Occupational employment / Modesto, CA

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Modesto, CA" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 165,020 $19.26 $40,050
Office and administrative support occupations 25,130 $15.43 $32,100
Sales and related occupations 17,500 $15.36 $31,950
Transportation and material moving occupations 14,780 $14.83 $30,840
Food preparation and serving related occupations 14,440 $9.74 $20,260
Production occupations 13,980 $15.39 $32,010
Education, training, and library occupations 13,720 $26.69 $55,520
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 9,360 $36.64 $76,210
Construction and extraction occupations 8,620 $21.56 $44,850
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 6,790 $20.57 $42,790
Management occupations 6,780 $41.82 $86,990
Retail salespersons 6,570 $11.08 $23,040
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 5,120 $9.74 $20,250
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 4,940 $12.95 $26,940
Healthcare support occupations 4,940 $12.75 $26,530
Cashiers 4,610 $11.14 $23,160
Business and financial operations occupations 4,530 $28.41 $59,100
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 3,930 $9.17 $19,060
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 3,890 $8.73 $18,160
Office clerks, general 3,340 $12.66 $26,330
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 3,270 $12.33 $25,650
Personal care and service occupations 3,260 $11.20 $23,300
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 3,240 $19.32 $40,180
Registered nurses 3,040 $41.68 $86,690
Elementary school teachers, except special education 2,800 Not available $66,090
Protective service occupations 2,720 $18.94 $39,390
Community and social services occupations 2,710 $21.97 $45,690
Waiters and waitresses 2,480 $8.72 $18,130
Packers and packagers, hand 2,400 $10.04 $20,890
Teacher assistants 2,350 Not available $29,360
Stock clerks and order fillers 2,320 $11.71 $24,350
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 2,270 Not available $68,970
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 2,240 $12.74 $26,510
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 2,190 $16.93 $35,220
General and operations managers 2,190 $44.94 $93,470
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,880 $21.57 $44,870
Cooks, fast food 1,810 $8.84 $18,390
Maintenance and repair workers, general 1,780 $18.22 $37,890
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 1,690 $12.23 $25,440
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 1,660 $15.74 $32,740
Industrial truck and tractor operators 1,620 $16.35 $34,000
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 1,530 $18.31 $38,090
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 1,520 $20.62 $42,880
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 1,400 $31.03 $64,550
Teachers and instructors, all other 1,360 Not available $42,030
Receptionists and information clerks 1,350 $11.49 $23,890
Architecture and engineering occupations 1,340 $35.89 $74,640
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 1,310 $18.06 $37,570
Customer service representatives 1,290 $16.97 $35,300
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 1,270 $15.55 $32,350
Slaughterers and meat packers 1,270 $11.21 $23,320
Construction laborers 1,260 $16.78 $34,910
Medical secretaries 1,250 $12.98 $27,000
Team assemblers 1,160 $13.37 $27,810
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,150 $15.45 $32,140
Business operations specialists, all other 1,140 $26.35 $54,820
Computer and mathematical occupations 1,070 $33.72 $70,150
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,070 $12.22 $25,410
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 1,060 $14.44 $30,040
Carpenters 1,060 $20.54 $42,720
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 1,050 $13.50 $28,070
Food preparation workers 1,050 $10.50 $21,840
Child care workers 1,030 $10.21 $21,230
Life, physical, and social science occupations 1,020 $26.47 $55,060
Counter and rental clerks 1,010 $11.42 $23,750
Cooks, restaurant 1,000 $10.89 $22,650
Accountants and auditors 970 $28.33 $58,920
Security guards 970 $10.65 $22,160
Legal occupations 960 $43.50 $90,480
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 900 Not available $71,150
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 890 $19.83 $41,250
Medical assistants 890 $12.51 $26,020
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 880 $25.03 $52,050
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 880 $9.36 $19,470
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 880 $14.61 $30,380
Food batchmakers 790 $16.56 $34,450
Electricians 770 $25.85 $53,760
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 740 $24.24 $50,430
Tellers 740 $11.80 $24,540
Home health aides 730 $9.28 $19,300
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 710 $28.33 $58,930
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 710 $23.58 $49,050
Social and human service assistants 690 $18.83 $39,160
Dishwashers 680 $8.83 $18,360
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 660 $28.41 $59,090
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 630 $11.53 $23,970
Dental assistants 630 $13.95 $29,020
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 600 $14.94 $31,070
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 590 $8.59 $17,880
Helpers--production workers 570 $10.61 $22,060
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 570 $18.17 $37,800
Painters, construction and maintenance 560 $18.05 $37,550
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 520 $25.89 $53,840
Industrial machinery mechanics 500 $24.71 $51,400
