Hanford Employment

Employment and Industries in the Hanford, California Area

Hanford is a prominent commercial center for the south central San Joaquin Valley. The region is a major distribution network for agricultural and other types of goods for numerous national and international markets. The once prominent heavy industry sector has been in decline for years. Many Hanford residents work at the close by NAS Lemoore, the Navy's largest master jet base, and for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation which operates three state prisons located in Kings County.

The major sectors for employment in Hanford are:

Services
Government
Farming
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Construction

Some of the most popular occupations in Hanford that are filled primarily by college graduates are wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, teachers, education administrators, accountants and auditors, financial managers, sales managers and network and computer systems administrators.

Noteworthy data about Hanford: In 2008 the cost of living index was at 90.2. The national average is 100. In 2007 the estimated median household income was $49,000. Regarding the population over 25 years of age, approximately 14% have a bachelor's degree or higher.

The City-Wide Business Loan Program offers below-market rate loans for new and expanding companies. The Downtown Loan Program provides low-interest loans for downtown business development and expansion.

The major employers in Hanford are provided below:

King County - Government
Adventist Health System - Healthcare
Hanford Elementary School District - Education
Del Monte Foods Co - Canned Specialties (MFRS)
Marquez Brothers International - Cheese and dairy products producer
Central Valley General Hospital - Hospitals
Central Valley Meat Co Inc - Meat Packers (WHLS)
Con Agra Foods Inc - Food Brokers (WHLS)
Hanford Community Hospital - Hospitals
Hanford Community Medical CTR - Hospitals
Nichols Farms - Farming
Sentinel - Newspapers (Publishers/MFRS)
Walmart Supercenter - Department stores
Warmerdam Packing - Fruits & vegetables - Growers & shippers

Business organizations offering assistance to Hanford companies:

The Hanford Sentinel provides information about the current business activities in Hanford.

Most Popular Jobs in Hanford, California Metro Area (2008 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	920	50,260	$32,570 - 82,620	14%	95%
2	Registered nurses	800	81,700	$59,390 - 102,710	24%	56%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	230	61,310	$39,010 - 90,730	8%	51%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	160	57,880	$29,010 - 78,310	9%	54%
5	Health educators	120	37,020	$32,920 - 40,230	26%	58%
6	Self-enrichment education teachers	110	27,770	$21,700 - 35,970	23%	54%
7	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	100	65,140	$49,950 - 80,240	0%	96%
8	Mental health counselors	90	58,750	$27,310 - 99,670	30%	73%
9	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	80	67,180	$47,660 - 91,900	20%	87%
10	Accountants and auditors	80	63,050	$36,750 - 114,440	18%	79%
11	Pharmacists	70	120,120	$107,910 - 138,630	22%	97%
12	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	60	93,340	$72,610 - 124,660	8%	78%
13	Financial managers	60	93,300	$53,330 - 132,650	13%	60%
14	Medical and health services managers	60	98,280	$40,490 - 149,800	16%	57%
15	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50	55,750	$42,010 - 77,270	12%	51%
16	Sales managers	50	88,610	$49,120 - 153,740	10%	69%
17	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50	68,830	$47,400 - 94,130	17%	56%
18	Computer specialists, all other	50	74,450	$56,080 - 97,270	15%	68%
19	Network and computer systems administrators	40	62,030	$44,610 - 87,850	27%	50%
20	Physician assistants	40	88,660	$47,760 - 126,410	27%	67%
21	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	48,680	$30,950 - 80,500	5%	58%
22	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	40	51,540	$34,450 - 76,890	13%	73%
23	Managers, all other	40	80,650	$58,680 - 108,600	7%	55%
24	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	30	60,070	$39,210 - 94,680	12%	51%
25	Civil engineers	30	82,250	$52,460 - 108,510	18%	87%
26	Engineers, all other	30	75,880	$57,330 - 101,830	6%	82%
27	Management analysts	30	66,680	$47,910 - 99,390	22%	78%

