Santa Ana Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Santa Ana, 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	22,670	76,040	$54,170 - 101,620	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	22,000	69,490	$32,230 - 121,510	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	13,810	70,660	$40,000 - 106,100	18%	79%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	11,350	69,720	$38,270 - 102,190	14%	95%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	11,030	70,680	$44,440 - 100,870	6%	96%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	8,880	82,280	$40,070 - 131,090	12%	51%
7	Management analysts	8,850	80,880	$38,770 - 133,760	22%	78%
8	Financial managers	7,720	121,580	$60,950 -	13%	60%
9	Sales managers	6,990	125,800	$56,270 -	10%	69%
10	Computer software engineers, applications	6,850	102,300	$58,010 - 151,600	45%	85%
11	Teachers and instructors, all other	6,180	45,820	$26,230 - 78,030	9%	54%
12	Lawyers	6,110	149,740	$65,590 -	11%	99%
13	Computer software engineers, systems software	5,960	94,720	$63,310 - 131,450	28%	85%
14	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	5,830	69,530	$43,400 - 98,350	11%	95%
15	Civil engineers	4,750	91,140	$56,290 - 128,710	18%	87%
16	Engineering managers	4,620	131,370	$79,260 -	7%	84%
17	Graphic designers	4,280	53,270	$31,960 - 79,820	10%	55%
18	Computer systems analysts	4,270	76,510	$45,240 - 108,280	29%	68%
19	Computer and information systems managers	4,080	130,490	$73,850 -	16%	73%
20	Managers, all other	3,970	109,270	$57,440 - 166,290	7%	55%
21	Computer programmers	3,940	77,610	$45,270 - 115,180	0%	73%
22	Engineers, all other	3,900	96,050	$56,350 - 139,970	6%	82%
23	Market research analysts	3,770	64,030	$35,330 - 99,510	20%	82%
24	Marketing managers	3,660	130,030	$68,730 -	14%	69%
25	Chief executives	3,640	204,680	$127,910 -	2%	65%
26	Network and computer systems administrators	3,590	72,080	$46,110 - 103,780	27%	50%
27	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	3,330	93,470	$34,520 -	25%	67%
28	Sales and related workers, all other	2,970	44,780	$21,850 - 73,200	14%	62%
29	Computer specialists, all other	2,840	71,550	$34,650 - 112,450	15%	68%
30	Mechanical engineers	2,710	81,330	$48,190 - 123,210	4%	78%
31	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	2,660	60,480	$32,470 - 94,050	5%	58%
32	Sales engineers	2,630	86,760	$46,770 - 135,350	9%	79%
33	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	2,610	63,770	$36,000 - 101,790	13%	73%
34	Electronics engineers, except computer	2,580	89,830	$56,680 - 129,240	4%	81%
35	Public relations specialists	2,550	60,340	$33,600 - 96,480	18%	81%
36	Financial analysts	2,520	89,890	$46,170 -	34%	87%
37	Network systems and data communications analysts	2,440	76,970	$43,300 - 113,090	53%	57%
38	Coaches and scouts	2,440	33,370	$17,710 - 57,710	15%	60%
39	Training and development specialists	2,390	66,660	$41,640 - 96,030	18%	56%
40	Industrial engineers	2,350	78,580	$48,540 - 110,150	20%	74%
41	Pharmacists	2,310	114,810	$92,340 - 135,710	22%	97%
42	Medical and health services managers	2,000	98,980	$51,610 - 157,310	16%	57%
43	Aerospace engineers	1,940	107,490	$70,420 - 146,830	10%	87%
44	Personal financial advisors	1,930	105,540	$33,360 -	41%	81%
45	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	1,900	53,540	$30,290 - 83,160	18%	56%
46	Computer hardware engineers	1,800	95,590	$62,980 - 135,080	5%	70%
47	Social and human service assistants	1,710	34,770	$22,340 - 49,220	34%	58%
48	Community and social service specialists, all other	1,710	51,810	$24,890 - 69,540	25%	58%
49	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	1,650	109,800	$71,790 - 142,550	8%	78%
50	Electrical engineers	1,650	87,730	$58,300 - 124,270	6%	81%
51	Architects, except landscape and naval	1,640	89,260	$52,970 - 133,810	18%	88%
52	Insurance underwriters	1,640	71,450	$41,430 - 105,500	6%	53%
53	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	1,630	84,860	$47,870 - 123,450	20%	99%
54	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	1,500	37,910	$26,080 - 52,730	15%	51%
55	Advertising sales agents	1,480	58,840	$27,640 - 107,800	20%	56%
56	Database administrators	1,370	72,420	$41,570 - 111,510	29%	72%
57	Physical therapists	1,350	93,110	$62,930 - 136,620	27%	89%
58	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	1,320	71,170	$42,130 - 110,230	25%	93%
59	Credit analysts	1,310	64,950	$37,620 - 102,030	2%	60%
60	Interior designers	1,300	54,270	$30,860 - 94,410	20%	55%
61	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	1,250	61,070	$42,430 - 84,760	18%	56%
