Visalia Employment

Employment and Industries in the Visalia, California Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Visalia, California Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,680	53,190	$26,710 - 74,540	14%	95%
2	Registered nurses	2,190	64,980	$45,260 - 88,080	24%	56%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	990	53,070	$25,300 - 97,170	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	890	57,010	$40,220 - 76,050	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	690	51,810	$21,700 - 76,720	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	570	54,090	$32,340 - 78,870	18%	79%
7	Rehabilitation counselors	450	32,850	$23,760 - 39,500	23%	73%
8	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	370	34,380	$26,390 - 45,370	30%	77%
9	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	360	74,640	$43,200 - 104,470	8%	78%
10	Social and human service assistants	320	26,330	$19,120 - 34,750	34%	58%
11	Financial managers	260	85,770	$49,440 - 0	13%	60%
12	Lawyers	210	97,970	$64,900 - 0	11%	99%
13	Medical and health services managers	210	73,260	$44,620 - 101,980	16%	57%
14	Sales managers	200	105,170	$49,190 - 0	10%	69%
15	Physical therapists	200	76,820	$46,220 - 110,280	27%	89%
16	Instructional coordinators	180	42,990	$30,690 - 81,780	23%	79%
17	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	170	62,340	$50,270 - 75,280	12%	51%
18	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	170	29,620	$20,240 - 39,360	34%	73%
19	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	170	54,320	$18,750 - 75,000	20%	87%
20	Management analysts	170	60,620	$40,360 - 91,450	22%	78%
21	Self-enrichment education teachers	160	38,910	$14,990 - 74,200	23%	54%
22	Chief executives	160	149,810	$79,770 - 0	2%	65%
23	Pharmacists	160	108,340	$75,390 - 137,850	22%	97%
24	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	150	50,480	$25,290 - 102,430	12%	51%
25	Social and community service managers	140	55,310	$33,280 - 92,850	25%	72%
26	Network and computer systems administrators	140	54,400	$30,580 - 86,510	27%	50%
27	Managers, all other	110	74,950	$48,570 - 113,250	7%	55%
28	Medical and public health social workers	110	50,990	$40,780 - 67,390	24%	77%
29	Training and development specialists	100	33,990	$19,480 - 50,540	18%	56%
30	Civil engineers	100	71,330	$51,200 - 92,910	18%	87%
31	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	90	42,830	$32,140 - 55,160	18%	56%
32	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	90	75,880	$51,570 - 111,880	16%	99%
33	Biological technicians	90	27,570	$20,090 - 35,370	16%	60%
34	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	80	77,950	$32,020 - 142,090	25%	67%
35	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	80	50,360	$33,890 - 66,170	17%	56%
36	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	80	45,990	$28,580 - 64,460	18%	56%
37	Advertising sales agents	70	42,780	$23,240 - 59,400	20%	56%
38	Engineering managers	70	84,280	$67,680 - 99,200	7%	84%
39	Speech-language pathologists	70	65,100	$40,060 - 91,550	11%	98%
40	Public relations specialists	70	40,840	$27,470 - 60,050	18%	81%
41	Computer and information systems managers	70	89,480	$48,360 - 138,580	16%	73%
42	Marketing managers	60	91,550	$40,100 - 143,120	14%	69%
43	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	60	53,570	$39,830 - 73,120	5%	58%
44	Librarians	60	42,880	$21,840 - 75,800	4%	85%
45	Computer systems analysts	60	61,050	$43,040 - 82,520	29%	68%
46	Computer software engineers, applications	60	67,060	$37,070 - 111,900	45%	85%
47	Network systems and data communications analysts	50	57,170	$34,030 - 84,090	53%	57%
48	Community and social service specialists, all other	50	42,980	$21,850 - 54,340	25%	58%
49	Food scientists and technologists	50	43,290	$31,360 - 59,020	10%	82%
50	Graphic designers	50	36,780	$25,240 - 57,170	10%	55%
51	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	55,690	$26,500 - 95,610	24%	78%
52	Floral designers	40	20,790	$16,350 - 26,980	0%	55%
53	Industrial engineers	40	73,100	$50,200 - 104,890	20%	74%
54	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	57,530	$38,410 - 73,830	9%	87%
55	Database administrators	40	59,640	$31,530 - 88,840	29%	72%
56	Computer programmers	40	49,180	$27,990 - 67,340	0%	73%
57	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	55,800	$38,080 - 67,890	9%	72%
58	Recreational therapists	40	46,800	$33,270 - 58,400	4%	77%
59	Market research analysts	40	43,060	$31,380 - 57,250	20%	82%
60	Credit analysts	40	76,070	$38,710 - 115,360	2%	60%