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	1,090	20,470	$16,640 - 24,930	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	930	23,080	$16,640 - 38,720	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	870	18,870	$16,660 - 22,140	18%	5%
4	Teacher assistants	770	26,450	$17,080 - 31,480	10%	18%
5	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	560	35,720	$24,490 - 50,130	10%	4%
6	Stock clerks and order fillers	530	23,820	$17,020 - 38,890	-7%	8%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	520	23,550	$17,040 - 33,900	15%	4%
8	Cooks, fast food	490	17,660	$16,670 - 19,630	8%	5%
9	Maintenance and repair workers, general	450	31,510	$18,300 - 48,550	10%	6%
10	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	450	25,640	$18,300 - 36,710	-4%	5%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	440	24,310	$17,420 - 37,190	2%	5%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	430	34,080	$22,230 - 46,440	13%	16%
13	Industrial truck and tractor operators	410	36,550	$20,120 - 50,350	-1%	2%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	380	44,070	$27,080 - 66,230	6%	29%
15	Business operations specialists, all other	310	50,430	$30,320 - 76,120	21%	49%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	300	35,330	$23,590 - 49,370	4%	25%
17	Waiters and waitresses	300	17,470	$16,670 - 19,340	11%	14%
18	Agricultural equipment operators	290	26,890	$18,440 - 40,210	-4%	4%
19	General and operations managers	270	93,370	$45,140 - 158,550	2%	48%
20	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	270	24,550	$18,100 - 32,100	18%	7%
21	Medical secretaries	260	27,460	$18,030 - 39,730	17%	18%
22	Medical assistants	250	26,510	$21,240 - 31,840	35%	10%
23	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	240	30,830	$21,050 - 44,510	1%	18%
24	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	240	25,930	$17,610 - 39,430	18%	6%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	210	22,870	$17,460 - 31,270	17%	13%
26	Word processors and typists	210	30,770	$26,140 - 37,950	-11%	19%
27	Home health aides	200	21,460	$16,690 - 26,490	49%	7%
28	Customer service representatives	190	29,650	$19,380 - 43,640	25%	22%
29	Food preparation workers	190	20,590	$16,990 - 27,080	15%	7%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	190	28,240	$20,840 - 39,120	11%	14%
31	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	190	41,150	$33,780 - 50,120	14%	7%
32	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	180	38,620	$25,920 - 52,320	15%	18%
33	Tellers	180	25,280	$18,200 - 35,620	14%	16%
34	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	180	33,690	$19,830 - 48,120	11%	5%
35	Dental assistants	180	30,970	$22,180 - 41,040	29%	9%
36	Food batchmakers	180	42,390	$23,220 - 51,650	11%	5%
37	Packers and packagers, hand	180	19,350	$17,020 - 20,450	-11%	3%
38	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	180	41,150	$23,800 - 51,100	-6%	14%
39	Industrial machinery mechanics	180	45,270	$39,940 - 51,270	9%	5%
40	All other information and record clerks	160	37,990	$21,030 - 58,480	-12%	21%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	160	57,750	$41,190 - 74,990	-4%	15%
42	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	150	19,570	$16,810 - 24,000	13%	5%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	150	55,090	$35,290 - 80,340	7%	13%
44	Counter and rental clerks	150	22,830	$16,680 - 30,420	23%	16%
45	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	140	25,570	$18,240 - 32,530	4%	15%
46	Construction laborers	130	40,800	$23,130 - 72,690	11%	5%
47	Sales representatives, services, all other	130	68,300	$22,300 - 110,110	28%	48%
48	Pharmacy technicians	130	35,890	$30,630 - 41,520	32%	16%
49	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	120	31,580	$20,490 - 48,810	14%	4%
50	Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	120	30,280	$27,000 - 33,040	-11%	4%
51	Healthcare support workers, all other	120	25,030	$18,160 - 32,940	16%	10%
52	Security guards	120	22,840	$17,550 - 30,670	17%	13%
53	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	110	43,960	$20,430 - 51,790	-8%	3%
54	Butchers and meat cutters	110	32,120	$20,860 - 46,940	2%	2%
55	First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other	110	52,400	$34,310 - 71,130	15%	28%
56	Child care workers	110	19,680	$17,230 - 23,810	18%	15%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	100	32,760	$21,010 - 57,250	0%	0%
58	Helpers--production workers	100	20,380	$16,640 - 28,590	0%	4%
59	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	90	28,710	$17,090 - 41,400	4%	6%
60	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	90	24,670	$17,270 - 34,710	8%	4%
61	Medical records and health information technicians	90	34,870	$22,870 - 48,660	18%	12%
62	Cooks, restaurant	90	22,520	$18,060 - 27,920	12%	5%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	90	65,210	$32,000 - 83,240	9%	10%
64	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	90	40,020	$30,000 - 50,950	11%	29%
65	Maintenance workers, machinery	90	44,710	$22,230 - 62,680	0%	0%
66	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	90	55,950	$42,400 - 79,270	11%	4%
67	Bartenders	90	20,820	$17,300 - 25,270	11%	17%
68	Amusement and recreation attendants	80			24%	22%
69	Procurement clerks	80	34,350	$24,400 - 46,270	-1%	24%
70	Postal service mail carriers	80			1%	11%
71	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	80	32,020	$17,740 - 49,560	3%	18%
72	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	80	28,290	$19,190 - 38,830	5%	2%
73	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	80	38,470	$27,520 - 50,680	14%	8%
74	Cooks, short order	80	24,090	$19,200 - 30,260	5%	5%
75	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	80	34,360	$22,020 - 48,700	9%	3%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	70	50,770	$33,150 - 66,470	10%	17%
77	Electricians	70	47,650	$34,310 - 63,110	7%	7%
78	Insurance sales agents	70			13%	45%
79	Carpenters	70			10%	6%
80	Food service managers	70	44,180	$32,770 - 65,350	5%	24%
81	Dishwashers	70	17,690	$16,680 - 19,570	10%	3%
82	Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	70	42,710	$30,090 - 50,530	-2%	14%
83	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	70	17,930	$16,680 - 19,650	12%	6%
84	Recreation workers	60	21,680	$17,110 - 29,450	13%	47%
85	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	60	44,950	$19,150 - 71,740	13%	17%
86	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	60	38,400	$25,670 - 61,950	4%	30%
87	Painters, construction and maintenance	60	32,300	$18,470 - 53,450	12%	6%
88	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	60	18,170	$16,670 - 19,970	10%	17%
89	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	60	21,040	$16,930 - 28,540	12%	6%
90	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	60	25,530	$18,900 - 32,400	8%	9%
91	Dental hygienists	50	72,450	$55,900 - 103,720	30%	33%
92	Radiologic technologists and technicians	50	53,980	$41,460 - 77,270	15%	25%
93	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	50	34,070	$18,230 - 55,470	27%	47%
94	Bus drivers, school	50	30,660	$22,400 - 40,170	9%	4%
95	Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	50	24,840	$19,600 - 31,490	11%	3%
96	Agricultural and food science technicians	50	39,550	$23,710 - 51,430	7%	32%
97	Farm equipment mechanics	50	30,660	$21,350 - 41,010	1%	3%
98	File clerks	40	20,650	$17,270 - 25,640	-40%	20%
99	Parts salespersons	40	29,660	$19,420 - 45,590	-1%	6%
100	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	40	45,790	$38,810 - 52,780	11%	11%

