Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Chico, CA

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Chico, CA (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Chico, CA are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Chico, CA is first-line supervisor of police and detectives with an average annual salary of $133,420. The second highest paying job is general internists (average salary $121,370). The salary and the employment information in Chico, CA is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Chico, CA

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$133,420	$81,120	40
2	General Internists	$121,370	$70,380	0
3	Systems Software Developers	$110,020	$71,080	40
4	Marketing Managers	$109,170	$43,840	40
5	All Other Managers	$104,930	$65,040	90
6	Industrial Engineers	$102,910	$64,040	40
7	Occupational Therapists	$101,110	$76,910	70
8	Industrial Production Managers	$100,990	$60,360	40
9	Construction and Building Inspectors	$94,310	$58,010	30
10	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$91,210	$55,780	180
11	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators	$82,410	$34,490	40
12	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$81,730	$64,550	30
13	Information Security Analysts	$80,750	$60,700	30
14	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$78,820	$44,560	60
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,720	$54,670	340
16	Other Education Administrators	$72,780	$53,710	30
17	Database Administrators	$70,870	$44,800	50
18	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$69,220	$44,640	0
19	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$64,890	$44,530	0
20	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$64,030	$49,110	0
21	Meter Readers, Utilities	$63,380	$33,950	30
22	Mechanical Engineers	$62,330	$47,250	50
23	Other Plant and System Operators	$61,660	$35,530	40
24	Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,500	$30,900	60
25	Healthcare Social Workers	$60,910	$45,540	80
26	Health Educators	$57,570	$38,100	60
27	Soil and Plant Scientists	$55,480	$34,490	30
28	Computer Network Support Specialists	$54,130	$39,580	40
29	Marriage and Family Therapists	$51,320	$38,560	70
30	Credit Analysts	$51,030	$37,750	40
31	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$50,500	$28,950	0
32	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$50,300	$24,760	130
33	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$49,430	$28,840	0
34	Other Agricultural Workers	$48,340	$35,700	80
35	Commercial Pilots	$48,030	$34,470	50
36	Fundraisers	$47,960	$40,310	40
37	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$47,680	$28,460	110
38	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$46,530	$21,250	360
39	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$46,170	$33,870	170
40	Clergy	$45,860	$21,250	50
41	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$45,130	$30,160	40
42	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$43,580	$30,270	120
43	Other Media and Communication Workers	$42,910	$29,000	30
44	Painters, Transportation Equipment	$42,670	$34,000	40
45	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$42,330	$28,500	0
46	Other Computer Occupations	$41,650	$27,820	110
47	Chefs and Head Cooks	$39,430	$27,940	40
48	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	$38,860	$28,900	70
49	Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	$38,590	$29,900	30
50	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$38,420	$28,380	50
51	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$37,330	$28,960	80
52	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$37,000	$21,040	30
53	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$36,970	$23,940	40
54	Dental Laboratory Technicians	$36,640	$23,930	50
55	Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$36,550	$25,860	0
56	Medical Equipment Repairers	$36,170	$26,630	60
57	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$36,100	$27,190	0
58	New Accounts Clerks	$35,840	$27,480	40
59	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$35,680	$26,860	180
60	Customer Service Representatives	$35,340	$24,230	1,070
61	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$35,120	$23,520	60
62	Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Helpers	$34,940	$29,430	0
63	Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters Helpers	$34,590	$21,360	40
64	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$34,390	$22,840	30
65	Tile and Marble Setters	$31,890	$21,870	120
66	Tax Preparers	$31,350	$21,410	80
67	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$31,100	$21,990	210
68	Community Health Workers	$30,980	$26,500	50
69	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$30,610	$22,010	40
70	Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers	$30,330	$21,510	70
71	Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$30,300	$25,020	40
72	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$29,830	$21,530	30
73	Rehabilitation Counselors	$29,480	$22,240	230
74	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$28,760	$22,490	70
75	Bicycle Repairers	$28,680	$23,350	60
76	All other assemblers and fabricators	$28,240	$21,670	340
77	Couriers and Messengers	$28,240	$25,120	100
78	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$27,790	$21,790	40
79	Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$27,610	$21,800	30
80	Massage Therapists	$27,610	$21,790	90
81	Food Batchmakers	$27,100	$21,390	160
82	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$25,880	$21,760	60
83	Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$25,700	$21,220	30
84	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$25,130	$22,150	60
85	Fence Erectors	$25,130	$20,820	50
86	Protective Service Workers, All Other	$25,120	$22,230	60
87	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$24,150	$22,000	50
88	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$23,890	$21,980	80
89	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$23,850	$21,660	160
90	Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	$23,820	$21,650	60
91	Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$23,620	$18,850	0
92	Manicurists and Pedicurists	$23,060	$21,270	0
93	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$21,500	$21,490	40
94	Other Building Cleaning Workers	$20,890	$17,740	60
95	All Other Cooks	$20,740	$17,780	40
96	Crossing Guards	$19,280	$17,600	0
97	Other Motor Vehicle Operators	$19,100	$17,440	30

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