61	Computer software engineers, systems software	30	88,150	$62,750 - 120,430	28%	85%
62	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	30	53,720	$29,960 - 73,030	15%	72%
63	Sales engineers	30	84,330	$57,320 - 125,250	9%	79%
64	Purchasing managers	30	71,310	$39,880 - 101,770	3%	57%
65	Budget analysts	30	53,900	$43,020 - 63,070	7%	78%

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	17,530	16,980	$14,510 - 21,780	-2%	4%
2	Cashiers	3,710	18,970	$15,100 - 24,250	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	3,310	23,530	$16,270 - 32,830	13%	19%
4	Retail salespersons	3,230	23,560	$15,630 - 35,080	12%	25%
5	Teacher assistants	2,500	23,070	$15,730 - 31,200	10%	18%
6	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,410	37,850	$24,540 - 58,350	10%	4%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,360	22,060	$15,160 - 33,490	2%	5%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,260	21,770	$15,470 - 34,160	-7%	8%
9	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,060	17,050	$14,690 - 20,430	18%	5%
10	Packers and packagers, hand	1,990	20,010	$15,110 - 32,110	-11%	3%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,840	30,470	$19,520 - 44,340	13%	16%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,820	21,750	$15,300 - 31,620	15%	4%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,530	20,070	$16,130 - 24,630	18%	7%
14	Waiters and waitresses	1,400	16,310	$14,580 - 18,080	11%	14%
15	General and operations managers	1,360	86,360	$40,510 - [?]	2%	48%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,220	41,590	$25,900 - 60,540	6%	29%
17	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,180	26,700	$17,890 - 37,690	1%	18%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,160	33,590	$18,880 - 50,100	10%	6%
19	Cooks, fast food	1,140	16,050	$14,600 - 18,100	8%	5%
20	Team assemblers	1,120	26,110	$16,620 - 39,530	0%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,070	36,510	$22,680 - 53,230	4%	25%
22	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,050	23,810	$16,620 - 33,720	8%	4%
23	Construction laborers	1,020	30,270	$18,780 - 44,060	11%	5%
24	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,020	35,260	$22,600 - 49,880	15%	18%
25	Psychiatric technicians	990	44,580	$32,690 - 58,600	-2%	16%
26	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	980	17,570	$14,850 - 22,770	-1%	0%
27	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	890	26,380	$17,450 - 36,540	4%	6%
28	Receptionists and information clerks	880	23,190	$16,540 - 30,530	17%	13%
29	Customer service representatives	800	26,780	$17,160 - 37,840	25%	22%
30	Carpenters	760	37,280	$19,830 - 55,910	10%	6%
31	Industrial truck and tractor operators	760	23,820	$15,860 - 35,610	-1%	2%
32	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	750	17,680	$14,920 - 20,310	10%	8%
33	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	700	22,040	$15,000 - 35,580	-4%	5%
34	Counter and rental clerks	690	22,390	$14,790 - 38,160	23%	16%
35	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	650	24,370	$15,620 - 36,200	18%	6%
36	Business operations specialists, all other	630	53,830	$24,820 - 89,280	21%	49%
37	Food preparation workers	620	19,500	$14,570 - 29,600	15%	7%
38	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	620	39,880	$32,660 - 48,070	14%	7%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	590	24,670	$16,790 - 37,140	11%	14%
40	Cement masons and concrete finishers	580	26,160	$15,430 - 46,430	11%	2%
41	Medical assistants	580	24,580	$19,780 - 30,200	35%	10%
42	Agricultural equipment operators	570	23,350	$15,570 - 39,390	-4%	4%
43	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	570	17,670	$14,960 - 21,390	13%	5%
44	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	560	52,130	$40,830 - 72,340	11%	33%
45	Child care workers	540	19,420	$14,900 - 26,000	18%	15%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	530	46,490	$31,220 - 65,620	-4%	15%
47	Security guards	530	19,460	$15,400 - 30,490	17%	13%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	530	46,680	$33,090 - 65,290	9%	10%
49	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	520	34,580	$20,930 - 50,680	14%	4%
50	Tellers	510	22,820	$16,830 - 29,100	14%	16%
51	Electricians	510	34,320	$18,570 - 52,620	7%	7%
52	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	470	26,720	$19,110 - 34,300	4%	15%
53	Home health aides	450	19,420	$15,480 - 27,390	49%	7%
54	Protective service workers, all other	440	25,000	$15,480 - 43,460	13%	31%
