Hanford Employment

Employment and Industries in the Hanford, 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 Hanford than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Hanford.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Hanford.
A list of any large public companies in Hanford.

Most Popular Jobs in Hanford, 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	930	49,430	$30,070 - 80,900	14%	95%
2	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	330	56,260	$37,950 - 77,200	11%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	170	59,850	$28,510 - 112,310	8%	51%
4	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	78,710	$34,890 - 104,970	8%	78%
5	Health educators	90	29,470	$26,130 - 31,860	26%	58%
6	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	90	63,150	$44,270 - 86,530	20%	87%
7	Accountants and auditors	70	63,090	$36,480 - 89,590	18%	79%
8	Financial managers	60	79,830	$51,250 - 126,400	13%	60%
9	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	50	44,230	$30,080 - 82,910	13%	73%
10	Instructional coordinators	40	39,090	$31,030 - 48,250	23%	79%
11	Speech-language pathologists	40	53,150	$33,180 - 72,600	11%	98%
12	Teachers and instructors, all other	40	52,750	$31,160 - 73,600	9%	54%
13	Dentists, general	40	143,710	$102,850 - 0	9%	100%
14	Chief executives	40	153,330	$97,450 - 0	2%	65%
15	Computer specialists, all other	40	69,320	$51,710 - 93,510	15%	68%
16	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	30	61,870	$35,040 - 88,490	17%	56%
17	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	30	45,080	$33,080 - 73,240	5%	58%
18	Network and computer systems administrators	30	50,720	$33,610 - 70,590	27%	50%
19	Education, training, and library workers, all other	30	35,120	$26,570 - 44,950	11%	79%
20	Sales and related workers, all other	30	19,890	$16,310 - 23,300	14%	62%

