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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Salinas, CA

What professions have the highest employment in Salinas, CA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Salinas, CA. We note that the total employment in Salinas, CA is 181,770. The most popular job is the farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse profession, which employs 29,710 people (16.34 percent of the total employment in Salinas, CA). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 5,790 people (3.19 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Salinas, CA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Salinas, CA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	181,770	100.00%	$40,250
2	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	29,710	16.34%	$34,660
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,790	3.19%	$29,510
4	Cashiers	4,230	2.33%	$33,960
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,060	2.23%	$34,130
6	Retail Salespersons	3,290	1.81%	$34,730
7	Waiters and Waitresses	3,140	1.73%	$32,510
8	Registered Nurses	2,970	1.63%	$131,710
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,770	1.52%	$36,420
10	Office Clerks, General	2,630	1.45%	$43,220
11	Packers and Packagers	2,360	1.30%	$33,760
12	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,250	1.24%	$48,450
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,180	1.20%	$37,250
14	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,130	1.17%	$36,480
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,110	1.16%	$81,930
16	Other Teachers and Instructors	2,090	1.15%	$102,040
17	General and Operations Managers	2,050	1.13%	$101,620
18	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,860	1.02%	$35,810
19	Restaurant Cooks	1,780	0.98%	$38,000
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,690	0.93%	$52,400
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,610	0.89%	$47,470
22	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,600	0.88%	$39,620
23	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,580	0.87%	$48,220
24	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,570	0.86%	$41,770
25	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,440	0.79%	$100,980
26	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,340	0.74%	$38,200
27	Fast Food Cooks	1,320	0.73%	$34,360
28	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,310	0.72%	$37,720
29	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,280	0.70%	$72,580
30	Security Guards	1,270	0.70%	$36,070
31	Food Preparation Workers	1,240	0.68%	$34,670
32	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,220	0.67%	$63,230
33	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	1,200	0.66%	$51,700
34	Carpenters	1,150	0.63%	$63,620
35	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,080	0.59%	$82,730
36	Customer Service Representatives	1,040	0.57%	$40,340
37	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,030	0.57%	$47,560
38	Medical Assistants	1,010	0.56%	$42,440
39	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,010	0.56%	$35,300
40	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,000	0.55%	$74,810
41	Agricultural Equipment Operators	950	0.52%	$36,200
42	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	940	0.52%	$32,980
43	Medical Secretaries	920	0.51%	$39,450
44	Nursing Assistants	910	0.50%	$40,730
45	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	910	0.50%	$34,590
46	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	870	0.48%	$109,430
47	Dishwashers	830	0.46%	$34,760
48	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	830	0.46%	$41,840
49	Accountants and Auditors	810	0.45%	$83,890
50	Interpreters and Translators	740	0.41%	$58,970
51	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	730	0.40%	$35,490
52	Sales Managers	720	0.40%	$98,550
53	Receptionists and Information Clerks	720	0.40%	$38,710
54	Construction Laborers	710	0.39%	$46,610
55	Dental Assistants	700	0.39%	$48,660
56	Firefighters	700	0.39%	$71,240
57	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	700	0.39%	$62,940
58	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	680	0.37%	$47,510
59	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	680	0.37%	$70,360
60	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	640	0.35%	$58,680
61	Counter and Rental Clerks	630	0.35%	$37,470
62	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	630	0.35%	$34,020
63	Helpers--Production Workers	630	0.35%	$32,770
64	Social and Human Service Assistants	620	0.34%	$41,520
65	Management Analysts	610	0.34%	$80,360
66	Bartenders	610	0.34%	$33,040
67	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	590	0.32%	$36,390
68	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	590	0.32%	$52,630
69	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	580	0.32%	$84,550
70	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	580	0.32%	$33,180
71	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	570	0.31%	$38,860
72	Human Resources Specialists	520	0.29%	$76,450
73	Financial Managers	510	0.28%	$133,660
74	Recreation Workers	510	0.28%	$33,750
75	Computer Occupations, All Other	500	0.28%	$113,730
76	Other Production Workers	500	0.28%	$37,080
77	Driver/Sales Workers	490	0.27%	$41,550
78	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	480	0.26%	$59,230
79	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	480	0.26%	$37,680
80	Food Service Managers	450	0.25%	$64,870
81	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	450	0.25%	$81,390
82	Medical and Health Services Managers	440	0.24%	$124,970
83	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	440	0.24%	$49,820
84	Protective Service Workers, All Other	440	0.24%	$35,530
85	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	440	0.24%	$80,000
86	Electricians	440	0.24%	$64,470
87	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	430	0.24%	$33,050
88	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	410	0.23%	$66,020
89	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	410	0.23%	$77,750
90	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	400	0.22%	$41,320
91	Tutors	400	0.22%	$35,080
92	Project Management Specialists	390	0.21%	$91,850
93	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	380	0.21%	$61,910
94	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	380	0.21%	$67,930
95	All Other Managers	370	0.20%	$134,740
96	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	370	0.20%	$49,220
97	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	360	0.20%	$34,220
98	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	360	0.20%	$54,700
99	Lawyers	350	0.19%	$134,990
100	Pharmacy Technicians	350	0.19%	$48,390

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