El Centro Employment

Employment and Industries in the El Centro, California Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in El Centro than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of El Centro.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in El Centro.
A list of any large public companies in El Centro.

Most Popular Jobs in El Centro, 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,250	58,350	$35,700 - 84,180	14%	95%
2	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	860	55,490	$35,090 - 76,600	6%	96%
3	Registered nurses	600	60,880	$42,700 - 77,350	24%	56%
4	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	570	54,510	$39,310 - 69,160	5%	58%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	260	57,170	$24,320 - 103,580	8%	51%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	220	57,480	$37,830 - 74,980	11%	95%
7	Accountants and auditors	220	38,250	$21,340 - 65,200	18%	79%
8	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	150	56,170	$22,480 - 84,280	13%	73%
9	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	140	84,000	$55,200 - 114,530	8%	78%
10	Managers, all other	140	84,640	$53,680 - 113,980	7%	55%
11	Social and human service assistants	130	26,800	$16,250 - 36,120	34%	58%
12	Pharmacists	130	111,620	$96,880 - 121,250	22%	97%
13	Financial managers	110	74,670	$49,380 - 103,750	13%	60%
14	Sales managers	110	85,230	$49,550 - 126,710	10%	69%
15	Medical and health services managers	90	73,680	$51,360 - 101,770	16%	57%
16	Lawyers	80	90,550	$65,830 - 130,820	11%	99%
17	Chief executives	60	132,870	$81,250 - 0	2%	65%
18	Legislators	60	41,050	$29,040 - 59,370	1%	65%
19	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	60	36,950	$19,870 - 64,190	15%	51%
20	Management analysts	60	53,710	$37,490 - 70,010	22%	78%
21	Engineering managers	50	89,280	$62,280 - 116,380	7%	84%
22	Advertising sales agents	50	37,460	$20,260 - 67,180	20%	56%
23	Teachers and instructors, all other	50	48,430	$26,610 - 77,430	9%	54%
24	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50	64,640	$40,520 - 90,480	16%	99%
25	Computer specialists, all other	50	59,060	$32,630 - 88,560	15%	68%
26	Civil engineers	40	79,140	$45,390 - 131,010	18%	87%
27	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	45,550	$36,030 - 62,400	17%	56%
28	Physical therapists	40	91,530	$75,610 - 135,390	27%	89%
29	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	30	45,530	$21,380 - 100,540	24%	78%
30	Instructional coordinators	30	65,480	$27,430 - 89,910	23%	79%