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	3,090	16,310	$14,590 - 18,160	-2%	4%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	990	17,370	$14,880 - 21,510	18%	5%
3	Retail salespersons	990	20,260	$14,750 - 27,740	12%	25%
4	Office clerks, general	920	25,270	$17,240 - 36,160	13%	19%
5	Cashiers	880	20,890	$14,880 - 35,430	-2%	10%
6	Teacher assistants	690	21,910	$15,120 - 28,870	10%	18%
7	Business operations specialists, all other	600	54,490	$35,140 - 78,000	21%	49%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	550	24,100	$15,730 - 34,640	15%	4%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	550	34,750	$21,390 - 47,560	10%	4%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	530	29,610	$19,600 - 39,660	13%	16%
11	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	460	27,960	$16,280 - 40,480	-4%	5%
12	Maintenance and repair workers, general	460	32,940	$18,600 - 45,950	10%	6%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	450	23,590	$15,530 - 34,960	-7%	8%
14	Cooks, fast food	400	16,220	$14,610 - 18,150	8%	5%
15	General and operations managers	360	85,590	$43,210 - [?]	2%	48%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	350	45,200	$28,810 - 63,430	6%	29%
17	Waiters and waitresses	330	15,720	$14,470 - 17,740	11%	14%
18	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	290	27,680	$19,400 - 41,020	1%	18%
19	Medical assistants	280		$[?] - [?]	35%	10%
20	Agricultural equipment operators	270	23,790	$15,560 - 41,780	-4%	4%
21	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	270	22,170	$16,290 - 28,760	18%	7%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	260	33,110	$22,130 - 45,520	4%	25%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	260	21,770	$16,410 - 29,460	17%	13%
24	Food preparation workers	250	18,200	$15,080 - 23,920	15%	7%
25	Industrial truck and tractor operators	250	28,650	$16,370 - 38,930	-1%	2%
26	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	220	37,840	$26,700 - 51,080	15%	18%
27	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	220	17,190	$15,030 - 21,090	-1%	0%
28	Word processors and typists	200	29,670	$25,880 - 35,950	-11%	19%
29	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	200	38,070	$20,670 - 46,630	8%	3%
30	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	190	23,830	$15,950 - 39,150	18%	6%
31	Home health aides	180	18,010	$15,000 - 24,780	49%	7%
32	Tellers	170	22,070	$17,080 - 28,240	14%	16%
33	Construction laborers	170	26,740	$17,150 - 35,810	11%	5%
34	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	170	24,510	$15,400 - 38,810	2%	5%
35	Counter and rental clerks	170	20,920	$15,020 - 29,030	23%	16%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	170	52,560	$32,980 - 79,270	7%	13%
37	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	170	24,220	$17,450 - 31,470	8%	4%
38	Customer service representatives	160	30,040	$19,380 - 38,780	25%	22%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	160	24,730	$17,030 - 34,110	11%	14%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	150	54,210	$36,540 - 72,660	-4%	15%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	140	31,710	$20,620 - 49,430	14%	4%
42	Carpenters	140	37,550	$18,830 - 69,040	10%	6%
43	Dental assistants	130	31,570	$21,310 - 43,650	29%	9%
44	Electricians	130	42,350	$31,490 - 61,350	7%	7%
45	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	130	36,650	$30,480 - 45,720	14%	7%
46	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	120	49,440	$30,980 - 65,170	7%	2%
47	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	120	28,300	$15,590 - 43,030	4%	6%
48	Machine feeders and offbearers	110	20,080	$15,050 - 33,210	-14%	0%
49	Child care workers	110	19,150	$15,830 - 25,950	18%	15%
50	Medical secretaries	110	27,380	$16,530 - 43,710	17%	18%
51	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	110	31,470	$16,540 - 45,710	-6%	14%
52	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	110	28,620	$20,460 - 38,090	5%	2%
53	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	100	58,560	$22,070 - 80,660	16%	43%
54	Preschool teachers, except special education	100	23,790	$18,330 - 33,170	26%	43%
55	Cooks, restaurant	100	20,330	$16,590 - 24,540	12%	5%
56	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	100	22,600	$16,780 - 28,960	11%	5%
57	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	100	26,310	$20,260 - 32,390	4%	15%
58	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	100	20,290	$15,350 - 29,280	12%	6%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	90	40,000	$30,110 - 58,220	10%	17%
60	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	90	39,420	$26,240 - 51,210	11%	29%
61	Driver/sales workers	90	18,090	$14,410 - 31,560	-4%	4%
62	Postal service mail carriers	90	43,380	$34,700 - 50,640	1%	11%
63	Dishwashers	80	16,090	$14,560 - 18,080	10%	3%
64	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	80	40,040	$33,260 - 51,240	14%	8%
65	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	80	16,940	$14,800 - 19,900	13%	5%
66	Legal secretaries	80	30,150	$21,160 - 36,370	12%	18%
67	Insurance sales agents	80	86,850	$37,900 - 142,510	13%	45%
68	Maintenance workers, machinery	80	45,900	$26,450 - 62,790	0%	0%
69	Butchers and meat cutters	80	31,290	$21,070 - 41,310	2%	2%
70	Pharmacy technicians	80	31,870	$25,770 - 39,100	32%	16%
71	Helpers--production workers	70	22,870	$15,030 - 34,650	0%	4%
72	Farm equipment mechanics	70	26,610	$16,090 - 40,250	1%	3%
73	Loan officers	70	55,750	$34,380 - 72,020	12%	49%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	70	52,850	$38,610 - 66,050	9%	10%
75	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	70	46,200	$36,360 - 59,020	11%	4%
76	Property, real estate, and community association managers	70	31,200	$19,220 - 50,650	15%	36%
77	Cement masons and concrete finishers	70	35,070	$17,910 - 65,160	11%	2%
78	Procurement clerks	70	30,910	$16,700 - 42,270	-1%	24%
79	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	70	27,910	$16,480 - 44,880	27%	47%
80	Painters, construction and maintenance	60	38,090	$19,050 - 65,590	12%	6%
81	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	60	15,670	$14,480 - 17,690	10%	17%
82	Parts salespersons	60	24,600	$18,080 - 35,010	-1%	6%
83	Medical records and health information technicians	60	31,450	$21,990 - 40,490	18%	12%
84	Amusement and recreation attendants	60		$[?] - [?]	24%	22%
85	Food service managers	60	39,170	$20,170 - 58,090	5%	24%
86	Bartenders	50	16,750	$15,000 - 18,660	11%	17%
87	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	50	22,210	$14,640 - 36,420	14%	3%
88	Bus drivers, school	50	28,170	$22,040 - 34,920	9%	4%
89	Industrial machinery mechanics	50	49,120	$38,310 - 71,470	9%	5%
90	Computer support specialists	50	35,920	$24,200 - 46,570	13%	43%
91	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	50	32,910	$18,830 - 45,940	3%	18%
92	Order clerks	50	30,710	$15,730 - 61,680	-23%	16%
93	Machinists	50	24,770	$15,790 - 39,360	-2%	3%
94	Protective service workers, all other	40	28,650	$20,050 - 47,720	13%	31%
95	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	40	41,180	$24,740 - 55,010	12%	3%
96	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	40	50,300	$34,560 - 70,090	-12%	7%
97	Industrial production managers	40	75,520	$35,740 - 109,620	-5%	43%
98	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	40	17,370	$15,260 - 19,770	17%	14%
99	Loan interviewers and clerks	40	33,700	$21,510 - 50,480	0%	24%
100	File clerks	40	18,350	$15,790 - 21,850	-40%	20%

