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Merced, CA

273 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 32900.

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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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 273 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011360$80,4200.49
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012120$103,8400.85
Agricultural Equipment Operators 45-2091200$37,57014.06
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091200$35,0900.99
Animal Caretakers 39-202180$36,4800.56
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302140$61,0900.57
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023330$59,3900.92
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603160$36,9401.16
Bakers 51-3011110$42,9000.90
Bartenders 35-3011180$34,6800.45
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301130$48,9200.39
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021150$48,6900.71
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031680$51,7400.96
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051300$61,5801.44
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031120$62,9700.83
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199300$77,3300.54
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021170$39,1302.40
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020130$76,8200.53
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-119470$57,7201.16
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-203240$93,7800.63
Carpenters 47-2031350$74,7601.01
Cashiers 41-20112,250$35,3401.43
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051330$53,2203.11
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101190$57,5000.86
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-1011100$181,6600.92
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021500$60,2002.49
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011390$36,5901.46
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302230$74,6200.87
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-205150$102,9300.27
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103140$110,9100.24
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061380$38,8601.97
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-919280$47,54010.95
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-201040Not available0.24
Coaches and Scouts 27-202240$47,4700.35
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912460$48,8900.78
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099130$53,6202.44
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041150$84,0200.72
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123140$84,8700.55
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-916140$49,2000.41
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129970$78,8400.31
Computer Programmers 15-125130$100,4100.72
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102150$138,8902.59
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211110$95,3900.41
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232110$69,6100.31
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-302180$167,1500.25
Construction Laborers 47-2061380$54,4400.68
Construction Managers 11-9021100$119,1500.52
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 53-701140$62,9702.99
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011660$40,4302.00
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012190$44,4100.83
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014410$38,4800.57
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015140$36,2401.93
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012270$78,3701.37
Cost Estimators 13-105190$72,8800.79
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021190$43,5400.91
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031160$57,4501.73
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902150$36,8203.48
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051500$45,6700.37
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-403140$45,1300.44
Data Entry Keyers 43-902140$44,6600.59
Dental Assistants 31-9091250$48,5201.26
Dental Hygienists 29-1292100$117,4000.89
Dentists, General 29-102140$170,2000.64
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011170$34,3200.61
Dishwashers 35-9021170$35,2100.71
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032130$51,5501.23
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031330$49,2901.59
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-208180$63,0601.94
Education Administrators, All Other 11-903930$128,2101.12
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032260$157,1801.53
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-903350$165,6200.59
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903140$68,4401.06
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099280$47,6204.67
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012350$83,0201.92
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-209440$74,2701.18
Electricians 47-2111180$76,1200.47
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,560$100,1202.19
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406140$47,2300.45
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-219930$90,4500.44
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011150$80,6500.63
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-903170$45,8900.45
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301380$121,7300.95
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121540$270,8800.74
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3041200$61,36010.29
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-20923,820$36,35028.13
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-209340$35,9002.57
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,500$38,2001.27
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031210$134,1700.50
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209930$72,8400.48
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205170$84,4400.37
Firefighters 33-2011270$63,9401.52
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011280$79,2500.68
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101450$44,9800.89
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-1011200$57,93013.79
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012660$45,4901.05
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011100$62,3501.14
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101230$63,6100.51
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011290$93,9200.91
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101270$64,3700.63
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011560$68,0700.76
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-1022120$34,6302.09
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012100$121,7201.31
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011400$78,4901.16
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011590$51,1901.04
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047350$57,4001.10
Food Batchmakers 51-3092170$45,7601.96
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021460$38,9801.02
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-909960$34,7201.46
Food Processing Workers, All Other 51-309960$42,4301.69
Food Science Technicians 19-4013210$50,75028.14
Food Scientists and Technologists 19-101240$96,4305.57
Food Service Managers 11-9051110$59,1700.87
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-309160$42,1305.82
Fundraisers 13-113140$84,5700.65
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,020$94,9900.57
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 45-2041170$36,42013.04
Graphic Designers 27-102430$63,3400.34
Health Education Specialists 21-109140$79,8301.33
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099100$52,5701.07
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102250$74,8800.49
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-9099110$48,2301.95
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021190$64,0400.93
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,710$55,6301.62
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909860$46,2201.31
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198140$38,8801.71
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-405160$49,2400.79
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11204,990$34,3202.27
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031110$34,6900.50
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-408190$35,9500.68
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416160$52,5901.28
Human Resources Managers 11-312170$153,2100.58
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071280$76,8200.60
