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
Occupation	Median pay	Jobs in state	Schools	Graduates / yr
Ship Engineerslimited 53-5031	$97,660	610	1	64
Sociologists 19-3041	$125,770	590	180	12,910
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 43-4041	$51,950	590	15	127
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 13-1032	$78,930	550	26	427
Hydrologists 19-2043	$122,110	540	72	836
Woodworkers, All Other 51-7099	$47,860	540	10	108
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1031	$103,520	530	46	2,729
Embalmersmoderate 39-4011	$60,060	520	3	73
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tunersmoderate 49-9063	$47,580	520	3	44
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineerslimited 17-2151	$158,130	520	2	6
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021	$124,920	510	6	62
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 33-2022	$97,370	480	31	1,362
Geological Technicians 19-4043	$69,410	480	69	715
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic 51-4192	$74,490	480	28	424
Pile Driver Operatorsmoderate 47-2072	$110,340	480	3	76
Genetic Counselors 29-9092	$137,650	440	8	262
Choreographers 27-2032	$75,000	410	68	586
Animal Breeders 45-2021	$59,280	410	16	366
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1041	$109,930	400	71	4,065
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 49-9081	$77,910	400	22	671
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 49-9097	$84,670	390	52	7,464
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1192	$97,620	380	121	4,705
Dentists, All Other Specialists 29-1029	$230,730	340	5	101
Desktop Publishers 43-9031	$71,930	320	40	654
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondarymoderate 25-1082	$125,640	310	3	846
Commercial Diverslimited 49-9092	$101,540	310	1	14
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 43-9081	$57,490	300	178	7,016
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1053	$108,290	300	97	3,503
Hydrologic Technicians 19-4044	$70,790	300	5	26
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1064	$146,040	280	86	1,061
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 51-4061	$92,960	260	6	211
Mathematicians 15-2021	$126,710	250	181	9,809
Correspondence Clerks 43-4021	$53,640	240	29	483
Medical Dosimetrists 29-2036	$140,380	240	5	124
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1113	$81,500	230	40	4,830
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blastersmoderate 47-5032	$80,370	220	3	76
Historians 19-3093	$97,420	210	176	4,794
Motorboat Operatorslimited 53-5022	$34,570	190	2	80
Craft Artists 27-1012	$100,540	170	161	6,748
Animal Scientists 19-1011	—	140	8	976
Paperhangerslimited 47-2142	$62,790	130	1	1
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 15-2099	$180,500	120	181	9,690
Statistical Assistants 43-9111	$82,580	110	115	4,275
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1043	$61,730	110	31	1,359
Cooks, Private Household 35-2013	—	110	27	550
Astronomers 19-2011	$123,540	110	21	244
Transit and Railroad Police 33-3052	$109,650	100	9	252
Geographers 19-3092	$114,460	80	87	1,069
Farm and Home Management Educators 25-9021	$98,770	40	85	4,757
Shampooers 39-5093	$37,080	—	117	6,747
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 23-1022	$97,680	—	32	4,338
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-2099	$85,830	—	78	2,732
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215	$252,010	—	14	2,029
Orthopedic Surgeons 29-1242	$253,430	—	14	2,029
Surgeons, All Other 29-1249	$131,990	—	14	2,029
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 23-2093	$67,230	—	46	1,773
Refractory Materials Repairers 49-9045	$77,220	—	22	671
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 49-9095	$59,450	—	21	276
Extraction Workers, All Othermoderate 47-5099	$50,590	—	3	76

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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