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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Oakland, CA PMSA

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

Oakland, California

National, all industries, November 2004

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
1,006,290All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,390$46,990
177,530Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,770$35,370
106,080Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,910$38,180
74,360Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,840$33,850
68,940Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,440$19,660
65,270Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,960$50,160
64,680Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,430$32,960
61,120Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,310$50,540
60,010Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$92,610$101,750
49,660Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,590$66,880
42,420Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$73,060$76,350
38,130Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,250$45,980
34,520Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$74,760$77,420
32,060Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$21,090$26,680
31,930Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,610$27,470
26,300Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$71,010$73,880
24,520Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$19,220$22,310
23,580Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$28,290$29,250
21,950Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,330$26,470
20,290Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,700$30,140
19,160Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,110$48,140
16,430Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$81,590$80,470
16,280General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$99,200$111,130
15,530Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,650$26,820
14,860Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,350$43,430
14,450Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,540$26,730
14,200Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,360$66,820
14,070Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$33,920$35,540
13,810Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,160$37,740
12,830Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,410$17,140
12,720Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,730$46,990
12,220Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,490$19,160
12,030Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$53,210$52,580
12,030Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$48,270$49,480
11,620Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$23,180$26,110
11,590First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$49,130$52,230
10,960Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,040$62,260
10,450Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$53,460$60,350
9,840Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$39,170$39,650
9,500Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,440$44,270
9,370Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,190$25,320
9,330Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$39,380$39,680
8,830Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$40,420$40,960
8,680Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$24,730$28,060
8,590Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$58,900$66,410
8,560Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,780$27,110
8,550Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$84,520$87,700
8,060First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$35,350$40,340
8,010Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,580$29,840
7,680Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$36,380$37,210
7,390Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$26,580$28,020
7,370Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$26,820$27,400
7,190Security guards
(area) (ind)
$22,470$24,710
6,980Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,510$84,280
6,700Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$56,450$57,600
6,600Tellers
(area) (ind)
$24,120$24,490
6,330Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,880$17,680
6,000Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,740$20,120
5,910Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,500$19,570
5,910Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,110$22,120
5,770Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,390$25,160
5,550Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,270$45,240
5,420Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,800$26,840
5,270Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,320$16,870
5,210Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,370$61,360
5,160First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$27,550$28,550
5,150Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,280$75,420
5,110Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$88,910$98,950
5,000Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$73,600$83,590
4,990Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$53,420$54,290
4,870Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,770$22,150
4,840Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$71,870$72,680
4,810Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,410$43,280
4,760Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$76,440$80,190
4,740Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$33,950$34,730
4,530Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,310$16,630
4,480Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,190$52,470
4,470First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$48,820$52,180
4,450First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$69,950$70,570
4,260Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$24,770$26,490
4,230Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$57,190$65,950
4,100Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$22,380$25,170
3,880Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$93,430$96,580
3,840Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,700$28,740
3,760Electricians
(area) (ind)
$65,940$65,920
3,750Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$63,520$68,470
3,730Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$17,680$24,520
3,600Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$95,880$105,610
3,550Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$39,390$40,650
3,450Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$49,750$49,030
3,400Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,400$39,180
3,340Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K$164,900
3,290Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,390$92,760
3,250Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$47,690$46,680
3,230Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$31,120$34,020
3,230First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,410$63,610
3,220Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$39,140$51,650
3,200Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$18,680$21,720
3,130Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$34,540$35,670
3,080Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$63,370$60,610
3,020Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$111,920$124,230
2,880Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$50,950$52,120
2,870Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$111,180$118,470
2,860Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$42,440$43,020
2,830Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,920$20,400
2,770Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,600$42,320
2,770Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,570$61,890
2,760Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,930$17,660
2,710Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$85,110$87,860
2,660Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$113,870$117,820
2,650Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$19,910$20,470
2,620Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,710$29,700
2,600Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$37,030$37,870
2,590Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$35,940$36,470
2,580Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,310$27,460
2,580Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$63,390$75,400
2,540Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,100$42,530
2,540Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$36,200$37,190
2,500Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,370$24,360
2,450Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,010$31,790
2,440Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$21,230$21,880
2,350Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$118,750$125,700