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-211240$91,4900.22
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041310$71,9901.38
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051130$123,5901.04
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051720$44,5201.82
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199160$55,5202.36
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061220$49,9400.73
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909960$52,9800.65
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031120$106,7101.03
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904150$46,4700.42
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021170$70,2200.71
Interpreters and Translators 27-309130$52,7101.13
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-411180$61,6501.12
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,240$45,9201.10
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012140$96,4302.43
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,130$41,8900.75
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011420$43,2300.87
Lawyers 23-1011120$139,0100.31
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402250$98,6300.79
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412160$45,6101.33
Library Technicians 25-403160$47,5701.71
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061300$75,8900.91
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033270$44,2500.54
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413170$50,0900.86
Loan Officers 13-207290$78,9400.63
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108170$74,8200.54
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-706350$41,9302.43
Machinists 51-404140$47,1300.27
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012270$36,0500.62
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071930$56,7001.19
Management Analysts 13-1111260$79,6700.57
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199150$128,1900.46
Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-5092120$35,6001.56
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161170$65,6400.37
Marketing Managers 11-202150$148,6700.24
Material Moving Workers, All Other 53-719930$49,6702.87
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022370$35,0705.00
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214140$79,6000.29
Medical Assistants 31-9092700$39,8001.68
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-909340$51,1100.93
Medical Records Specialists 29-207270$58,0600.66
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013350$46,6600.72
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111290$114,5100.94
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112130$67,3500.47
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102340$59,5000.60
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102670$42,2700.80
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022180$101,7700.56
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090310$47,6400.43
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902350$57,2501.07
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-304280$64,4900.87
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-124450$98,0600.29
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171100$158,7500.59
Nursing Assistants 31-1131500$44,7300.67
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501150$94,4700.70
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112230$117,9700.38
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,250$46,8300.99
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199110$52,5001.11
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073160$74,8000.67
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111620$45,2803.17
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-70641,160$34,3204.05
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214180$58,2200.71
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-201190$61,3200.43
Paramedics 29-204330$64,1000.59
Parts Salespersons 41-2022200$42,2601.43
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051100$60,3501.27
Pest Control Workers 37-202170$38,9501.32
Pharmacists 29-1051120$154,8700.73
Pharmacy Aides 31-909550$37,9002.36
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052170$48,6800.72
Phlebotomists 31-909790$51,1801.22
Physical Therapist Aides 31-202250$35,8701.97
Physical Therapists 29-112360$126,0000.45
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107150$164,0800.64
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-122990$273,1100.52
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152160$60,2300.65
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051490$82,5401.42
Postal Service Clerks 43-505140$69,1601.11
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052200$64,2501.20
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011290$48,1201.18
Printing Press Operators 51-511290$50,6401.23
Procurement Clerks 43-306140$46,5701.30
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199160$63,5501.26
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061200$57,7601.01
Project Management Specialists 13-1082190$103,8500.34
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141100$61,1000.60
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-9099390$38,7409.44
Psychiatric Aides 31-1133120$49,5906.61
Public Relations Specialists 27-303140$77,3800.27
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031120$64,5702.21
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-203480$101,4000.66
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171290$38,8900.62
Recreation Workers 39-9032160$36,7900.93
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-708170$68,5300.87
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,050$131,6200.61
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101550$39,6401.13
Residential Advisors 39-904140$44,8800.93
Respiratory Therapists 29-112640$101,8100.62
Retail Salespersons 41-20311,480$37,7400.74
Roofers 47-218160$60,8000.81
Sales Managers 11-2022280$98,6700.85
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091330$49,0000.51
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012360$71,1700.57
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-909960$42,2501.25
School Psychologists 19-303490$133,2302.75
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20311,020$99,6001.87
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014620$51,7100.71
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031100$65,9300.41
Security Guards 33-9032400$36,8200.62
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-302170$50,6600.41
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012270$61,9208.68
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-407130$61,1501.95
Sewing Machine Operators 51-603130$40,6300.57
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071370$46,9800.88
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053140$39,0601.08
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151140$76,7601.30
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093300$48,4101.33
Software Developers 15-125280$132,1200.10
Special Education Teachers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 25-205970$96,5604.07
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052160$97,3401.23
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058120$98,0401.45
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127100$114,2201.05
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,400$38,0800.97
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018420$60,7801.65
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-30311,450$60,7705.42
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-201150$44,1902.57
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099140$93,4002.33
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,950$44,6802.69
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 25-9044100$63,2201.18
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202240$71,7000.56
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-905240$96,5200.81
Tellers 43-3071170$44,9501.03
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309390$36,6101.54
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151190$60,9900.82
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307170$108,0400.66
Tutors 25-304180$43,3600.93
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909650$40,0400.71
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205640$50,4200.64
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031560$34,3200.48
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031110$76,7901.63
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511160$46,2102.05
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121310$50,3401.43
Word Processors and Typists 43-902250$48,4902.75