62	Education, training, and library workers, all other	1,240	35,030	$21,860 - 57,070	11%	79%
63	Budget analysts	1,220	76,080	$51,170 - 105,010	7%	78%
64	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	1,190	63,520	$37,390 - 86,430	12%	51%
65	Social workers, all other	1,160	48,670	$26,210 - 67,070	18%	77%
66	Purchasing managers	1,130	96,800	$65,230 - 137,210	3%	57%
67	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	1,120	26,540	$16,640 - 40,160	11%	55%
68	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	1,080	57,990	$30,870 - 79,320	14%	54%
69	Speech-language pathologists	1,020	73,520	$46,590 - 101,600	11%	98%
70	Medical and public health social workers	1,020	63,570	$38,790 - 97,020	24%	77%
71	Instructional coordinators	1,000	85,600	$43,270 - 131,560	23%	79%
72	Musicians and singers	990		$ -	10%	53%
73	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	980	71,560	$43,780 - 107,540	20%	87%
74	Occupational therapists	970	78,500	$53,000 - 103,390	23%	90%
75	Surveyors	970	74,760	$53,220 - 99,450	24%	82%
76	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	970	82,540	$38,100 - 129,580	16%	99%
77	Editors	940	67,270	$35,990 - 104,890	2%	81%
78	Child, family, and school social workers	930	40,040	$24,190 - 52,210	19%	77%
79	Dentists, general	920	162,250	$99,410 -	9%	100%
80	Environmental engineers	910	77,970	$53,290 - 120,260	25%	86%
81	Chemists	890	79,120	$38,960 - 109,600	9%	93%
82	Human resources managers, all other	890	119,560	$64,000 -	11%	58%
83	Self-enrichment education teachers	880	31,480	$18,130 - 46,990	23%	54%
84	Meeting and convention planners	820	49,660	$34,610 - 75,350	20%	67%
85	Special education teachers, secondary school	820	71,320	$45,010 - 100,490	9%	87%
86	Detectives and criminal investigators	810	84,100	$54,080 - 107,890	17%	54%
87	Technical writers	720	63,130	$33,530 - 94,570	20%	74%
88	Landscape architects	710	78,900	$53,310 - 104,880	16%	88%
89	Urban and regional planners	710	73,740	$43,420 - 116,530	15%	92%
90	Librarians	690	64,900	$36,380 - 95,350	4%	85%
91	Marriage and family therapists	670	40,900	$24,520 - 63,380	30%	73%
92	Art directors	660	91,540	$39,990 - 152,190	9%	58%
93	Floral designers	650	27,620	$18,120 - 39,710	0%	55%
94	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	640	46,410	$29,210 - 65,000	30%	77%
95	Veterinarians	620	111,150	$59,200 -	35%	100%
96	Social and community service managers	600	68,860	$39,290 - 119,000	25%	72%
97	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	590	44,740	$26,240 - 75,120	24%	78%
98	Health educators	580	46,590	$23,440 - 77,340	26%	58%
99	Nuclear engineers	580	95,390	$65,610 - 130,010	7%	82%
100	Physician assistants	560	73,640	$28,350 - 111,060	27%	67%

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	49,010	26,640	$17,050 - 42,100	12%	25%
2	Office clerks, general	36,570	29,510	$17,910 - 42,570	13%	19%
3	Cashiers	31,950	21,240	$16,750 - 28,100	-2%	10%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	29,090	24,300	$16,740 - 35,050	2%	5%
5	Waiters and waitresses	29,080	19,800	$16,680 - 25,070	11%	14%
6	Customer service representatives	27,060	36,660	$23,750 - 52,130	25%	22%
7	General and operations managers	26,830	131,040	$56,480 -	2%	48%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	25,070	19,140	$16,660 - 23,220	18%	5%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,000	24,400	$17,060 - 38,310	15%	4%
10	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	22,640	46,590	$30,370 - 65,260	15%	18%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	20,360	24,020	$17,100 - 33,730	-7%	8%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	20,330	54,420	$33,900 - 79,300	6%	29%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	20,230	38,640	$25,510 - 53,200	13%	16%
14	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	16,560	24,040	$17,380 - 34,230	18%	6%
15	Business operations specialists, all other	15,060	67,790	$35,290 - 110,020	21%	49%
16	Construction laborers	14,910	35,120	$21,320 - 55,080	11%	5%
17	Team assemblers	13,830	26,190	$17,960 - 37,610	0%	5%
18	Security guards	13,340	25,270	$17,930 - 34,370	17%	13%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	12,890	38,640	$21,680 - 59,820	10%	6%
20	Cooks, fast food	12,410	18,750	$16,670 - 21,720	8%	5%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	12,060	28,650	$19,510 - 39,270	17%	13%
22	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	11,930	29,770	$19,130 - 41,920	4%	6%
23	Sales representatives, services, all other	11,900	60,680	$28,910 - 102,470	28%	48%
24	Teacher assistants	11,850	31,830	$19,720 - 41,490	10%	18%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	11,550	42,710	$25,200 - 66,430	4%	25%
