Modesto Employment

Employment and Industries in the Modesto, California Area

Modesto has an agricultural based economy due to the region's fertile farmland. Modesto's economy is bolstered by several prominent wineries including E & J Gallo, which is one of the world's largest wineries. The Gallo Glass Company is one of the largest wine bottle manufacturing companies in the world and provides thousands of manufacturing and office jobs. The food canneries and several steel working facilities also provide numerous jobs in Modesto. The prominent almond factory, the Blue Diamond Growers, and Foster Farms, a major poultry processing plant, are located in the region and provide numerous jobs. In addition, more than 20% of the Modesto workforce is employed outside of the county.

The major sectors for employment are agriculture related industries, healthcare, education, accommodation and food service, social assistance and light manufacturing. About 27% of the workforce are employed in management, professional and related occupations.

Some of the most popular Modesto jobs typically filled by college graduates include registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, accountants and auditors, social and human service assistants, lawyers, sales managers and financial managers. Some of the jobs that are more prevalent in Modesto when compared to the nation's other cities are slaughterers and meat packers, farm workers and laborers, crop, nursery and greenhouse; food batch makers, agricultural and food science technicians, packaging, graders and sorters of agricultural products and agricultural equipment operators.

Noteworthy information regarding Modesto: In 2007 the median household income in Modesto was $47,470. The cost of living index in 2008 was very near the national average. About 16% of the population over the age of 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Shown below are the primary employers in Modesto:

Carlo Rossi Winery - Wineries (MFRS)
Copperidge Winery - Wineries (MFRS)
County of Stanislaus - Social service & welfare organizations
Del Monte Foods Co - Canning (Manufacturer)
Doctor's Medical CTR - Hospitals
E & J Gallo Winery - Wineries (MFRS)
Ecco Domani Winery - Wineries (MFRS)
Memorial Hospital - Emergency medical & surgical service
Memorial Medical CTR - Hospitals
Modesto Junior College - Education
Peter Vella Winery - Wineries (MFRS)
Stanislaus County Community SVC - Government
Sutter Gould Medical - Physicians & surgeons
Sutter Gould Medical FNDTN - Diabetes information centers
Zabaco Winery - Wineries (MFRS)

