California - Wage & Salary Data

Top Paying Occupations in California (200)

Rank Occupation Annual Median Employment
1 Chief Executives $220,600 36,980
2 Computer and Information Systems Managers $211,340 100,020
3 Natural Sciences Managers $204,100 14,120
4 Architectural and Engineering Managers $201,810 30,690
5 Physicians, All Other $201,510 20,750
6 Lawyers $197,790 92,580
7 Nurse Midwives $196,700 880
8 Podiatrists $193,510 930
9 Physicists $180,900 6,220
10 Computer Hardware Engineers $179,880 24,200
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Top Industries in California

Industry Average Salary
Cross-industry $70,903

Top Growing Careers in California

Occupations with the fastest employment growth from 2019 to 2024

Rank Occupation 2019 Jobs 2024 Jobs Jobs Added % Growth
1 Special Education Teachers, Preschool 660 3,440 +2,780 +421.2%
2 Shampooers 420 1,790 +1,370 +326.2%
3 Logging Workers, All Other 90 370 +280 +311.1%
4 Physicists 1,950 6,220 +4,270 +219.0%
5 Models 290 880 +590 +203.4%
6 Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 420 1,200 +780 +185.7%
7 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 450 1,270 +820 +182.2%
8 Music Directors and Composers 870 2,410 +1,540 +177.0%
9 Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 1,280 3,520 +2,240 +175.0%
10 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 4,930 12,980 +8,050 +163.3%
11 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 3,000 7,570 +4,570 +152.3%
12 Counselors, All Other 5,300 13,320 +8,020 +151.3%
13 Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 40 100 +60 +150.0%
14 Choreographers 320 800 +480 +150.0%
15 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 2,410 5,760 +3,350 +139.0%