,480$20,140
150Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,180$33,770
150Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$49,220$47,590
150Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$52,180$62,270
150Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,520$29,330
150Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$66,060$72,820
140Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,240$31,470
140Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,420$30,220
140Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$17,420$25,080
140Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,030$45,020
140Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,160$27,580
140Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,050$55,800
140Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,540$41,560
130Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,640$27,340
130Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$47,570$50,430
130Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,370$22,780
130Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$49,750$47,000
130Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,670$49,170
130First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$39,110$39,510
130Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$34,880$39,070
130Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$59,990$60,390
130Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,230$64,070
130Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,260$73,410
130Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$89,350$82,520
130Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$65,260$74,030
120Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$45,210$44,790
120Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$16,710$17,670
120Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
120Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$74,660$76,780
120Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,490$28,310
120Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,230$27,980
120Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$57,690$62,910
120Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,110$35,950
120Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$77,690$80,780
120Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$67,260$66,170
110Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,320$35,320
110Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$19,600$19,420
110Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$32,700$33,120
110Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$45,960$47,730
110Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,010$33,640
110Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$23,120$30,800
110Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$27,880$36,500
110Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,290$16,810
110Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$157,150
110Librarians
(area) (ind)
$52,690$53,260
110Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,940$31,290
110Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,490$53,940
110Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,400$62,050
100Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,450$33,550
100Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$33,690$35,520
100Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,160$44,870
100Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,750$27,570
100Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,050$47,900
100Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$96,730$101,450
90Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$37,040$40,670
90Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,770$43,100
90Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$28,660$29,640
90Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$61,840$58,610
90Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,800$73,410
90Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$82,940$99,870
80Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,540$19,400
80Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,410$28,270
80Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,690$22,290
80Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,360$37,010
80Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$60,060$59,050
80Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$74,870$84,040
80Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$52,830$51,080
80Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,530$40,330
80Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$57,880$59,700
80Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,600$48,410
80Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$37,100$37,350
80Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,250$60,880
70Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,150$33,320
70Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,550$31,660
70Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$42,090$42,500
70Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,660$28,920
70Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$30,920$30,240
70Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$43,770$53,980
70Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,500$46,960
70Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$62,860$68,090
60Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$34,560$38,650
60Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$18,100$19,580
60Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,770$36,010
60Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$44,900$44,870
60Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$23,330$24,380
60Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$26,310$27,140
60Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$40,680$38,810
60Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$37,650$37,460
60Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,100$20,610
60Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,590$30,370
60Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$43,310$47,430
50Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$19,970$20,830
50Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$32,990$33,600
50New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,760$33,380
50Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$45,910$44,490
50Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$57,970$60,060
50Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,150$43,540
50Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$142,980$147,080
50Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$24,270$30,640
50Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,960$30,690
50Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,350$43,860
50Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,910$42,890
50Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,830$71,250
50Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$50,290$51,850
40Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,690$18,680
40Job printers
(area) (ind)
$28,970$31,750
40Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$48,410$46,150
40Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,260$32,120
40Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,930$30,280
40Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$45,610$43,540
40Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,360$33,330
40Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,300$37,080
40Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,930$17,340
40First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,030$35,430
40First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$62,660$64,380
40Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$51,470$56,630
40Photographers
(area) (ind)
$19,090$25,220
40Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,390$57,620
40Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,680$56,480
40Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$91,860$93,940
30Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,230$35,820
30Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,730$21,770
30Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,420$26,650
30Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$33,860$33,990
30Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$26,320$27,440
30Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,740$32,480
30Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,330$19,190
30Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$79,210$75,080
30Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$43,280$52,480
30Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,780$39,310
30Clergy
(area) (ind)
$40,570$38,480
30Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,420$39,930
30Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,740$32,000
30Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$53,010$53,460
30Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$45,420$45,690
30Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,780$39,170
30Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$76,560$81,060
30Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$32,750$36,050
30Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$63,270$70,480
30Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$67,760$70,540
30Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$40,820$45,140
n.a.Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$22,880$23,170
n.a.Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,300$17,970
n.a.Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,890$25,810
n.a.Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,950$30,430
n.a.Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$24,220$24,980
n.a.Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$16,860$17,130
n.a.Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$22,670$22,860
n.a.Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,050$18,570
n.a.Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,940$27,290
n.a.Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,100$31,850
n.a.Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,240$21,960
n.a.Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,650$32,390
n.a.Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,460$26,990
n.a.Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$33,010$35,850
n.a.Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,430$35,270
n.a.Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$65,110$58,400
n.a.Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,130$26,720
n.a.Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,670$31,540
n.a.Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$30,710$30,290
n.a.Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,410$41,170
n.a.Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$31,350$29,770
n.a.Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$36,150$33,360
n.a.Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$29,370$33,850
n.a.Tapers
(area) (ind)
$56,920$55,210
n.a.Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$39,410$41,230
n.a.Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$30,210$32,010
n.a.First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$20,510$22,670
n.a.Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,990$23,510
n.a.Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$31,460$31,170
n.a.Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,730$35,600
n.a.Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$107,500$126,700
n.a.Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$16,000$16,500
n.a.Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,320$38,070
n.a.Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,330$22,420
n.a.Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$36,140$33,250
n.a.Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$42,670$42,870
n.a.Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,390$19,690
n.a.Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$51,080$50,750
n.a.Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,560$41,540
n.a.Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
n.a.Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$184,490
n.a.Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$129,760$134,110
n.a.Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,730$26,720
n.a.Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$26,860$33,810
n.a.Editors
(area) (ind)
$41,930$46,630
n.a.Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$29,080$33,640
n.a.Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,840$26,440
n.a.Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$17,230$18,610
n.a.Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$50,080$48,850
n.a.Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,490$28,670
n.a.Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$50,300$48,550
n.a.Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$29,540$40,080
n.a.Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$46,330$44,800
n.a.Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$28,130$34,600
n.a.Chemists
(area) (ind)
$52,340$57,800
n.a.Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$36,660$43,920
n.a.Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,080$43,810
n.a.Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$52,170$54,220
n.a.Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,520$49,750
n.a.Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$58,330$54,620
n.a.Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$41,230$42,250
n.a.Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$80,620$81,760
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
$32,690$33,330

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Modesto, California metropolitan area consists of:

Stanislaus County