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 490 $26.62 $55,370
Sales managers 490 $39.34 $81,840
Postal service mail carriers 480 Not available Not available
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 460 $10.28 $21,390
Fire fighters 460 $23.30 $48,470
Driver/sales workers 450 $10.79 $22,440
Sales representatives, services, all other 450 $25.94 $53,950
Lawyers 440 $65.84 $136,960
Pharmacy technicians 440 $17.43 $36,260
Financial managers 430 $43.80 $91,100
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 400 $16.90 $35,160
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 390 $14.26 $29,670
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 390 $8.87 $18,460
Personal and home care aides 390 $9.53 $19,830
Roofers 390 $21.76 $45,260
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 370 $8.74 $18,170
Property, real estate, and community association managers 370 $17.93 $37,300
Cost estimators 360 $30.33 $63,080
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 360 Not available $101,130
Bartenders 350 $8.88 $18,470
Healthcare support workers, all other 350 $16.05 $33,390
Loan officers 350 $31.61 $65,740
Office and administrative support workers, all other 350 $12.67 $26,360
Order clerks 350 $13.49 $28,060
Preschool teachers, except special education 340 $15.72 $32,700
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 340 $20.06 $41,720
Self-enrichment education teachers 340 $14.75 $30,680
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 330 $16.93 $35,220
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 330 Not available $62,260
Loan interviewers and clerks 330 $15.96 $33,200
Pharmacists 330 $65.39 $136,020
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 320 $20.40 $42,430
Pest control workers 320 $16.84 $35,020
Special education teachers, secondary school 320 Not available $70,080
Child, family, and school social workers 310 $20.35 $42,320
Food service managers 310 $24.13 $50,180
Parts salespersons 310 $16.76 $34,870
File clerks 300 $11.19 $23,280
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 300 $25.18 $52,360
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 300 $15.68 $32,610
Respiratory therapists 300 $30.35 $63,130
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 300 Not available $65,250
Agricultural equipment operators 290 $12.12 $25,210
Cement masons and concrete finishers 290 $18.47 $38,410
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 290 $20.26 $42,150
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 290 $33.42 $69,510
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 290 $11.33 $23,570
Instructional coordinators 290 $33.45 $69,580
Insurance sales agents 290 $28.65 $59,580
Medical and health services managers 290 $43.34 $90,140
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 290 $18.22 $37,900
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 290 $28.69 $59,670
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 280 $13.27 $27,610
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 270 $21.11 $43,900
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 270 $15.75 $32,750
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 270 $20.12 $41,840
Medical records and health information technicians 270 $14.10 $29,330
Protective service workers, all other 270 $12.85 $26,720
Amusement and recreation attendants 260 $8.91 $18,530
Computer support specialists 260 $22.11 $45,980
Dietetic technicians 260 $12.88 $26,780
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 260 $11.02 $22,910
Production workers, all other 260 $13.74 $28,590
Telemarketers 260 $12.00 $24,960
Coaches and scouts 250 Not available $28,580
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 250 $25.66 $53,370
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 250 $10.76 $22,370
Bill and account collectors 240 $13.66 $28,410
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 240 $20.33 $42,280
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 240 $20.61 $42,870
Industrial production managers 240 $40.87 $85,020
Managers, all other 240 $38.49 $80,070
Plasterers and stucco masons 240 $19.85 $41,300
Social workers, all other 240 Not available Not available
Tire repairers and changers 240 $11.71 $24,350
Chief executives 230 $80.27 $166,960
Paralegals and legal assistants 230 $24.81 $51,600
Automotive body and related repairers 220 $19.43 $40,420
Dental hygienists 220 $31.61 $65,760
Machinists 220 $20.33 $42,290
Medical and public health social workers 220 $21.08 $43,840
Network systems and data communications analysts 220 $37.85 $78,730
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 220 $23.99 $49,910
Administrative services managers 210 $33.99 $70,690
All other information and record clerks 210 $16.01 $33,300
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 210 $16.53 $34,380
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 210 $9.84 $20,470
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 210 $10.66 $22,180
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 200 $25.87 $53,800
Management analysts 200 $29.92 $62,240
Printing machine operators 200 $19.73 $41,030
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 200 $17.54 $36,490
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 200 Not available $58,870
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 190 $37.38 $77,740
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 190 $15.91 $33,090
Radiologic technologists and technicians 190 $31.92 $66,390
Veterinary technologists and technicians 190 $13.40 $27,870
Architectural and civil drafters 180 $21.41 $44,540
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 180 $9.32 $19,380
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 180 $18.18 $37,820
