Chico Employment

Employment and Industries in the Chico, California Area

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A table listing those careers significantly more common in Chico than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Chico.
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A list of any large public companies in Chico.

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Most Popular Jobs in Chico, California Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	1,420	69,430	$51,910 - 93,050	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,030	47,350	$26,020 - 68,550	14%	95%
3	Teachers and instructors, all other	950	44,030	$29,010 - 61,400	9%	54%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	480	55,680	$39,300 - 73,970	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	440	48,810	$25,640 - 76,170	18%	79%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	420	66,710	$28,800 - 118,720	8%	51%
7	Social and human service assistants	380	24,460	$17,140 - 34,710	34%	58%
8	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	350	47,540	$34,280 - 64,350	13%	73%
9	Financial managers	280	63,680	$31,540 - 102,730	13%	60%
10	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	240	57,000	$41,120 - 76,290	11%	95%
11	Management analysts	230	59,140	$39,750 - 86,500	22%	78%
12	Pharmacists	160	117,100	$100,470 - 145,350	22%	97%
13	Medical and health services managers	150	76,570	$41,260 - 112,580	16%	57%
14	Community and social service specialists, all other	140	38,000	$22,780 - 54,690	25%	58%
15	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	130	43,450	$15,580 - 68,640	20%	87%
16	Sales managers	130	87,620	$43,910 - 143,750	10%	69%
17	Coaches and scouts	130	34,420	$16,230 - 57,990	15%	60%
18	Physical therapists	130	77,030	$55,990 - 93,890	27%	89%
19	Advertising sales agents	120	46,270	$25,040 - 69,610	20%	56%
20	Managers, all other	120	66,440	$32,540 - 104,760	7%	55%
21	Computer software engineers, applications	120	75,130	$43,460 - 115,640	45%	85%
22	Rehabilitation counselors	110	36,460	$22,110 - 56,460	23%	73%
23	Computer programmers	110	52,510	$24,050 - 81,940	0%	73%
24	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110	73,730	$50,320 - 99,030	8%	78%
25	Chief executives	110	162,110	$84,700 - 0	2%	65%
26	Librarians	100	54,270	$34,890 - 89,630	4%	85%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	100	56,070	$33,340 - 77,820	27%	50%
28	Sales and related workers, all other	100	30,700	$16,590 - 51,420	14%	62%
29	Social and community service managers	90	66,950	$27,940 - 126,360	25%	72%
30	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	90	50,590	$27,500 - 79,120	5%	58%
31	Graphic designers	90	36,280	$21,490 - 58,030	10%	55%
32	Medical and public health social workers	90	37,730	$25,740 - 57,810	24%	77%
33	Civil engineers	90	60,990	$40,010 - 87,200	18%	87%
34	Network systems and data communications analysts	80	57,480	$39,200 - 86,460	53%	57%
35	Computer systems analysts	80	60,310	$43,220 - 81,940	29%	68%
36	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	70	33,200	$20,060 - 50,100	24%	78%
37	Public relations specialists	70	42,160	$21,450 - 66,670	18%	81%
38	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	60	66,940	$54,460 - 78,870	12%	51%
39	Training and development specialists	60	40,070	$25,900 - 57,630	18%	56%
40	Special education teachers, secondary school	60	61,960	$41,510 - 84,180	9%	87%
41	Financial specialists, all other	60	42,990	$25,250 - 80,290	12%	50%
42	Market research analysts	60	62,140	$34,900 - 111,980	20%	82%
43	Physician assistants	60	85,340	$50,300 - 128,650	27%	67%
44	Computer and information systems managers	60	69,900	$41,730 - 109,080	16%	73%
45	Marketing managers	50	95,010	$46,220 - 0	14%	69%
46	Health educators	50	37,530	$21,540 - 50,510	26%	58%
47	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50	67,200	$36,940 - 105,980	25%	93%
48	Architects, except landscape and naval	40	77,720	$43,540 - 131,130	18%	88%
49	Instructional coordinators	40	54,850	$25,280 - 75,850	23%	79%
50	Reporters and correspondents	40	31,790	$19,730 - 41,800	1%	85%
51	Speech-language pathologists	40	64,610	$49,310 - 78,290	11%	98%
52	Electronics engineers, except computer	40	69,250	$58,990 - 87,960	4%	81%
53	Mechanical engineers	40	61,980	$39,300 - 87,930	4%	78%
54	Occupational therapists	30	69,000	$51,390 - 86,390	23%	90%
55	Engineers, all other	30	72,250	$52,570 - 95,410	6%	82%
56	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	30	29,290	$20,210 - 42,280	11%	55%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	2,920	22,100	$15,410 - 32,120	12%	25%
2	Office clerks, general	2,570	23,990	$16,580 - 33,500	13%	19%
3	Cashiers	2,130	21,570	$15,090 - 38,630	-2%	10%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,590	17,310	$14,750 - 21,310	18%	5%
5	Teacher assistants	1,410	24,400	$16,380 - 34,930	10%	18%
6	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,210	20,720	$16,530 - 25,210	18%	7%
