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Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

334 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 42100.

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.

Largest

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

OccupationMedian annual
General Internal Medicine Physicians$430,970
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$305,610
Family Medicine Physicians$291,880
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$209,080
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$206,880
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$202,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers$198,770
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations)$182,840
Fundraising Managers$179,130
Dentists, General$175,950
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$172,590
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$172,410
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)$170,960
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$170,650
Computer Hardware Engineers$169,370
Marketing Managers$168,980
Nurse Practitioners$167,190
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$165,800
Veterinarians$164,820
Lawyers$164,790
All 334 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011740$84,9200.81
Acupuncturists 29-129150$91,3509.86
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012280$117,0101.68
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091660$37,1502.61
Animal Caretakers 39-2021200$39,8701.18
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-309140$66,0407.87
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-101140$105,7500.66
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301140$67,9300.58
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904180$206,8800.54
Art Directors 27-101140$126,4101.06
Audio and Video Technicians 27-401140$56,7900.80
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021100$62,6101.03
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023450$58,8601.01
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603150$40,2400.75
Bakers 51-3011310$42,9202.08
Bartenders 35-3011560$36,1001.18
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301150$60,3900.47
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021210$58,4000.81
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 19-102960$98,4001.62
Biological Technicians 19-402150$66,2401.23
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-30311,120$61,9601.29
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051140$59,1000.56
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052370$57,7803.69
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-303190$75,6700.47
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199630$84,0100.91
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021130$44,2601.52
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020260$77,2500.82
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-701170$49,3401.44
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-203250$80,1000.64
Carpenters 47-2031700$77,6901.65
Cashiers 41-20112,530$37,3901.29
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051110$60,2100.87
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011200$59,1901.59
Chemical Technicians 19-403140$57,3900.98
Chemists 19-203170$95,8401.32
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-1011220$209,0801.71
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021400$61,9601.62
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011330$38,0501.01
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051210$118,0500.91
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103160$95,7300.29
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061200$37,3600.83
Clergy 21-201160$61,6301.58
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-201080$83,1000.39
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-303360$112,8601.17
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022190$48,3801.18
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912450$61,2600.48
Community Health Workers 21-109480$59,4702.08
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099110$57,9501.58
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-1141230$79,4803.27
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041200$86,5100.76
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-206180$169,3701.60
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123150$102,9800.54
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-916170$59,2800.63
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299180$107,9900.65
Computer Programmers 15-125190$132,8501.59
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211490$124,4501.50
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232210$75,7200.47
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021260$198,7700.61
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 19-103150$72,8603.32
Construction Laborers 47-2061520$58,5000.74
Construction Managers 11-9021150$128,7300.62
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401160$98,6800.67
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011710$43,6301.74
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012250$46,8500.88
Cooks, Restaurant 35-20141,020$44,5601.15
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015210$39,1402.33
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012120$80,9500.52
Cost Estimators 13-1051150$80,1701.06
Counselors, All Other 21-101950$48,6202.80
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021380$41,6001.50
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031160$60,5701.44
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051820$48,1100.50
Data Entry Keyers 43-902150$44,9800.60
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205180$130,9800.51
Database Administrators 15-124240$102,5100.91
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-9011100$43,4802.53
Dental Assistants 31-9091370$58,5801.50
Dental Hygienists 29-1292220$130,6001.59
Dentists, General 29-102190$175,9501.16
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-302140$102,7100.60
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203240$142,1500.71
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103140$103,7600.87
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011490$35,6401.44
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 21-202140$56,8702.51
Dishwashers 35-9021510$37,3801.69
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032120$57,1000.90
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031320$41,6001.25
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081120$74,7402.33
Editors 27-304130$77,8900.53
Education Administrators, All Other 11-903980$109,8902.35
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032230$157,6301.12
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-903350$172,4100.45
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903160$60,2101.36
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099150$70,5702.02
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012550$74,9902.47
Electrical Engineers 17-207190$133,5600.74
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2028140$49,2800.91
Electricians 47-2111330$76,6100.70
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations) 17-207230$182,8400.53