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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	26,890	290	162.4
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	32,760	100	45.5
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,280	120	25.7
Food batchmakers	42,390	180	12.9
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other	52,400	110	12.8
Health educators	37,020	120	11.4
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	43,960	110	10.9
Word processors and typists	30,770	210	9.6
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	65,140	100	8.1
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,640	450	7.9
Butchers and meat cutters	32,120	110	5.4
Cooks, fast food	17,660	490	5.2
All other information and record clerks	37,990	160	4
Industrial machinery mechanics	45,270	180	4
Industrial truck and tractor operators	36,550	410	3.9
Self-enrichment education teachers	27,770	110	3.8
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,260	920	3.8
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,030	120	3.6
Teacher assistants	26,450	770	3.6
Dental assistants	30,970	180	3.3
Medical secretaries	27,460	260	3.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	33,690	180	3.1
Medical assistants	26,510	250	2.8
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	41,150	180	2.3
Pharmacy technicians	35,890	130	2.2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,720	560	2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	31,510	450	2
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	55,090	150	1.9
Teachers and instructors, all other	57,880	160	1.8
Counter and rental clerks	22,830	150	1.8
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,870	870	1.8
Tellers	25,280	180	1.7
Registered nurses	81,700	800	1.7
Business operations specialists, all other	50,430	310	1.6
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	41,150	190	1.5
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,820	530	1.5
Cashiers	23,080	930	1.5
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,570	140	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	44,070	380	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	57,750	160	1.4
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	25,930	240	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,330	300	1.4
Packers and packagers, hand	19,350	180	1.4
Retail salespersons	20,470	1,090	1.3
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,550	520	1.3
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,240	190	1.3
Home health aides	21,460	200	1.3
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	34,080	430	1.3
Helpers--production workers	20,380	100	1.3
Food preparation workers	20,590	190	1.2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Hanford, California Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Food batchmakers	42,390	1.65	180
Teachers and instructors, all other	57,880	1.52	160
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	43,960	1.45	110
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	33,690	1.43	180
Registered nurses	81,700	1.32	800
Sales representatives, services, all other	68,300	1.32	130
Construction laborers	40,800	1.31	130
Pharmacy technicians	35,890	1.28	130
Cashiers	23,080	1.25	930
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	41,150	1.23	180
Industrial truck and tractor operators	36,550	1.22	410
Teacher assistants	26,450	1.19	770
All other information and record clerks	37,990	1.15	160
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other	52,400	1.11	110
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,870	1.1	870
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	57,750	1.09	160
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	61,310	1.09	230
Agricultural equipment operators	26,890	1.08	290
Food preparation workers	20,590	1.07	190
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	25,930	1.07	240
Tellers	25,280	1.07	180
Butchers and meat cutters	32,120	1.07	110
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	34,080	1.07	430
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	30,830	1.06	240
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,820	1.04	530
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	41,150	1.04	190
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,550	1.03	520
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,570	1.02	150
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,550	1.02	270
Child care workers	19,680	1.02	110
Industrial machinery mechanics	45,270	1.02	180
Cooks, fast food	17,660	1.02	490
Home health aides	21,460	1.01	200
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,260	1.01	920
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	24,310	1.01	440
Customer service representatives	29,650	1	190
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	38,620	1	180
Word processors and typists	30,770	0.98	210
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,640	0.98	450
Counter and rental clerks	22,830	0.98	150
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	44,070	0.98	380
General and operations managers	93,370	0.97	270
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	55,090	0.97	150
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,280	0.97	120
Dental assistants	30,970	0.96	180
Receptionists and information clerks	22,870	0.96	210
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,720	0.95	560
Packers and packagers, hand	19,350	0.95	180
Medical secretaries	27,460	0.95	260
Medical assistants	26,510	0.94	250