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Jobs More Common Near Hanford Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Agricultural equipment operators	23,790	270	140
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	16,310	3,090	68.9
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	17,190	220	44.6
Word processors and typists	29,670	200	7.4
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	27,960	460	6.6
Machine feeders and offbearers	20,080	110	5.8
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	49,440	120	4.2
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	58,560	100	3.9
Cooks, fast food	16,220	400	3.7
Elementary school teachers, except special education	49,430	930	3.4
Medical assistants		280	3.2
Teacher assistants	21,910	690	3
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,260	330	2.9
Business operations specialists, all other	54,490	600	2.9
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	38,070	200	2.9
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	78,710	100	2.8
Dental assistants	31,570	130	2.3
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,650	250	2.1
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,370	990	2
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,560	170	1.9
Counter and rental clerks	20,920	170	1.8
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,940	460	1.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,750	550	1.8
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	28,620	110	1.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,600	100	1.6
Office clerks, general	25,270	920	1.5
Tellers	22,070	170	1.5
Food preparation workers	18,200	250	1.5
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,610	530	1.4
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	20,290	100	1.4
Preschool teachers, except special education	23,790	100	1.4
Medical secretaries	27,380	110	1.4
Cashiers	20,890	880	1.3
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,590	450	1.3
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,100	550	1.3
Home health aides	18,010	180	1.3
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	45,200	350	1.2
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	31,470	110	1.2
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	54,210	150	1.2
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,110	260	1.2
Receptionists and information clerks	21,770	260	1.1
Retail salespersons	20,260	990	1.1
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,710	140	1.1
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,170	270	1.1
General and operations managers	85,590	360	1
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,730	160	1
Electricians	42,350	130	1
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,830	190	1
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	36,650	130	1
Child care workers	19,150	110	1

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	49,440	1.34	120
Cashiers	20,890	1.19	880
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,260	1.18	330
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,100	1.13	550
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	27,960	1.11	460
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	59,850	1.11	170
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,370	1.1	990
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	24,510	1.08	170
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	54,210	1.08	150
Child care workers	19,150	1.08	110
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,590	1.07	450
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,830	1.06	190
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	28,300	1.06	120
Office clerks, general	25,270	1.06	920
Elementary school teachers, except special education	49,430	1.06	930
Customer service representatives	30,040	1.06	160
Dental assistants	31,570	1.05	130
Teacher assistants	21,910	1.05	690
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	37,840	1.05	220
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	45,200	1.04	350
Carpenters	37,550	1.03	140
Cooks, fast food	16,220	1.02	400
Word processors and typists	29,670	1.01	200
Food preparation workers	18,200	1.01	250
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,940	1.01	460
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,650	1.01	250
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	27,680	1.01	290
Agricultural equipment operators	23,790	1	270
Business operations specialists, all other	54,490	1	600
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	36,650	0.99	130
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,170	0.99	270
Medical secretaries	27,380	0.99	110
Tellers	22,070	0.99	170
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,750	0.99	550
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,610	0.98	530
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,560	0.97	170
Receptionists and information clerks	21,770	0.97	260
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	31,470	0.97	110
Electricians	42,350	0.96	130
Waiters and waitresses	15,720	0.96	330
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	38,070	0.95	200
Counter and rental clerks	20,920	0.95	170
General and operations managers	85,590	0.95	360
Construction laborers	26,740	0.92	170
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	24,220	0.92	170
Home health aides	18,010	0.91	180
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,710	0.91	140
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,110	0.88	260
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,730	0.87	160
Retail salespersons	20,260	0.87	990

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	153,330	40
Family and general practitioners	150,790
Dentists, general	143,710	40
Pharmacists	107,230
Insurance sales agents	86,850	80
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	85,830
General and operations managers	85,590	360
Financial managers	79,830	60
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	78,710	100
Industrial production managers	75,520	40
Sales representatives, services, all other	70,940
Computer specialists, all other	69,320	40
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	63,150	90
Accountants and auditors	63,090	70
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	61,870	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	59,850	170
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	58,560	100
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,260	330
Loan officers	55,750	70
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	55,160
Business operations specialists, all other	54,490	600
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	54,210	150
Speech-language pathologists	53,150	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	52,850	70
Teachers and instructors, all other	52,750	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,560	170
Network and computer systems administrators	50,720	30
Radiologic technologists and technicians	50,640
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other	50,510
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	50,300	40
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	49,450	40
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	49,440	120
Elementary school teachers, except special education	49,430	930
Industrial machinery mechanics	49,120	50
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	46,200	70
Maintenance workers, machinery	45,900	80
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	45,200	350
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	45,080	30
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	44,230	50
Postal service mail carriers	43,380	90
Electricians	42,350	130
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	41,180	40
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	40,040	80
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	40,000	90
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	39,420	90
Food service managers	39,170	60
Instructional coordinators	39,090	40
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	38,430	40
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	38,400	30
Painters, construction and maintenance	38,090	60

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