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 180 $9.09 $18,900
Legal secretaries 180 $24.76 $51,500
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 180 $44.26 $92,050
Tapers 180 $24.35 $50,650
Construction managers 170 $41.13 $85,550
Electronics engineers, except computer 170 Not available Not available
Health technologists and technicians, all other 170 $19.32 $40,190
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 170 $19.17 $39,870
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 170 $12.63 $26,260
Physicians and surgeons, all other 170 $88.15 $183,360
Service station attendants 170 $11.06 $23,010
Biological technicians 160 $15.90 $33,070
Butchers and meat cutters 160 $17.62 $36,660
Market research analysts 160 $27.94 $58,120
Marketing managers 160 $70.86 $147,400
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 160 $21.68 $45,100
Physical therapists 160 $38.47 $80,010
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 160 $27.35 $56,890
Sheet metal workers 160 $20.86 $43,390
Social and community service managers 160 $26.79 $55,720
Farm equipment mechanics 150 $18.17 $37,790
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 150 $17.59 $36,590
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 150 $17.61 $36,630
New accounts clerks 150 $15.75 $32,760
Nonfarm animal caretakers 150 $10.54 $21,910
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 150 $9.25 $19,250
Switchboard operators, including answering service 150 $12.48 $25,960
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 150 $36.95 $76,850
Word processors and typists 150 $16.09 $33,460
Advertising sales agents 140 $25.75 $53,550
Bakers 140 $12.27 $25,510
Computer software engineers, applications 140 $45.66 $94,980
Diagnostic medical sonographers 140 $29.25 $60,830
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 140 $17.41 $36,210
Graphic designers 140 $20.05 $41,710
Machine feeders and offbearers 140 $13.08 $27,200
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 140 $18.53 $38,540
Surgical technologists 140 $22.83 $47,480
Civil engineers 130 $38.60 $80,280
Data entry keyers 130 $13.39 $27,850
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 130 $10.47 $21,770
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 130 $12.90 $26,830
Millwrights 130 $22.58 $46,960
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 130 $19.93 $41,450
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 130 $10.34 $21,520
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 130 $23.78 $49,460
Agricultural and food science technicians 120 $17.74 $36,910
Computer systems analysts 120 $29.55 $61,470
Medical transcriptionists 120 $18.67 $38,830
Personal financial advisors 120 Not available Not available
Real estate sales agents 120 Not available Not available
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 120 $15.98 $33,240
Computer and information systems managers 110 $44.10 $91,730
Computer programmers 110 $40.16 $83,530
Construction and building inspectors 110 $26.79 $55,720
Dental laboratory technicians 110 $17.96 $37,350
Family and general practitioners 110 $58.94 $122,600
Library technicians 110 $17.38 $36,150
Medical equipment preparers 110 $12.77 $26,560
Network and computer systems administrators 110 $31.32 $65,140
Postal service clerks 110 Not available Not available
Public relations specialists 110 $23.42 $48,720
Sales and related workers, all other 110 $21.91 $45,580
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 110 $11.68 $24,290
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 100 $14.34 $29,830
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 100 $26.63 $55,390
Engineering managers 100 $50.40 $104,840
Interpreters and translators 100 $16.89 $35,130
Librarians 100 $28.61 $59,510
Photographers 100 $14.10 $29,340
Training and development specialists 100 $26.01 $54,100
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 90 $27.82 $57,870
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 90 $39.12 $81,360
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 90 $15.06 $31,320
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 90 $16.93 $35,220
Education, training, and library workers, all other 90 $20.72 $43,100
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 90 $23.83 $49,570
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 90 $22.61 $47,030
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 90 $41.55 $86,420
Speech-language pathologists 90 $35.48 $73,790
Community and social service specialists, all other 80 $18.66 $38,810
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 80 $26.57 $55,260
Education administrators, all other 80 $45.16 $93,930
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 80 $17.12 $35,600
Health educators 80 $22.16 $46,100
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 80 $15.14 $31,490
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 80 $11.82 $24,580
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 80 $35.50 $73,830
Occupational therapists 80 $30.40 $63,240
Special education teachers, middle school 80 Not available $69,910
Veterinarians 80 $58.29 $121,250
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 80 $24.19 $50,320
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 70 $27.31 $56,800
Budget analysts 70 $34.80 $72,380
Chefs and head cooks 70 $25.13 $52,270
Civil engineering technicians 70 $30.35 $63,130
Credit analysts 70 $32.90 $68,430
Library assistants, clerical 70 $18.09 $37,620
Locksmiths and safe repairers 70 $16.28 $33,860
Mechanical engineers 70 $31.12 $64,720
Meter readers, utilities 70 $24.63 $51,220
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 70 $17.35 $36,080
