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El Centro, CA

State

California

Detailed Occupations

223

Average Salary Across Occupations

$72,932

Highest Paying Occupation in El Centro, CA

Family Medicine Physicians leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $253,530.

Largest Employment Market in El Centro, CA

Home Health and Personal Care Aides has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 7,220 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in El Centro, CA

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

Most Available Jobs in El Centro, CA

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

💰 Top Paying Jobs in El Centro, CA

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

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Family Medicine Physicians $253,530 $121.89 60
2 Chief Executives $176,690 $84.95 80
3 Architectural and Engineering Managers $170,880 $82.16 40
4 Nurse Practitioners $157,220 $75.59 50
5 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $157,050 $0.00 190
6 Pharmacists $156,700 $75.34 80
7 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $154,240 $74.15 50
8 Marketing Managers $153,360 $73.73 30
9 Physician Assistants $150,650 $72.43 40
10 Lawyers $149,990 $72.11 90
11 Computer and Information Systems Managers $149,590 $71.92 60
12 Human Resources Managers $148,020 $71.16 50
13 Managers, All Other $140,720 $67.65 370
14 Industrial Production Managers $137,500 $66.11 60
15 Construction Managers $136,900 $65.82 70
16 Education Administrators, All Other $136,120 $65.44 30
17 Medical and Health Services Managers $135,670 $65.22 160
18 School Psychologists $135,480 $65.13 70
19 Financial Managers $134,220 $64.53 130
20 Dental Hygienists $132,450 $63.68 40

👥 Most Available Jobs in El Centro, CA

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 7,220 $33,610 $16.16
2 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 3,300 $38,230 $18.38
3 Cashiers 2,150 $36,230 $17.42
4 Retail Salespersons 1,860 $38,460 $18.49
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,670 $38,500 $18.51
6 Correctional Officers and Jailers 1,320 $98,320 $47.27
7 Stockers and Order Fillers 1,310 $40,650 $19.54
8 Office Clerks, General 1,210 $44,430 $21.36
9 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,070 $41,560 $19.98
10 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,060 $53,410 $25.68
11 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 900 $44,250 $0.00
12 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 890 $39,120 $18.81
13 Compliance Officers 850 $98,350 $47.28
14 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 840 $55,330 $26.60
15 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 760 $107,690 $0.00
16 Detectives and Criminal Investigators 730 $115,410 $55.49
17 General and Operations Managers 720 $117,950 $56.71
18 Security Guards 710 $41,670 $20.03
19 Registered Nurses 610 $116,160 $55.85
20 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 610 $51,980 $24.99