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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Modesto, CA MSA

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

National, all industries, November 2004

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
161,440All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,970$35,070
25,690Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,930$28,940
17,670Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,640$29,290
14,720Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,990$28,800
14,270Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,420$26,880
13,150Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,900$18,320
11,650Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,170$47,650
10,830Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,990$39,440
7,930Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,180$67,820
6,460Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,570$17,680
6,010Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,100$39,100
6,010Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$70,940$80,720
5,550Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,340$16,880
5,510Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,620$23,110
5,350Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,160$19,790
4,690Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,400$25,100
4,570Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,180$23,700
4,470Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,700$53,060
4,360Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,280$24,860
3,730Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,390$17,060
3,710Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,290$21,760
3,490Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$71,330$72,990
2,830Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,830$38,950
2,690Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,480$21,570
2,690Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,710$36,920
2,650Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$48,430$50,320
2,440Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,420$34,790
2,180Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$21,300$22,590
2,150Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,490$30,690
2,130Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$40,000$39,060
2,120General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$76,980$91,910
2,110Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,270$16,740
2,080Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,680$22,570
1,800Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,850$22,500
1,760Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,500$22,480
1,700First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$39,580$41,910
1,650Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,420$26,940
1,590Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$46,740$53,170
1,580Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,170$48,510
1,560Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$33,770$34,170
1,550Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,900$21,940
1,480Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,060$23,600
1,470Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,230$16,220
1,460Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$30,970$30,740
1,460Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$58,200$58,000
1,430Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,000$38,290
1,420Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,200$51,610
1,400Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$29,800$31,400
1,380First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$33,380$38,640
1,320Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,800$26,710
1,300Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$26,680$27,290
1,290Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$30,850$31,890
1,280Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$21,410$28,630
1,210Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,380$23,380
1,180Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,390$37,460
1,180Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$21,620$23,940
1,070Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$50,090$47,980
1,010Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,240$50,870
990First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,800$25,820
960Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,850$19,830
960First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,640$46,610
950Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,090$22,240
910Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,580$37,320
910Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,910$26,570
910Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,850$20,910
880Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,000$21,200
850Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,790$23,790
820Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,970$19,880
820Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$45,570$46,400
810Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,090$58,130
810Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$49,720$51,270
800Electricians
(area) (ind)
$43,190$44,750
800Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,340$27,110
790Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,140$61,970
780Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,020$24,160
760Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,750$23,360
760Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,740$45,180
730Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,950$18,050
720Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,900$19,910
720Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,850$19,940
710First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$49,960$52,830
670Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$30,790$33,670
660Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,920$17,320
660Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$41,940$42,470
630Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,460$24,730
620Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,180$30,060
620Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,640$29,440
580Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$25,250$26,010
570Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$32,830$31,490
570All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,680$24,880
560Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$57,640$56,860
550Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,170$27,880
520Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$37,460$39,210
520Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,960$27,610
510Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,910$29,410
510Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$62,760$75,500
490Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$36,280$34,730
490Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,150$16,220
480Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,510$23,000
480First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$52,200$54,490
480Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$19,810$21,070
480Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,880$28,680
470Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,320$27,020
450Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,160$16,090
440Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,060$44,080
440Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,450$19,160
430Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,500$18,170
430Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,130$57,280
380Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,270$16,190
370Bakers
(area) (ind)
$23,200$23,680
370Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,300$18,740
370Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,540$30,670
370Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$70,990$76,400
360File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,980$24,230
360Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,750$42,950
350Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,390$16,540
350Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$24,000$24,450
350Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$78,050$91,900
340Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,620$41,590
340Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,090$19,620
340Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$108,160$108,150
340Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$21,560$25,180
330Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,340$31,810
330Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,530$48,110
330Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$38,270$41,650
330Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$45,620$45,220
320Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,400$17,890
310Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,260$40,650
310Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$52,110$53,850
300Roofers
(area) (ind)
$50,580$49,320
300Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$134,200$144,270
290Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,990$48,700
290Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$40,930$40,810
290Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,730$29,970
290Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$49,910$74,730
290Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,060$59,220
280Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,140$31,620
280Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,440$31,570
280Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,720$40,720
280Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$86,130$84,740
270Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$26,420$26,750
270Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$34,780$34,880
270Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,080$35,810
270Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$34,520$36,220
270Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$51,170$53,400
260Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,800$56,780
260Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$54,840$59,300
250First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$37,800$40,360
240First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,350$46,410
240Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$47,700$47,270
240Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,700$19,420
240Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$102,520$108,900
240Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$48,200$50,460
230Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$34,750$38,260
230Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$60,020$54,990
230Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$32,760$34,400
230Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,660$39,340
230Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$61,660$63,220
230Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$45,420$50,010
220Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,040$35,690
220Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,190$44,010
220Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,270$47,210
210Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$37,760$33,180
210Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$33,320$36,310
210Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,390$36,120
210Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$20,760$22,530
200Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,530$32,660
200Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$22,970$28,890
200Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,940$42,520
190Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$26,810$26,200
190First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,280$34,750
190Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,260$52,240
190Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$57,990$56,250
190Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$44,360$44,880
190Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,980$44,570
190Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$78,850$78,210
190Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$25,150$30,670
180Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$30,280$30,790
180Machinists
(area) (ind)
$33,540$34,070
180Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$46,670$44,980
180Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$51,490$69,410
180Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,860$61,980
180Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$79,110$81,030
170Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$47,320$50,810
170Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,940$19,250
170First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$47,760$51,650
170Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,700$28,520
170Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,000$25,030
170Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
170Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$54,800$57,520
170Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,360$43,220
160Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,030$28,390
160Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,250$30,670
160Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$19,020$22,980
160Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$25,630$28,040
160Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$31,350$32,250
160Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,000$26,910
150Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$34,890$30,190
150Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,550$20,060
150Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,510$33,330
150Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,090$21,540
150Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$51,280$62,110
150Choreographers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
150Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$34,280$34,050
150Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,290$35,650
140Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,500$29,740
140Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$38,320$38,770
140Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$43,510$45,070
140First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$26,000$28,780
140Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,890$31,090
140First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$29,540$31,220
140Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,910$43,590
140Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,000$27,900
140Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$66,620$65,030
140Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,140$54,030
140Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,640$40,880
140Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,070$29,880
140Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$71,740$72,210
130Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,930$18,850
130Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$43,970$43,720
130New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,410$30,080
130Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,950$46,160
130Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$21,660$24,840
130Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$157,180
130Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$64,270$72,800
120Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,810$34,260
120Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,710$27,330
120Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,260$32,970
120Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$44,190$45,110
120Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,150$16,040
120Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,540$24,630
120Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$36,590$38,550
120Librarians
(area) (ind)
$50,780$52,760
120Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$56,960$54,730
120Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$45,900$51,390
120Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,090$60,580
120Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$55,120$58,350
120Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$73,150$76,810
120Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$61,660$59,960
110Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,740$29,360
110Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$77,230$79,680
110Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$69,810$72,690
110Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,080$30,710
100Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$36,690$39,700
100Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$32,000$32,280
100Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,780$22,840
100Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$34,020$35,680
100Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$30,200$31,590
100Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,860$19,780
100Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$28,620$29,320
100First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$45,760$45,030
100Health educators
(area) (ind)
$33,270$38,820
100Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,530$32,930
100Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,440$64,350
100Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,330$65,240
100Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$84,490$97,930
90Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,940$17,430
90Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,470$32,630
90Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,150$45,110
90Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$58,740$55,030
90First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$68,640$72,660
90Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,620$16,910
90Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$71,640$84,410
90Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$65,470$70,810
90Photographers
(area) (ind)
$18,440$22,880
90Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,860$37,910
90Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$93,780$98,990
80Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,880$33,890
80Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,650$42,690
80Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,500$32,970
80Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,960$36,660
80Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$33,190$34,710
80Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,900$21,970
80Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$64,360$66,410
80Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$53,030$52,300
80Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$23,400$26,260
80Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,020$31,050
80Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$35,680$36,450
80Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$39,600$45,600
80Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,720$40,130
70Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,360$33,670
70Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,400$24,460
70Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$43,990$39,700
70Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$34,700$35,280
70Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$32,980$33,660
70Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$40,110$38,080
70Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$105,880$113,170
70Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$57,300$59,490
70Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$39,930$51,230
70Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$44,520$46,810
70Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$69,140$70,260
70Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,810$59,180
70Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,650$61,780
70Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,890$47,990
60Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$33,530$35,800
60Job printers
(area) (ind)
$28,200$30,940
60Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$23,520$23,230
60Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$17,730$18,020
60Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$37,040$38,150
60Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,340$20,730
60Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$52,470$51,060
60Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$63,910$65,070
60Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,890$31,940
60Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,170$44,810
60Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$52,510$54,950
60Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$55,330$61,160
50Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,590$32,800
50Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$31,780$29,140
50Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$22,370$22,810
50Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$56,630$58,810
50Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$79,780$94,650
50Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$ -1
50Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$30,050$32,010
50Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$44,780$54,350
50Clergy
(area) (ind)
$39,380$36,590
50Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$23,180$28,580
50Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,020$35,230
50Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,950$70,180
40Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,860$21,090
40Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$27,470$27,160
40Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$17,930$21,090
40Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$32,870$32,900
40Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
40Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,490$21,130
40Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,490$33,700
40Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,900$37,990
40Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,550$33,690
40Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$26,030$26,670
40Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,150$18,990
40First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$65,350$69,430
40Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$29,800$30,470
40Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,100$46,520
40Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,850$21,100
40Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$24,950$24,610
40Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$49,060$51,000
40Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,520$62,160
40Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,230$42,640
40Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,520$42,980
40Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$94,200$97,270
30Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,290$21,150
30Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,850$21,970
30Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,360$18,370
30Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$51,190$51,030
30Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$76,300$80,870
30Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$35,820$44,570
30Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$66,920$70,370
n.a.Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,380$25,080
n.a.Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,160$24,540
n.a.Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$22,200$22,320
n.a.Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,730$18,340
n.a.Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,410$23,580
n.a.Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,500$37,970
n.a.Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,250$19,520
n.a.Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,070$22,300
n.a.Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$32,430$35,070
n.a.Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$63,510$56,010
n.a.Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$23,180$22,940
n.a.Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,590$28,100
n.a.Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$36,570$42,330
n.a.Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$25,260$25,880
n.a.Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,580$21,830
n.a.Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$23,940$27,190
n.a.Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$40,550$45,180
n.a.Tapers
(area) (ind)
$47,550$50,860
n.a.Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$37,520$40,410
n.a.Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,210$30,560
n.a.Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$62,430$55,240
n.a.Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$17,880$18,580
n.a.Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,580$42,330
n.a.Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,320$17,070
n.a.Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,920$17,510
n.a.Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$85,020$84,730
n.a.Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$186,330
n.a.Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$165,220
n.a.Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$55,730$63,270
n.a.Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$27,680$35,560
n.a.Editors
(area) (ind)
$41,590$45,950
n.a.Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$16,770$18,110
n.a.Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,330$27,910
n.a.Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$45,880$44,890
n.a.Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$29,350$41,180
n.a.Chemists
(area) (ind)
$51,430$56,190
n.a.Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,560$37,180
n.a.Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,700$50,670
n.a.Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
>$145K$179,630
n.a.Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$80,330$83,100

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Modesto, California metropolitan area consists of:

Stanislaus County