2,330Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$56,440$58,780
2,280Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$73,140$75,230
2,260Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,570$50,760
2,250First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$59,420$70,870
2,250Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,160$83,680
2,230Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$26,880$27,670
2,220Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$48,900$47,570
2,220Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$56,000$56,700
2,190Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$72,230$71,460
2,120Bakers
(area) (ind)
$23,280$25,560
2,120Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,480$45,020
2,120Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,150$19,410
2,110Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,260$21,240
2,110Roofers
(area) (ind)
$41,750$39,770
2,110Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$55,070$78,080
2,100Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,500$73,100
2,060Machinists
(area) (ind)
$44,500$45,250
2,060Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$78,850$82,780
2,020Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$37,090$41,740
2,010Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$30,110$29,680
2,000Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$69,080$93,770
1,990Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,890$42,600
1,980Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,540$79,140
1,960Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,800$17,640
1,950Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,530$43,790
1,920Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$17,600$19,490
1,900Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$108,720$111,230
1,880File clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,460$26,600
1,870Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$27,200$26,950
1,860Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$74,500$72,470
1,850Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$38,280$39,960
1,850Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,140$30,080
1,820Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,390$37,480
1,780Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$18,930$22,350
1,760First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$54,090$60,470
1,760Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$90,960$96,880
1,730Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,040$38,930
1,730Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,380$40,990
1,730Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,780$30,990
1,690Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$25,190$26,860
1,680Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$47,430$45,580
1,680Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$75,270$85,080
1,660Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,820$50,260
1,660Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$33,190$36,160
1,660Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$82,170$82,420
1,660Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$89,190$91,330
1,640Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$30,330$35,870
1,610Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$48,620$49,580
1,610Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$41,650$42,720
1,590Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$85,100$85,130
1,590Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,870$60,290
1,550Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$85,240$89,280
1,510Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$30,830$33,740
1,510Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,080$37,260
1,500New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,490$30,790
1,500Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$67,210$67,630
1,470Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,750$51,920
1,460Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$36,020$38,150
1,450Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$38,600$44,390
1,430Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$60,520$57,280
1,420Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,570$21,150
1,420All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,220$41,500
1,420Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,380$32,930
1,410Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$47,350$44,360
1,380Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$84,820$92,320
1,370First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$43,690$47,110
1,370Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,500$29,450
1,350Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,520$47,500
1,350Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$58,990$56,910
1,340Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,760$82,180
1,330Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,490$31,150
1,320Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$17,520$19,420
1,320Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$46,660$52,570
1,300Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$29,730$29,370
1,300First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$36,910$38,400
1,280Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$88,060$94,070
1,270Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$83,170$81,110
1,250Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$40,550$40,850
1,240Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$62,600$64,840
1,230Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$36,690$45,090
1,220Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$47,060$48,230
1,220Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$50,670$52,540
1,220Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$60,160$65,460
1,210Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$146,500
1,210Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$59,660$59,200
1,210Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$99,250$103,190
1,190Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,170$22,160
1,190Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,620$39,900
1,170Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$58,470$61,050
1,150Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$34,380$36,760
1,140Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$68,090$68,380
1,140Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$40,850$41,710
1,110Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$30,160$30,170
1,110Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$37,020$36,400
1,110Chemists
(area) (ind)
$56,230$60,350
1,090Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,870$25,780
1,090Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$28,150$29,600
1,080Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$87,230$94,750
1,070Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,260$42,390
1,070Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$52,960$53,130
1,060Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,450$19,680
1,060Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$20,700$21,900
1,050Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$24,160$26,360
1,040Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,690$52,420
1,030Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,060$22,130
1,020Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$52,180$52,010
1,020Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$37,600$38,550
1,020Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$59,240$59,940
1,010Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$36,640$38,880
1,010Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,300$32,890
1,010Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,150$33,030
1,010Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$54,630$56,390
1,000First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$33,040$37,060
1,000Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,610$23,160
1,000Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$75,350$75,200
990Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$28,650$28,110
980Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$55,770$55,200
980Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$77,600$82,610
970Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$97,660$99,150
970Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$76,290$77,450
970Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$57,750$56,760
950Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$21,370$22,960
950Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$48,950$47,090
950Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$56,900$54,260
940Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$20,110$20,320
940Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,290$48,380
930Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$23,420$26,710
930Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,260$23,570
930Librarians
(area) (ind)
$55,270$54,660
920Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$19,600$19,840
920Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$52,990$54,420
920Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$77,120$85,350
910Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$61,080$60,500
910Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,580$64,900
890Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$58,460$66,830
880Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,840$39,460
870Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$57,340$61,230
870Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$59,740$62,810
870Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$69,190$70,880
860Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$30,230$30,880
860Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$20,270$22,030
860Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,530$26,630
850Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$91,750$86,280
850Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,710$65,910
840Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$26,120$28,540
840Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$39,390$43,320
830Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,330$29,860
820Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,840$30,980
820Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$55,940$65,230
810First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$43,530$47,640
800Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,680$29,280
800Editors
(area) (ind)
$40,590$42,950
780Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,500$58,350
760Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$51,360$52,920
740Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$51,430$63,720
740Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$91,240 * $103,160
740Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$53,550$55,210
740Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,840$34,410
730Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$36,800$38,560
730Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$60,100$65,530
720Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$56,860$52,500
710Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$26,570$27,260
710Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,600$59,790
710Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,860$32,590
710Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$81,750$82,600
700Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,890$40,490
700Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,570$57,060
690Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$29,480$30,290
690Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,920$41,790
690Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$117,940$124,770
680Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,120$29,470
680Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,520$23,080
680Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$165,960
680Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,750$76,000
670Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,100$37,000
660Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$42,060$44,290
660Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$46,790$45,840
650Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$44,170$44,440
650Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,150$24,510
650Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$72,360$65,860
650Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$69,980$72,410
640Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,600$26,930
640Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$61,950$59,930
640Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$91,360$93,330
630Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$22,020$24,670
630Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,110$39,080
620Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$103,110$108,240
610Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,970$68,560
600Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$66,070$65,980
600Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,070$42,980
600Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,090$77,430
590Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$71,910$71,760
590Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,390$52,960
580Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,650$31,530
580Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$69,830$70,450
570Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$42,510$44,560
570Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,730$42,550
570Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$14,910$21,050
570Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$29,850$30,340
560Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$60,820$60,700
560Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$48,880$47,680
560Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,820$20,180
560Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$71,570$72,500
550Tapers
(area) (ind)
$65,770$62,570
550Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,640$23,820
550Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,310$47,060
550Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,840$36,180
550Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,060$40,630
540Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,250$77,480
530Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,260$36,070
530Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$58,940$51,620
530English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,580$74,180
530Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,520$81,500
530Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$54,110$56,450
520Health educators
(area) (ind)
$44,850$50,240
510Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,020$21,400
510Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,890$22,430
510Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$63,040$61,400
510Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$33,140$34,970
510Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$85,520$91,120
500First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$90,530$95,340
500Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$30,280$30,970
500Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$40,130$42,610
500Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$49,610$49,430
490Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$39,290$42,420
490First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$105,640$104,390
490Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$66,960$80,000
480Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,340$29,170
480Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$39,600$39,010
480Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$69,640$69,510
480Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,470$39,520
470Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$28,570$30,950
470Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,310$47,070
470Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$71,710$69,570
460Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$49,790$52,350
460Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$54,260$56,260
460Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$39,850$36,800
450Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$142,110$140,710
450Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$78,490$85,540
450Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,710$52,640
450Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$78,560$83,150
440Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$22,920$26,140
440Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$72,590$73,560
440Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$83,430$89,560
430Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,760$89,000
430Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,270$62,910
420Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,400$36,150
420Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,900$56,840
420Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$61,630$62,870
400Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,300$26,800
400Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$51,420$52,350
400Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,120$34,450
390Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$47,790$46,590
380Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,570$49,900
380Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$49,990$50,360
370Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,140$69,260
360Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$43,990$49,130
360Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$62,700$60,610
360Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$37,850$34,940
360Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$43,500$43,540
360Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$68,730$72,140
360Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$57,420$61,240
350Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$31,050$31,210
340Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,790$25,020
320Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$41,860$41,880
320Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,980$34,490
320Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$58,850$54,460
310Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$58,020$53,200
310Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,930$49,790
300Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,850$33,230
300Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$42,110$41,800
290Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,190$25,040
290Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$59,530$57,980
290Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$76,200$79,020
290Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,330$77,240
290Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$71,730$72,280
290Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$42,190$43,460
280Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,670$30,460
280Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,120$39,890
280Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$47,880$49,160
280Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,780$47,400
270Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$40,330$44,350
270First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,280$47,080
270Clergy
(area) (ind)
$46,390$48,330
270Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$97,800$95,260
260Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$40,670$41,360
260Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,050$38,070
260Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$20,050$20,630
260Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$70,670$72,750
260Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,040$67,300
260Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,090$67,140
260Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,550$49,840
250Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,520$32,990
250Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,620$21,100
250Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$38,040$36,930
250Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$36,130$37,470
250Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$51,900$51,250
250Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$67,670$71,120
250Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,820$70,890
250Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,710$83,010
240Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$36,330$42,050
240Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,860$56,370
240Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$55,800$59,080
230Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,550$71,690
230Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$78,970$77,970
230Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$83,940$91,810
220Photographers
(area) (ind)
$31,290$36,570
220Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,980$66,050
220Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,470$40,770
210Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$59,170$57,160
210Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$66,090$65,190
210Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$18,160$19,090
210Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$59,230$53,420
210History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,600$73,880
210Legislators
(area) (ind)
$42,740$55,680
200Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,650$24,830
200Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$36,370$34,250
200Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$42,350$39,330
200Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,770$19,670
200Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$46,170$50,790
200Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$86,690$96,450
190Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$73,250$80,190
190Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$20,050$21,790
190Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,220$29,100
190Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,620$22,870
180Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,430$29,480
180Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,750$29,670
180Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$31,330$34,550
180Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,800$33,730
180Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,250$18,900
180Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$67,010$67,520
180Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,620$48,760
180Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$47,540$62,070
180Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$78,130$85,850
180Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$87,010$86,380
180Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$38,570$46,950
170Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$56,920$59,760
160Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,930$35,070
160Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$24,970$32,910
160Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$42,580$43,180
150Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$30,750$28,560
150Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,250$34,200
150Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,270$33,680
150Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,160$26,880
150Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$29,430$33,620
150Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,950$27,440
150Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$66,580$64,610
150Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$29,260$35,970
150Art directors
(area) (ind)
$56,950$69,600
140Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$25,680$27,120
140Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$31,590$33,050
140Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,270$31,110
140Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$21,250$22,720
140Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,020$27,580
140Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,940$32,610
140Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$59,210$65,080
140Economists
(area) (ind)
$74,370$94,660
130Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$82,290$70,630
130Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$21,590$23,510
130Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,630$50,580
130Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,150$34,110
130Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$87,380$82,630
130Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,110$42,140
120Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$46,480$44,990
120Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,300$39,120
120Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$62,230$59,010
120Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,440$76,850
110Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,660$30,280
110Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$41,380$41,020
110Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,780$40,010
110Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,980$41,750
110Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$54,450$58,360
110Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,540$46,050
110Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,910$37,370
110Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,020$57,350
110Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$89,880$92,190
100Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,400$25,300
100Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$19,020$22,410
100Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,990$30,430
100Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$34,370$35,260
100Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,420$33,260
100Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,060$41,960
100Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$41,340$45,750
100Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$23,260$28,270
100Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$27,700$32,920
100Concierges
(area) (ind)
$23,330$24,950
100Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$29,210$30,370
100Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$41,270$42,810
100Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$101,580$105,620
100Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$60,030$60,410
100Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$65,330$69,320
90Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,710$25,100
90Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,580$28,120
90Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$31,990$32,340
90Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$48,270$47,190
90Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$188,600
90Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$87,640$95,530
90Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$73,050$89,330
90Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,580$37,070
90Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$76,620$84,540
90Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$87,200$86,290
90Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$43,920$45,020
90Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$41,360$43,470
90Physicists
(area) (ind)
$96,760$94,640
80Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$26,030$27,020
80Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,880$22,280
80Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$41,560$41,330
80Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$44,040$45,110
80Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$43,770$47,100
80Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$65,570$75,070
80Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$66,410$69,690
80Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$85,980$90,320
70Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$33,300$45,080
70Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$51,390$49,270
70Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$70,110$69,960
70Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$75,190$72,690
70Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$21,090$28,860
70Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,910$69,290
70Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$69,420$78,390
70Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$62,060$65,690
70Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$52,300$58,140
70Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,930$42,640
70Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$94,830$97,210
70Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$54,690$56,110
60Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,800$30,040
60Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$22,060$27,240
60Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,010$40,090
60Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$51,920$53,470
60Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$45,360$54,440
50Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$29,490$28,850
50Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$36,350$35,690
50Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,290$42,220
50Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$27,860$27,490
50Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,620$22,300
50Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$30,960$30,630
50Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$22,300$26,890
50Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$131,200$133,480
50Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$44,450$75,780
50Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$21,620$26,300
50Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$51,030$55,370
40Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$42,710$41,690
40Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,340$28,200
40Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,570$37,070
40Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$54,760$56,170
40Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$49,800$48,920
40Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,100$50,090
40Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,900$42,420
40Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$38,900$33,600
40Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$64,220$64,280
30Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,050$19,370
30Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$62,170$55,670
30Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,000$45,650
30Curators
(area) (ind)
$47,990$47,690
30Archivists
(area) (ind)
$34,800$46,670
30Historians
(area) (ind)
$47,650$52,940
30Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,330$84,130
n.a.Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$43,560$41,670
n.a.Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$46,620$46,660
n.a.Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,100$23,680
n.a.Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$48,550$48,840
n.a.Job printers
(area) (ind)
$47,270$46,240
n.a.Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$26,440$26,860
n.a.Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$42,940$46,130
n.a.Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$50,010$51,990
n.a.Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,710$17,910
n.a.Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,530$26,230
n.a.Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,320$28,650
n.a.Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,120$31,910
n.a.Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,590$41,620
n.a.Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$25,120$24,380
n.a.Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$73,310$71,690
n.a.Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,610$24,190
n.a.Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,690$22,560
n.a.Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$33,500$32,570
n.a.Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$46,950$52,320
n.a.Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$36,370$44,550
n.a.Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$65,970$61,180
n.a.Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$38,610$38,380
n.a.Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$36,510$37,610
n.a.Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$25,790$29,270
n.a.Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$18,690$23,330
n.a.Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$18,300$18,330
n.a.Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,150$19,200
n.a.Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$24,040$28,090
n.a.Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$32,000$32,420
n.a.Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$22,660$24,370
n.a.Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$45,240$45,240
n.a.Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$29,480$30,340
n.a.Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,070$41,730
n.a.Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$21,770$27,560
n.a.Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,180$62,210
n.a.Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$60,670$61,180
n.a.Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$189,110
n.a.Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$174,550
n.a.Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,860$40,850
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,080 * $46,480
n.a.Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,640$44,270
n.a.Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$42,430$45,650
n.a.Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,800$45,000
n.a.Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,180$76,360
n.a.Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,960$69,020
n.a.Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,820$62,730
n.a.Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$100,100$92,860
n.a.Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,240$73,580
n.a.Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,110$74,490
n.a.Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,100$68,370
n.a.Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,620$64,660
n.a.Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,300$70,170
n.a.Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,470$82,110
n.a.Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$85,080$94,320
n.a.Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$33,860$38,620
n.a.Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$80,200$89,020
n.a.Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,310$60,780
n.a.Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$43,040$51,700
n.a.Animal scientists
(area) (ind)
$54,160$54,520
n.a.Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$119,340$106,950

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

* For occupations marked with an asterisk (*): The annual estimates shown are based on hourly estimates. However, it is uncommon for workers in these occupations to find year-round employment.

The Oakland, California metropolitan area consists of:

Alameda County
Contra Costa County