7	Waiters and waitresses	1,200	16,530	$14,550 - 18,150	11%	14%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,190	30,010	$20,280 - 41,270	13%	16%
9	General and operations managers	1,140	81,880	$36,190 - 140,970	2%	48%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,130	22,300	$15,560 - 32,840	15%	4%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,020	22,660	$15,920 - 34,520	2%	5%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	980	22,270	$15,110 - 37,360	-7%	8%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	910	39,160	$27,040 - 54,980	6%	29%
14	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	840	41,300	$32,840 - 50,040	14%	7%
15	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	810	17,160	$14,590 - 21,290	10%	8%
16	Home health aides	790	18,110	$15,420 - 22,310	49%	7%
17	Business operations specialists, all other	790	43,230	$25,650 - 70,840	21%	49%
18	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	780	34,670	$25,840 - 46,450	15%	18%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	780	22,210	$16,430 - 29,430	17%	13%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	770	36,510	$22,840 - 52,750	4%	25%
21	Construction laborers	760	31,100	$20,900 - 40,310	11%	5%
22	Food preparation workers	730	17,680	$14,940 - 22,050	15%	7%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	730	33,050	$20,650 - 47,640	10%	6%
24	Cooks, fast food	630	16,480	$14,590 - 19,010	8%	5%
25	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	630	26,290	$16,610 - 38,590	18%	6%
26	Medical assistants	620	27,560	$19,640 - 37,150	35%	10%
27	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	590	28,120	$19,220 - 40,210	1%	18%
28	Customer service representatives	570	28,760	$18,200 - 44,990	25%	22%
29	Medical secretaries	520	26,210	$18,910 - 36,260	17%	18%
30	Carpenters	480	44,520	$24,610 - 68,620	10%	6%
31	Cooks, restaurant	470	20,410	$15,860 - 26,630	12%	5%
32	Packers and packagers, hand	470	17,880	$15,040 - 22,410	-11%	3%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	450	28,020	$16,760 - 42,890	11%	14%
34	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	450	26,290	$16,750 - 36,710	8%	4%
35	Counter and rental clerks	450	23,170	$15,550 - 34,650	23%	16%
36	Dishwashers	440	16,240	$14,630 - 18,200	10%	3%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	430	35,110	$23,880 - 53,280	14%	4%
38	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	430	37,270	$15,980 - 63,000	27%	47%
39	Tellers	420	22,640	$17,890 - 29,210	14%	16%
40	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	420	34,680	$24,570 - 44,370	10%	4%
41	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	420	18,600	$14,820 - 23,160	13%	5%
42	Personal and home care aides	410	19,560	$15,820 - 24,870	51%	10%
43	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	410	18,620	$15,420 - 22,580	-2%	4%
44	Recreation workers	410	20,730	$15,390 - 29,720	13%	47%
45	Child care workers	330	20,970	$15,890 - 27,840	18%	15%
46	Cement masons and concrete finishers	320	38,080	$24,510 - 58,010	11%	2%
47	Property, real estate, and community association managers	320	29,540	$18,830 - 46,120	15%	36%
48	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	310	31,450	$22,090 - 43,050	0%	22%
49	Security guards	310	21,110	$15,480 - 29,080	17%	13%
50	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	300	60,110	$43,340 - 78,240	11%	33%
51	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	300	26,960	$17,810 - 43,310	4%	6%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	300	63,120	$43,970 - 90,050	9%	10%
53	Preschool teachers, except special education	290	22,660	$15,650 - 34,020	26%	43%
54	Bartenders	280	16,560	$14,780 - 18,600	11%	17%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	280	49,600	$27,380 - 86,250	-4%	15%
56	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	270	25,400	$19,390 - 34,060	4%	15%
57	Dental assistants	260	31,060	$22,170 - 42,500	29%	9%
58	Data entry keyers	250	19,160	$15,470 - 23,470	-4%	18%
59	Office and administrative support workers, all other	250	19,630	$15,970 - 26,670	-8%	32%
60	Team assemblers	240	22,640	$15,930 - 29,700	0%	5%
61	Painters, construction and maintenance	230	31,320	$20,210 - 45,260	12%	6%
62	Healthcare support workers, all other	230	26,200	$16,200 - 39,240	16%	10%
63	Sales representatives, services, all other	230	45,610	$21,200 - 94,420	28%	48%
64	Tile and marble setters	220	50,690	$31,820 - 76,770	15%	3%
65	Computer support specialists	210	37,020	$22,840 - 54,190	13%	43%
66	Electricians	210	59,040	$37,480 - 82,340	7%	7%
67	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	210	46,150	$25,560 - 82,360	11%	4%
68	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	200	24,370	$18,450 - 32,360	11%	5%
69	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	200	29,220	$15,550 - 41,160	-4%	5%
70	Postal service mail carriers	200	43,200	$34,090 - 50,780	1%	11%
