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Chico, CA

290 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 17020.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

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Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

All 290 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011420$77,6800.58
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012150$123,5301.15
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091300$34,3501.49
Animal Caretakers 39-2021150$35,9901.13
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301170$77,8501.36
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302140$64,4200.57
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023320$63,0700.90
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-6031100$37,2301.88
Bakers 51-3011120$40,0000.98
Bartenders 35-3011390$34,3201.03
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021200$51,9601.00
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 19-102950$72,2401.95
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031730$50,7101.05
Bus Drivers, School 53-305160$58,0800.28
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031100$55,7700.69
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199400$78,4500.72
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302180$44,1101.18
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020160$67,4100.65
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-701180$48,7502.08
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-119450$162,3000.89
Carpenters 47-2031390$72,2901.16
Cashiers 41-20112,090$35,2101.35
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051150$59,7101.44
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011110$55,9901.09
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-1011130$176,7501.26
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021290$61,7201.48
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011310$36,6601.18
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051160$107,3500.89
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061170$35,8600.89
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010170$59,5200.99
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912430$52,0000.38
Commercial Pilots 53-201240$123,8801.86
Community Health Workers 21-109460$47,2402.05
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099120$54,0002.23
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-114140$70,4000.62
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041240$84,0801.12
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123140$63,8600.53
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-916140$51,9600.48
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299140$82,7300.65
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211220$93,7200.83
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232200$62,3000.55
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021120$137,8900.36
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-201150$50,8401.67
Construction Laborers 47-2061480$54,7200.87
Construction Managers 11-9021140$119,6600.72
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401150$83,4800.74
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011580$40,3401.81
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012140$41,3800.64
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014600$37,9800.85
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015190$37,7002.70
Cost Estimators 13-1051140$81,1401.22
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021330$40,4601.63
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031110$49,2901.21
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051600$45,9800.46
Data Entry Keyers 43-902150$41,7300.76
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205140Not available0.32
Database Administrators 15-124230$93,6500.86
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-901180$46,7602.54
Dental Assistants 31-9091290$48,1701.50
Dental Hygienists 29-1292150$118,8001.31
Dentists, General 29-102150$163,5200.86
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203280$123,8801.86
Dietetic Technicians 29-205140$41,3202.68
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103140$93,9001.05
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011330$34,3201.22
Dishwashers 35-9021290$35,1501.22
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503270$48,1600.67
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031190$42,3600.92
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-208160$61,4101.41
Editors 27-304130$67,3900.70
Education Administrators, All Other 11-903950$118,9301.85
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032170$139,6001.01
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033140$118,7101.58
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903160$64,5401.75
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099440$60,8507.39
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012330$96,0801.83
Electrical Engineers 17-207170Not available0.67
Electricians 47-2111320$65,4000.84
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,120$95,0001.60
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061Not available$58,720
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-219940$131,6600.58
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 11-907230$78,1101.65
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204160$91,2101.42
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011170$75,7700.75
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031220$46,7901.36
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301370$103,6500.92
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121590$274,8001.61
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-304140$57,8902.34
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092430$34,3203.24
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,630$38,2101.35
Fence Erectors 47-403130$44,8002.59
File Clerks 43-4071Not available$39,250
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031260$130,6000.61
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-2099110$60,9101.66
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205170$91,1000.37
Firefighters 33-2011350$71,8302.01
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011290$82,3800.71
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101490$50,1601.69
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-101170$65,5004.70
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102130$100,1600.69
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012700$45,9001.14
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers 39-101340$49,1003.32
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011100$59,6601.13
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101260$69,0400.85
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011250$92,1400.81
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101260$63,1100.57
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011660$70,4200.91
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102250$55,8500.79
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101270$124,6600.95
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011230$72,4800.69
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011660$50,7701.16
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047230$59,1800.72
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021480$37,5101.06
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-9099130$34,9503.06
Food Science Technicians 19-401340$51,3905.61
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041130$37,4000.87
Food Service Managers 11-9051140$71,8501.15
Fundraisers 13-113170$75,9701.19
Gambling Dealers 39-3011100$34,3202.37
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,260$98,3900.71
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 45-204170$36,1205.36
Graphic Designers 27-102470$58,0400.66
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-501260$37,8800.36
Health Education Specialists 21-1091210$59,1206.28
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099160$56,6201.75
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102290$84,8100.97
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-9099120$50,5802.23
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021120$62,9200.60
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032650$57,4800.63
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909830$40,8200.71
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919830$40,5400.40
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051100$54,4801.29
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11205,940$34,3202.74
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031190$35,1700.89
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081120$36,0200.95
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$51,1200.93
Human Resources Managers 11-312160$139,8300.56
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071310$73,9100.67
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-211240$99,3500.21
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041200$59,9900.88
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051100$124,7800.84
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051240$45,8200.61
