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Career Information for Economists in California

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Fast Facts for Economists in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, Riverside, and Sacramento
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Ana, San Diego, and Oakland
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Riverside, San Francisco, and Sacramento

Salaries for Economists in California

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

Schools for Economists in California are listed below.

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California Economy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfieldAssociate17,405
Cabrillo CollegeAptosAssociate15,114
California Institute of TechnologyPasadenaDoctorate2,133
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoMasters19,777
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomonaMasters21,477
California State University-BakersfieldBakersfieldMasters7,700
California State University-Channel IslandsCamarilloMasters3,599
California State University-ChicoChicoMasters17,034
California State University-Dominguez HillsCarsonMasters12,082
California State University-East BayHaywardMasters13,124
California State University-FresnoFresnoDoctorate22,383
California State University-FullertonFullertonDoctorate37,130
California State University-Long BeachLong BeachDoctorate36,868
California State University-Los AngelesLos AngelesDoctorate21,051
California State University-NorthridgeNorthridgeDoctorate35,446
California State University-SacramentoSacramentoDoctorate28,829
California State University-San BernardinoSan BernardinoDoctorate17,066
California State University-San MarcosSan MarcosMasters9,159
California State University-StanislausTurlockDoctorate8,836
Canada CollegeRedwood CityAssociate5,764
Cerritos CollegeNorwalkAssociate22,273
Chaffey CollegeRancho CucamongaAssociate18,736
Chapman UniversityOrangeDoctorate6,022
Claremont Graduate UniversityClaremontDoctorate2,127
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremontBachelor1,135
Coastline Community CollegeFountain ValleyAssociate9,316
College of the DesertPalm DesertAssociate8,597
Contra Costa CollegeSan PabloAssociate7,147
Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua TreeAssociate1,673
Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipaAssociate5,382
El Camino CollegeTorranceAssociate24,895
Feather River CollegeQuincyAssociate1,688
Foothill CollegeLos Altos HillsAssociate18,132
Fullerton CollegeFullertonAssociate20,719
Grossmont CollegeEl CajonAssociate17,359
Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremontBachelor735
Hope International UniversityFullertonMasters974
Humboldt State UniversityArcataMasters7,773
Irvine Valley CollegeIrvineAssociate9,805
Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley GlenAssociate17,264
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional8,977
Merritt CollegeOaklandAssociate6,944
Mills CollegeOaklandDoctorate1,446
MiraCosta CollegeOceansideAssociate10,682
Mission CollegeSanta ClaraAssociate8,832
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyAssociate9,238
Occidental CollegeLos AngelesMasters1,877
Orange Coast CollegeCosta MesaAssociate24,424
Oxnard CollegeOxnardAssociate6,803
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosAssociate27,222
Pepperdine UniversityMalibuDoctorate & First Professional7,582
Pitzer CollegeClaremontBachelor999
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan DiegoMasters3,480
Pomona CollegeClaremontBachelor1,547
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoAssociate18,371
Saint Marys College of CaliforniaMoragaDoctorate3,801
San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoDoctorate35,695
San Francisco State UniversitySan FranciscoDoctorate30,125
San Jose State UniversitySan JoseMasters31,906
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaAssociate33,514
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta BarbaraAssociate21,632
Santa Clara UniversitySanta ClaraDoctorate & First Professional8,685
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Santiago Canyon CollegeOrangeAssociate14,085
Scripps CollegeClaremontBachelor920
Sonoma State UniversityRohnert ParkMasters8,770
Stanford UniversityStanfordDoctorate & First Professional19,782
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyDoctorate & First Professional34,940
University of California-DavisDavisDoctorate & First Professional29,796
University of California-IrvineIrvineDoctorate & First Professional26,483
University of California-Los AngelesLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional37,476
University of California-MercedMercedDoctorate1,871
University of California-RiversideRiversideDoctorate17,187
University of California-San DiegoLa JollaDoctorate & First Professional27,020
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraDoctorate21,410
University of California-Santa CruzSanta CruzDoctorate15,825
University of La VerneLa VerneDoctorate & First Professional7,370
University of San DiegoSan DiegoDoctorate7,504
University of San FranciscoSan FranciscoDoctorate & First Professional8,714
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional33,408
University of the PacificStocktonDoctorate6,235
West Los Angeles CollegeCulver CityAssociate9,975
West Valley CollegeSaratogaAssociate11,210
Westmont CollegeSanta BarbaraBachelor1,337
Whittier CollegeWhittierMasters & First Professional1,985

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Economists

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:
Economists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Economists 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

   
San Francisco130$104,2801.5
Riverside140$94,7001.2
Sacramento90$70,5001.2
Oakland80$116,8500.9
San Diego80$63,6300.7
Santa Ana40$74,6100.3
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