Santa Barbara Employment

Employment and Industries in the Santa Barbara, California Area

Santa Barbara has a diverse economy powered by tourism, education, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, government and agriculture. The service sector provides approximately 35% of the jobs in Santa Barbara. Education has a significant role in the region's employment due to the area's five institutions of higher learning. In addition, many of the largest employers in the Santa Barbara area are located in the nearby town of Goleta.

The Santa Barbara region also includes a prominent high-tech research and development sector which includes defense and aerospace. According to the Santa Barbara Technology Group, at least 500 high-tech companies started in the Santa Barbara area. The Santa Barbara Technology Group also states that the tech industry is the highest paying and fastest growing component of the local economy. Numerous investors including American Express Financial, Microsoft Corp and Chase Capital Partners have put millions of dollars in venture capital into the Santa Barbara area's high-tech research and development sector.

Some of the most popular occupations in the Santa Barbara area where the majority of the employees have college degrees include teachers, registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing representatives, computer software engineers, systems software; management analysts, financial managers, computer programmers, computer software engineers, applications; social and human services assistants and sales managers.

Shown below are the major employers in the Santa Barbara area:

Cottage Health System - Non-profit organization
Doubletree - Fess Parker's Resort - Hotels & Motels
Four Seasons Resort -Biltmore - Hotels & Motels
Jordanos Inc - Grocers - Wholesale
Mission Linen Supply Inc - Linen Supply Service
Montecito FM Inc - Radio Stations & broadcasting companies
Santa Barbara City CLG - Universities/Academic
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Hospitals
Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept - Sheriff
University of California - Santa Barbara - Education
Intuitive Surgical
Calient Networks
InTouch Technologies
Inogen
Infogenysis
Superconductor Technologies
Occam Networks
Wyatt Technology
Bargain Network Inc
Bacara Resort and Spa
Citrix Online
Deverux Foundation

Noteworthy information about Santa Barbara: In 2007 the median household income was $57,547. The cost of living index was at 142.1 in 2008 which is very high when compared to the national average of 100. About 40% of the population over the age of 25 has a bachelor's degree or higher.

The major sectors for employment in the Santa Barbara region are:

Education
Healthcare
Accommodation and services
High-Tech
Professional, scientific and technical services
Construction
Government

Business organizations that offer assistance to Santa Barbara companies include:

The Santa Barbara News-Press offers up-to-date information regarding the business activities in Santa Barbara.