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419950$53,0000.76
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-906190$44,6800.30
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099110$41,3601.21
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031130$96,5101.12
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-9041100$48,0900.90
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021190$48,1700.81
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111240$46,1403.18
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011900$39,1500.81
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-201270$82,1701.27
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-7062990$41,0800.67
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011710$45,1501.48
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011100$36,8700.97
Lawyers 23-1011140$131,7100.37
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402270$80,8401.05
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121100$36,4702.27
Library Technicians 25-403140$47,0401.07
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061380$78,7501.16
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 19-409930$60,9000.90
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-909250$34,3200.67
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033480$45,9900.97
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413180$49,3900.91
Loan Officers 13-207280$68,1700.60
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108170$75,7600.53
Machinists 51-404140$46,5800.31
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012370$36,5400.86
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071720$52,0400.94
Management Analysts 13-1111350$78,3800.78
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199210$136,0900.68
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161320$70,8200.71
Marketing Managers 11-202160$139,8300.32
Marriage and Family Therapists 21-101390$81,7802.63
Massage Therapists 31-901140$63,2900.71
Material Moving Workers, All Other 53-719940$36,4003.53
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214140$109,2100.27
Medical Assistants 31-9092770$47,1501.87
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-9093Not available$46,870
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072120$57,4901.24
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-104270$155,4700.83
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013630$47,4001.31
Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094120$50,0205.94
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111400$131,5201.32
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112160$59,1900.82
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102350$56,0300.69
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102640$42,8200.52
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022230$79,3000.75
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090200$41,5300.28
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-304280$72,3900.88
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-407240$45,5300.53
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-124490$84,2800.54
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171140$167,0800.84
Nursing Assistants 31-1131790$46,3801.09
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501190$84,0101.21
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112270$129,2600.82
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,700$42,8401.37
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-919990Not available0.89
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073230$79,0400.94
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208130$56,1000.82
Optometrists 29-104130$139,8901.48
Order Clerks 43-415150$45,7701.41
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111230$45,1301.19
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064320$35,8701.14
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141240$47,1302.15
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-201190$58,2800.48
Parts Salespersons 41-2022170$39,4101.25
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305180$59,7201.02
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205260$88,6000.41
Pest Control Workers 37-2021130$45,1302.55
Pharmacists 29-1051160$161,4101.01
Pharmacy Aides 31-909540$39,9802.17
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052220$56,3200.91
Phlebotomists 31-9097100$59,1001.40
Physical Therapist Aides 31-202230$38,2301.32
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021100$76,5801.73
Physical Therapists 29-1123180$134,9701.35
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1071130$164,7801.59
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-122950$334,9800.31
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152180$60,7300.77
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051270$94,7600.79
Postal Service Clerks 43-505150$65,1901.35
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052180$57,9101.11
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011300$44,0801.25
Printing Press Operators 51-511260$44,5500.83
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092110$76,2502.54
Production Workers, All Other 51-919960$36,6300.48
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061140$59,1900.70
Project Management Specialists 13-1082320$103,3200.59
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202050$62,7601.84
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141180$61,4901.14
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-9099150$38,4603.69
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031120$73,8900.84
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503180$63,4401.55
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034150$103,0001.27
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-902250$56,7100.54
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171370$40,0700.81
Recreation Workers 39-9032430$35,3202.58
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-708130$61,2500.43
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11412,170$127,3601.28
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101560$39,9501.35
Residential Advisors 39-904170$38,9301.62
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,010$36,6801.02
Roofers 47-2181100$61,1101.42
Sales Managers 11-2022330$97,4301.04
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091360$49,6700.56
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012360$65,8300.57
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-401150$115,6100.36
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-909970$49,9501.58
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-704150$46,2102.32
School Psychologists 19-303450$124,9801.64
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031400$98,2100.74
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014810$49,8100.94
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031220$69,8200.88
Security Guards 33-9032340$37,2500.53
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021200$44,8901.20
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-901280$47,6802.62
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-407140$43,1202.50
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071270$44,5200.67
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053100$41,5600.80
Skincare Specialists 39-509440$35,0901.05
Social Science Research Assistants 19-406150$36,0802.93
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151200$80,4701.88
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093380$48,8901.73
Software Developers 15-1252150$131,3600.18
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052160$91,5101.21
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127130$110,7201.38
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,040$37,1800.73
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-222150$88,0701.58
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018380$62,7801.55
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031450$61,0301.70
Surgical Technologists 29-205590$78,0501.57
Tax Preparers 13-208240$41,6000.93
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099130$95,4202.22
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,220$45,6601.71
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202240$75,1900.63
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-905250$99,0400.97
Tellers 43-3071100$46,0500.61
Tile and Stone Setters 47-204430$47,9401.68
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309390$37,1801.62
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151160$58,7900.70
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307170$107,5700.64
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 37-301370Not available2.65
Tutors 25-3041210$35,7802.33
Veterinarians 29-113160$160,1801.44
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096120$43,8301.88
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205670$59,3001.04
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031990$34,3200.87
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031100$80,3601.62
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121160$48,7400.76
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-704230$46,9401.06