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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

What professions have the highest employment in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA. We note that the total employment in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 205,800. The most popular job is the farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse profession, which employs 12,720 people (6.18 percent of the total employment in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 5,340 people (2.59 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	205,800	100.00%	$46,130
2	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	12,720	6.18%	$33,880
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,340	2.59%	$30,040
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,920	2.39%	$33,550
5	Cashiers	4,870	2.37%	$33,030
6	Registered Nurses	3,940	1.91%	$109,910
7	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,880	1.89%	$35,820
8	Retail Salespersons	3,790	1.84%	$34,060
9	Waiters and Waitresses	3,450	1.68%	$31,100
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,250	1.58%	$37,500
11	Office Clerks, General	3,230	1.57%	$44,470
12	General and Operations Managers	3,090	1.50%	$102,750
13	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,900	1.41%	$36,120
14	Software Developers	2,270	1.10%	$134,490
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,250	1.09%	$47,270
16	Restaurant Cooks	2,240	1.09%	$37,350
17	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,210	1.07%	$37,850
18	Other Business Operations Specialists	2,150	1.04%	$76,610
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,110	1.03%	$50,300
20	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,060	1.00%	$46,830
21	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,920	0.93%	$38,840
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,910	0.93%	$82,210
23	Fast Food Cooks	1,850	0.90%	$33,230
24	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,730	0.84%	$34,950
25	Food Preparation Workers	1,710	0.83%	$33,580
26	Customer Service Representatives	1,670	0.81%	$41,060
27	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,610	0.78%	$62,960
28	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,590	0.77%	$39,690
29	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,560	0.76%	$36,900
30	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,530	0.74%	$49,240
31	Accountants and Auditors	1,340	0.65%	$81,720
32	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	1,290	0.63%	$31,180
33	Other Production Workers	1,290	0.63%	$36,680
34	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,240	0.60%	$64,190
35	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,230	0.60%	$61,410
36	Carpenters	1,190	0.58%	$60,820
37	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,160	0.56%	$47,000
38	Medical Assistants	1,150	0.56%	$43,360
39	Construction Laborers	1,130	0.55%	$46,250
40	Medical Secretaries	1,100	0.53%	$41,480
41	Bartenders	1,090	0.53%	$31,600
42	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,080	0.52%	$44,180
43	Sales Managers	1,050	0.51%	$104,170
44	Human Resources Specialists	1,050	0.51%	$75,670
45	Nursing Assistants	1,050	0.51%	$39,400
46	Dishwashers	1,050	0.51%	$34,070
47	Security Guards	1,030	0.50%	$34,950
48	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,020	0.50%	$83,110
49	Receptionists and Information Clerks	980	0.48%	$36,860
50	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	950	0.46%	$74,950
51	All Other Managers	930	0.45%	$157,560
52	Project Management Specialists	900	0.44%	$100,190
53	Financial Managers	860	0.42%	$140,070
54	Management Analysts	830	0.40%	$77,260
55	Counter and Rental Clerks	830	0.40%	$36,740
56	Packers and Packagers	830	0.40%	$33,910
57	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	800	0.39%	$38,740
58	Computer and Information Systems Managers	780	0.38%	$174,420
59	Tutors	770	0.37%	$30,000
60	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	770	0.37%	$31,540
61	Social and Human Service Assistants	760	0.37%	$45,130
62	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	720	0.35%	$34,960
63	Driver/Sales Workers	710	0.34%	$33,060
64	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	680	0.33%	$48,200
65	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	660	0.32%	$108,490
66	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	660	0.32%	$76,370
67	Recreation Workers	640	0.31%	$33,420
68	Computer Occupations, All Other	630	0.31%	$101,440
69	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	630	0.31%	$76,750
70	Electricians	630	0.31%	$61,580
71	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	620	0.30%	$46,120
72	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	620	0.30%	$61,430
73	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	610	0.30%	$52,950
74	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	600	0.29%	$64,020
75	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	580	0.28%	$54,870
76	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	570	0.28%	$64,680
77	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	570	0.28%	$78,420
78	Billing and Posting Clerks	570	0.28%	$45,470
79	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	560	0.27%	$33,110
80	Medical and Health Services Managers	550	0.27%	$119,820
81	Computer User Support Specialists	550	0.27%	$63,560
82	Lawyers	550	0.27%	$139,230
83	Medical Transcriptionists	550	0.27%	$29,120
84	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	550	0.27%	$35,070
85	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	540	0.26%	$45,100
86	Food Service Managers	530	0.26%	$65,280
87	Dental Assistants	530	0.26%	$57,020
88	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	530	0.26%	$61,200
89	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	520	0.25%	$47,050
90	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	520	0.25%	$59,580
91	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	520	0.25%	$46,550
92	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	520	0.25%	$60,690
93	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	520	0.25%	$59,750
94	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	510	0.25%	$75,370
95	Physician Assistants	510	0.25%	$126,090
96	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	510	0.25%	$32,610
97	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	510	0.25%	$80,850
98	Property, Real Estate Managers	500	0.24%	$64,690
99	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	490	0.24%	$39,830
100	Emergency Medical Technicians	490	0.24%	$34,510

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