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	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	6,540	16,910	$14,700 - 19,920	-2%	4%
2	Retail salespersons	1,580	21,500	$14,980 - 31,030	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	1,550	19,330	$14,960 - 26,840	-2%	10%
4	Office clerks, general	1,200	23,760	$15,660 - 35,960	13%	19%
5	Teacher assistants	1,000	24,780	$16,500 - 34,940	10%	18%
6	Stock clerks and order fillers	980	20,530	$15,170 - 28,420	-7%	8%
7	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	890	17,220	$14,710 - 21,450	18%	5%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	730	19,560	$15,230 - 26,120	2%	5%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	690	21,810	$14,860 - 33,780	15%	4%
10	Construction laborers	670	25,060	$16,420 - 38,430	11%	5%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	620	31,840	$19,940 - 43,940	10%	4%
12	Business operations specialists, all other	620	50,920	$32,790 - 74,490	21%	49%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	550	29,660	$18,600 - 42,610	13%	16%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	540	30,000	$16,700 - 46,200	10%	6%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	540	40,320	$23,710 - 60,330	6%	29%
16	General and operations managers	530	83,670	$40,160 - 145,320	2%	48%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	480	34,990	$19,830 - 56,490	4%	25%
18	Cooks, fast food	460	15,940	$14,560 - 17,890	8%	5%
19	Waiters and waitresses	450	15,880	$14,570 - 17,920	11%	14%
20	Agricultural equipment operators	440	18,040	$15,640 - 21,750	-4%	4%
21	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	430	28,690	$17,570 - 41,350	1%	18%
22	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	390	21,590	$15,650 - 30,340	4%	6%
23	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	370	39,830	$26,240 - 56,940	15%	18%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	370	21,090	$15,490 - 29,270	17%	13%
25	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	300	52,210	$38,320 - 75,300	11%	33%
26	Tellers	290	20,830	$15,700 - 28,650	14%	16%
27	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	290	33,820	$17,920 - 51,600	14%	4%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	290	24,790	$16,450 - 36,800	11%	14%
29	Customer service representatives	280	27,420	$16,600 - 40,600	25%	22%
30	Electricians	280	49,230	$26,160 - 69,540	7%	7%
31	Security guards	280	22,270	$16,570 - 33,030	17%	13%
32	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	270	25,310	$16,160 - 36,790	18%	6%
33	Industrial truck and tractor operators	260	23,340	$16,340 - 37,170	-1%	2%
34	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	250	25,260	$15,700 - 39,860	8%	4%
35	Counter and rental clerks	250	21,970	$15,050 - 36,170	23%	16%
36	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	240	19,760	$15,080 - 29,560	18%	7%
37	Cooks, restaurant	200	18,570	$15,500 - 22,660	12%	5%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	200	50,220	$26,360 - 76,980	7%	13%
39	Medical assistants	200	30,780	$18,250 - 68,470	35%	10%
40	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	190	23,980	$17,710 - 32,610	4%	15%
41	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	190	17,090	$14,620 - 21,730	13%	5%
42	Food preparation workers	190	18,710	$14,870 - 23,970	15%	7%
43	Preschool teachers, except special education	190	23,790	$16,210 - 37,010	26%	43%
44	Packers and packagers, hand	180	16,620	$14,830 - 18,230	-11%	3%
45	Cement masons and concrete finishers	170	33,980	$16,180 - 61,180	11%	2%
46	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	170	41,150	$28,740 - 55,980	8%	3%
47	Medical secretaries	170	22,390	$16,250 - 30,870	17%	18%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	160	59,530	$38,750 - 82,530	9%	10%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	160	44,910	$22,090 - 76,630	-4%	15%
50	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	140	29,170	$18,720 - 44,210	5%	2%
51	Dishwashers	140	15,860	$14,630 - 17,840	10%	3%
52	Butchers and meat cutters	130	19,190	$15,000 - 36,800	2%	2%
53	Word processors and typists	130	30,220	$25,060 - 37,840	-11%	19%
54	Postal service mail carriers	120	42,620	$33,380 - 50,050	1%	11%
55	Dental assistants	120	25,430	$18,120 - 35,940	29%	9%
56	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	120	30,800	$20,020 - 47,490	12%	3%
57	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	120	37,480	$29,370 - 47,380	14%	7%
58	Farm equipment mechanics	120	31,070	$17,740 - 43,490	1%	3%
59	Parts salespersons	100	30,840	$17,060 - 47,480	-1%	6%
60	Computer support specialists	100	36,260	$23,310 - 49,520	13%	43%
61	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	100	43,610	$25,320 - 72,160	10%	17%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	100	71,800	$55,170 - 94,500	9%	33%
63	All other information and record clerks	100	30,470	$20,230 - 39,770	-12%	21%
64	Carpenters	100	46,040	$29,880 - 63,850	10%	6%
65	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	100	16,260	$14,880 - 18,130	12%	6%
66	Child care workers	100	20,410	$15,400 - 30,080	18%	15%
67	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	90	31,430	$18,430 - 50,600	10%	24%
68	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	90	34,030	$18,370 - 53,540	12%	3%
69	Driver/sales workers	90	31,050	$15,440 - 57,290	-4%	4%
70	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	90	54,040	$36,770 - 72,190	16%	43%
71	Healthcare support workers, all other	90	26,900	$19,840 - 35,120	16%	10%
72	Food service managers	90	43,200	$30,630 - 60,970	5%	24%
73	Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	90	23,080	$15,800 - 35,010	-2%	14%
74	Order clerks	90	23,890	$16,010 - 34,290	-23%	16%
75	Pharmacy technicians	90	34,690	$25,820 - 45,450	32%	16%
76	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	80	25,410	$16,300 - 36,610	2%	11%
77	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	80	48,990	$33,550 - 62,330	14%	8%
78	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	80	36,310	$23,960 - 51,970	9%	3%
79	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	80	28,570	$17,150 - 48,310	-6%	14%
80	Legal secretaries	70	26,940	$16,650 - 39,910	12%	18%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	70	38,910	$21,400 - 70,920	13%	17%
82	Cargo and freight agents	70	30,130	$17,830 - 46,050	17%	16%
83	Medical records and health information technicians	70	26,090	$15,960 - 38,650	18%	12%
84	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	70	29,360	$18,210 - 41,040	3%	18%
85	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	70	20,120	$15,080 - 27,800	14%	3%
86	Property, real estate, and community association managers	70	34,920	$19,690 - 64,550	15%	36%
87	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	60	24,270	$15,560 - 36,120	12%	0%
88	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	60	30,260	$16,790 - 44,830	11%	5%
89	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	60	17,240	$15,050 - 20,460	-8%	5%
90	Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners	60	36,310	$23,090 - 53,490	10%	4%
91	Loan officers	60	63,170	$26,200 - 113,860	12%	49%
92	Civil engineering technicians	60	41,460	$25,440 - 66,080	10%	18%
93	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	60	36,350	$16,860 - 51,350	11%	29%
94	Carpet installers	60	30,780	$18,480 - 51,760	0%	3%
95	Library technicians	60	31,980	$20,780 - 44,360	9%	27%
96	Sewing machine operators	60	17,060	$15,030 - 19,280	-26%	5%
97	Bus drivers, school	60	29,510	$19,850 - 38,350	9%	4%
98	Sales representatives, services, all other	60	84,050	$32,720 - 142,360	28%	48%
99	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	60	18,390	$15,290 - 22,150	13%	15%
100	Bill and account collectors	60	28,220	$17,550 - 49,090	23%	13%