26	Cooks, restaurant	10,600	24,450	$18,630 - 31,480	12%	5%
27	Carpenters	10,500	52,430	$30,100 - 78,590	10%	6%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	10,230	31,150	$19,040 - 50,370	8%	4%
29	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	10,200	35,890	$22,140 - 50,380	1%	18%
30	Medical secretaries	10,150	31,340	$20,150 - 45,060	17%	18%
31	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	9,850	20,330	$16,730 - 26,880	10%	8%
32	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	9,790	20,710	$16,750 - 26,070	13%	5%
33	Packers and packagers, hand	9,730	21,350	$16,710 - 28,460	-11%	3%
34	Food preparation workers	9,670	20,570	$16,740 - 27,580	15%	7%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	9,040	30,770	$19,580 - 46,630	11%	14%
36	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	8,190	40,600	$25,630 - 57,490	10%	4%
37	Computer support specialists	7,970	49,050	$30,770 - 71,650	13%	43%
38	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	7,610	33,460	$20,160 - 50,760	-6%	14%
39	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	7,310	25,340	$20,300 - 32,190	18%	7%
40	Loan officers	7,030	65,170	$28,300 - 104,380	12%	49%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	6,990	53,820	$30,300 - 80,270	-4%	15%
42	Counter and rental clerks	6,930	27,890	$16,810 - 45,190	23%	16%
43	Medical assistants	6,820	31,990	$21,730 - 44,300	35%	10%
44	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	6,800	19,220	$16,650 - 22,520	12%	6%
45	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	6,790	35,910	$25,860 - 49,690	4%	15%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	6,780	71,590	$48,110 - 102,900	9%	10%
47	Electricians	6,640	51,110	$29,710 - 79,480	7%	7%
48	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	6,550	19,010	$16,720 - 22,430	10%	17%
49	Bill and account collectors	6,360	37,880	$27,200 - 50,200	23%	13%
50	Amusement and recreation attendants	6,310	19,560	$16,890 - 23,750	24%	22%
51	Tellers	6,110	27,570	$21,350 - 37,420	14%	16%
52	Dishwashers	6,100	18,790	$16,670 - 22,480	10%	3%
53	Machinists	6,060	36,040	$20,650 - 55,630	-2%	3%
54	Postsecondary teachers, all other	5,650	70,890	$42,420 - 106,370	0%	0%
55	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	5,640	40,690	$21,540 - 64,740	14%	4%
56	Home health aides	5,630	23,070	$17,260 - 31,700	49%	7%
57	Dental assistants	5,480	32,530	$21,650 - 46,610	29%	9%
58	Property, real estate, and community association managers	5,340	56,340	$17,000 - 112,750	15%	36%
59	Industrial truck and tractor operators	5,190	33,410	$22,040 - 49,300	-1%	2%
60	Helpers--production workers	5,170	21,780	$16,920 - 29,840	0%	4%
61	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	5,170	50,020	$37,970 - 63,360	14%	7%
62	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	5,160	20,850	$16,700 - 27,480	14%	3%
63	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	5,160	23,700	$17,280 - 33,350	-8%	5%
64	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	5,040	48,800	$28,920 - 75,640	11%	4%
65	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	5,040	44,890	$26,510 - 66,070	4%	30%
66	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	4,990	61,780	$37,560 - 86,080	9%	47%
67	Painters, construction and maintenance	4,840	40,150	$26,050 - 59,650	12%	6%
68	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	4,730	52,460	$32,720 - 79,880	7%	2%
69	Bartenders	4,630	20,750	$16,680 - 28,270	11%	17%
70	Telemarketers	4,380	29,000	$18,070 - 43,120	-9%	14%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	4,360	63,840	$34,570 - 97,610	7%	13%
72	Office and administrative support workers, all other	4,350	32,190	$19,330 - 48,540	-8%	32%
73	Loan interviewers and clerks	4,340	38,330	$24,310 - 57,460	0%	24%
74	Sewing machine operators	4,250	20,320	$16,640 - 27,480	-26%	5%
75	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	4,190	40,520	$26,020 - 59,880	0%	22%
76	Order clerks	4,190	31,780	$20,450 - 44,250	-23%	16%
77	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	4,150	59,800	$37,140 - 89,370	0%	42%
78	Preschool teachers, except special education	3,940	28,680	$20,420 - 40,000	26%	43%
79	Child care workers	3,870	24,480	$17,030 - 33,630	18%	15%
80	Data entry keyers	3,810	29,820	$19,670 - 41,180	-4%	18%
81	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	3,640	23,250	$16,640 - 33,960	-4%	5%
82	Administrative services managers	3,640	88,920	$49,470 - 134,710	12%	40%
83	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	3,590	76,840	$61,270 - 94,390	11%	33%
84	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	3,550	90,050	$37,930 - 160,920	4%	38%
