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California Chemical Technicians: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Chemical Technicians in California

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Fast Facts for Chemical Technicians in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Oxnard, Napa, and Oakland
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Riverside, Santa Rosa, and Fresno
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Diego, Oakland, and Santa Ana

Salaries for Chemical Technicians in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, Bakersfield, and Oxnard. (See table at bottom of page)

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California Chemical Technician Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrestAssociate4,577
Coastline Community CollegeFountain ValleyAssociate9,316
College of the SequoiasVisaliaAssociate11,697
Fullerton CollegeFullertonAssociate20,719
Las Positas CollegeLivermoreAssociate8,024
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos AngelesAssociate13,194
Merced CollegeMercedAssociate10,890
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoAssociate21,437

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Chemical Technicians

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Chemical Technicians

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Chemical Technicians relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Oxnard620$51,9904.6
Napa90$42,1303.4
Oakland840$45,0901.8
San Diego930$44,9701.5
San Jose580$47,2101.4
San Francisco560$54,1701.2
San Luis Obispo50$39,6401.2
Sacramento480$35,0201.2
Santa Barbara70$41,7200.9
Bakersfield110$52,1900.9
Santa Ana650$42,1400.9
Modesto60$32,4800.8
Fresno110$31,3800.7
Santa Rosa50$37,1500.6
Riverside340$39,0100.6
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