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Jobs More Common Near El Centro Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Agricultural equipment operators	18,040	440	143
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	16,910	6,540	91.4
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	34,590	160	44.9
Farm equipment mechanics	31,070	120	39.1
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	54,510	570	7.6
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	71,800	100	5.4
Butchers and meat cutters	19,190	130	3.5
Word processors and typists	30,220	130	3
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,490	860	3
Elementary school teachers, except special education	58,350	1,250	2.9
Teacher assistants	24,780	1,000	2.8
Cooks, fast food	15,940	460	2.6
Cement masons and concrete finishers	33,980	170	2.5
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	84,000	140	2.5
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	56,170	150	2.2
Construction laborers	25,060	670	2
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	52,210	300	2
Business operations specialists, all other	50,920	620	1.9
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,530	980	1.8
Pharmacists	111,620	130	1.7
Counter and rental clerks	21,970	250	1.7
Preschool teachers, except special education	23,790	190	1.6
Tellers	20,830	290	1.6
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	21,590	390	1.6
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	30,800	120	1.6
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	41,150	170	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	43,610	100	1.5
Medical assistants	30,780	200	1.5
Cashiers	19,330	1,550	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,220	200	1.4
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,820	290	1.4
Parts salespersons	30,840	100	1.4
Electricians	49,230	280	1.4
Social and human service assistants	26,800	130	1.4
Industrial truck and tractor operators	23,340	260	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	34,990	480	1.4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	29,170	140	1.3
All other information and record clerks	30,470	100	1.3
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,000	540	1.3
Medical secretaries	22,390	170	1.3
Dental assistants	25,430	120	1.3
Managers, all other	84,640	140	1.3
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	31,840	620	1.3
Office clerks, general	23,760	1,200	1.2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,480	220	1.2
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	40,320	540	1.2
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,790	290	1.2
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,220	890	1.1
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	23,980	190	1.1
Retail salespersons	21,500	1,580	1.1

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Elementary school teachers, except special education	58,350	1.25	1,250
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,480	1.2	220
Pharmacists	111,620	1.2	130
Teacher assistants	24,780	1.19	1,000
Medical assistants	30,780	1.18	200
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	52,210	1.17	300
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	56,170	1.17	150
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,490	1.15	860
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	54,510	1.14	570
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	25,310	1.13	270
Electricians	49,230	1.12	280
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	84,000	1.12	140
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	39,830	1.1	370
Cashiers	19,330	1.1	1,550
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,220	1.1	890
Managers, all other	84,640	1.09	140
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	59,530	1.09	160
Registered nurses	60,880	1.08	600
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	57,170	1.06	260
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,690	1.04	430
Food preparation workers	18,710	1.04	190
Word processors and typists	30,220	1.03	130
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	41,150	1.03	170
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,810	1.03	690
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	37,480	1.02	120
Dishwashers	15,860	1.01	140
Social and human service assistants	26,800	1.01	130
Cooks, fast food	15,940	1	460
Farm equipment mechanics	31,070	1	120
Counter and rental clerks	21,970	1	250
Office clerks, general	23,760	1	1,200
Preschool teachers, except special education	23,790	1	190
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,660	0.99	550
Cement masons and concrete finishers	33,980	0.98	170
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,820	0.97	290
Postal service mail carriers	42,620	0.97	120
Security guards	22,270	0.97	280
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,090	0.97	190
Customer service representatives	27,420	0.97	280
Waiters and waitresses	15,880	0.97	450
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	25,260	0.96	250
Receptionists and information clerks	21,090	0.94	370
Tellers	20,830	0.93	290
Sales managers	85,230	0.93	110
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,530	0.93	980
Business operations specialists, all other	50,920	0.93	620
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,220	0.93	200
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	40,320	0.93	540
General and operations managers	83,670	0.93	530
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	34,990	0.93	480

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	136,230	30
Chief executives	132,870	60
Pharmacists	111,620	130
Commercial pilots	98,450
Physical therapists	91,530	40
Lawyers	90,550	80
Engineering managers	89,280	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	88,730
Engineers, all other	85,880
Sales managers	85,230	110
Managers, all other	84,640	140
Sales representatives, services, all other	84,050	60
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	84,000	140
General and operations managers	83,670	530
Civil engineers	79,140	40
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	78,500	30
Financial managers	74,670	110
Medical and health services managers	73,680	90
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	71,800	100
Administrative services managers	71,250	50
Instructional coordinators	65,480	30
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	64,640	50
Loan officers	63,170	60
Registered nurses	60,880	600
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	59,530	160
Computer specialists, all other	59,060	50
Elementary school teachers, except special education	58,350	1,250
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,480	220
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	57,170	260
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	56,170	150
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,490	860
Radiologic technologists and technicians	55,130	40
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	54,510	570
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	54,040	90
Management analysts	53,710	60
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	52,210	300
Business operations specialists, all other	50,920	620
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	50,780	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,220	200
Electricians	49,230	280
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	48,990	80
Teachers and instructors, all other	48,430	50
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	46,790	30
Carpenters	46,040	100
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	45,970	30
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	45,550	40
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	45,530	30
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,910	160
Fire fighters	44,760
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	43,610	100

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