85	Production workers, all other	3,510	30,490	$16,880 - 49,520	2%	5%
86	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	3,430	27,890	$18,020 - 39,570	-26%	6%
87	Cost estimators	3,420	64,350	$32,490 - 99,400	19%	32%
88	Insurance sales agents	3,340	81,930	$35,930 - 162,630	13%	45%
89	Recreation workers	3,320	22,330	$17,260 - 29,170	13%	47%
90	Postal service mail carriers	3,320			1%	11%
91	Food service managers	3,270	51,420	$34,740 - 67,860	5%	24%
92	Construction managers	3,250	105,480	$60,640 - 156,640	16%	29%
93	Legal secretaries	3,250	48,970	$26,780 - 74,270	12%	18%
94	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	3,140	34,650	$21,870 - 52,410	5%	2%
95	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	3,050	27,580	$18,010 - 39,800	-14%	0%
96	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	2,960	54,870	$36,040 - 66,490	3%	13%
97	All other information and record clerks	2,890	39,220	$27,100 - 52,620	-12%	21%
98	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	2,840	22,830	$17,360 - 31,170	12%	6%
99	Paralegals and legal assistants	2,820	56,800	$34,720 - 80,570	22%	45%
100	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	2,760	36,430	$21,070 - 52,370	27%	47%

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Argosy University
Santa Ana, California

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Santa Ana, California

Programs: Business And Management, Computer Science And Engineering, Construction Trades, Cooking And Culinary Arts, Design, Engineering Technician, Family And Social Work, Fine Arts, Hospitality, Leisure, Media, Music, Photography And Commercial Art
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Jobs More Common Near Santa Ana Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Camera and photographic equipment repairers	61,100	110	10.6
Medical appliance technicians	32,480	540	8.9
Nuclear engineers	95,390	580	8.8
Fabric and apparel patternmakers	39,410	350	8.4
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles	35,280	560	8.3
Choreographers	47,350	510	7.9
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	20,530	580	6.6
Bicycle repairers	23,300	160	5.7
Cutters and trimmers, hand	23,170	900	5.2
Embalmers	48,660	110	4.5
Manicurists and pedicurists	20,090	1,820	4.2
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary	85,030	170	4.2
Carpet installers	40,690	1,130	4
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators	73,680	160	4
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	25,040	1,300	3.9
Sewers, hand	20,210	120	3.9
Aerospace engineers	107,490	1,940	3.7
Landscape architects	78,900	710	3.7
Woodworkers, all other	25,760	150	3.7
Marriage and family therapists	40,900	670	3.6
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	44,810	540	3.5
Recreational vehicle service technicians	36,770	190	3.5
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers	29,120	150	3.4
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	52,460	4,730	3.4
Directors, religious activities and education	37,930	440	3.3
Semiconductor processors	31,610	790	3.2
Tapers	47,910	1,030	3.1
Electro-mechanical technicians	45,080	450	3
Stonemasons	41,710	320	3
Sales engineers	86,760	2,630	3
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	23,930	570	2.9
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers	28,730	700	2.9
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	23,850	450	2.9
Postsecondary teachers, all other	70,890	5,650	2.9
Property, real estate, and community association managers	56,340	5,340	2.8
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	27,040	890	2.8
Sewing machine operators	20,320	4,250	2.8
Motorcycle mechanics	42,620	240	2.8
Fashion designers	69,840	390	2.8
Set and exhibit designers	42,060	140	2.7
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	30,710	1,410	2.6
Animal trainers	30,070	170	2.6
Musicians and singers		990	2.6
Computer hardware engineers	95,590	1,800	2.5
Numerical tool and process control programmers	54,390	350	2.5
Environmental engineering technicians	56,640	480	2.5
Proofreaders and copy markers	39,770	370	2.5
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	26,000	960	2.5
Law teachers, postsecondary	99,460	130	2.5
Designers, all other	50,180	200	2.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Legislators	76,020	2.14	160
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	94,570	1.59	760
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	76,840	1.58	3,590
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	67,630	1.58	2,100
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	95,140	1.56	140
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	111,460	1.53	490
Correctional officers and jailers	57,140	1.51	1,060
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	76,440	1.51	510
Instructional coordinators	85,600	1.49	1,000
Surveying and mapping technicians	55,810	1.47	430
Library assistants, clerical	35,220	1.47	1,050
Lawyers	149,740	1.46	6,110
Insurance sales agents	81,930	1.46	3,340
Fire fighters	61,030	1.45	1,760
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	60,980	1.45	680
Clergy	65,120	1.44	360
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	71,560	1.43	980
Teacher assistants	31,830	1.43	11,850
Camera and photographic equipment repairers	61,100	1.43	110
Civil engineering technicians	64,190	1.42	1,050
Forensic science technicians	74,600	1.41	170
Tax preparers	49,530	1.41	350
Cement masons and concrete finishers	51,940	1.4	2,540
Special education teachers, middle school	71,410	1.4	450
Elementary school teachers, except special education	69,720	1.4	11,350
Writers and authors	74,920	1.4	470
Bus drivers, school	36,340	1.39	1,880
Detectives and criminal investigators	84,100	1.39	810
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary	80,390	1.38	240
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	70,680	1.38	11,030
Special education teachers, secondary school	71,320	1.38	820
Medical and public health social workers	63,570	1.38	1,020
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	69,530	1.38	5,830
Audio and video equipment technicians	51,970	1.38	740
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	47,900	1.38	530
Private detectives and investigators	63,030	1.38	330
Producers and directors	77,920	1.37	440
Surveyors	74,760	1.37	970
Medical transcriptionists	44,000	1.37	540
Legal secretaries	48,970	1.36	3,250
History teachers, postsecondary	90,380	1.36	140
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	52,460	1.36	4,730
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	90,130	1.36	380
Community and social service specialists, all other	51,810	1.36	1,710
General and operations managers	131,040	1.36	26,830
Chief executives	204,680	1.36	3,640
Editors	67,270	1.36	940
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	26,130	1.35	1,210
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	109,800	1.34	1,650
Carpenters	52,430	1.34	10,500

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	204,680	3,640
Obstetricians and gynecologists	203,380	150
Internists, general	192,560	460
Surgeons	177,610	500
Physicians and surgeons, all other	172,010	2,160
Dentists, general	162,250	920
Psychiatrists	154,200
Lawyers	149,740	6,110
Pediatricians, general	139,060	380
Family and general practitioners	132,810	850
Engineering managers	131,370	4,620
General and operations managers	131,040	26,830
Computer and information systems managers	130,490	4,080
Marketing managers	130,030	3,660
Podiatrists	126,750	70
Sales managers	125,800	6,990
Financial managers	121,580	7,720
Human resources managers, all other	119,560	890
Natural sciences managers	119,200	480
Pharmacists	114,810	2,310
Anesthesiologists	113,250
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	111,460	490
Veterinarians	111,150	620
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	109,800	1,650
Managers, all other	109,270	3,970
Aerospace engineers	107,490	1,940
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	105,710
Personal financial advisors	105,540	1,930
Construction managers	105,480	3,250
Computer software engineers, applications	102,300	6,850
Optometrists	102,160	280
Education administrators, postsecondary	101,220
Public relations managers	100,110	560
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary	99,590
Law teachers, postsecondary	99,460	130
Medical and health services managers	98,980	2,000
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	98,410	320
Compensation and benefits managers	98,200	480
Computer and information scientists, research	97,930	120
Training and development managers	97,570	350
Actuaries	97,160	110
Economics teachers, postsecondary	96,900	60
Purchasing managers	96,800	1,130
Sociology teachers, postsecondary	96,570
Engineers, all other	96,050	3,900
Computer hardware engineers	95,590	1,800
Biochemists and biophysicists	95,500	320
Nuclear engineers	95,390	580
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	95,140	140
Chiropractors	94,880	390

Large Companies Headquartered in Santa Ana

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Ingram Micro	28.8
First American Corp.	8.1

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