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,000$99,2601.14
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406130$66,9400.34
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-204270$51,9700.64
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-2199150$141,1501.57
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 11-907270$77,6102.76
Environmental Engineers 17-208130$130,2701.31
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-404250$66,0002.27
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204190$103,6101.51
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011260$84,0900.90
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031370$60,5801.80
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3013100$114,6701.01
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215Not available$291,880
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092470$36,4502.78
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30233,220$43,4001.32
File Clerks 43-407160$60,5301.38
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031400$165,8000.75
Financial Risk Specialists 13-205440$101,2800.92
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209950$62,7200.58
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051150$99,8200.67
Firefighters 33-2011380$64,9801.73
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011300$87,1800.59
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-1014120$53,8101.79
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-101150$44,9102.90
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102150$111,5600.87
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012960$48,2201.24
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011140$63,6001.24
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-1012140$69,7701.72
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011270$80,8200.69
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101280$78,5900.62
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011860$77,4100.95
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102250$60,0800.71
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101270$172,5900.68
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011270$74,6900.63
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011800$52,2401.13
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047320$59,8800.82
Food Batchmakers 51-309260$39,0900.53
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021830$39,1101.46
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041170$37,8600.89
Food Service Managers 11-9051240$77,4701.61
Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-407150$46,0102.75
Fundraisers 13-1131130$82,3101.79
Fundraising Managers 11-203330$179,1301.24
General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216Not available$430,970
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,770$105,3600.80
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-204250$136,1203.15
Glaziers 47-212170$58,9701.98
Graphic Designers 27-102490$64,5100.74
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012180$37,3800.93
Health Education Specialists 21-109180$78,6401.91
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099130$60,5101.17
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022100$89,4300.81
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-9099110$50,8701.56
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021210$78,3300.82
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032750$59,5000.57
Helpers--Carpenters 47-301250$59,0903.30
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909850$48,0000.76
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198100$39,7000.93
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11204,470$34,3201.64
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031280$36,0501.01
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081260$38,2001.55
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416160$61,6001.05
Human Resources Managers 11-3121130$164,5700.94
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071450$84,6900.78
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112120$131,7400.53
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041100$70,7900.34
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051120$133,8900.76
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051270$46,5300.56
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419990$58,7401.07
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061260$51,2100.69
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099130$50,3301.17
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031150$99,2301.03
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904160$57,8400.43
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021170$63,3000.55
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111100$63,6901.07
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,510$40,7801.08
Labor Relations Specialists 13-107540$128,3200.96
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-7062860$44,0500.46
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-30111,030$46,2101.71
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011110$37,9100.88
Lawyers 23-1011350$164,7900.73
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601250$77,7800.47
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402240$91,0900.42
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412170$51,4101.29
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061340$81,0000.82
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 19-409950$66,2901.08
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092340$39,9703.43
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033590$48,7400.95
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413160$61,3500.56
Loan Officers 13-207270$78,9400.39
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1081110$104,3200.72
Machinists 51-404170$51,4200.38
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012830$38,7301.52
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071880$50,0000.91
Management Analysts 13-1111450$105,4800.79
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199350$170,6500.88
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161440$78,8800.77
Marketing Managers 11-2021150$168,9800.61
Marriage and Family Therapists 21-1013130$70,9103.16
Massage Therapists 31-9011110$58,0501.77
Material Moving Workers, All Other 53-719950$35,9603.18
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-302240$37,5500.48
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141190$132,9200.99
Medical Assistants 31-9092960$50,0901.85
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-909350$81,3701.12
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072100$60,5800.79
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042150$134,0601.41
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013720$50,2301.19
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111460$138,6401.20
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-1121110$67,5501.26
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102370$62,6800.79
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102660$44,2600.53
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022200$79,4900.52
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090330$47,5600.37
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-304260$75,2700.56
