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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

What professions have the highest employment in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. We note that the total employment in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 96,860. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 3,950 people (4.08 percent of the total employment in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 2,850 people (2.94 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	96,860	100.00%	$47,350
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,950	4.08%	$29,150
3	Cashiers	2,850	2.94%	$34,060
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,660	2.75%	$34,280
5	Retail Salespersons	2,090	2.16%	$35,540
6	Office Clerks, General	1,800	1.86%	$42,580
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,590	1.64%	$37,100
8	General and Operations Managers	1,580	1.63%	$103,470
9	Waiters and Waitresses	1,580	1.63%	$31,300
10	Registered Nurses	1,500	1.55%	$175,350
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,420	1.47%	$34,980
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,270	1.31%	$36,310
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,250	1.29%	$48,150
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,130	1.17%	$55,080
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,110	1.15%	$78,440
16	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,110	1.15%	$37,850
17	Restaurant Cooks	1,060	1.09%	$37,330
18	Customer Service Representatives	1,020	1.05%	$45,220
19	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	980	1.01%	$38,080
20	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	960	0.99%	$38,490
21	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	960	0.99%	$43,680
22	Medical Assistants	870	0.90%	$46,650
23	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	860	0.89%	$48,870
24	Fast Food Cooks	840	0.87%	$34,310
25	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	840	0.87%	$65,120
26	Food Preparation Workers	790	0.82%	$34,410
27	Carpenters	790	0.82%	$63,880
28	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	720	0.74%	$47,590
29	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	720	0.74%	$64,390
30	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	710	0.73%	$33,700
31	Other Business Operations Specialists	700	0.72%	$63,660
32	Medical Secretaries	690	0.71%	$45,160
33	Accountants and Auditors	660	0.68%	$82,360
34	Receptionists and Information Clerks	600	0.62%	$37,770
35	Tutors	590	0.61%	$33,090
36	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	590	0.61%	$37,740
37	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	580	0.60%	$50,590
38	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	570	0.59%	$34,970
39	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	560	0.58%	$32,030
40	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	550	0.57%	$81,580
41	Packers and Packagers	550	0.57%	$34,310
42	Management Analysts	540	0.56%	$80,580
43	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	530	0.55%	$38,820
44	Bartenders	520	0.54%	$31,660
45	Sales Managers	510	0.53%	$98,280
46	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	500	0.52%	$44,730
47	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	480	0.50%	$67,520
48	Construction Laborers	480	0.50%	$48,200
49	Dishwashers	470	0.49%	$34,400
50	Software Developers	460	0.47%	$137,730
51	Driver/Sales Workers	460	0.47%	$38,130
52	Social and Human Service Assistants	430	0.44%	$45,070
53	Dental Assistants	410	0.42%	$44,630
54	Security Guards	400	0.41%	$36,240
55	Counter and Rental Clerks	400	0.41%	$37,480
56	Firefighters	390	0.40%	$64,080
57	Financial Managers	380	0.39%	$147,320
58	Human Resources Specialists	380	0.39%	$75,430
59	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	380	0.39%	$49,200
60	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	380	0.39%	$101,040
61	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	370	0.38%	$44,410
62	Nursing Assistants	370	0.38%	$42,080
63	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	360	0.37%	$45,040
64	All Other Managers	350	0.36%	$135,820
65	Project Management Specialists	340	0.35%	$93,630
66	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	340	0.35%	$50,500
67	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	340	0.35%	$55,600
68	Medical and Health Services Managers	330	0.34%	$127,260
69	Childcare Workers	330	0.34%	$36,170
70	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	330	0.34%	$64,350
71	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	320	0.33%	$65,010
72	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	320	0.33%	$60,940
73	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	320	0.33%	$62,130
74	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	310	0.32%	$38,330
75	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	310	0.32%	$78,030
76	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	310	0.32%	$31,750
77	Billing and Posting Clerks	310	0.32%	$46,100
78	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	300	0.31%	$65,780
79	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	300	0.31%	$55,730
80	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	300	0.31%	$32,960
81	Electricians	290	0.30%	$64,060
82	All Other Physicians	280	0.29%	$233,640
83	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	280	0.29%	$62,330
84	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	280	0.29%	$82,000
85	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	280	0.29%	$62,550
86	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	280	0.29%	$39,770
87	Postsecondary Education Administrators	270	0.28%	$133,340
88	Lawyers	270	0.28%	$130,680
89	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	270	0.28%	$33,760
90	Food Service Managers	260	0.27%	$62,720
91	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	260	0.27%	$68,370
92	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	260	0.27%	$71,490
93	Bakers	260	0.27%	$36,810
94	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	250	0.26%	$80,690
95	Pharmacy Technicians	250	0.26%	$48,040
96	Property, Real Estate Managers	240	0.25%	$62,490
97	Training and Development Specialists	240	0.25%	$65,820
98	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	240	0.25%	$81,290
99	Recreation Workers	240	0.25%	$35,120
100	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	240	0.25%	$83,150

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