55	Driver/sales workers	440	20,900	$14,830 - 34,720	-4%	4%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	440	54,910	$35,460 - 72,210	7%	13%
57	Cooks, restaurant	440	19,510	$15,140 - 25,130	12%	5%
58	Dental assistants	420	25,960	$20,730 - 31,170	29%	9%
59	Dishwashers	420	16,460	$14,650 - 18,230	10%	3%
60	Healthcare support workers, all other	410	25,570	$16,710 - 36,880	16%	10%
61	Bus drivers, school	410	26,110	$17,970 - 35,620	9%	4%
62	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	400	17,980	$14,980 - 22,690	14%	3%
63	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	390	52,650	$23,470 - 75,650	16%	43%
64	Medical secretaries	390	24,560	$17,990 - 32,440	17%	18%
65	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	390	36,190	$24,270 - 49,250	11%	4%
66	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	380	19,800	$14,820 - 25,640	11%	5%
67	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	380	30,670	$22,170 - 42,130	0%	22%
68	Helpers--production workers	360	28,230	$16,100 - 43,830	0%	4%
69	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	360	16,370	$14,650 - 18,180	12%	6%
70	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	350	36,420	$27,050 - 46,100	8%	3%
71	Preschool teachers, except special education	340	22,410	$16,220 - 28,580	26%	43%
72	Sales representatives, services, all other	340	51,560	$22,080 - 81,490	28%	48%
73	File clerks	340	21,150	$16,240 - 26,660	-40%	20%
74	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	300	38,610	$25,970 - 52,640	12%	3%
75	Data entry keyers	300	26,140	$20,290 - 31,170	-4%	18%
76	Postal service mail carriers	300	43,260	$34,490 - 50,670	1%	11%
77	Parts salespersons	290	26,440	$19,130 - 38,880	-1%	6%
78	Cost estimators	280	43,740	$31,590 - 68,010	19%	32%
79	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	280	26,930	$19,380 - 35,120	5%	2%
80	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	280	16,340	$14,730 - 18,250	10%	17%
81	Industrial machinery mechanics	280	31,160	$21,430 - 41,970	9%	5%
82	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	270	37,430	$26,070 - 50,530	9%	3%
83	Pharmacy technicians	260	31,010	$20,780 - 41,640	32%	16%
84	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	250	26,700	$17,750 - 36,810	-6%	14%
85	Recreation workers	250	20,850	$16,500 - 23,960	13%	47%
86	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	240	28,410	$19,360 - 39,320	3%	18%
87	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	240	29,260	$19,490 - 45,080	14%	8%
88	Computer support specialists	230	39,290	$27,290 - 50,940	13%	43%
89	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	230	31,920	$19,670 - 45,380	-17%	0%
90	Painters, construction and maintenance	230	29,370	$17,530 - 48,400	12%	6%
91	Loan interviewers and clerks	220	31,170	$20,560 - 43,240	0%	24%
92	Loan officers	220	63,710	$36,110 - 91,010	12%	49%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	210	45,610	$30,150 - 68,010	10%	17%
94	Amusement and recreation attendants	210	17,250	$14,580 - 19,660	24%	22%
95	All other information and record clerks	210	24,970	$15,860 - 36,190	-12%	21%
96	Printing machine operators	210	34,550	$17,950 - 46,640	-5%	6%
97	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	200	32,220	$17,600 - 45,120	2%	11%
98	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	190	36,220	$22,950 - 50,150	4%	30%
99	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	190	45,760	$31,100 - 68,210	5%	8%
100	Dental hygienists	180	64,970	$40,910 - 82,890	30%	33%

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Jobs More Common Near Visalia 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	16,980	17,530	82.9
Agricultural equipment operators	23,350	570	62.6
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	29,080	570	54.1
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	17,570	980	42.1
Woodworkers, all other	18,080	110	37
Psychiatric technicians	44,580	990	30.5
Agricultural inspectors	35,470	130	23.9
Agricultural and food science technicians	30,620	110	14.5
Choreographers	38,240	100	12.2
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	20,730	150	8.7
Protective service workers, all other	25,000	440	7.3
Rehabilitation counselors	32,850	450	4.4
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	34,380	370	3.9
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	29,260	240	3.6
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	52,650	390	3.3
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,920	230	3
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	24,170	180	2.9
