Sacramento Employment

Employment and Industries in the Sacramento, California Area

As one might expect of a city that is both the capital of the State of California, as well as the county seat for Sacramento County, government plays a very large role in the economy of the Sacramento area. While federal, state and local government remain the largest employers in the Sacramento area, Sacramento has a diverse economy which includes:

Agriculture
Construction
Education
Government
Healthcare
Information technology
Leisure and hospitality
Manufacturing
Mining
Professional, technical, scientific, and management services
Wholesale trade and transportation

Sacramento is also home to a deep water port that is connected to San Francisco Bay by a via a 43-mile channel. The port supports agriculture and industry throughout Northern California.

Providing a driving force behind the Sacramento economy is a very well educated work force. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, over 24% of the Sacramento area population has a college degree or higher. According to a 2005 Central Connecticut State University study, Sacramento ranked as the 22nd most literate city in the United States.

Business honors and awards received by the Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville metropolitan area include:

The Sacramento-Yolo area was ranked 34th among the top 50 large U.S. cities/metropolitan areas on Entrepreneur magazine's 2005 list of "Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs".
The Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville metropolitan area ranked 19th among large U.S. Cities in Inc. magazine's 2006 list of "Best Cities for Doing Business" (out of 393 population centers across the United States).
The Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville metropolitan area was ranked the 34th best performing city in the United States on the Milken Institute's "2005 Best Performing Cities" report studying the 200 largest metropolitan areas in the United States.
According to SustainLane, Sacramento is ranked 13th among 50 major U.S. cities for sustainable services and economics.

For business commuters, the Sacramento area is is served by five major freeways and highways. For air travel, Sacramento is served by the Sacramento International Airport (SMF) which provides service from 13 major carriers and one commuter airline.

Some major employers in the Sacramento metropolitan area include:

Aerojet Fine Chemicals
American River College
California State University Sacramento
Ben Corp. Inc.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Mercy San Juan Medical center
Sacramento Bee Newspaper
Sacramento City College
The Sacramento Kings
Sutter Memorial Hospital
UC Davis Health System
University of California Surgery Clinic

Business and economic development organizations in the Sacramento area include:

The Sacramento Business Journal, and the "Business Section" of the Sacramento Bee are both good sources of information on the Sacramento area business community.

Most Popular Jobs in Sacramento, 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	13,920	84,630	$59,840 - 109,570	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	9,600	54,340	$34,080 - 79,930	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	7,690	60,120	$37,430 - 84,900	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	7,410	55,790	$36,220 - 78,290	11%	95%
5	Computer systems analysts	6,910	73,550	$51,660 - 98,210	29%	68%
6	Accountants and auditors	6,700	64,690	$41,590 - 93,340	18%	79%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	5,470	60,910	$30,330 - 104,180	8%	51%
8	Management analysts	5,010	88,110	$42,690 -	22%	78%
9	Lawyers	4,610	109,080	$59,770 - 164,790	11%	99%
10	Civil engineers	4,310	87,610	$59,600 - 120,710	18%	87%
11	Managers, all other	3,740	95,800	$46,470 - 148,910	7%	55%
12	Financial managers	3,570	103,410	$57,810 - 166,110	13%	60%
13	Teachers and instructors, all other	3,420	47,040	$25,550 - 75,430	9%	54%
14	Computer software engineers, applications	3,410	81,950	$53,960 - 110,190	45%	85%
15	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	3,340	51,770	$32,830 - 69,940	5%	58%
16	Financial specialists, all other	3,110	55,170	$34,610 - 82,970	12%	50%
17	Computer specialists, all other	2,870	66,700	$52,400 - 82,100	15%	68%
18	Social and human service assistants	2,860	34,680	$20,420 - 52,970	34%	58%
19	Sales managers	2,730	107,220	$45,710 -	10%	69%
20	Computer software engineers, systems software	2,700	87,450	$65,530 - 118,720	28%	85%
21	Chief executives	2,580	146,650	$89,030 -	2%	65%
22	Instructional coordinators	2,420	78,810	$42,960 - 111,890	23%	79%
23	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	2,340	110,740	$51,710 -	12%	51%
24	Public relations specialists	2,210	71,400	$35,260 - 116,040	18%	81%
25	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	2,150	64,500	$44,490 - 86,940	17%	56%
26	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	2,070	58,860	$27,930 - 115,960	25%	67%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	1,910	71,190	$41,010 - 103,780	27%	50%
28	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	1,840	71,020	$45,080 - 97,540	25%	93%
29	Engineers, all other	1,820	91,250	$59,060 - 121,880	6%	82%
30	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	1,820	56,430	$27,040 - 88,050	13%	73%
31	Computer and information systems managers	1,790	105,490	$73,520 - 145,760	16%	73%
32	Medical and health services managers	1,790	105,430	$48,820 -	16%	57%
33	Computer programmers	1,710	72,790	$38,750 - 104,730	0%	73%
34	Network systems and data communications analysts	1,590	68,080	$38,390 - 103,020	53%	57%
35	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	1,560	91,250	$59,130 - 125,750	8%	78%
36	Child, family, and school social workers	1,490	43,440	$23,890 - 62,710	19%	77%
37	Social workers, all other	1,450	52,000	$30,230 - 73,460	18%	77%
38	Training and development specialists	1,440	54,950	$29,760 - 82,010	18%	56%
39	Coaches and scouts	1,420	36,290	$19,620 - 61,470	15%	60%
40	Engineering managers	1,390	118,650	$80,210 -	7%	84%
41	Community and social service specialists, all other	1,380	44,390	$23,570 - 65,390	25%	58%
42	Personal financial advisors	1,380	65,460	$34,320 - 132,570	41%	81%
43	Financial analysts	1,350	70,470	$46,690 - 98,740	34%	87%
44	Operations research analysts	1,330	67,870	$52,260 - 86,450	11%	71%
45	Market research analysts	1,320	55,370	$25,170 - 87,590	20%	82%
46	Pharmacists	1,270	119,830	$97,580 - 146,910	22%	97%
47	Graphic designers	1,250	46,580	$28,690 - 67,150	10%	55%
48	Advertising sales agents	1,180	54,720	$23,980 - 100,040	20%	56%
49	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	1,070	54,850	$28,950 - 84,370	18%	56%
50	Sales and related workers, all other	1,010	44,010	$20,230 - 66,220	14%	62%
51	Electrical engineers	990	109,950	$64,890 -	6%	81%
52	Marketing managers	990	103,440	$58,060 - 164,690	14%	69%
53	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	980	85,350	$50,270 - 117,960	20%	99%
54	Mechanical engineers	950	85,150	$55,730 - 121,460	4%	78%
55	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	900	40,500	$30,690 - 51,470	15%	51%
56	Architects, except landscape and naval	880	84,530	$49,810 - 123,260	18%	88%
57	Social and community service managers	870	73,330	$34,520 - 126,940	25%	72%
58	Budget analysts	870	66,260	$46,880 - 93,020	7%	78%
59	Health educators	850	58,110	$29,270 - 83,280	26%	58%
60	Physical therapists	830	83,410	$63,980 - 104,280	27%	89%
61	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	830	56,260	$35,200 - 79,740	20%	87%
62	Education, training, and library workers, all other	820	41,690	$18,820 - 75,550	11%	79%
63	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	800	82,710	$43,530 - 124,020	15%	72%
64	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	800	44,210	$26,700 - 64,420	30%	77%
65	Medical and public health social workers	780	63,520	$33,770 - 101,800	24%	77%
66	Insurance underwriters	770	65,210	$36,320 - 100,000	6%	53%
67	Database administrators	760	75,400	$41,350 - 114,760	29%	72%
68	Self-enrichment education teachers	760	38,970	$21,180 - 62,290	23%	54%
69	Sales engineers	730	96,630	$57,110 - 138,150	9%	79%
70	Mental health counselors	730	55,300	$30,680 - 82,990	30%	73%
71	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	730	59,900	$41,870 - 80,380	18%	56%
72	Education administrators, postsecondary	720	95,550	$43,090 -	14%	78%
73	Chemists	710	69,860	$32,560 - 116,360	9%	93%
74	Detectives and criminal investigators	660	65,950	$42,620 - 94,730	17%	54%
75	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	640	58,810	$31,650 - 87,520	12%	51%
76	Physician assistants	640	101,840	$70,110 - 129,930	27%	67%
77	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	640	69,240	$41,760 - 100,450	16%	99%
78	Speech-language pathologists	620	71,750	$43,410 - 103,670	11%	98%
79	Urban and regional planners	620	70,790	$47,450 - 99,930	15%	92%
80	Special education teachers, secondary school	590	61,930	$39,280 - 86,760	9%	87%
81	Special education teachers, middle school	560	64,110	$41,130 - 93,770	16%	87%
82	Editors	540	50,640	$32,380 - 72,520	2%	81%
83	Dentists, general	540	156,600	$93,110 -	9%	100%
84	Librarians	520	65,520	$33,180 - 98,160	4%	85%
85	Occupational therapists	510	81,620	$59,920 - 103,540	23%	90%
86	Natural sciences managers	510	104,930	$66,380 - 147,280	11%	93%
87	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	480	79,590	$47,540 - 102,450	22%	93%
88	Veterinarians	470	102,670	$57,940 - 137,840	35%	100%
89	Environmental engineers	440	77,720	$51,740 - 109,480	25%	86%
90	Tax preparers	430	43,520	$22,690 - 66,560	0%	54%
91	Credit analysts	420	70,300	$37,280 - 108,800	2%	60%
92	Rehabilitation counselors	400	31,200	$21,230 - 50,590	23%	73%
93	Biological scientists, all other	400	67,860	$41,670 - 96,210	4%	95%
94	Purchasing managers	400	97,820	$61,330 - 134,920	3%	57%
95	Legislators	390	61,510	$25,230 - 124,820	1%	65%
96	Human resources managers, all other	390	106,270	$66,340 - 162,230	11%	58%
97	Biological technicians	390	42,820	$27,080 - 65,570	16%	60%
98	Surveyors	390	75,120	$43,830 - 106,510	24%	82%
99	Public relations managers	380	128,380	$75,120 -	17%	75%
100	Industrial engineers	370	78,600	$54,370 - 105,550	20%	74%

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	Office clerks, general	29,460	30,450	$18,920 - 39,770	13%	19%
2	Retail salespersons	26,410	25,280	$17,110 - 38,230	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	22,790	23,100	$16,660 - 36,850	-2%	10%
4	Business operations specialists, all other	19,260	63,980	$37,130 - 97,630	21%	49%
5	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	15,120	56,680	$34,120 - 80,790	6%	29%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,440	18,660	$16,670 - 20,900	18%	5%
7	Customer service representatives	13,260	36,310	$24,950 - 51,860	25%	22%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	13,220	25,470	$17,370 - 38,410	-7%	8%
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	13,000	26,350	$17,680 - 37,930	2%	5%
10	Waiters and waitresses	12,980	20,720	$16,680 - 24,960	11%	14%
11	General and operations managers	12,970	110,520	$51,780 -	2%	48%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	12,440	37,190	$26,560 - 51,180	13%	16%
13	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	12,030	42,790	$28,990 - 59,560	15%	18%
14	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	9,580	26,520	$17,570 - 39,150	15%	4%
15	Teacher assistants	9,430	27,600	$18,480 - 37,310	10%	18%
16	Construction laborers	9,030	37,680	$22,430 - 56,820	11%	5%
17	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	8,160	25,160	$17,750 - 36,540	18%	6%
18	Cooks, fast food	7,980	18,260	$16,680 - 20,090	8%	5%
19	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	7,760	42,610	$29,450 - 57,240	10%	4%
20	Carpenters	7,730	53,200	$33,240 - 75,310	10%	6%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	7,200	41,580	$23,670 - 63,170	4%	25%
22	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	6,690	27,910	$21,420 - 37,030	18%	7%
23	Security guards	6,600	24,680	$18,000 - 34,040	17%	13%
24	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	6,420	34,640	$21,790 - 48,190	1%	18%
25	Maintenance and repair workers, general	6,420	37,330	$20,440 - 57,000	10%	6%
26	Receptionists and information clerks	6,350	27,740	$18,450 - 39,290	17%	13%
27	Medical secretaries	5,960	32,710	$21,110 - 45,220	17%	18%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	5,540	31,060	$17,240 - 54,300	8%	4%
29	Food preparation workers	5,430	21,620	$16,860 - 29,600	15%	7%
30	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	5,230	19,250	$16,690 - 23,890	10%	8%
31	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	5,080	66,050	$48,550 - 93,760	11%	33%
32	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,050	21,640	$16,990 - 29,140	13%	5%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	5,050	28,780	$19,430 - 41,080	11%	14%
34	Cooks, restaurant	5,030	24,230	$19,110 - 30,950	12%	5%
35	Child care workers	4,880	22,160	$17,070 - 29,420	18%	15%
36	Office and administrative support workers, all other	4,590	27,790	$20,440 - 36,870	-8%	32%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	4,500	71,620	$45,060 - 103,030	9%	10%
38	Electricians	4,390	48,480	$29,660 - 77,080	7%	7%
39	Sales representatives, services, all other	4,390	58,760	$29,390 - 99,120	28%	48%
40	Counter and rental clerks	4,380	25,660	$16,770 - 38,490	23%	16%
41	Packers and packagers, hand	4,260	22,440	$17,130 - 35,410	-11%	3%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	3,920	43,980	$26,590 - 63,030	14%	4%
43	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	3,840	30,950	$19,120 - 47,610	4%	6%
44	Tellers	3,770	27,040	$20,730 - 36,910	14%	16%
45	Computer support specialists	3,770	51,280	$32,520 - 76,120	13%	43%
46	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	3,510	58,800	$36,480 - 84,370	9%	47%
47	Amusement and recreation attendants	3,410	20,000	$16,680 - 24,290	24%	22%
48	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	3,390	36,350	$26,870 - 46,770	0%	22%
49	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	3,320	51,310	$27,620 - 80,200	11%	4%
50	Dishwashers	3,310	18,630	$16,680 - 21,130	10%	3%
51	Home health aides	3,270	22,950	$17,360 - 29,870	49%	7%
52	Medical assistants	3,260	31,420	$21,330 - 44,720	35%	10%
53	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	3,240	18,400	$16,650 - 20,290	12%	6%
54	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	3,130	51,140	$37,150 - 65,000	14%	7%
55	Bartenders	3,030	20,740	$16,700 - 28,550	11%	17%
56	Loan officers	2,990	78,470	$36,690 - 135,510	12%	49%
57	Industrial truck and tractor operators	2,980	33,070	$22,240 - 47,620	-1%	2%
58	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	2,930	34,340	$24,640 - 47,330	4%	15%
59	Correctional officers and jailers	2,920	56,940	$42,610 - 78,820	17%	11%
60	Personal and home care aides	2,880	22,930	$20,200 - 26,010	51%	10%
61	Driver/sales workers	2,750	27,830	$16,640 - 50,560	-4%	4%
62	Preschool teachers, except special education	2,730	24,310	$17,680 - 31,900	26%	43%
63	Bill and account collectors	2,720	34,620	$24,090 - 49,820	23%	13%
64	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	2,650	18,960	$16,680 - 22,960	-2%	4%
65	Fire fighters	2,610	47,960	$20,000 - 77,010	12%	18%
66	Dental assistants	2,520	37,880	$25,600 - 53,920	29%	9%
67	Insurance sales agents	2,520	69,990	$29,510 - 144,520	13%	45%
68	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	2,500	59,610	$53,870 - 66,710	3%	13%
69	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	2,480	19,860	$16,720 - 26,690	10%	17%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	2,440	63,940	$40,450 - 93,160	7%	13%
71	Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	2,330	54,640	$34,970 - 79,140	2%	43%
72	Team assemblers	2,320	27,210	$18,930 - 38,390	0%	5%
73	Postal service mail carriers	2,300			1%	11%
74	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	2,280	45,110	$31,490 - 60,920	11%	29%
75	Data entry keyers	2,230	30,510	$21,560 - 39,310	-4%	18%
76	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	2,170	44,370	$28,960 - 60,170	7%	2%
77	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	2,120	22,530	$17,360 - 30,580	14%	3%
78	All other information and record clerks	2,050	38,230	$24,240 - 52,540	-12%	21%
79	Legal secretaries	2,020	44,290	$27,200 - 62,490	12%	18%
80	Property, real estate, and community association managers	2,010	51,430	$23,430 - 97,430	15%	36%
81	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	1,990	37,000	$27,970 - 47,570	10%	24%
82	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,990	62,240	$39,480 - 83,850	8%	3%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,970	58,290	$33,240 - 92,960	-4%	15%
84	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	1,950	42,860	$23,710 - 62,430	27%	47%
85	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	1,890	45,370	$31,800 - 58,270	4%	30%
86	Painters, construction and maintenance	1,860	44,160	$28,060 - 61,870	12%	6%
87	Food service managers	1,850	47,420	$34,590 - 63,860	5%	24%
88	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,780	28,950	$20,230 - 40,230	11%	5%
89	Recreation workers	1,780	23,680	$17,310 - 33,090	13%	47%
90	Cost estimators	1,750	65,970	$38,590 - 100,570	19%	32%
91	Loan interviewers and clerks	1,720	44,110	$30,620 - 60,080	0%	24%
92	Word processors and typists	1,690	34,280	$25,890 - 40,550	-11%	19%
93	Roofers	1,670	39,660	$23,670 - 54,620	14%	3%
94	Cement masons and concrete finishers	1,650	55,860	$31,480 - 93,590	11%	2%
95	Order clerks	1,630	31,270	$22,380 - 44,150	-23%	16%
96	Cooks, short order	1,590	21,970	$17,530 - 28,590	5%	5%
97	Administrative services managers	1,580	83,620	$45,490 - 131,000	12%	40%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	1,580	70,950	$37,630 - 107,330	4%	38%
99	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,570	27,440	$17,500 - 42,640	12%	6%
100	Computer operators	1,570	38,650	$29,570 - 50,760	-24%	27%

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Jobs More Common Near Sacramento Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Agricultural workers, all other	27,640	260	35.6
Building cleaning workers, all other	34,840	300	22.8
Forest and conservation technicians	37,660	400	9.3
Conservation scientists	67,730	370	9.1
Hydrologists	85,670	220	6.9
Soil and plant scientists	78,060	170	6.8
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	54,640	2,330	6.3
Agricultural equipment operators	25,450	400	6
Agricultural inspectors	39,580	150	5.8
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	87,500	590	5.3
Recreational vehicle service technicians	39,140	160	5.1
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators	70,520	100	4.3
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials	30,890	170	4.3
Atmospheric and space scientists	102,850	110	4.3
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary	75,680	100	4.2
Agricultural and food science technicians	32,490	220	4.2
Tapers	46,850	820	4.2
Law clerks	39,870	760	4.1
Plasterers and stucco masons	41,610	900	4.1
Insurance appraisers, auto damage	57,600	180	3.9
Stonemasons	43,930	240	3.9
Forensic science technicians	56,980	180	3.8
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	61,540	220	3.7
Life scientists, all other	80,810	190	3.7
Social workers, all other	52,000	1,450	3.6
Physical scientists, all other	74,490	340	3.5
Motion picture projectionists	23,150	130	3.5
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	71,020	1,840	3.5
Power plant operators	68,070	380	3.5
Parking enforcement workers	37,370	120	3.5
Plant and system operators, all other	64,000	130	3.3
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	47,140	270	3.3
Financial specialists, all other	55,170	3,110	3.2
Motorcycle mechanics	39,560	160	3.2
Operations research analysts	67,870	1,330	3
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	27,070	1,230	2.9
Instructional coordinators	78,810	2,420	2.9
Tile and marble setters	50,000	850	2.9
Court reporters	61,340	210	2.8
Biological scientists, all other	67,860	400	2.8
Gaming dealers	21,350	1,270	2.8
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	43,040	320	2.8
Gaming cage workers	26,630	180	2.8
Interpreters and translators	42,270	600	2.8
Urban and regional planners	70,790	620	2.8
Office and administrative support workers, all other	27,790	4,590	2.8
Therapists, all other	45,170	180	2.7
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	44,370	2,170	2.7
Business operations specialists, all other	63,980	19,260	2.6
Protective service workers, all other	32,210	1,290	2.6

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Legislators	61,510	1.73	390
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	82,970	1.69	240
Tour guides and escorts	40,240	1.66	120
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	82,710	1.63	800
Surveying and mapping technicians	59,840	1.58	350
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	87,500	1.58	590
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	95,660	1.57	110
Psychiatric technicians	49,290	1.56	400
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	60,350	1.56	150
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	91,680	1.54	490
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary	89,010	1.53	130
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	52,720	1.52	500
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	110,740	1.52	2,340
Cement masons and concrete finishers	55,860	1.51	1,650
Correctional officers and jailers	56,940	1.51	2,920
Public relations managers	128,380	1.48	380
Dental laboratory technicians	53,730	1.47	320
Structural iron and steel workers	66,420	1.46	560
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	62,240	1.45	1,990
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	78,850	1.44	260
Meter readers, utilities	50,690	1.43	150
Library assistants, clerical	34,140	1.43	820
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	42,860	1.42	1,950
Public relations specialists	71,400	1.41	2,210
Bakers	33,850	1.41	930
Highway maintenance workers	49,220	1.4	390
Real estate sales agents	65,820	1.4	760
Court, municipal, and license clerks	46,320	1.4	390
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	58,620	1.39	470
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	49,980	1.39	740
Loan interviewers and clerks	44,110	1.38	1,720
Medical and public health social workers	63,520	1.38	780
Painters, transportation equipment	55,160	1.38	250
Electrical engineers	109,950	1.38	990
Surveyors	75,120	1.37	390
Registered nurses	84,630	1.37	13,920
Instructional coordinators	78,810	1.37	2,420
Real estate brokers	96,970	1.36	220
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	66,050	1.36	5,080
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	62,560	1.36	200
Carpenters	53,200	1.36	7,730
Mental health counselors	55,300	1.36	730
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	40,970	1.36	990
Construction and building inspectors	66,350	1.35	900
Dental hygienists	85,620	1.35	1,450
Audiologists	86,760	1.34	110
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	54,450	1.34	440
Loan officers	78,470	1.33	2,990
Nuclear medicine technologists	89,250	1.33	120
Pharmacy aides	28,380	1.33	480

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	204,960	300
Anesthesiologists	188,150
Obstetricians and gynecologists	183,310
Internists, general	173,000	160
Family and general practitioners	163,200	750
Dentists, general	156,600	540
Pediatricians, general	153,590	100
Psychologists, all other	148,600	70
Chief executives	146,650	2,580
Physicians and surgeons, all other	141,000	930
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other	131,820
Public relations managers	128,380	380
Pharmacists	119,830	1,270
Engineering managers	118,650	1,390
Home economics teachers, postsecondary	116,440	60
Elevator installers and repairers	116,010
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	110,740	2,340
Construction managers	110,610	1,430
General and operations managers	110,520	12,970
Electrical engineers	109,950	990
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	109,090	70
Lawyers	109,080	4,610
Broadcast news analysts	109,060	40
Optometrists	107,960	70
Sales managers	107,220	2,730
Human resources managers, all other	106,270	390
Computer and information systems managers	105,490	1,790
Medical and health services managers	105,430	1,790
Natural sciences managers	104,930	510
Marketing managers	103,440	990
Financial managers	103,410	3,570
Atmospheric and space scientists	102,850	110
Veterinarians	102,670	470
Physician assistants	101,840	640
Physics teachers, postsecondary	99,480	100
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary	98,740	90
Purchasing managers	97,820	400
Real estate brokers	96,970	220
Sales engineers	96,630	730
Compensation and benefits managers	96,590	230
Managers, all other	95,800	3,740
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	95,660	110
Education administrators, postsecondary	95,550	720
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	94,090	40
Actuaries	93,080	70
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	92,830	750
Radiation therapists	92,580
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	91,680	490
Engineers, all other	91,250	1,820
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	91,250	1,560

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