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San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

State

California

Detailed Occupations

673

Average Salary Across Occupations

$85,038

Highest Paying Occupation in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Surgeons, All Other leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $447,540.

Largest Employment Market in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Home Health and Personal Care Aides has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 51,760 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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

Most Available Jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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

💰 Top Paying Jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Surgeons, All Other $447,540 $215.16 0
2 Anesthesiologists $396,180 $190.47 720
3 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $317,960 $152.87 0
4 Psychiatrists $315,350 $151.61 280
5 Pediatricians, General $290,340 $139.59 0
6 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $282,860 $135.99 170
7 Chief Executives $281,820 $135.49 3,260
8 Physicians, All Other $277,840 $133.58 2,190
9 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $276,790 $0.00 180
10 Nurse Anesthetists $276,400 $132.89 100
11 Family Medicine Physicians $276,310 $132.84 1,770
12 Physicians, Pathologists $272,650 $131.08 120
13 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $258,880 $124.46 170
14 Natural Sciences Managers $216,180 $103.93 2,630
15 Dentists, All Other Specialists $214,510 $103.13 50
16 Computer and Information Systems Managers $201,410 $96.83 7,620
17 Architectural and Engineering Managers $195,150 $93.82 3,690
18 Marketing Managers $194,300 $93.41 4,390
19 Lawyers $193,670 $93.11 8,990
20 Financial Managers $192,690 $92.64 8,120

👥 Most Available Jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 51,760 $36,500 $17.55
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers 40,240 $38,250 $18.39
3 Cashiers 31,630 $38,470 $18.50
4 Retail Salespersons 31,420 $41,920 $20.16
5 Office Clerks, General 28,550 $49,680 $23.88
6 Registered Nurses 27,660 $139,350 $67.00
7 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 24,960 $42,430 $20.40
8 General and Operations Managers 24,920 $0 $0.00
9 Waiters and Waitresses 24,800 $46,930 $22.56
10 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 22,460 $40,570 $19.51
11 Software Developers 21,080 $157,860 $75.89
12 Stockers and Order Fillers 21,030 $42,570 $20.47
13 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 17,790 $93,040 $44.73
14 Customer Service Representatives 15,680 $51,020 $24.53
15 Cooks, Restaurant 15,380 $43,990 $21.15
16 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 14,870 $54,670 $26.29
17 Accountants and Auditors 14,070 $104,740 $50.36
18 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 13,770 $47,320 $22.75
19 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 13,410 $76,230 $36.65
20 Security Guards 13,370 $44,290 $21.29