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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Salinas, CA MSA

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

Salinas, California

National, all industries, November 2004

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
154,260All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,960$36,640
23,680Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,040$18,340
20,210Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,140$32,020
19,780Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,770$17,270
14,410Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,980$31,860
14,340Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,220$19,550
11,310Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,560$25,150
10,180Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,890$55,740
6,740Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,560$29,630
6,280Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$75,860$86,170
6,020Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$65,480$71,050
5,780Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,370$44,440
5,760Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,070$25,560
5,380Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,400$48,270
5,040Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,700$24,230
4,880Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,630$39,400
4,440Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,420$59,330
3,930Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$18,400$21,190
3,220Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,130$28,130
2,900Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$24,700$25,520
2,790Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,430$17,780
2,720Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,270$24,360
2,420Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,510$20,280
2,370Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,580$17,800
2,350Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$75,980$74,100
2,240Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,560$70,570
2,090Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,930$17,730
2,020Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,770$47,520
1,970Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,030$25,450
1,940Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,460$71,430
1,890General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$84,510$97,210
1,780Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,910$33,580
1,740Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,830$43,770
1,700Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$32,440$34,690
1,690Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$20,300$20,190
1,620Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$53,400$54,590
1,550Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,840$20,110
1,520Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,930$17,850
1,510Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,080$24,980
1,490First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$45,530$48,030
1,450First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,300$37,500
1,440Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$24,940$25,730
1,380Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,350$24,170
1,370Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,650$34,360
1,340Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,460$39,440
1,340Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,620$22,350
1,310Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$49,120$52,720
1,160Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$21,370$23,310
1,150Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$29,660$31,640
1,140Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$25,940$26,270
1,140Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,180$67,170
1,100Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$25,040$26,660
1,030Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,750$63,380
1,020Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$34,480$36,720
1,020Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,600$76,770
970Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$64,960$73,780
970Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,610$24,440
940Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,360$54,570
930Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$42,300$43,560
930Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,020$16,180
920Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$54,140$54,580
910Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,220$16,390
900Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$31,410$32,460
880First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,900$28,170
860Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$54,590$60,860
820Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,670$17,510
790Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,750$22,240
740Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,740$37,390
740Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$51,960$52,720
700Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$18,900$19,980
690Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,380$24,360
660Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$54,520$51,710
660Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$77,070$77,820
640Security guards
(area) (ind)
$21,030$22,700
620Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$16,940$17,700
610Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$44,800$46,120
600Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,640$27,150
600Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,980$31,600
590Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$18,640$24,200
590First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$35,590$39,180
570Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,720$34,190
560Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,080$29,710
530Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,030$24,790
510First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$51,000$54,610
490Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$34,640$32,860
470Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,030$25,220
460Electricians
(area) (ind)
$55,170$54,850
450Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,200$18,030
450Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$20,790$22,350
440First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$54,800$54,770
440Tellers
(area) (ind)
$25,080$25,590
440Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,990$17,450
430Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$19,930$21,560
430Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,820$30,790
430Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,810$47,970
420Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$38,830$39,340
410Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,890$23,560
410Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$89,040$92,340
400Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$20,070$19,990
400Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,830$17,360
390First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$66,100$67,070
370All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,990$39,270
360Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,790$19,910
350Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$26,920$29,410
340Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$79,080$95,490
330Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$39,390$43,240
330Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,800$44,270
330Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$29,020$30,870
330Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,140$23,990
330Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,620$48,390
330Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,270$67,500
320Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$43,060$42,840
320Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$35,190$34,670
320Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,530$18,920
320Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,400$44,540
320Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,630$43,730
310Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$34,080$34,850
300Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$31,520$31,170
300Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$32,020$33,380
300Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$19,820$20,770
300Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K$154,740
290Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$111,450$127,970
290Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,960$78,120
290Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$42,670$41,020
280Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$18,910$25,420
270First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$45,960$46,030
270File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,330$21,240
270Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,500$35,140
270Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,210$36,100
270Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$25,520$31,430
270Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,820$26,850
260Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$56,380$64,000
250Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$25,090$25,900
250Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,390$38,830
250First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$33,680$36,010
240Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$50,860$53,690
240Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$66,370$67,500
240Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$88,340$90,520
230Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,430$29,940
230Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$51,200$51,340
230Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$29,920$33,290
230Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$60,550$87,730
230Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$22,430$24,350
230Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$56,570$59,580
220Bakers
(area) (ind)
$23,030$25,060
220Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$44,800$45,770
210First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$44,500$50,590
210Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$20,810$21,090
210Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$26,800$30,050
210Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,430$42,280
210Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$84,330$95,000
210Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$69,760$75,600
200Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$21,110$21,780
200Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,790$20,240
200Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,210$35,130
200Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$47,930$45,330
200Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$37,620$36,420
200Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,860$22,130
200Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$53,690$51,140
200Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,290$25,350
200Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$34,700$39,390
200Editors
(area) (ind)
$46,060$50,650
190Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$32,330$32,790
190Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$75,180$91,050
190Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,150$65,190
190Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$56,200$63,930
180Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,020$19,210
180Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$48,880$47,720
180Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,710$40,230
180Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,850$32,000
180Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$107,070$112,460
180Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,390$31,090
180Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$49,320$49,200
180Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,450$56,830
180Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$63,020$65,800
180Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$46,520$49,110
180Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$76,020$78,940
180Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$85,960$90,960
180Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$99,030$105,310
170Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$39,570$39,110
170Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,820$20,360
170Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$39,220$39,670
170Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$23,960$25,690
170Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,430$17,440
170Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$27,950$29,450
170Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$27,470$30,790
160Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,730$24,140
160Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,800$34,640
160Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,650$40,110
160Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$104,410$123,410
160Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,100$73,710
160Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$60,890$62,470
160Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,470$47,870
150Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$52,710$52,730
150Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$22,020$22,510
150Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,960$34,500
150Roofers
(area) (ind)
$40,220$39,850
150Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$50,120$49,450
150Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$52,310$49,740
150Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$46,440$44,170
150Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$27,870$37,020
150Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,540$28,670
150First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$52,850$62,960
150Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$48,860$48,560
150First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$66,030$76,350
150Librarians
(area) (ind)
$50,380$51,090
150Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$60,530$61,660
150Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,170$83,950
140First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$42,130$46,730
140Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$47,240$54,530
140First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$36,140$41,290
140Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$72,340$77,190
140Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$44,580$49,470
140Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$50,830$51,240
130Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,110$22,500
130Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,710$31,010
130Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,200$25,990
130Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,900$56,220
130Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,460$46,830
130Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,120$31,320
130Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$45,320$49,660
120Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$42,470$44,530
120Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,400$42,710
120Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$29,760$31,910
120Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$24,810$25,280
120Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$130,150$134,720
110First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$84,440$84,740
110Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$70,750$69,090
110Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,420$58,490
100Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,170$33,810
100Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$43,160$42,540
100Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,830$33,650
100Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$32,250$31,810
100Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$34,860$40,580
100Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$55,670$59,300
100Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$106,800$110,970
90Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$55,470$54,200
90Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$52,310$52,880
90Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$83,700$93,370
90Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$62,840$65,200
90First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,790$49,510
90Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$41,620$40,040
90Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$70,280$72,590
90Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$71,600$73,330
90Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$67,710$82,910
90Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$37,940$42,630
90Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$77,270$72,170
80Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,720$23,270
80Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$31,060$34,220
80Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,550$36,730
80Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,050$39,540
80Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,100$30,900
80Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$55,430$58,510
80Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$23,530$24,720
80Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$45,350$45,330
80Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,790$42,240
80Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$82,230$86,060
80Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$64,240$70,200
70Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,530$23,050
70Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,340$30,250
70Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$22,280$25,130
70Machinists
(area) (ind)
$37,490$36,820
70Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,890$24,540
70Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,310$21,580
70Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$24,060$27,750
70Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$32,250$32,440
70Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$71,880$84,780
70Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$57,170$59,480
70Health educators
(area) (ind)
$34,370$46,420
70Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$62,190$60,620
70Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$74,690$67,720
70Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$43,350$42,640
70Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$53,340$61,290
70Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$62,500$72,600
60Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,050$42,480
60Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$26,360$25,700
60Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$48,450$61,810
60Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$34,620$33,880
60Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,520$44,100
60Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$59,060$58,110
60Concierges
(area) (ind)
$21,990$23,070
60Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,250$21,330
60Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$18,070$18,680
60Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,060$43,800
60Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$56,980$56,230
60Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$43,790$47,230
60Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$46,110$51,040
60Clergy
(area) (ind)
$52,160$52,760
60Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,270$37,150
60Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$67,040$66,740
60Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$69,700$69,980
60Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$58,200$61,460
60Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$73,760$76,530
60Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$89,500$85,510
60Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$107,500$115,210
60Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$43,570$47,820
60Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$68,300$73,810
50Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$23,060$23,350
50Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,440$40,640
50Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$39,870$38,680
50Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$23,190$24,170
50Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$27,710$27,530
50Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$42,880$43,930
50Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,380$37,170
50Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,940$19,060
50Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$19,300$20,740
50Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,050$41,190
50Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,650$30,260
50Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$58,680$63,010
50Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$38,990$39,030
50Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$30,560$34,520
50Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$48,570$52,290
50Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,310$28,630
50Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,510$75,790
50Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,180$56,980
50Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$77,310$96,650
50Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$73,770$80,030
50Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$69,030$73,170
40Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$21,620$22,330
40Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$69,900$63,940
40Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$21,760$27,830
40Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$24,130$25,870
40Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$58,970$54,990
40Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$132,600$140,290
40Photographers
(area) (ind)
$29,170$33,170
40Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,190$25,570
40Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,340$54,290
40Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,120$48,300
40Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,690$76,860
40Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,910$61,980
40Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$25,870$26,340
40Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$70,270$71,050
40Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$86,970$88,160
40Legislators
(area) (ind)
$38,100$41,560
30Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$27,280$28,910
30Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$29,490$28,170
30Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$30,000$29,570
30Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
30Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$134,480$131,810
30Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,960$40,380
30Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$133,490$136,920
n.a.Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$43,180$44,620
n.a.Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,000$26,930
n.a.Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,110$18,150
n.a.Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,950$33,610
n.a.Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,910$25,230
n.a.Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$56,610$58,650
n.a.Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$35,680$34,450
n.a.Job printers
(area) (ind)
$41,850$40,280
n.a.Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,470$20,260
n.a.Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$17,990$21,090
n.a.Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$41,880$40,210
n.a.Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$36,350$36,370
n.a.Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$63,180$59,320
n.a.Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$45,890$43,480
n.a.Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$31,340$32,740
n.a.Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$33,020$36,840
n.a.Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,500$21,360
n.a.Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$59,310$62,370
n.a.Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$23,610$23,640
n.a.Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,270$18,980
n.a.Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,480$18,420
n.a.Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$44,340$44,550
n.a.Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$97,380$82,720
n.a.Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$64,650$64,010
n.a.Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$107,260$108,200
n.a.Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,720$27,970
n.a.Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,540$65,210
n.a.Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$47,210$46,380
n.a.Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$53,490$54,720
n.a.Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,610$45,750
n.a.Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,270$56,430
n.a.Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,170$42,340
n.a.Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$60,930$61,490
n.a.Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,450$71,930
n.a.Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$34,350$39,850
n.a.Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$56,670$54,930
n.a.Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,460$61,720
n.a.Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,890$52,360
n.a.Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$48,350$50,560
n.a.Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$56,810$56,710
n.a.Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$45,100$61,830

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Salinas, California metropolitan area consists of:

Monterey County