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Most Popular Jobs in Modesto, 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	Registered nurses	3,040	86,690	$61,180 - 106,220	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,800	66,090	$48,380 - 84,280	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,270	68,970	$45,900 - 93,740	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,400	64,550	$30,800 - 105,100	8%	51%
5	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,360	42,030	$32,890 - 53,020	9%	54%
6	Accountants and auditors	970	58,920	$35,860 - 84,690	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	900	71,150	$53,940 - 91,300	11%	95%
8	Social and human service assistants	690	39,160	$23,720 - 53,640	34%	58%
9	Sales managers	490	81,840	$45,930 - 136,330	10%	69%
10	Lawyers	440	136,960	$68,080 -	11%	99%
11	Financial managers	430	91,100	$54,190 - 150,510	13%	60%
12	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	360	101,130	$79,980 - 130,500	8%	78%
13	Self-enrichment education teachers	340	30,680	$18,770 - 56,660	23%	54%
14	Pharmacists	330	136,020	$107,170 -	22%	97%
15	Special education teachers, secondary school	320	70,080	$41,080 - 99,070	9%	87%
16	Child, family, and school social workers	310	42,320	$28,980 - 52,530	19%	77%
17	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	300	65,250	$41,030 - 86,680	20%	87%
18	Instructional coordinators	290	69,580	$45,250 - 97,350	23%	79%
19	Medical and health services managers	290	90,140	$43,770 - 148,000	16%	57%
20	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	290	69,510	$39,240 - 99,110	13%	73%
21	Coaches and scouts	250	28,580	$17,660 - 43,970	15%	60%
22	Social workers, all other	240		$ -	18%	77%
23	Managers, all other	240	80,070	$47,300 - 107,160	7%	55%
24	Chief executives	230	166,960	$88,620 -	2%	65%
25	Network systems and data communications analysts	220	78,730	$56,590 - 106,420	53%	57%
26	Medical and public health social workers	220	43,840	$30,570 - 65,130	24%	77%
27	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	200	58,870	$34,880 - 81,350	0%	96%
28	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	200	53,800	$40,240 - 77,180	17%	56%
29	Management analysts	200	62,240	$28,920 - 123,000	22%	78%
30	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	200	36,490	$21,650 - 50,060	34%	73%
31	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	180	92,050	$44,790 - 154,480	12%	51%
32	Electronics engineers, except computer	170		$ -	4%	81%
33	Social and community service managers	160	55,720	$31,710 - 86,300	25%	72%
34	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	160	56,890	$30,790 - 121,940	25%	67%
35	Market research analysts	160	58,120	$33,250 - 89,000	20%	82%
36	Physical therapists	160	80,010	$57,470 - 104,100	27%	89%
37	Biological technicians	160	33,070	$26,080 - 41,320	16%	60%
38	Marketing managers	160	147,400	$59,370 -	14%	69%
39	Computer software engineers, applications	140	94,980	$65,670 - 138,000	45%	85%
40	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	140	38,540	$28,370 - 53,360	30%	77%
41	Advertising sales agents	140	53,550	$23,180 - 82,750	20%	56%
42	Graphic designers	140	41,710	$26,550 - 57,930	10%	55%
43	Civil engineers	130	80,280	$54,990 - 109,090	18%	87%
44	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	130	26,830	$18,030 - 41,950	11%	55%
45	Personal financial advisors	120		$ -	41%	81%
46	Computer systems analysts	120	61,470	$44,550 - 83,590	29%	68%
47	Computer programmers	110	83,530	$45,990 - 139,150	0%	73%
48	Network and computer systems administrators	110	65,140	$40,450 - 98,330	27%	50%
49	Computer and information systems managers	110	91,730	$45,510 - 128,410	16%	73%
50	Public relations specialists	110	48,720	$28,570 - 87,540	18%	81%
51	Sales and related workers, all other	110	45,580	$20,070 - 65,790	14%	62%
52	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	100	55,390	$30,440 - 104,830	5%	58%
53	Librarians	100	59,510	$31,890 - 87,520	4%	85%
54	Training and development specialists	100	54,100	$33,890 - 78,090	18%	56%
55	Engineering managers	100	104,840	$69,240 - 151,220	7%	84%
56	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	90	49,570	$22,950 - 81,090	18%	56%
57	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	90	86,420	$57,440 - 107,210	20%	99%
58	Education, training, and library workers, all other	90	43,100	$18,400 - 63,290	11%	79%
59	Speech-language pathologists	90	73,790	$31,470 - 100,620	11%	98%
60	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	90	81,360	$40,450 - 103,990	16%	99%
61	Special education teachers, middle school	80	69,910	$41,690 - 95,400	16%	87%
62	Occupational therapists	80	63,240	$32,830 - 100,810	23%	90%
63	Community and social service specialists, all other	80	38,810	$26,550 - 52,200	25%	58%
64	Health educators	80	46,100	$28,320 - 64,800	26%	58%
65	Veterinarians	80	121,250	$56,360 -	35%	100%
66	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	80	55,260	$38,850 - 81,490	18%	56%
67	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	80	73,830	$56,000 - 96,300	12%	51%
68	Education administrators, all other	80	93,930	$41,000 - 154,340	13%	78%
69	Credit analysts	70	68,430	$43,280 - 101,270	2%	60%
70	Budget analysts	70	72,380	$46,670 - 100,920	7%	78%
71	Mechanical engineers	70	64,720	$43,520 - 92,780	4%	78%
72	Rehabilitation counselors	60	29,060	$20,530 - 52,030	23%	73%
73	Clergy	60	44,740	$27,240 - 66,450	19%	75%
74	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	66,090	$46,110 - 81,290	9%	72%
75	Human resources managers, all other	60	113,250	$74,470 - 150,740	11%	58%
76	Floral designers	60	22,260	$17,270 - 31,340	0%	55%
77	Purchasing managers	60	81,260	$49,120 - 109,030	3%	57%
78	Financial specialists, all other	50	67,230	$34,440 - 101,660	12%	50%
79	Computer software engineers, systems software	50	80,510	$44,500 - 135,850	28%	85%
80	Urban and regional planners	50	67,370	$48,720 - 92,160	15%	92%
81	Sales engineers	40	96,670	$62,440 - 137,960	9%	79%
82	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	55,860	$34,650 - 81,950	24%	78%
83	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	40	60,170	$45,440 - 77,930	25%	93%
84	Occupational health and safety specialists	40	72,870	$41,990 - 111,690	8%	72%
85	Optometrists	40	141,580	$97,670 -	11%	100%
86	Industrial engineers	40	66,550	$47,680 - 84,930	20%	74%
87	Database administrators	40	65,480	$33,550 - 110,070	29%	72%
88	Public relations managers	30	104,840	$53,430 -	17%	75%

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	6,570	23,040	$16,640 - 32,480	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	4,610	23,160	$16,640 - 37,800	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,930	19,060	$16,690 - 23,060	18%	5%
4	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	3,890	18,160	$16,640 - 20,420	-2%	4%
5	Office clerks, general	3,340	26,330	$17,650 - 36,990	13%	19%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	3,270	25,650	$17,210 - 36,390	2%	5%
7	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,240	40,180	$27,790 - 53,560	10%	4%
8	Waiters and waitresses	2,480	18,130	$16,680 - 20,190	11%	14%
9	Packers and packagers, hand	2,400	20,890	$16,880 - 34,840	-11%	3%
10	Teacher assistants	2,350	29,360	$22,470 - 37,050	10%	18%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,320	24,350	$16,970 - 37,420	-7%	8%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,240	26,510	$17,540 - 38,770	15%	4%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,190	35,220	$24,210 - 48,730	13%	16%
14	General and operations managers	2,190	93,470	$43,350 - 163,020	2%	48%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,880	44,870	$27,990 - 65,840	6%	29%
16	Cooks, fast food	1,810	18,390	$16,650 - 20,140	8%	5%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,780	37,890	$21,240 - 55,980	10%	6%
18	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,690	25,440	$19,850 - 32,150	18%	7%
19	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,660	32,740	$20,920 - 47,080	-4%	5%
20	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,620	34,000	$21,400 - 47,360	-1%	2%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,530	38,090	$23,580 - 58,370	4%	25%
22	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,520	42,880	$28,700 - 56,720	15%	18%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	1,350	23,890	$17,080 - 32,480	17%	13%
24	Customer service representatives	1,290	35,300	$20,920 - 56,480	25%	22%
25	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,270	32,350	$20,740 - 44,720	1%	18%
26	Slaughterers and meat packers	1,270	23,320	$20,930 - 25,800	13%	2%
27	Construction laborers	1,260	34,910	$19,750 - 54,560	11%	5%
28	Medical secretaries	1,250	27,000	$18,400 - 37,640	17%	18%
29	Team assemblers	1,160	27,810	$18,540 - 37,600	0%	5%
30	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,150	32,140	$17,190 - 56,230	8%	4%
31	Business operations specialists, all other	1,140	54,820	$22,570 - 90,790	21%	49%
32	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,070	25,410	$17,150 - 37,860	18%	6%
33	Carpenters	1,060	42,720	$26,280 - 64,580	10%	6%
34	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,060	30,040	$20,680 - 40,730	4%	15%
35	Food preparation workers	1,050	21,840	$16,680 - 30,440	15%	7%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,050	28,070	$19,190 - 41,150	11%	14%
37	Child care workers	1,030	21,230	$16,810 - 29,190	18%	15%
38	Counter and rental clerks	1,010	23,750	$17,160 - 32,590	23%	16%
39	Cooks, restaurant	1,000	22,650	$17,680 - 28,270	12%	5%
40	Security guards	970	22,160	$16,860 - 31,560	17%	13%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	890	41,250	$22,130 - 61,990	14%	4%
42	Medical assistants	890	26,020	$19,690 - 33,090	35%	10%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	880	52,050	$34,870 - 74,910	-4%	15%
44	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	880	19,470	$16,730 - 24,210	13%	5%
45	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	880	30,380	$20,580 - 41,650	4%	6%
46	Food batchmakers	790	34,450	$23,400 - 41,250	11%	5%
47	Electricians	770	53,760	$32,370 - 81,600	7%	7%
48	Tellers	740	24,540	$18,360 - 31,530	14%	16%
49	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	740	50,430	$35,530 - 66,570	7%	2%
50	Home health aides	730	19,300	$16,950 - 22,570	49%	7%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	710	58,930	$36,680 - 83,880	9%	10%
52	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	710	49,050	$37,360 - 62,350	14%	7%
53	Dishwashers	680	18,360	$16,700 - 20,500	10%	3%
54	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	660	59,090	$42,400 - 82,140	11%	33%
55	Dental assistants	630	29,020	$23,100 - 34,260	29%	9%
56	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	630	23,970	$16,640 - 34,840	14%	3%
57	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	600	31,070	$16,740 - 46,320	-6%	14%
58	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	590	17,880	$16,660 - 19,960	12%	6%
59	Helpers--production workers	570	22,060	$17,580 - 28,600	0%	4%
60	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	570	37,800	$25,870 - 50,980	5%	2%
61	Painters, construction and maintenance	560	37,550	$27,100 - 53,660	12%	6%
62	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	520	53,840	$29,320 - 83,130	11%	4%
63	Industrial machinery mechanics	500	51,400	$37,830 - 65,290	9%	5%
64	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	490	55,370	$31,040 - 82,140	7%	13%
65	Postal service mail carriers	480			1%	11%
66	Fire fighters	460	48,470	$34,630 - 63,510	12%	18%
67	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	460	21,390	$16,740 - 30,710	10%	8%
68	Sales representatives, services, all other	450	53,950	$29,460 - 80,260	28%	48%
69	Driver/sales workers	450	22,440	$16,640 - 38,010	-4%	4%
70	Pharmacy technicians	440	36,260	$28,280 - 44,320	32%	16%
71	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	400	35,160	$23,040 - 48,830	3%	18%
72	Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	390	29,670	$16,670 - 40,720	11%	0%
73	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	390	18,460	$16,790 - 20,100	-1%	0%
74	Personal and home care aides	390	19,830	$16,880 - 24,310	51%	10%
75	Roofers	390	45,260	$25,610 - 62,400	14%	3%
76	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	370	18,170	$16,660 - 20,020	10%	17%
77	Property, real estate, and community association managers	370	37,300	$19,740 - 84,480	15%	36%
78	Cost estimators	360	63,080	$36,050 - 94,370	19%	32%
79	Healthcare support workers, all other	350	33,390	$26,400 - 43,820	16%	10%
80	Bartenders	350	18,470	$16,660 - 20,670	11%	17%
81	Office and administrative support workers, all other	350	26,360	$17,870 - 40,440	-8%	32%
82	Loan officers	350	65,740	$36,790 - 108,890	12%	49%
83	Order clerks	350	28,060	$21,540 - 38,570	-23%	16%
84	Preschool teachers, except special education	340	32,700	$20,490 - 55,120	26%	43%
85	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	340	41,720	$27,290 - 59,680	4%	30%
86	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	330	62,260	$51,050 - 78,470	16%	43%
87	Loan interviewers and clerks	330	33,200	$24,680 - 43,100	0%	24%
88	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	330	35,220	$17,290 - 62,610	27%	47%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	320	42,430	$25,110 - 58,460	13%	17%
90	Pest control workers	320	35,020	$24,420 - 49,990	16%	9%
91	Parts salespersons	310	34,870	$21,490 - 51,520	-1%	6%
92	Food service managers	310	50,180	$32,120 - 75,890	5%	24%
93	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	300	32,610	$21,960 - 48,190	10%	24%
94	File clerks	300	23,280	$16,810 - 36,430	-40%	20%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	300	52,360	$32,250 - 73,380	10%	17%
96	Respiratory therapists	300	63,130	$46,040 - 86,810	23%	28%
97	Agricultural equipment operators	290	25,210	$17,780 - 35,340	-4%	4%
98	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	290	37,900	$27,770 - 49,650	-17%	0%
99	Cement masons and concrete finishers	290	38,410	$19,410 - 59,420	11%	2%
100	Insurance sales agents	290	59,580	$31,060 - 93,430	13%	45%

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Jobs More Common Near Modesto Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	29,670	390	46.4
Slaughterers and meat packers	23,320	1,270	44
Agricultural equipment operators	25,210	290	24.6
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	18,460	390	17.2
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	42,870	240	16.6
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	18,160	3,890	13.5
Agricultural and food science technicians	36,910	120	13
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	20,470	210	12.6
Dietetic technicians	26,780	260	12.3
Farm equipment mechanics	37,790	150	12
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	37,820	180	11.5
Food batchmakers	34,450	790	8.6
Plasterers and stucco masons	41,300	240	6.1
Tapers	50,650	180	5.2
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	50,430	740	5.2
Pest control workers	35,020	320	4.5
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	32,740	1,660	4.4
Millwrights	46,960	130	3.7
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	22,370	250	3.4
Social workers, all other		240	3.3
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	22,180	210	3.3
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	22,910	260	3.3
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,380	210	3.2
Protective service workers, all other	26,720	270	3.1
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,900	290	3.1
Cooks, fast food	18,390	1,810	2.9
Roofers	45,260	390	2.8
Packers and packagers, hand	20,890	2,400	2.7
Dental laboratory technicians	37,350	110	2.6
Interpreters and translators	35,130	100	2.6
Respiratory therapists	63,130	300	2.6
Diagnostic medical sonographers	60,830	140	2.6
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	36,490	200	2.5
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	58,870	200	2.5
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	42,280	240	2.4
Biological technicians	33,070	160	2.4
Tire repairers and changers	24,350	240	2.4
Teachers and instructors, all other	42,030	1,360	2.4
Medical equipment preparers	26,560	110	2.4
Industrial truck and tractor operators	34,000	1,620	2.3
Medical secretaries	27,000	1,250	2.3
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	19,250	150	2.2
Service station attendants	23,010	170	2.2
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	26,830	130	2.2
Health technologists and technicians, all other	40,190	170	2.1
Veterinary technologists and technicians	27,870	190	2.1
Special education teachers, secondary school	70,080	320	2.1
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	68,970	2,270	2
Instructional coordinators	69,580	290	2
Property, real estate, and community association managers	37,300	370	1.9

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Marketing managers	147,400	1.45	160
Legal secretaries	51,500	1.43	180
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	42,280	1.42	240
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	71,150	1.41	900
Registered nurses	86,690	1.41	3,040
Social and human service assistants	39,160	1.38	690
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	41,450	1.37	130
Special education teachers, secondary school	70,080	1.36	320
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	68,970	1.35	2,270
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	69,510	1.35	290
Food batchmakers	34,450	1.34	790
Lawyers	136,960	1.34	440
Elementary school teachers, except special education	66,090	1.33	2,800
Teacher assistants	29,360	1.32	2,350
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	62,260	1.31	330
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	50,430	1.31	740
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	65,250	1.3	300
Computer programmers	83,530	1.3	110
Radiologic technologists and technicians	66,390	1.3	190
Pharmacists	136,020	1.3	330
Pharmacy technicians	36,260	1.29	440
Preschool teachers, except special education	32,700	1.28	340
Roofers	45,260	1.28	390
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	92,050	1.26	180
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	32,740	1.25	1,660
Printing machine operators	41,030	1.25	200
Cashiers	23,160	1.25	4,610
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	53,370	1.25	250
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	49,050	1.24	710
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	101,130	1.24	360
Computer software engineers, applications	94,980	1.23	140
Library technicians	36,150	1.22	110
Respiratory therapists	63,130	1.22	300
Network systems and data communications analysts	78,730	1.22	220
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	59,090	1.22	660
Butchers and meat cutters	36,660	1.22	160
Surgical technologists	47,480	1.22	140
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	49,460	1.21	130
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	42,150	1.21	290
Instructional coordinators	69,580	1.21	290
Medical transcriptionists	38,830	1.21	120
Paralegals and legal assistants	51,600	1.2	230
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	21,390	1.2	460
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	41,840	1.2	270
Customer service representatives	35,300	1.19	1,290
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,900	1.19	290
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	27,610	1.17	280
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	53,840	1.17	520
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	35,220	1.17	330
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	59,670	1.17	290

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	187,650
Physicians and surgeons, all other	183,360	170
Surgeons	173,740	50
Internists, general	172,280
Chief executives	166,960	230
Marketing managers	147,400	160
Optometrists	141,580	40
Lawyers	136,960	440
Pharmacists	136,020	330
Family and general practitioners	122,600	110
Veterinarians	121,250	80
Human resources managers, all other	113,250	60
Engineers, all other	106,490
Engineering managers	104,840	100
Public relations managers	104,840	30
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	102,910
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	101,130	360
Sales engineers	96,670	40
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	96,650	40
Computer software engineers, applications	94,980	140
Education administrators, all other	93,930	80
General and operations managers	93,470	2,190
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	92,050	180
Computer and information systems managers	91,730	110
Financial managers	91,100	430
Medical and health services managers	90,140	290
Nuclear medicine technologists	87,580	60
Physician assistants	87,220
Registered nurses	86,690	3,040
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	86,420	90
Construction managers	85,550	170
Industrial production managers	85,020	240
Computer programmers	83,530	110
Sales managers	81,840	490
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	81,360	90
Purchasing managers	81,260	60
Computer software engineers, systems software	80,510	50
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	80,340
Civil engineers	80,280	130
Managers, all other	80,070	240
Physical therapists	80,010	160
Network systems and data communications analysts	78,730	220
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	77,740	190
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	76,850	150
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	73,830	80
Speech-language pathologists	73,790	90
Occupational health and safety specialists	72,870	40
Budget analysts	72,380	70
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	71,150	900
Administrative services managers	70,690	210

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