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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Napa, CA

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

Napa, California

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
62,420All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,780$40,550
10,570Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,410$34,010
6,870Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,690$36,360
6,790Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,210$21,120
4,550Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,740$35,230
3,740Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,410$60,610
3,630Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,450$46,380
3,500Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,920$50,200
3,440Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$85,570$95,830
3,190Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,280$28,090
3,020Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$21,610$24,850
2,880Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,350$25,810
2,850Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,270$23,000
2,400Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$20,820$21,740
1,800Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,470$43,930
1,670Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,810$59,780
1,630Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,420$27,500
1,500Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$28,000$28,290
1,420Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$66,280$67,230
1,350Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,590$17,810
1,300Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$21,410$24,590
1,140Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,440$36,070
1,140General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$95,300$109,080
1,100Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,390$40,900
1,080Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$45,160$46,830
1,080Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,410$42,200
1,010Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$55,650$53,650
990Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,650$22,670
960Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$18,090$20,150
940Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$22,360$24,350
900Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,830$22,090
830Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$68,220$69,810
830Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,480$20,910
820Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,700$66,480
810Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,560$28,390
770First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$49,930$49,660
760Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$37,580$37,910
760Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,580$30,080
740Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,420$22,070
730Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$26,540$27,240
660Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,750$46,900
640Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$27,660$27,770
630Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$24,860$27,560
630Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,860$17,560
630Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,950$23,030
620Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$40,470$43,960
600Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$35,720$36,520
600Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$33,440$33,620
600First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$41,490$44,900
600Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,180$65,180
530Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$23,640$24,780
510Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,940$48,140
500Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$31,750$32,300
480Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,270$30,790
470Security guards
(area) (ind)
$26,760$29,610
470Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,630$61,210
440Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$17,530$17,730
420Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$38,670$38,750
420Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$50,120$47,480
410Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$33,620$32,990
410Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$61,470$63,560
400First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$58,010$59,390
360Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,080$20,700
360Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,660$30,470
340Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,300$22,040
330Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,080$20,840
330First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$31,890$33,270
320Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$17,540$18,900
320Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,340$58,780
280Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$100,850$111,000
270First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$70,550$68,690
270Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$40,560$40,290
260Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$43,020$41,890
260Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,230$18,220
240Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$21,050$21,220
230Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$43,730$46,750
220Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,640$19,700
220Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$25,930$27,500
220Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$85,060$95,610
210Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$24,460$27,490
200Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$41,220$40,260
200Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$53,300$55,470
190Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$39,060$38,380
190Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$39,450$41,870
190Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$94,080$96,160
190Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$91,830$116,470
180Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,710$17,870
180Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,450$46,790
180Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,510$27,820
180First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$33,020$35,730
170Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,310$19,080
170Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$81,390$90,660
160Electricians
(area) (ind)
$52,910$54,170
160Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,310$35,480
160Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,320$45,070
160File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,020$24,310
160Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$52,390$51,700
160Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K$160,190
150Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$28,730$25,390
150First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$36,360$38,930
150Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,240$30,540
150Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,230$21,760
150Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,210$39,280
150Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$16,790$19,500
140First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,120$59,020
140Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,870$27,260
130Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,880$23,180
120Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,010$18,660
120Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$72,170$76,570
120Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,240$57,930
120Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$93,980$87,510
120Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$110,730$118,600
120Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,390$41,350
110Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$21,100$21,940
110Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$26,350$29,250
110Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$29,530$27,410
110Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,560$21,270
110Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$23,300$35,280
100Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,690$39,360
100Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$41,880$41,010
100Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,870$38,770
100Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$104,390$114,950
100Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$31,930$33,100
100Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$27,450$27,880
100Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$54,190$55,190
100Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,580$59,040
100Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,210$66,340
100Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,030$49,590
100Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$53,050$60,960
100Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,950$85,930
100Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$49,250$54,100
100Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$85,580$87,310
90Bakers
(area) (ind)
$24,240$24,850
90Roofers
(area) (ind)
$51,150$50,790
90Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$20,100$27,080
90Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,280$33,910
90Chemists
(area) (ind)
$53,460$56,030
90Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,600$62,960
80Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$59,270$57,580
80Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,130$32,330
80Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$48,180$47,710
80Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,230$74,770
80Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$58,280$60,270
80Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,890$51,510
80Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$102,900$104,880
80Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$105,890$110,840
70First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$44,080$44,070
70Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$32,070$35,060
70Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,290$27,940
70Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$36,800$35,790
70Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$50,930$87,720
70First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$66,890$75,490
70Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,350$17,380
70First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$32,440$38,160
70Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,680$36,390
70Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,810$53,770
70Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,290$34,270
70Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,780$49,740
70Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$71,560$82,640
60Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$25,050$28,810
60First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$45,810$49,700
60Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$51,810$50,500
60Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$48,930$44,760
60Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$21,300$23,540
60Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,630$24,520
60First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$45,020$48,870
60Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$24,690$24,140
60Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$41,400$42,800
60Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
60Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$51,250$54,280
60Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$57,410$57,180
60Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$49,500$52,170
60Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$105,190$108,660
60Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$86,460$89,580
50Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$44,130$45,160
50Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,470$40,710
50Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,620$28,790
50Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,980$19,930
50First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$54,520$63,890
50Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,510$40,840
50Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,840$66,330
50Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$83,580$82,000
50Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$55,110$60,470
50Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$43,030$44,900
50Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$87,170$90,170
50Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$68,480$75,690
40Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,970$28,110
40Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$40,780$38,900
40Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$20,590$20,700
40Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$41,800$43,540
40Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$40,080$41,140
40Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,640$41,810
40Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$63,570$61,640
40Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,110$27,660
40Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$29,510$28,610
40Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$69,860$74,010
40Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$55,920$55,370
40Health educators
(area) (ind)
$64,100$62,130
40Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$49,890$50,760
40Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$60,460$62,940
40Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$77,780$82,460
40Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$42,390$43,440
40Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$94,130$98,300
40Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$57,840$55,530
30Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,020$55,460
30Machinists
(area) (ind)
$29,580$33,900
30Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,870$33,910
30Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$58,810$56,660
30Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$42,920$43,490
30Concierges
(area) (ind)
$29,500$30,880
30Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$30,850$30,890
30Librarians
(area) (ind)
$58,290$57,680
30Clergy
(area) (ind)
$43,930$45,050
30Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$43,850$44,720
30Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$70,090$71,540
30Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$84,250$90,450
n.a.Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,560$26,630
n.a.Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,080$26,080
n.a.Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$27,840$30,390
n.a.Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,660$42,240
n.a.Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,030$31,620
n.a.Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,430$29,930
n.a.Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$63,050$59,970
n.a.Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,500$50,090
n.a.Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,740$41,220
n.a.Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$52,370$51,260
n.a.Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$40,680$38,810
n.a.Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$46,440$46,360
n.a.Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$24,640$25,240
n.a.Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,480$24,790
n.a.Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$32,810$32,750
n.a.All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,900$31,290
n.a.Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,160$43,560
n.a.Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$52,780$54,100
n.a.Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,360$19,680
n.a.Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$23,180$24,210
n.a.Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$18,080$19,240
n.a.Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$20,750$21,070
n.a.Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,350$30,710
n.a.Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$35,180$35,780
n.a.Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,590$30,910
n.a.Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,580$46,450
n.a.Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,690$44,940
n.a.Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,770$36,680
n.a.Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$58,270$57,730
n.a.Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$64,880$64,190
n.a.Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$68,200$93,420
n.a.Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,430$56,600
n.a.Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$81,000$80,050
n.a.Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$136,310$145,780
n.a.Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,660$25,900
n.a.Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$43,130$45,710
n.a.Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,990$36,870
n.a.Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$48,010$50,380
n.a.Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$57,420$55,900
n.a.Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,500$68,340
n.a.Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,010$33,910
n.a.Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$54,990$53,870
n.a.Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,460$46,060
n.a.Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,150$56,420
n.a.Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$68,820$75,560
n.a.Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,990$42,820
n.a.Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$30,580$36,020
n.a.Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,980$46,420
n.a.Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$62,010$61,950
n.a.Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$53,970$56,660
n.a.Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$70,830$79,560
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
$52,890$49,660

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates