Madera Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Madera, 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	990	54,670	$28,170 - 81,920	14%	95%
2	Social and human service assistants	120	29,210	$20,990 - 38,210	34%	58%
3	Financial managers	110	82,530	$53,210 - 116,610	13%	60%
4	Pharmacists	100	111,550	$98,480 - 129,870	22%	97%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	100	49,680	$27,480 - 87,480	8%	51%
6	Medical and health services managers	80	92,440	$50,660 - 134,420	16%	57%
7	Coaches and scouts	60		$0 - 0	15%	60%
8	Health educators	40	38,670	$25,470 - 51,890	26%	58%
9	Network and computer systems administrators	40	63,350	$43,200 - 88,180	27%	50%
10	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	36,660	$24,010 - 57,370	5%	58%
11	Management analysts	40	69,910	$36,340 - 120,310	22%	78%
12	Speech-language pathologists	30	67,500	$52,230 - 86,530	11%	98%
13	Civil engineers	30	58,200	$45,850 - 73,910	18%	87%

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	5,380	16,870	$14,440 - 18,970	-2%	4%
2	Cashiers	1,010	21,670	$15,510 - 36,250	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	770	23,990	$16,640 - 34,450	13%	19%
4	Teacher assistants	720	27,190	$18,000 - 38,330	10%	18%
5	Retail salespersons	610	24,120	$16,260 - 35,720	12%	25%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	600	22,620	$15,920 - 32,500	15%	4%
7	Business operations specialists, all other	570	53,660	$36,010 - 77,350	21%	49%
8	Carpenters	520	46,130	$27,430 - 58,980	10%	6%
9	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	500	23,150	$16,390 - 31,000	18%	7%
10	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	450	16,340	$14,820 - 18,240	18%	5%
11	Agricultural equipment operators	440	19,460	$15,990 - 22,710	-4%	4%
12	General and operations managers	410	92,940	$43,270 - [?]	2%	48%
13	Helpers--production workers	380	20,780	$15,370 - 31,450	0%	4%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	370	36,010	$23,320 - 49,750	10%	4%
15	Cooks, fast food	370	16,060	$14,620 - 18,270	8%	5%
16	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	350	17,940	$15,110 - 22,970	13%	5%
17	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	340	36,630	$24,860 - 50,090	15%	18%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	330	41,680	$26,170 - 56,860	6%	29%
19	Medical assistants	330	33,100	$18,720 - 68,360	35%	10%
20	Maintenance and repair workers, general	320	33,130	$17,480 - 53,190	10%	6%
21	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	310	27,660	$17,890 - 40,000	1%	18%
22	Stock clerks and order fillers	290	25,920	$15,570 - 41,090	-7%	8%
23	Construction laborers	270	23,850	$16,660 - 33,060	11%	5%
24	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	260	29,480	$19,520 - 39,110	4%	15%
25	Packers and packagers, hand	260	16,590	$14,650 - 19,000	-11%	3%
26	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	260	24,820	$16,210 - 38,210	18%	6%
27	Waiters and waitresses	250	17,700	$14,900 - 23,410	11%	14%
28	Team assemblers	250	26,960	$16,630 - 38,290	0%	5%
29	Industrial truck and tractor operators	230	33,230	$19,980 - 45,320	-1%	2%
30	Customer service representatives	230	32,880	$21,330 - 45,910	25%	22%
31	Preschool teachers, except special education	230	28,580	$18,980 - 41,590	26%	43%
32	Receptionists and information clerks	200	22,180	$15,830 - 30,210	17%	13%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	200	43,070	$25,130 - 73,890	4%	25%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	190	27,790	$19,130 - 39,080	11%	14%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	190	49,770	$30,920 - 75,510	-4%	15%
36	Postal service mail carriers	180	44,110	$36,100 - 50,620	1%	11%
37	Medical secretaries	180	28,810	$15,910 - 44,600	17%	18%
38	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	170	33,390	$16,760 - 46,020	-4%	5%
39	Counter and rental clerks	160	21,690	$14,980 - 35,130	23%	16%
40	Child care workers	150	19,780	$15,010 - 27,030	18%	15%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	140	34,830	$25,930 - 47,810	14%	4%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	140	46,500	$26,660 - 73,310	9%	10%
43	Word processors and typists	140	29,830	$22,070 - 37,640	-11%	19%