Most Popular Jobs in Santa Barbara, 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	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,250	62,520	$38,160 - 87,210	6%	96%
2	Registered nurses	2,250	81,300	$57,630 - 108,180	24%	56%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,380	56,940	$32,960 - 82,410	14%	95%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	990	53,670	$32,880 - 83,340	8%	51%
5	Computer software engineers, systems software	950	100,630	$63,410 - 151,930	28%	85%
6	Accountants and auditors	940	72,410	$43,050 - 107,400	18%	79%
7	Management analysts	760	84,530	$48,880 - 126,890	22%	78%
8	Financial managers	650	104,980	$58,210 - 165,150	13%	60%
9	Computer programmers	620	69,450	$33,520 - 104,170	0%	73%
10	Computer software engineers, applications	600	86,650	$50,830 - 128,280	45%	85%
11	Social and human service assistants	580	31,970	$22,250 - 50,010	34%	58%
12	Sales managers	540	92,810	$39,000 -	10%	69%
13	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	490	59,270	$37,180 - 81,990	11%	95%
14	Network and computer systems administrators	480	67,500	$46,520 - 98,320	27%	50%
15	Civil engineers	430	72,210	$29,490 - 122,090	18%	87%
16	Electrical engineers	410	98,060	$62,610 - 139,240	6%	81%
17	Computer systems analysts	380	71,980	$43,820 - 110,420	29%	68%
18	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	360	90,820	$42,400 - 148,110	12%	51%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	360	58,150	$29,610 - 95,680	13%	73%
20	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	350	80,170	$42,580 - 123,090	8%	78%
21	Engineering managers	350	144,640	$92,950 -	7%	84%
22	Computer and information systems managers	340	111,350	$77,370 - 158,470	16%	73%
23	Engineers, all other	330	102,090	$56,950 - 156,430	6%	82%
24	Mechanical engineers	330	87,290	$42,080 - 130,720	4%	78%
25	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	320	94,620	$36,240 -	25%	67%
26	Market research analysts	320	75,720	$35,580 - 139,260	20%	82%
27	Lawyers	320	149,460	$78,230 -	11%	99%
28	Personal financial advisors	320	73,320	$37,540 - 128,410	41%	81%
29	Chief executives	300	161,440	$90,860 -	2%	65%
30	Aerospace engineers	290	94,720	$57,940 - 133,360	10%	87%
31	Managers, all other	290	99,660	$47,030 - 159,680	7%	55%
32	Graphic designers	290	48,170	$30,890 - 67,400	10%	55%
33	Marketing managers	270	115,040	$61,990 -	14%	69%
34	Medical and health services managers	260	102,160	$57,720 - 139,200	16%	57%
35	Child, family, and school social workers	260	34,990	$26,180 - 49,100	19%	77%
36	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	250	48,500	$28,410 - 76,930	5%	58%
37	Instructional coordinators	240	66,110	$34,750 - 96,100	23%	79%
38	Social and community service managers	220	60,430	$37,340 - 94,710	25%	72%
39	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	220	62,670	$40,600 - 84,430	17%	56%
40	Electronics engineers, except computer	220	100,800	$56,280 - 148,710	4%	81%
41	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	220	66,450	$39,430 - 92,880	20%	87%
42	Public relations specialists	220	58,520	$29,760 - 99,870	18%	81%
43	Advertising sales agents	200	75,620	$29,060 -	20%	56%
44	Industrial engineers	200	87,100	$59,700 - 122,500	20%	74%
45	Pharmacists	190	135,770	$108,570 -	22%	97%
46	Network systems and data communications analysts	190	69,510	$39,020 - 109,340	53%	57%
47	Coaches and scouts	190	41,580	$26,620 - 68,450	15%	60%
48	Marriage and family therapists	180	48,880	$29,430 - 76,060	30%	73%
