Occupations in California

559 occupations with a California page, each showing what the job pays in state, how many people hold it, and which California schools run the programs that lead to it. Also see programs in California.

559 occupations

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Occupations in California
OccupationMedian payJobs in stateSchoolsGraduates / yr
Skincare Specialists
39-5094
$38,77011,36012011,248
Computer Programmers
15-1251
$116,76011,34017319,634
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
29-2056
$60,63011,310321,640
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1194
$76,63011,040782,300
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
33-1091
$53,96010,8509252
Counselors, All Other
21-1019
$48,85010,770646,888
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
53-2011
$353,90010,67011279
Operations Research Analysts
15-2031
$102,10010,620295,721
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
45-1011
$56,28010,450542,428
Tax Preparers
13-2082
$70,03010,2701615,863
Word Processors and Typists
43-9022
$56,38010,27029483
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
25-4022
$89,79010,180251,276
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
29-2032
$128,53010,110312,069
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
19-4099
$78,35010,090645,735
Media and Communication Workers, All Other
27-3099
$102,6309,9401558,676
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1121
$99,4109,82020722,562
Chemists
19-2031
$97,8609,8201322,820
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
11-9031
$67,1009,810521,811
Advertising Sales Agentsmoderate
41-3011
$80,3609,6204104
File Clerks
43-4071
$49,0409,52029483
Community Health Workers
21-1094
$58,0509,500604,772
Public Relations Managers
11-2032
$167,9809,40016510,944
Physical Therapist Assistants
31-2021
$83,1109,40029720
Audio and Video Technicians
27-4011
$64,6209,280751,414
Biological Technicians
19-4021
$71,4409,21018019,908
Aerospace Engineers
17-2011
$157,6209,1703810,541
Veterinarians
29-1131
$163,9209,1706507
Material Moving Workers, All Othermoderate
53-7199
$38,4109,120376
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
49-9051
$129,0408,9305141
Special Education Teachers, All Other
25-2059
$103,0508,920411,437
Labor Relations Specialists
13-1075
$105,8108,83021773
Dietitians and Nutritionists
29-1031
$98,8508,720901,638
Medical Equipment Preparers
31-9093
$61,3708,7206201
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
13-2081
$74,1108,610681,588
Interior Designers
27-1025
$80,2308,50031797
Computer and Information Research Scientists
15-1221
$159,1008,44020128,319
Real Estate Brokers
41-9021
$80,4508,430702,303
Writers and Authors
27-3043
$86,4808,39017712,817
Sheet Metal Workers
47-2211
$76,5908,3906211
School Psychologists
19-3034
$127,7808,34020861
Tile and Stone Setterslimited
47-2044
$58,8808,250224
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
49-2098
$71,5708,180527,464
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
33-1021
$127,6308,170603,730
Highway Maintenance Workersmoderate
47-4051
$59,5808,150376
Residential Advisors
39-9041
$46,6508,1207129
Film and Video Editors
27-4032
$88,4908,110955,035
Photographers
27-4021
$47,8407,9801696,952
Opticians, Dispensinglimited
29-2081
$57,9907,840287
Law Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1112
$119,5407,800335,477
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4033
$45,8907,80028424
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4031
$48,4507,71032635
Purchasing Managerslimited
11-3061
$159,8307,4701246
Urban and Regional Planners
19-3051
$109,6107,46021941
Kindergarten Teachers
25-2012
$82,5507,430514,496
Special Effects Artists and Animators
27-1014
$130,5407,4101274,783
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
51-7011
$49,0307,3609106
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
47-4041
$56,1207,34012112
Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3029
$80,4807,330742,403
Physical Therapist Aideslimited
31-2022
$38,3307,330128
Web Developers
15-1254
$119,5707,32016419,062
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3022
$83,4907,250531,476
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
49-2011
$58,2807,25015173
Database Administrators
15-1242
$113,0607,2401035,758
Library Technicians
25-4031
$53,2607,19011371
Clergy
21-2011
$77,7107,110451,339
Procurement Clerks
43-3061
$56,1607,08029483
Entertainment and Recreation Managers
11-9072
$79,5507,00022160,696
Optometristsmoderate
29-1041
$136,3006,8903227
Musicians and Singers
27-2042
6,8401482,869
Solar Photovoltaic Installerslimited
47-2231
$60,6006,83011
Chemical Technicians
19-4031
$59,5106,8001352,712
Training and Development Managers
11-3131
$156,2606,68022958,735
Pediatricians, General
29-1221
$214,1406,680142,029
Forest and Conservation Technicians
19-4071
$58,1206,640842,280
Insurance Underwriters
13-2053
$95,3206,5809156
Fashion Designers
27-1022
6,47025414
Social Workers, All Other
21-1029
$63,0106,430374,576
General Internal Medicine Physicians
29-1216
$313,8906,370142,029
Dietetic Technicians
29-2051
$46,4106,310881,536
Database Architects
15-1243
$170,1606,21020232,071
Medical Equipment Repairers
49-9062
$72,4506,08031655
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
19-4042
$61,2206,010982,143
Physicists
19-2012
$207,4905,9301453,507
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
49-2094
$87,0805,83023327
Financial Risk Specialists
13-2054
$129,1105,740643,995
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3026
$79,0705,710481,194
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
51-9011
$58,3005,670768
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1072
$81,9605,61016121,516
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
29-2031
$78,1705,57014791
Interpreters and Translators
27-3091
$70,7705,5601554,208
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1123
$130,4905,4601806,703
Fundraising Managers
11-2033
$135,8705,430644,070
Psychiatrists
29-1223
$353,5005,420142,029
Social Science Research Assistants
19-4061
$60,2505,30021067,123
Commercial and Industrial Designers
27-1021
$100,7705,300431,045
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1011
$128,4705,29023973,890
Technical Writers
27-3042
$104,0005,28012158
Credit Analysts
13-2041
$97,8605,260522,212
Paramedics
29-2043
$74,5905,190553,453
Conciergeslimited
39-6012
$43,5605,150137

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Pay and job counts are BLS OEWS state estimates. Graduates per year are IPEDS completions at schools in this state. All sources & release dates →

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