44	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	140	41,600	$32,190 - 51,140	14%	7%
45	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	130	44,260	$28,360 - 72,080	8%	3%
46	Tellers	120	25,400	$17,720 - 38,450	14%	16%
47	Cooks, restaurant	120	21,120	$16,390 - 27,270	12%	5%
48	Pharmacy technicians	120	32,200	$26,040 - 40,230	32%	16%
49	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	110	48,470	$33,250 - 71,870	16%	43%
50	Painters, construction and maintenance	110	36,810	$24,360 - 55,650	12%	6%
51	Dental assistants	110	30,770	$25,540 - 39,460	29%	9%
52	Dishwashers	110	16,840	$15,040 - 19,120	10%	3%
53	Order clerks	110	25,600	$16,470 - 51,510	-23%	16%
54	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	110	34,000	$20,710 - 55,810	11%	4%
55	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	110	18,140	$15,480 - 22,550	17%	14%
56	Bill and account collectors	100	26,790	$16,950 - 35,650	23%	13%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	90	51,400	$29,400 - 82,010	7%	13%
58	Electricians	90	40,170	$24,740 - 60,050	7%	7%
59	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	90	32,090	$22,110 - 40,850	5%	2%
60	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	90	30,390	$21,850 - 43,710	2%	11%
61	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	90	18,960	$14,830 - 23,970	10%	8%
62	Bartenders	90	17,210	$14,590 - 21,750	11%	17%
63	Protective service workers, all other	80	34,840	$15,170 - 50,650	13%	31%
64	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	80	27,610	$16,550 - 37,270	3%	18%
65	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	80	19,330	$15,550 - 24,790	14%	3%
66	Machinists	80	32,980	$21,010 - 55,220	-2%	3%
67	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	70	19,760	$14,800 - 24,250	12%	0%
68	Computer support specialists	70	43,150	$28,040 - 59,030	13%	43%
69	Tire repairers and changers	70	21,720	$16,350 - 28,640	20%	6%
70	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	70	37,570	$26,170 - 53,860	12%	3%
71	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	70	18,560	$15,560 - 22,730	12%	6%
72	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	60	27,770	$17,610 - 40,610	4%	6%
73	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	60	27,140	$15,840 - 43,710	8%	4%
74	Interpreters and translators	60		$[?] - [?]	24%	48%
75	Cement masons and concrete finishers	60	34,730	$23,240 - 53,180	11%	2%
76	Pharmacy aides	60	21,070	$16,360 - 29,390	-10%	10%
77	Farm equipment mechanics	60	26,120	$16,930 - 37,250	1%	3%
78	Dental hygienists	50	72,960	$59,130 - 86,200	30%	33%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	50	44,100	$30,840 - 71,700	13%	17%
80	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	50	24,760	$17,070 - 32,050	0%	7%
81	Loan officers	50	40,950	$29,880 - 68,190	12%	49%
82	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	50	37,630	$25,640 - 51,560	11%	29%
83	Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	50	28,740	$17,790 - 52,490	11%	3%
84	Sales representatives, services, all other	50	78,440	$28,510 - [?]	28%	48%
85	Administrative services managers	50	68,350	$35,680 - 107,450	12%	40%
86	Cost estimators	50	42,030	$29,410 - 52,690	19%	32%
87	File clerks	40	19,990	$15,600 - 26,500	-40%	20%
88	Parts salespersons	40	23,680	$16,570 - 32,500	-1%	6%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	40	48,590	$33,680 - 63,190	10%	17%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	40	37,210	$27,400 - 50,130	13%	11%
91	Medical records and health information technicians	40	23,790	$16,490 - 31,670	18%	12%
92	Postal service clerks	40	42,890	$35,380 - 49,550	1%	11%
93	Automotive body and related repairers	40	35,020	$29,370 - 43,690	12%	3%
94	Insurance sales agents	40		$[?] - [?]	13%	45%
95	Food service managers	40	52,350	$32,510 - 84,990	5%	24%
96	Food batchmakers	40	28,260	$17,590 - 41,320	11%	5%
97	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	40		$[?] - [?]	-14%	0%
98	Nonfarm animal caretakers	40	19,210	$15,970 - 22,390	18%	16%
99	Butchers and meat cutters	40	31,410	$15,250 - 43,870	2%	2%
100	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	40	51,230	$28,250 - 74,330	0%	42%

