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Selected Metro AreaChico, CA

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302

$71,522

Family Medicine Physicians leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $300,190.

Home Health and Personal Care Aides has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 5,700 jobs.

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this metro area.

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this metro area.

Ranked by average annual salary for detailed occupations in this metro area.

#	Job Title	Average Salary	Hourly Wage	Total Jobs
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$300,190	$144.32	130
2	Chief Executives	$209,060	$100.51	120
3	Physicians, All Other	$205,430	$98.76	70
4	Dentists, General	$173,180	$83.26	80
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$169,050	$81.28	40
6	Lawyers	$168,510	$81.02	80
7	Pharmacists	$167,790	$80.67	160
8	Veterinarians	$164,410	$79.05	70
9	Nurse Practitioners	$161,550	$77.67	130
10	Marketing Managers	$153,800	$73.94	80
11	Physician Assistants	$152,520	$73.33	80
12	Fundraising Managers	$149,070	$71.67	50
13	Optometrists	$146,420	$70.39	40
14	Personal Financial Advisors	$145,480	$69.94	60
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$145,210	$69.81	130
16	Financial Managers	$143,000	$68.75	250
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$142,020	$68.28	350
18	Human Resources Managers	$141,580	$68.07	60
19	Dental Hygienists	$136,370	$65.56	110
20	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$134,420	$0.00	210

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

#	Job Title	Total Jobs	Average Salary	Hourly Wage
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,700	$34,450	$16.56
2	Registered Nurses	2,490	$133,870	$64.36
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,420	$37,680	$18.12
4	Cashiers	2,010	$37,020	$17.80
5	Retail Salespersons	1,970	$40,990	$19.71
6	Office Clerks, General	1,880	$44,320	$21.31
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,250	$40,660	$19.55
8	General and Operations Managers	1,200	$119,210	$57.31
9	Waiters and Waitresses	1,150	$39,860	$19.17
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,020	$42,040	$20.21
11	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	960	$42,550	$0.00
12	Nursing Assistants	910	$44,710	$21.50
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	860	$87,190	$0.00
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	790	$41,270	$19.84
15	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	780	$69,270	$33.30
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	730	$55,080	$26.48
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	710	$53,810	$25.87
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	710	$51,300	$24.66
19	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	700	$43,540	$20.93
20	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	680	$54,800	$26.35