Highest Paying Jobs in Hanford, California Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Pharmacists	120,120	70
Medical and health services managers	98,280	60
General and operations managers	93,370	270
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	93,340	60
Financial managers	93,300	60
Industrial production managers	89,670	30
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	89,530
Physician assistants	88,660	40
Sales managers	88,610	50
Civil engineers	82,250	30
Registered nurses	81,700	800
Managers, all other	80,650	40
Administrative services managers	76,080	30
Engineers, all other	75,880	30
Computer specialists, all other	74,450	50
Dental hygienists	72,450	50
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	68,830	50
Sales representatives, services, all other	68,300	130
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	67,180	80
Management analysts	66,680	30
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	65,210	90
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	65,140	100
Accountants and auditors	63,050	80
Network and computer systems administrators	62,030	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	61,310	230
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	60,070	30
Mental health counselors	58,750	90
Teachers and instructors, all other	57,880	160
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	57,750	160
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	57,390	30
Loan officers	57,320	30
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	56,260
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	55,950	90
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	55,750	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	55,090	150
Radiologic technologists and technicians	53,980	50
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	53,770	40
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other	52,400	110
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	51,540	40
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	50,770	70
Business operations specialists, all other	50,430	310
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,260	920
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	50,070	30
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	49,880
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	48,680	40
Electricians	47,650	70
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,960
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	45,790	40
Industrial machinery mechanics	45,270	180
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	44,950	60

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