49	Special education teachers, secondary school	180	61,220	$38,680 - 85,030	9%	87%
50	Computer specialists, all other	180	68,340	$37,420 - 101,430	15%	68%
51	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	170	64,480	$26,480 - 125,180	18%	56%
52	Budget analysts	170	70,070	$43,150 - 104,420	7%	78%
53	Health educators	160	46,210	$26,630 - 71,320	26%	58%
54	Self-enrichment education teachers	150	71,100	$22,450 -	23%	54%
55	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	140	79,520	$47,440 - 120,050	16%	99%
56	Librarians	130	67,320	$39,780 - 97,360	4%	85%
57	Purchasing managers	130	82,710	$55,000 - 112,360	3%	57%
58	Physical therapists	120	83,030	$64,530 - 102,070	27%	89%
59	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	120	76,700	$56,030 - 98,880	12%	51%
60	Training and development specialists	120	58,490	$32,270 - 88,450	18%	56%
61	Speech-language pathologists	120	77,570	$48,250 - 102,660	11%	98%
62	Education administrators, postsecondary	120	97,950	$57,230 - 146,700	14%	78%
63	Sales engineers	110	76,140	$53,810 - 107,120	9%	79%
64	Community and social service specialists, all other	110	46,980	$22,400 - 78,200	25%	58%
65	Financial specialists, all other	110	68,620	$36,320 - 107,250	12%	50%
66	Dentists, general	110	155,440	$89,850 -	9%	100%
67	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	100		$ -	0%	96%
68	Chemists	100	81,930	$41,440 - 127,780	9%	93%
69	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	100	76,570	$50,190 - 119,010	25%	93%
70	Computer hardware engineers	100	130,910	$56,020 -	5%	70%
71	Editors	100	53,060	$31,890 - 90,110	2%	81%
72	Producers and directors	90	109,810	$35,270 -	11%	75%
73	Surveyors	90	94,520	$71,110 - 112,770	24%	82%
74	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	90	96,030	$68,450 - 127,350	15%	72%
75	Operations research analysts	90		$ -	11%	71%
76	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	90	34,370	$26,310 - 43,570	15%	51%
77	Education, training, and library workers, all other	90	45,190	$33,130 - 60,350	11%	79%
78	Database administrators	90	71,140	$35,460 - 121,510	29%	72%
79	Financial analysts	90	85,770	$53,640 - 127,120	34%	87%
80	Dietitians and nutritionists	80	58,710	$43,800 - 80,630	9%	72%
81	Credit analysts	80	68,510	$36,030 - 106,950	2%	60%
82	Materials engineers	80	75,910	$57,070 - 99,740	4%	77%
83	Veterinarians	70	124,440	$50,640 -	35%	100%
84	Technical writers	70	69,420	$31,320 - 104,590	20%	74%
85	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	70	60,370	$43,280 - 85,280	18%	56%
86	Physician assistants	70	86,770	$68,910 - 103,200	27%	67%
87	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	70	28,510	$20,890 - 39,410	11%	55%
88	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	60	57,510	$30,880 - 119,290	24%	78%
89	Human resources managers, all other	60	93,950	$64,140 - 133,730	11%	58%
90	Floral designers	60	47,520	$23,600 - 94,020	0%	55%
91	Social workers, all other	60		$ -	18%	77%
92	Education administrators, all other	60	91,570	$58,410 - 131,550	13%	78%
93	Tax preparers	60	48,790	$18,060 - 86,450	0%	54%
94	Special education teachers, middle school	50	57,560	$36,950 - 81,050	16%	87%
95	Occupational therapists	50	78,630	$66,860 - 96,420	23%	90%
96	Chemical engineers	50	105,000	$70,210 - 136,800	8%	91%
97	Physical scientists, all other	50	107,770	$75,450 - 139,690	6%	98%
98	Insurance underwriters	50	60,960	$35,810 - 93,990	6%	53%
99	Environmental engineers	50	90,870	$62,980 - 128,970	25%	86%
100	Advertising and promotions managers	40	93,190	$29,540 -	6%	76%

