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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Sacramento, CA PMSA

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

Sacramento, California

National, all industries, November 2004

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
766,340All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,350$41,640
151,380Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,200$32,970
78,910Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,650$34,230
61,720Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,140$18,950
55,450Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,200$42,690
50,780Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,890$55,630
47,000Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,920$45,760
41,910Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,990$27,430
37,460Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$82,610$89,530
34,530Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,070$69,420
28,680Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,800$30,110
27,410Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$27,290$27,670
27,050Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,080$38,520
25,040Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,790$25,050
23,830Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$65,590$68,060
22,810Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,600$23,850
19,740Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,850$41,340
19,660Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$18,040$21,460
16,420Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$66,260$67,520
16,020Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,890$51,520
15,480Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,980$26,880
14,790Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,520$22,590
14,120Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$66,450$67,090
13,960First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$51,210$52,640
12,380Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,670$17,680
12,220Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,050$44,230
12,100Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$29,640$30,760
12,100Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,030$33,140
12,060Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,780$22,830
11,800Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,470$17,810
10,420General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$91,740$101,320
10,340Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,360$39,870
10,170Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$47,260$44,670
9,740Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,730$21,920
9,350Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,760$24,720
8,770Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,410$44,980
8,660Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$21,400$24,000
8,350Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$50,790$51,520
8,210Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,370$61,060
7,730Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$28,240$31,170
7,000Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,460$24,200
6,960Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,830$21,850
6,890Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,790$34,480
6,740Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$80,360$83,080
6,150Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,500$33,230
6,130Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$52,610$53,610
6,000First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,470$38,110
6,000Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$25,940$25,940
5,640Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,450$16,630
5,630Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,720$65,660
5,530Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$55,540$60,920
5,380Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$29,360$29,720
5,380Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,730$51,950
5,170Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,860$17,560
5,070Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,590$21,340
4,950Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,660$22,460
4,870First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$63,540$64,670
4,770Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$51,510$52,380
4,740Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,360$25,500
4,720Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,880$37,850
4,540Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,750$19,290
4,390Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$94,520$96,880
4,310First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,800$27,250
4,300Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$51,080$52,280
4,270Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,860$19,660
4,110Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$83,710$89,320
3,950Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$46,960$45,760
3,950Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,650$27,460
3,910Electricians
(area) (ind)
$42,860$43,790
3,860Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,620$17,880
3,830Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,090$72,040
3,790Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,310$53,740
3,780Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,870$35,800
3,760Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,140$26,610
3,740Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$52,230$54,160
3,640Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,570$23,910
3,410Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,730$24,740
3,400Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,570$17,050
3,140Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,110$49,330
3,110Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$82,380$91,360
3,040Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$45,430$43,210
2,990Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$58,360$68,180
2,930Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,310$16,370
2,900Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,890$74,750
2,840Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$43,870$44,260
2,790Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,750$22,530
2,770Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,000$75,640
2,620Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,960$60,540
2,580Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,710$26,650
2,560Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$54,110$50,890
2,550Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$45,110$53,030
2,530Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$36,610$38,010
2,460Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,310$24,250
2,420Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,720$30,870
2,360Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,960$24,350
2,360Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$29,200$28,820
2,350Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,170$35,760
2,350Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$32,740$33,540
2,350Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,050$62,870
2,340Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$116,900$133,870
2,250Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$43,680$44,000
2,250Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,040$30,960
2,250Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,900$53,630
2,240Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$30,830$31,720
2,180Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$28,750$30,700
2,160Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$51,700$53,290
2,150Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,580$19,010
2,140Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,330$25,250
2,140Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,110$43,430
2,100Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$50,260$51,090
2,090Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$19,790$20,460
2,080Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$49,860$68,810
2,070Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$77,070$79,590
2,060First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$52,480$55,500
2,060Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$41,460$41,560
2,040Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$55,170$68,100
2,030Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,620$17,490
1,980Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,190$18,120
1,960Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$99,020$110,910
1,950Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$42,650$43,310
1,950Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$91,310$104,240
1,910Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$29,260$35,530
1,890Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,510$28,920
1,880Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$59,170$64,720
1,870Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,380$28,900
1,810Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,770$19,300
1,800Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,660$39,430
1,790Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,530$18,530
1,770First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$45,400$49,130
1,750Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,440$16,610
1,710Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,280$64,470
1,710Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$56,570$58,760
1,700Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,630$30,590
1,700Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,770$33,500
1,650Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$102,060$97,250
1,640Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$32,240$33,540
1,630Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$51,280$49,630
1,630Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$31,860$32,390
1,580Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,670$40,130
1,580Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,880$65,280
1,560Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,860$20,170
1,520Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,060$37,280
1,490Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$29,800$31,040
1,470Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$34,880$34,640
1,470Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$65,670$66,520
1,450Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$66,720$84,400
1,440Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,990$19,060
1,430Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$30,280$33,050
1,430All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,750$35,710
1,430Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$27,990$31,690
1,420Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,580$29,090
1,420Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$53,170$55,190
1,390Tapers
(area) (ind)
$47,390$47,040
1,370Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,380$41,880
1,360Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,790$20,850
1,350Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$88,390$87,340
1,340First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$55,970$62,990
1,320Roofers
(area) (ind)
$41,020$42,460
1,260Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$24,100$24,770
1,260Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$89,520$90,000
1,250Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$74,710$77,040
1,230File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,570$23,960
1,210Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,580$19,200
1,210Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,980$55,170
1,200Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,290$50,480
1,180Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,620$27,630
1,170Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$69,040$66,880
1,170Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,780$46,620
1,170Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$81,940$83,000
1,160Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,260$76,790
1,150Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,590$26,210
1,150Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,530$29,360
1,150Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,240$61,670
1,130Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$44,190$54,570
1,100Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$75,160$79,040
1,100Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$49,910$51,760
1,080Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$22,960$24,520
1,070Bakers
(area) (ind)
$27,870$29,970
1,070Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$138,890$148,070
1,070Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$20,540$26,690
1,060Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,830$63,130
1,040Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,050$63,550
1,030Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$44,230$44,650
1,020Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$73,530$70,010
1,000Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,450$53,330
990Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$46,410$48,350
990Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$87,580$93,530
990Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$102,140$105,340
980Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,460$18,280
970Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$38,530$37,270
970Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$47,350$48,600
960Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$27,490$28,090
960Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,230$23,620
960Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$47,580$45,850
940Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,400$31,450
940Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,750$41,840
930First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$50,610$55,820
930Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$18,470$19,790
930Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,740$32,800
910Machinists
(area) (ind)
$35,260$35,690
910Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,060$38,250
910Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,440$67,220
900Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,650$17,040
900Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,490$21,640
900Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$42,910$44,760
900Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$53,790$57,870
900Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$85,510$93,500
880Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$52,830$52,220
870Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,680$43,750
860Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,010$18,560
860First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,450$36,310
840Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$37,650$37,440
840First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$32,350$33,940
840Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,180$39,470
830Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,430$26,660
820Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,990$33,520
810Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,210$32,060
810Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,720$44,220
810Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,750$51,200
800Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,020$23,180
800Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$56,710$63,330
790Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$18,020$19,540
790Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$69,980$77,340
770Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,230$20,930
770Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,510$54,710
760Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,950$51,380
750Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,270$36,980
750Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$53,120$58,240
740Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$49,770$60,950
740Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$175,010
720Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,580$29,080
720Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$45,490$44,160
720Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,990$38,100
710Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$55,180$57,380
710Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,940$28,450
700Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,360$54,830
680Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$32,090$33,400
680Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$37,440$35,990
670Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,010$59,430
660Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,280$84,560
660Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,780$20,320
660Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$54,950$58,660
650First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,420$40,410
650Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$55,590$56,790
640Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$64,230$64,590
630Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$21,840$23,050
630First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$39,070$40,610
620Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$49,740$48,970
620Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,380$27,050
620Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$61,630$62,630
620Editors
(area) (ind)
$44,750$50,790
620Librarians
(area) (ind)
$52,710$53,830
620Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,860$78,260
610Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,680$20,940
610Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,700$33,460
600Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$51,730$51,420
600Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$58,460$57,910
590Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$47,190$46,340
570Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,860$19,630
570Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,810$37,360
570Health educators
(area) (ind)
$57,770$54,550
570Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,820$48,680
560Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,090$45,000
560Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$26,470$28,620
560Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$18,120$18,980
560Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$67,760$71,170
540Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,140$62,920
530Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,120$19,670
530Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,080$36,430
530Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,940$73,060
520Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,820$18,680
520Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,940$30,420
510Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$21,500$23,040
510Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$49,930$48,410
510Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,630$33,890
510Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,970$59,350
500Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$25,250$25,980
490Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$24,850$25,910
490Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$52,250$52,380
490Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$55,900$59,660
490Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,960$55,320
480Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$30,040$29,230
480Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$56,960$57,880
480Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$70,040$76,310
460Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,430$20,470
460Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$22,040$22,230
450Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,340$34,630
450Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,300$56,770
440Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,660$63,060
440Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,090$57,780
430First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$68,930$69,530
430Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,880$33,360
420Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$32,220$32,330
420Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,390$19,910
420Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$34,830$36,180
420Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$38,230$39,080
420Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$39,830$41,520
420Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$27,200$28,580
410Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$42,920$42,580
410Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$26,290$27,240
400Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$32,910$35,810
390Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,440$35,070
390Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$26,700$29,330
390New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,050$31,810
390Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$29,270$31,120
390Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$43,590$43,480
390Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$68,130$77,530
390Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,530$71,390
390Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$73,070$77,490
380Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,120$47,520
380Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$86,670$98,370
370Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$47,950$48,380
370Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$26,680$27,420
360Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$33,460$39,160
350Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,640$26,950
350Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$23,030$24,460
350Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$64,620$66,250
350Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,030$82,020
340Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,250$30,340
340Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$33,470$38,580
340Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,400$33,480
340Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$23,960$26,310
340Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$67,000$68,200
340Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$119,060$108,990
340Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,050$33,510
340Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,030$46,150
330Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$65,440$64,800
330Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,710$76,120
320Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$21,340$23,430
320Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$35,950$36,750
320Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$22,020$23,440
320Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$31,290$39,440
320Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$38,710$41,180
310Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$45,560$47,540
310Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,980$41,820
310Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$40,180$40,980
310Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$56,710$56,440
310Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,450$37,050
310Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$64,850$64,810
300Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,380$33,770
300Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,180$65,570
300Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$85,830$84,780
300Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$71,630$71,860
290Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$26,130$26,350
290Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,290$34,710
290Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$27,530$27,530
290Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,830$49,140
290Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$75,330$78,340
290Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$64,170$74,850
280Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$47,510$49,230
280Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$32,030$31,530
280Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$66,230$69,250
280Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$39,570$41,640
270Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,180$19,270
270Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,790$35,380
270Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,500$42,940
270Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$21,840$24,640
270First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,230$52,050
270Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,020$30,590
270Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$54,110$57,630
270Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$55,150$56,020
270Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,110$46,690
270Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,960$60,490
260Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,120$24,280
260Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$75,910$77,270
260Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,040$23,310
260Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$33,200$34,890
260Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$75,030$81,980
250Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,110$34,840
250Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$60,640$59,850
240Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,430$27,420
240Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,060$21,660
240Clergy
(area) (ind)
$34,400$39,790
240Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$67,630$67,300
240Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$82,480$81,590
230Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$115,190$113,410
230Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$24,780$29,500
230Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,310$41,810
230Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,300$32,230
230Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$32,990$39,150
230Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$46,980$51,270
230Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$102,940$100,590
230Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,950$59,320
220Photographers
(area) (ind)
$29,740$33,670
220Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,510$39,410
220Chemists
(area) (ind)
$65,020$66,040
210Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,450$48,920
210Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,800$20,580
210Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$39,080$42,430
210Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$63,260$64,500
200Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,800$24,770
200Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$32,280$32,630
200English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,930$79,050
200Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$41,870$44,960
190Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,520$23,290
190Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,500$35,460
190Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$47,140$43,110
190Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,350$22,600
190Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$44,750$44,150
190Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,270$43,850
190Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,590$28,740
190Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$72,500$72,480
190Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$48,470$48,970
180Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,220$31,780
180Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,650$21,020
180Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$59,340$60,560
170Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,130$24,760
170Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$54,620$51,800
170Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,630$18,140
170Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$71,620$70,170
170Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$75,400$73,170
160Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,930$31,360
160Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,370$43,380
160Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$27,890$32,510
160First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$61,590$58,300
160Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$38,570$40,750
160Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$51,240$51,400
160Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$52,490$50,760
160Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$78,930$84,060
150Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$53,010$56,540
150Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$46,970$49,350
150Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$41,760$42,830
150Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,600$38,190
150Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,130$46,670
150Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$51,320$50,370
140Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,510$26,200
140Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$40,270$47,940
140Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,910$36,040
140Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,600$48,450
130Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,960$32,080
130Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$24,580$27,820
130Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,700$17,100
130Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$23,780$29,410
120Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$32,640$36,230
120Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,270$31,220
120Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$38,070$38,930
120Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,160$33,210
120Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,840$67,320
120Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,060$65,750
120Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$88,290$84,320
120Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,150$46,700
120Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,300$74,740
110Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,250$29,710
110Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$20,980$21,930
110Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,900$29,010
110Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$38,430$37,690
110Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,510$32,790
110Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$64,770$65,390
110Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,130$78,030
110Foresters
(area) (ind)
$60,550$60,130
110Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,400$71,880
110Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$78,600$83,240
110Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,500$75,020
100Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,060$43,130
100Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$41,810$42,040
100Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,210$25,200
100Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,650$32,800
100Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,650$26,280
100Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,890$32,760
100Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,050$32,620
100Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$17,190$19,580
100Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,610$19,850
100Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,610$45,340
100Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,090$37,720
100Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,260$40,810
100Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$21,300$27,200
100Art directors
(area) (ind)
$62,970$64,800
100Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,200$50,970
100Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$136,010$143,610
100Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,440$50,470
100Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$64,810$67,000
90Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$30,460$31,010
90Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$27,160$28,880
90Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$24,780$26,190
90Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$58,290$61,010
90Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,590$31,150
90Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,070$77,210
90Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,340$45,270
80Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$41,860$41,980
80Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$65,210$69,200
80Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$19,230$20,970
80Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,280$32,420
80Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,400$26,070
80Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$29,770$28,950
80Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$47,300$54,420
70Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,410$26,680
70Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,310$29,000
70Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,490$21,560
70Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$27,720$30,350
70Fallers
(area) (ind)
$34,210$35,610
70Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$19,140$19,280
70Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$73,790$74,060
70Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$43,520$41,620
70Actors
(area) (ind)
$18,800 * $19,920
70Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,970$78,520
70Economists
(area) (ind)
$70,460$70,910
70Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$63,600$62,650
70Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,610$79,100
70Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$63,770$64,230
60Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,770$91,810
60Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$81,350$80,000
60Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$21,380$22,020
60Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,970$30,670
60Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$24,480$25,920
60Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,480$27,600
60Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,700$36,070
60Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$29,140$31,340
60Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,480 * $33,900
60Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$29,570$42,690
60Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$52,570$62,350
60Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$52,020$49,230
60History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,090$72,380
60Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,060$42,280
60Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$38,870$39,520
60Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$55,130$58,290
50Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$48,360$50,630
50Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$39,150$38,570
50Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$33,350$32,450
50Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$59,420$58,950
50Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$45,170$46,710
50Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,930$35,470
50Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$68,600$68,820
40Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,810$20,750
40Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,690$31,970
40Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,320$35,910
40Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$42,810$42,430
40Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,490$56,380
40Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$44,240$46,540
40Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$47,600$50,500
40Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$48,540$50,550
40Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,210$27,170
40Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$49,060$47,650
40Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,780$41,950
40Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$45,350$49,780
40Historians
(area) (ind)
$51,670$51,660
40Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$65,940$65,780
40Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,590$73,580
30Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$40,120$44,760
30Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$23,380$25,020
30Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,950$19,660
30Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,840$31,290
30Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$23,040$28,380
30Models
(area) (ind)
$22,330$43,970
30Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$35,740$30,990
30Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,180$44,950
30Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$45,450$43,140
30Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,280$78,240
30Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,660$77,770
30Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$31,780$38,050
n.a.Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,780$23,520
n.a.Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,710$20,620
n.a.Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,490$22,970
n.a.Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$61,660$57,680
n.a.Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$25,900$27,010
n.a.Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$36,420$37,840
n.a.Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,560$24,920
n.a.Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$22,600$24,260
n.a.Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$29,500$30,040
n.a.Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,910$28,760
n.a.Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,380$32,110
n.a.Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$62,660$59,360
n.a.Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$37,670$37,250
n.a.Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$39,610$40,250
n.a.Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$24,490$25,860
n.a.Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,130$28,240
n.a.Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,120$27,230
n.a.Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$34,810$36,220
n.a.Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$40,950$41,970
n.a.Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$36,770$40,540
n.a.Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,060$18,590
n.a.Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$38,140$37,840
n.a.Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,980$33,710
n.a.Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$23,670$25,220
n.a.Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$21,410$25,830
n.a.Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$22,960$23,990
n.a.Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$25,010$25,290
n.a.Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$16,110$16,250
n.a.Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$20,100$19,560
n.a.Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$41,440$48,560
n.a.Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$34,100$36,480
n.a.Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$47,920$46,650
n.a.Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,830$58,370
n.a.Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,900$44,760
n.a.Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,920$56,380
n.a.Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$55,750$56,410
n.a.Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$159,120
n.a.Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$143,380
n.a.Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$159,020
n.a.Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$134,700$134,080
n.a.Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$96,850$92,780
n.a.Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$79,220$75,260
n.a.Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$43,120$51,690
n.a.Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$44,630$41,470
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$30,640 * $26,120
n.a.Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,650$42,590
n.a.Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,430$69,980
n.a.Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,320$65,940
n.a.Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$89,240$92,450
n.a.Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,190$50,580
n.a.Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,830$67,540
n.a.Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,600$67,600
n.a.Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,910$60,440
n.a.Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$78,350$74,840
n.a.Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$62,330$57,760
n.a.Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,220$30,720
n.a.Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,890$38,170
n.a.Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,850$77,470
n.a.Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$30,390$38,140
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
$41,380$60,520

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 Sacramento, California metropolitan area consists of:

El Dorado County
Placer County
Sacramento County