71	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	200	16,210	$14,810 - 18,080	10%	17%
72	Pharmacy technicians	200	33,610	$26,220 - 43,110	32%	16%
73	Radiologic technologists and technicians	190	50,660	$40,550 - 65,300	15%	25%
74	Industrial truck and tractor operators	190	27,510	$18,460 - 41,480	-1%	2%
75	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	180	29,920	$20,640 - 41,900	16%	26%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	180	49,840	$29,140 - 78,990	7%	13%
77	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	180	45,050	$32,080 - 60,440	8%	3%
78	Bill and account collectors	180	27,870	$20,760 - 35,430	23%	13%
79	Loan officers	180	49,080	$30,700 - 72,450	12%	49%
80	Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	180	25,950	$21,390 - 30,450	11%	3%
81	Legal secretaries	170	37,500	$23,270 - 60,730	12%	18%
82	Driver/sales workers	170	27,440	$14,690 - 59,960	-4%	4%
83	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	170	15,900	$14,600 - 17,880	12%	6%
84	Protective service workers, all other	160	34,010	$16,930 - 49,410	13%	31%
85	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	160	30,850	$20,620 - 41,810	5%	2%
86	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	150	21,580	$15,580 - 30,320	12%	0%
87	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	150	39,300	$23,880 - 59,240	3%	18%
88	Insurance sales agents	150	62,770	$29,170 - 129,290	13%	45%
89	Helpers--production workers	150	22,730	$16,420 - 29,240	0%	4%
90	Amusement and recreation attendants	150	16,870	$14,420 - 18,710	24%	22%
91	Food service managers	150	41,860	$28,700 - 57,130	5%	24%
92	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	150	20,970	$15,870 - 27,780	14%	3%
93	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	150	18,880	$14,950 - 25,680	12%	6%
94	Bakers	140	26,240	$15,270 - 42,150	10%	8%
95	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	140	52,370	$31,720 - 74,610	5%	8%
96	Pest control workers	140	21,790	$16,450 - 29,270	16%	9%
97	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	120	17,850	$15,680 - 20,250	17%	14%
98	Physical therapist aides	120	20,500	$16,300 - 24,860	24%	23%
99	Parts salespersons	120	29,740	$18,230 - 45,150	-1%	6%
100	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	110	25,790	$19,810 - 31,380	10%	24%

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Jobs More Common Near Chico Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Tile and marble setters	50,690	220	9.2
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	25,950	180	6.4
Physical therapist aides	20,500	120	6
Protective service workers, all other	34,010	160	4.8
Pest control workers	21,790	140	4.5
Teachers and instructors, all other	44,030	950	4.3
Personal care and service workers, all other	26,930	100	4.2
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	37,270	430	3.9
Property, real estate, and community association managers	29,540	320	3.7
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	18,620	410	3.5
Community and social service specialists, all other	38,000	140	3.2
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	47,540	350	3.2
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,160	810	3.1
Recreation workers	20,730	410	3.1
Cement masons and concrete finishers	38,080	320	2.9
Medical assistants	27,560	620	2.8
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	31,450	310	2.8
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	29,920	180	2.8
Healthcare support workers, all other	26,200	230	2.7
Social and human service assistants	24,460	380	2.5
Medical secretaries	26,210	520	2.5
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	41,300	840	2.4
Teacher assistants	24,400	1,410	2.4
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	52,370	140	2.3
Cooks, fast food	16,480	630	2.2
Home health aides	18,110	790	2.1
Radiologic technologists and technicians	50,660	190	2
Rehabilitation counselors	36,460	110	2
Bakers	26,240	140	1.9
Coaches and scouts	34,420	130	1.9
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	25,010	100	1.9
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	21,580	150	1.9
Counter and rental clerks	23,170	450	1.8
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	20,720	1,210	1.8
Roofers	43,600	110	1.8
Office and administrative support workers, all other	19,630	250	1.8
Dental assistants	31,060	260	1.7
Dishwashers	16,240	440	1.7
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	51,910	110	1.7
Food preparation workers	17,680	730	1.6
Office clerks, general	23,990	2,570	1.6
Physical therapists	77,030	130	1.6
Painters, construction and maintenance	31,320	230	1.6
Data entry keyers	19,160	250	1.5
Personal and home care aides	19,560	410	1.5
Preschool teachers, except special education	22,660	290	1.5
Food service managers	41,860	150	1.5
Business operations specialists, all other	43,230	790	1.5
Elementary school teachers, except special education	47,350	1,030	1.5