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	6,180	19,100	$16,810 - 21,220	-2%	4%
2	Retail salespersons	6,110	26,100	$17,390 - 39,250	12%	25%
3	Office clerks, general	5,190	31,820	$18,720 - 47,680	13%	19%
4	Cashiers	4,080	22,740	$16,640 - 33,380	-2%	10%
5	Waiters and waitresses	3,850	19,800	$16,640 - 27,190	11%	14%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,250	19,020	$16,690 - 22,110	18%	5%
7	General and operations managers	2,880	110,150	$48,820 -	2%	48%
8	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,680	44,610	$29,530 - 65,000	15%	18%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,440	39,170	$26,740 - 54,020	13%	16%
10	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,340	24,380	$17,990 - 33,570	18%	6%
11	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,310	19,920	$16,930 - 24,830	13%	5%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,230	24,510	$16,820 - 37,200	-7%	8%
13	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,170	25,160	$17,510 - 37,640	15%	4%
14	Construction laborers	1,950	35,570	$23,220 - 53,750	11%	5%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,940	34,270	$20,770 - 47,010	1%	18%
16	Teacher assistants	1,890	31,260	$21,480 - 40,550	10%	18%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,770	53,990	$33,720 - 78,650	6%	29%
18	Food preparation workers	1,750	20,920	$16,730 - 29,340	15%	7%
19	Customer service representatives	1,750	31,800	$21,520 - 45,040	25%	22%
20	Cooks, fast food	1,710	18,640	$16,680 - 21,250	8%	5%
21	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,580	36,420	$22,520 - 55,580	10%	6%
22	Cooks, restaurant	1,550	25,110	$18,920 - 34,440	12%	5%
23	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,510	25,470	$17,710 - 35,510	2%	5%
24	Business operations specialists, all other	1,510	72,360	$33,740 - 121,360	21%	49%
25	Office and administrative support workers, all other	1,510	29,140	$20,650 - 42,880	-8%	32%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,470	40,910	$23,800 - 62,950	4%	25%
27	Receptionists and information clerks	1,460	27,320	$18,470 - 38,820	17%	13%
28	Dishwashers	1,310	18,450	$16,650 - 21,340	10%	3%
29	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,300	28,510	$20,410 - 36,750	18%	7%
30	Carpenters	1,260	57,390	$37,890 - 80,400	10%	6%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,200	31,510	$19,530 - 46,650	11%	14%
32	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	1,190	18,660	$16,640 - 22,030	12%	6%
33	Medical secretaries	1,180	30,630	$22,200 - 40,320	17%	18%
34	Packers and packagers, hand	1,070	19,800	$16,700 - 25,070	-11%	3%
35	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	990	30,880	$20,220 - 43,200	4%	6%
36	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	960	37,210	$26,870 - 50,660	10%	4%
37	Security guards	940	25,960	$18,390 - 34,070	17%	13%
38	Computer support specialists	920	44,500	$28,070 - 64,680	13%	43%
39	Telemarketers	900	25,710	$17,530 - 32,510	-9%	14%
40	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	880	30,790	$16,750 - 53,930	8%	4%
41	Electricians	870	55,700	$32,940 - 80,190	7%	7%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	870	71,940	$46,930 - 102,050	9%	10%
43	Counter and rental clerks	860	25,620	$16,920 - 37,850	23%	16%
44	Medical assistants	840	30,940	$22,790 - 40,410	35%	10%
45	Tellers	830	26,280	$20,850 - 32,240	14%	16%
46	Sales representatives, services, all other	810	51,520	$22,490 - 97,350	28%	48%
47	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	750	37,900	$19,510 - 58,430	14%	4%
48	Dental assistants	710	34,150	$25,860 - 42,170	29%	9%
49	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	680	19,710	$16,680 - 25,970	10%	17%
50	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	660	19,930	$16,640 - 25,810	10%	8%
51	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	650	49,880	$30,300 - 67,790	11%	4%
52	Home health aides	640	23,890	$17,500 - 32,040	49%	7%
53	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	630	49,720	$34,930 - 65,520	14%	7%
54	Painters, construction and maintenance	620	38,220	$27,050 - 50,180	12%	6%
55	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	610	23,540	$18,200 - 30,630	17%	14%
56	Bartenders	610	19,690	$16,700 - 24,450	11%	17%
57	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	600	21,770	$16,730 - 30,810	14%	3%
58	Team assemblers	600	26,520	$18,470 - 35,840	0%	5%
59	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	580	32,150	$21,840 - 42,230	4%	15%
60	Recreation workers	570	26,280	$18,010 - 37,970	13%	47%
61	Personal and home care aides	530	23,960	$18,600 - 30,510	51%	10%
62	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	510	36,220	$25,270 - 53,200	-26%	6%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	490	57,690	$35,970 - 79,870	-4%	15%
64	File clerks	490	23,970	$16,720 - 37,930	-40%	20%
65	Cement masons and concrete finishers	490	41,480	$27,460 - 60,130	11%	2%
66	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	490	36,950	$21,690 - 57,080	-6%	14%
67	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	480	62,280	$36,360 - 90,430	0%	42%
68	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	480	36,090	$17,640 - 59,570	27%	47%
69	Food service managers	450	51,760	$35,280 - 78,050	5%	24%
70	Architectural and civil drafters	440	55,850	$28,620 - 69,680	6%	25%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	440	64,350	$40,710 - 96,280	7%	13%
72	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	430	45,430	$30,780 - 55,680	7%	2%
73	Driver/sales workers	420	25,160	$16,640 - 42,590	-4%	4%
74	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	420	65,990	$43,060 - 95,000	8%	3%
75	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	390	30,500	$18,480 - 54,970	-4%	5%
76	Order clerks	390	27,810	$17,270 - 39,030	-23%	16%
77	Postal service mail carriers	390			1%	11%
78	Child care workers	380	22,950	$17,290 - 31,100	18%	15%
79	Preschool teachers, except special education	370	30,990	$21,880 - 42,240	26%	43%
80	Data entry keyers	370	27,260	$19,110 - 35,660	-4%	18%
81	Industrial truck and tractor operators	370	29,170	$19,170 - 46,320	-1%	2%
82	Amusement and recreation attendants	370	18,950	$16,700 - 22,940	24%	22%
83	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	350	36,440	$20,260 - 51,580	3%	18%
84	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	340	42,440	$26,540 - 63,380	4%	30%
85	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	320	52,860	$33,420 - 70,720	4%	18%
86	Property, real estate, and community association managers	310	56,570	$19,150 - 105,320	15%	36%
87	Machinists	310	47,580	$30,820 - 64,100	-2%	3%
88	Butchers and meat cutters	300	28,080	$17,950 - 45,970	2%	2%
89	Roofers	300	40,350	$24,480 - 54,200	14%	3%
90	Parts salespersons	300	29,810	$18,170 - 45,070	-1%	6%
91	Demonstrators and product promoters	280	22,950	$17,240 - 31,280	18%	26%
92	Cooks, short order	270	23,890	$16,680 - 32,980	5%	5%
93	Insurance sales agents	270			13%	45%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	250	35,420	$18,380 - 68,610	0%	0%
95	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	250	60,360	$38,060 - 84,530	9%	47%
96	Dental hygienists	250	79,830	$44,950 - 110,220	30%	33%
97	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	250	38,240	$27,600 - 54,690	0%	22%
98	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	250	35,310	$25,960 - 51,360	5%	2%
99	Pharmacy technicians	250	37,810	$21,800 - 56,990	32%	16%
100	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	240	21,600	$17,390 - 28,210	10%	5%