Photographic processing machine operators 70 $12.60 $26,210
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 70 $21.98 $45,710
Procurement clerks 70 $18.96 $39,440
Chemical technicians 60 $15.62 $32,480
Clergy 60 $21.51 $44,740
Computer operators 60 $17.96 $37,370
Couriers and messengers 60 $11.36 $23,630
Dietitians and nutritionists 60 $31.78 $66,090
Floral designers 60 $10.70 $22,260
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 60 $9.36 $19,460
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 60 $17.21 $35,810
Human resources managers, all other 60 $54.45 $113,250
Nuclear medicine technologists 60 $42.10 $87,580
Opticians, dispensing 60 $15.30 $31,830
Physical therapist aides 60 $12.76 $26,550
Physical therapist assistants 60 $25.50 $53,040
Purchasing managers 60 $39.07 $81,260
Rehabilitation counselors 60 $13.97 $29,060
Bindery workers 50 $12.94 $26,910
Brickmasons and blockmasons 50 $22.67 $47,150
Computer software engineers, systems software 50 $38.71 $80,510
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 50 $14.26 $29,650
Financial specialists, all other 50 $32.32 $67,230
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 50 $18.65 $38,800
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 50 $15.21 $31,630
Hazardous materials removal workers 50 $17.34 $36,070
Job printers 50 Not available Not available
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 50 $11.00 $22,890
Structural iron and steel workers 50 $20.88 $43,430
Surgeons 50 $83.53 $173,740
Urban and regional planners 50 $32.39 $67,370
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 50 $17.35 $36,100
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 40 $24.47 $50,890
Database administrators 40 $31.48 $65,480
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 40 $26.86 $55,860
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 40 Not available Not available
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 40 $28.93 $60,170
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 40 $33.03 $68,700
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 40 $46.46 $96,650
Industrial engineers 40 $32.00 $66,550
Logisticians 40 $32.53 $67,670
Mechanical drafters 40 $24.19 $50,320
Medical equipment repairers 40 $22.82 $47,470
Occupational health and safety specialists 40 $35.03 $72,870
Optometrists 40 $68.07 $141,580
Prepress technicians and workers 40 $19.58 $40,730
Sales engineers 40 $46.47 $96,670
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 40 $11.07 $23,020
Travel agents 40 $18.25 $37,950
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 30 $13.25 $27,570
Pipelayers 30 $23.89 $49,680
Public relations managers 30 $50.40 $104,840
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors Not available $24.75 $51,480
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians Not available $22.68 $47,170
Assemblers and fabricators, all other Not available $11.48 $23,870
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $13.69 $28,480
Biochemists and biophysicists Not available $26.09 $54,280
Bus drivers, school Not available $17.95 $37,340
Bus drivers, transit and intercity Not available $14.79 $30,760
Carpet installers Not available $17.12 $35,610
Chemists Not available $31.15 $64,790
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers Not available $15.50 $32,230
Cooks, short order Not available $10.07 $20,950
Dentists, general Not available $90.22 $187,650
Drafters, all other Not available $24.47 $50,900
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians Not available $33.56 $69,810
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other Not available $32.37 $67,320
Engineers, all other Not available $51.20 $106,490
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $15.73 $32,730
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $15.40 $32,030
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles Not available $18.81 $39,110
Furniture finishers Not available $15.72 $32,700
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Not available $49.48 $102,910
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other Not available $38.62 $80,340
Helpers--carpenters Not available $12.21 $25,390
Helpers--electricians Not available $16.60 $34,540
Internists, general Not available $82.83 $172,280
Legal support workers, all other Not available $26.73 $55,590
Legislators Not available Not available $36,120
Maintenance workers, machinery Not available $14.22 $29,590
Marriage and family therapists Not available $25.70 $53,450
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians Not available $18.03 $37,490
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other Not available $23.39 $48,640
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $15.40 $32,030
Painters, transportation equipment Not available $22.47 $46,740
Personal care and service workers, all other Not available $16.96 $35,270
Pharmacy aides Not available $12.53 $26,060
Physician assistants Not available $41.93 $87,220
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $18.01 $37,470
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $16.56 $34,450
Security and fire alarm systems installers Not available $18.66 $38,820
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $22.78 $47,390
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners Not available $19.67 $40,910
Surveying and mapping technicians Not available $23.66 $49,200
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Not available $10.39 $21,610
Tile and marble setters Not available $24.01 $49,940
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers Not available $9.33 $19,410
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