Museum Technicians and Conservators 25-401330$75,1004.00
Musicians and Singers 27-204280Not available3.65
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-912180$202,3801.19
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244140$118,8100.69
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171190$167,1900.91
Nursing Assistants 31-1131440$47,9400.48
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501170$106,4300.80
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122100$130,4200.98
Office Clerks, General 43-90613,360$41,0402.15
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199150$72,8301.26
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073130$75,6400.41
Operations Research Analysts 15-203150$104,6800.73
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208150$55,9501.06
Optometrists 29-104150$122,1501.84
Order Clerks 43-415160$44,4201.34
Orderlies 31-113230Not available0.93
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111390$43,6101.60
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064390$36,5101.11
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141230$62,4001.61
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011150$64,6900.60
Paramedics 29-204340$71,3900.62
Parking Attendants 53-602170$37,7700.86
Parts Salespersons 41-2022130$44,8700.74
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051120$68,3801.21
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 39-909950$42,1101.25
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205280$122,1700.46
Pest Control Workers 37-202150$50,4400.84
Pharmacists 29-1051170$161,9400.85
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052260$50,1000.87
Phlebotomists 31-909750$59,8000.53
Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022100$39,2103.22
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202160$87,3300.87
Physical Therapists 29-1123160$124,7900.96
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1071120$159,0301.14
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229190$305,6100.87
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 47-2161100$68,2108.29
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152350$68,1301.18
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051400$122,9700.93
Postal Service Clerks 43-505150$60,7401.09
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052230$62,0701.11
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011420$47,7801.39
Printing Press Operators 51-511270$43,4800.75
Procurement Clerks 43-306140$55,9201.06
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201280$77,5300.87
Production Workers, All Other 51-919960$46,3400.37
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061240$67,5300.98
Project Management Specialists 13-1082440$106,7800.65
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141230$71,0701.14
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-9099100Not available1.96
Psychiatric Aides 31-1133160Not available7.13
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053Not available$43,710
Public Relations Managers 11-203240$128,2800.86
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031180$83,1801.01
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503190$85,9501.42
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034110$129,9200.75
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-902270$51,5300.55
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171510$44,9800.89
Recreation Workers 39-9032280$38,3401.31
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,750$170,9600.82
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015130$48,0702.22
Residential Advisors 39-904150$46,4400.93
Respiratory Therapists 29-112670$134,8800.77
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,430$38,6200.98
Roofers 47-2181140$61,6401.58
Sales Managers 11-2022520$117,0901.29
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091550$65,6000.69
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012750$75,3100.95
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-401150$131,5200.26
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-9099150$61,9202.59
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-704130$54,3401.24
School Psychologists 19-303430Not available0.80
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031560$98,8100.84
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014960$57,5100.89
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031240$74,3800.77
Security Guards 33-9032470$43,6100.58
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 49-209830$66,0800.63
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021630$49,1203.00
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012100$55,5602.74
Sewing Machine Operators 51-603140$44,3500.65
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071410$48,3400.78
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053150$39,2100.94
Skincare Specialists 39-509490$39,1201.85
Social Workers, All Other 21-1029120Not available3.08
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151270$81,1302.03
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093390$54,8701.39
Software Developers 15-1252540$156,9100.51
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253100$133,9700.86
Solar Photovoltaic Installers 47-223140$69,5502.02
Special Education Teachers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2059130$75,7106.09
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-205870$101,0600.69
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127110$118,6700.97
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,250$38,7100.70
Stonemasons 47-202240$59,6208.85
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018530$58,7901.69
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-30311,070$59,9003.22
Surgical Technologists 29-205580$100,1301.09
Tax Preparers 13-208260$71,8001.20
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099210$101,0502.91
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,060$47,4301.18
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202260$83,0300.65
Tellers 43-3071180$46,3700.88
Tile and Stone Setters 47-204450$59,7702.08
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309360$41,2900.87
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) 39-701050$44,2701.57
Training and Development Managers 11-313140$150,8201.20
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151280$77,4000.96
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071110$112,5700.79
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 37-3013110$47,7203.26
Tutors 25-3041180$42,2901.65
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051100$112,2703.41
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-303150$35,8600.64
Veterinarians 29-1131130$164,8202.41
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096200$47,1502.47
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056150$62,8101.79
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,640$35,9301.14
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-803180$94,0601.01
Web Developers 15-125440$81,3500.81
Web and Digital Interface Designers (2 O*NET occupations) 15-125560$114,2200.78
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511140$45,9501.05
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-412190$50,8400.35
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-102330$122,1702.79