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Jobs More Common Near Santa Barbara Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	19,100	6,180	20.9
Forest and conservation technicians	38,810	140	18.1
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	35,420	250	16.9
Agricultural equipment operators	21,180	130	10.8
Marriage and family therapists	48,880	180	9.3
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	60,630	200	7.6
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	22,520	120	7.1
Aerospace engineers	94,720	290	5.3
Office and administrative support workers, all other	29,140	1,510	5
Tile and marble setters	43,730	240	4.5
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	26,450	150	4.3
Pharmacy aides	20,840	180	3.7
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	42,410	120	3.5
Demonstrators and product promoters	22,950	280	3.2
Architectural and civil drafters	55,850	440	3
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	45,430	430	2.9
Cooks, fast food	18,640	1,710	2.7
Pest control workers	31,460	190	2.6
Glaziers	58,160	110	2.5
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	23,540	610	2.4
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	25,640	180	2.3
Telemarketers	25,710	900	2.3
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,660	1,190	2.3
Budget analysts	70,070	170	2.3
Health educators	46,210	160	2.3
Tire repairers and changers	26,960	230	2.2
Butchers and meat cutters	28,080	300	2.2
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,920	2,310	2.2
Electrical engineers	98,060	410	2.1
Mechanical engineering technicians	43,580	100	2.1
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	28,680	120	2.1
Medical secretaries	30,630	1,180	2.1
Roofers	40,350	300	2.1
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	24,380	2,340	2.1
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	36,220	510	2.1
Dishwashers	18,450	1,310	2.1
Cement masons and concrete finishers	41,480	490	2
Protective service workers, all other	34,950	180	2
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	26,110	110	2
Painters, construction and maintenance	38,220	620	2
Dental assistants	34,150	710	2
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	62,520	2,250	1.9
Chefs and head cooks	49,340	220	1.9
File clerks	23,970	490	1.9
Computer software engineers, systems software	100,630	950	1.9
Food service managers	51,760	450	1.9
Recreation workers	26,280	570	1.7
Engineers, all other	102,090	330	1.7
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	36,090	480	1.7
Food preparation workers	20,920	1,750	1.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Self-enrichment education teachers	71,100	1.85	150
Advertising sales agents	75,620	1.62	200
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	60,630	1.61	200
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	65,990	1.54	420
Glaziers	58,160	1.47	110
Carpenters	57,390	1.46	1,260
Lawyers	149,460	1.46	320
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	70,900	1.46	120
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	76,700	1.44	120
Teacher assistants	31,260	1.4	1,890
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	42,620	1.39	130
Helpers--carpenters	35,670	1.37	120
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	64,480	1.35	170
Pharmacy technicians	37,810	1.35	250
Travel agents	42,140	1.34	110
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	66,450	1.33	220
Library technicians	39,070	1.32	140
Registered nurses	81,300	1.32	2,250
Engineering managers	144,640	1.32	350
Pharmacists	135,770	1.29	190
Loan interviewers and clerks	41,230	1.29	240
Market research analysts	75,720	1.29	320
Machinists	47,580	1.29	310
Librarians	67,320	1.28	130
Construction and building inspectors	62,850	1.28	180
Architectural and civil drafters	55,850	1.28	440
Engineers, all other	102,090	1.27	330
Loan officers	74,670	1.26	160
Dental hygienists	79,830	1.26	250
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	49,720	1.26	630
Office clerks, general	31,820	1.25	5,190
Food servers, nonrestaurant	25,150	1.25	240
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	90,820	1.25	360
Veterinary technologists and technicians	35,780	1.24	120
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	50,980	1.24	150
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	71,940	1.24	870
Switchboard operators, including answering service	29,830	1.24	220
Community and social service specialists, all other	46,980	1.23	110
Business operations specialists, all other	72,360	1.23	1,510
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	36,220	1.23	510
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	49,990	1.23	180
Electrical engineers	98,060	1.23	410
Cashiers	22,740	1.23	4,080
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	39,170	1.22	2,440
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	62,520	1.22	2,250
Electronics engineers, except computer	100,800	1.22	220
Automotive body and related repairers	47,960	1.22	120
Chefs and head cooks	49,340	1.22	220
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	57,790	1.22	220
Preschool teachers, except special education	30,990	1.22	370