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Jobs More Common Near Madera Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Agricultural equipment operators	19,460	440	220.4
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	16,870	5,380	115.9
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	26,850	120	51.9
Word processors and typists	29,830	140	5
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	48,470	110	4.2
Helpers--production workers	20,780	380	4
Medical assistants	33,100	330	3.7
Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,670	990	3.5
Cooks, fast food	16,060	370	3.3
Teacher assistants	27,190	720	3.1
Preschool teachers, except special education	28,580	230	3
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,140	110	2.8
Business operations specialists, all other	53,660	570	2.7
Carpenters	46,130	520	2.6
Postal service mail carriers	44,110	180	2.5
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	33,390	170	2.4
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,480	260	2.3
Medical secretaries	28,810	180	2.1
Order clerks	25,600	110	2.1
Pharmacy technicians	32,200	120	2.1
Pharmacists	111,550	100	2
Social and human service assistants	29,210	120	2
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,940	350	1.9
Painters, construction and maintenance	36,810	110	1.9
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,150	500	1.9
Industrial truck and tractor operators	33,230	230	1.9
Dental assistants	30,770	110	1.9
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	44,260	130	1.8
Counter and rental clerks	21,690	160	1.6
Packers and packagers, hand	16,590	260	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,770	190	1.4
Cashiers	21,670	1,010	1.4
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,620	600	1.3
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	24,820	260	1.3
Construction laborers	23,850	270	1.3
Child care workers	19,780	150	1.3
Office clerks, general	23,990	770	1.2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	33,130	320	1.2
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,790	190	1.2
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	34,000	110	1.2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,010	370	1.2
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	46,500	140	1.2
General and operations managers	92,940	410	1.1
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,680	330	1.1
Team assemblers	26,960	250	1.1
Bill and account collectors	26,790	100	1.1
Dishwashers	16,840	110	1.1
Financial managers	82,530	110	1.1
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	34,830	140	1.1
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,630	340	1

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	33,390	1.33	170
Teacher assistants	27,190	1.3	720
Medical assistants	33,100	1.26	330
Carpenters	46,130	1.26	520
Cashiers	21,670	1.24	1,010
Pharmacy technicians	32,200	1.23	120
Preschool teachers, except special education	28,580	1.2	230
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,920	1.18	290
Industrial truck and tractor operators	33,230	1.17	230
Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,670	1.17	990
Customer service representatives	32,880	1.16	230
Painters, construction and maintenance	36,810	1.15	110
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	43,070	1.14	200
Tellers	25,400	1.14	120
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	41,600	1.13	140
Child care workers	19,780	1.11	150
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	24,820	1.11	260
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	44,260	1.11	130
Social and human service assistants	29,210	1.1	120
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	48,470	1.09	110
Waiters and waitresses	17,700	1.08	250
Dishwashers	16,840	1.08	110
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,620	1.06	600
Team assemblers	26,960	1.06	250
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,480	1.05	260
Medical secretaries	28,810	1.04	180
Cooks, restaurant	21,120	1.04	120
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,340	1.04	450
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,150	1.04	500
General and operations managers	92,940	1.03	410
Retail salespersons	24,120	1.03	610
Dental assistants	30,770	1.03	110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,010	1.02	370
Word processors and typists	29,830	1.02	140
Maintenance and repair workers, general	33,130	1.02	320
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,940	1.02	350
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,630	1.01	340
Cooks, fast food	16,060	1.01	370
Office clerks, general	23,990	1.01	770
Postal service mail carriers	44,110	1.01	180
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	27,660	1.01	310
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	34,830	1	140
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,770	0.99	190
Receptionists and information clerks	22,180	0.99	200
Counter and rental clerks	21,690	0.99	160
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,140	0.99	110
Business operations specialists, all other	53,660	0.98	570
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,790	0.98	190
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,680	0.96	330
Financial managers	82,530	0.96	110

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	120,540
Internists, general	115,240
Pharmacists	111,550	100
General and operations managers	92,940	410
Medical and health services managers	92,440	80
Financial managers	82,530	110
Sales representatives, services, all other	78,440	50
Dental hygienists	72,960	50
Management analysts	69,910	40
Administrative services managers	68,350	50
Speech-language pathologists	67,500	30
Financial analysts	66,620
Network and computer systems administrators	63,350	40
Civil engineers	58,200	30
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	58,150
Network systems and data communications analysts	56,440
Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,670	990
Business operations specialists, all other	53,660	570
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other	53,320	40
Food service managers	52,350	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,400	90
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	51,230	40
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,770	190
Accountants and auditors	49,710
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	49,680	100
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	48,590	40
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	48,470	110
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	46,500	140
Carpenters	46,130	520
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	44,260	130
Postal service mail carriers	44,110	180
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	44,100	50
Computer support specialists	43,150	70
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	43,070	200
Postal service clerks	42,890	40
Cost estimators	42,030	50
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,680	330
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	41,600	140
Loan officers	40,950	50
Electricians	40,170	90
Tile and marble setters	40,120	30
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	39,300
Health educators	38,670	40
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	38,490	30
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	37,630	50
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	37,570	70
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	37,220	30
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	37,210	40
Painters, construction and maintenance	36,810	110
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	36,660	40

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