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	39,300	150	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Chico, California Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	60,110	1.35	300
Electricians	59,040	1.34	210
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	37,270	1.32	430
Roofers	43,600	1.3	110
Tile and marble setters	50,690	1.29	220
Pharmacy technicians	33,610	1.28	200
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	39,300	1.26	150
Pharmacists	117,100	1.25	160
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	66,710	1.24	420
Cashiers	21,570	1.23	2,130
Registered nurses	69,430	1.23	1,420
Teachers and instructors, all other	44,030	1.22	950
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	52,370	1.22	140
Carpenters	44,520	1.22	480
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,000	1.19	240
Chief executives	162,110	1.18	110
Child care workers	20,970	1.18	330
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	26,290	1.17	630
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	51,910	1.17	110
Teacher assistants	24,400	1.17	1,410
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	29,220	1.16	200
Insurance sales agents	62,770	1.16	150
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,680	1.15	480
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	63,120	1.15	300
Physical therapists	77,030	1.15	130
Bakers	26,240	1.15	140
Protective service workers, all other	34,010	1.14	160
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	45,050	1.13	180
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	41,300	1.12	840
Order clerks	30,110	1.12	110
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,370	1.12	200
Driver/sales workers	27,440	1.11	170
Cement masons and concrete finishers	38,080	1.1	320
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,310	1.1	1,590
Legal secretaries	37,500	1.1	170
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	20,970	1.08	150
Construction laborers	31,100	1.08	760
Rehabilitation counselors	36,460	1.07	110
Radiologic technologists and technicians	50,660	1.06	190
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,160	1.06	810
Counter and rental clerks	23,170	1.06	450
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	46,150	1.05	210
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,600	1.05	420
Medical assistants	27,560	1.05	620
Community and social service specialists, all other	38,000	1.05	140
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,300	1.05	1,130
Coaches and scouts	34,420	1.04	130
Personal and home care aides	19,560	1.04	410
Cooks, fast food	16,480	1.04	630
Dental assistants	31,060	1.04	260

Highest Paying Jobs in Chico, California Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	162,110	110
Family and general practitioners	154,520	70
Physicians and surgeons, all other	129,730	70
Pharmacists	117,100	160
Lawyers	105,950
Marketing managers	95,010	50
Sales managers	87,620	130
Physician assistants	85,340	60
General and operations managers	81,880	1,140
Architects, except landscape and naval	77,720	40
Physical therapists	77,030	130
Medical and health services managers	76,570	150
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	76,390	60
Computer software engineers, applications	75,130	120
Industrial production managers	74,640	40
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	73,830	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	73,730	110
Construction managers	72,520	70
Engineers, all other	72,250	30
Power plant operators	70,900	50
Computer and information systems managers	69,900	60
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	69,840
Registered nurses	69,430	1,420
Administrative services managers	69,280	80
Electronics engineers, except computer	69,250	40
Occupational therapists	69,000	30
Dental hygienists	68,510
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	67,200	50
Social and community service managers	66,950	90
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	66,940	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	66,710	420
Managers, all other	66,440	120
Speech-language pathologists	64,610	40
Financial managers	63,680	280
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	63,120	300
Insurance sales agents	62,770	150
Market research analysts	62,140	60
Mechanical engineers	61,980	40
Special education teachers, secondary school	61,960	60
Civil engineers	60,990	90
Computer systems analysts	60,310	80
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	60,110	300
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	59,530	60
Management analysts	59,140	230
Electricians	59,040	210
Network systems and data communications analysts	57,480	80
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,000	240
Network and computer systems administrators	56,070	100
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,680	480
Construction and building inspectors	54,950	50

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