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	194,270	130
Internists, general	183,060
Chief executives	161,440	300
Family and general practitioners	157,910	120
Dentists, general	155,440	110
Lawyers	149,460	320
Natural sciences managers	149,430
Engineering managers	144,640	350
Pharmacists	135,770	190
Computer hardware engineers	130,910	100
Writers and authors	128,200
Architects, except landscape and naval	127,410
Veterinarians	124,440	70
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	115,570	50
Marketing managers	115,040	270
Computer and information scientists, research	112,020	30
Computer and information systems managers	111,350	340
General and operations managers	110,150	2,880
Producers and directors	109,810	90
Physical scientists, all other	107,770	50
Chemical engineers	105,000	50
Financial managers	104,980	650
Medical and health services managers	102,160	260
Engineers, all other	102,090	330
Electronics engineers, except computer	100,800	220
Computer software engineers, systems software	100,630	950
Managers, all other	99,660	290
Industrial production managers	98,900	190
Electrical engineers	98,060	410
Education administrators, postsecondary	97,950	120
Construction managers	97,620	200
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	96,030	90
Art directors	95,940	40
Aerospace engineers	94,720	290
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	94,620	320
Surveyors	94,520	90
Human resources managers, all other	93,950	60
Advertising and promotions managers	93,190	40
Sales managers	92,810	540
Education administrators, all other	91,570	60
Environmental engineers	90,870	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	90,820	360
Business teachers, postsecondary	89,250	100
Postsecondary teachers, all other	88,680
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	88,330	100
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	87,990	40
Mechanical engineers	87,290	330
Industrial engineers	87,100	200
Physician assistants	86,770	70
Computer software engineers, applications	86,650	600

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