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	29,620	170	2.9
Cement masons and concrete finishers	26,160	580	2.9
Packers and packagers, hand	20,010	1,990	2.7
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,570	410	2.6
Teacher assistants	23,070	2,500	2.3
Health technologists and technicians, all other	35,490	130	2.2
Cooks, fast food	16,050	1,140	2.2
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	74,640	360	2.1
Pest control workers	28,760	120	2.1
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	22,040	700	2.1
Tire repairers and changers	17,370	170	2.1
Elementary school teachers, except special education	53,190	2,680	2.1
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	30,670	380	1.9
Veterinary technologists and technicians	25,040	110	1.8
Instructional coordinators	42,990	180	1.7
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	45,760	190	1.7
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,850	2,410	1.7
New accounts clerks	31,310	110	1.6
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,680	750	1.6
Food batchmakers	31,530	110	1.6
Counter and rental clerks	22,390	690	1.6
Dental assistants	25,960	420	1.6
File clerks	21,150	340	1.5
Respiratory therapists	49,520	120	1.5
Butchers and meat cutters	26,810	160	1.5
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	23,450	160	1.5
Surgical technologists	40,460	100	1.5
Social and community service managers	55,310	140	1.4
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	33,160	120	1.4
Medical assistants	24,580	580	1.4
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,830	110	1.4
Industrial machinery mechanics	31,160	280	1.4
Parts salespersons	26,440	290	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Psychiatric technicians	44,580	1.44	990
Food batchmakers	31,530	1.3	110
Helpers--production workers	28,230	1.26	360
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	62,340	1.26	170
Radiologic technologists and technicians	59,850	1.25	130
Fire fighters	48,090	1.21	130
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	52,650	1.19	390
Pharmacy technicians	31,010	1.18	260
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,010	1.18	890
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	52,130	1.17	560
Medical and public health social workers	50,990	1.17	110
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	54,320	1.16	170
Pharmacists	108,340	1.16	160
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	33,160	1.16	120
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	37,210	1.15	120
Sales managers	105,170	1.15	200
Registered nurses	64,980	1.15	2,190
Physical therapists	76,820	1.15	200
Elementary school teachers, except special education	53,190	1.14	2,680
Loan officers	63,710	1.12	220
Teacher assistants	23,070	1.11	2,500
Printing machine operators	34,550	1.09	210
Chief executives	149,810	1.09	160
Dental hygienists	64,970	1.09	180
Child care workers	19,420	1.09	540
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,680	1.09	750
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	24,370	1.09	650
Food preparation workers	19,500	1.09	620
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,810	1.09	690
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,050	1.08	2,060
Self-enrichment education teachers	38,910	1.08	160
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	39,880	1.08	620
Cashiers	18,970	1.08	3,710
New accounts clerks	31,310	1.08	110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,850	1.07	2,410
Data entry keyers	26,140	1.07	300
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	35,290	1.07	180
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	45,760	1.06	190
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	35,970	1.06	130
Cooks, short order	19,470	1.06	110
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,920	1.06	230
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,370	1.05	360
Packers and packagers, hand	20,010	1.05	1,990
Food servers, nonrestaurant	19,560	1.05	120
Bus drivers, school	26,110	1.05	410
Dishwashers	16,460	1.05	420
Social and community service managers	55,310	1.05	140
Construction laborers	30,270	1.05	1,020
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	38,610	1.05	300
Insurance sales agents	56,490	1.05	130

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Obstetricians and gynecologists	170,060
Dentists, general	162,260
Surgeons	155,830	30
Chief executives	149,810	160
Pediatricians, general	135,580
Pharmacists	108,340	160
Sales managers	105,170	200
Lawyers	97,970	210
Marketing managers	91,550	60
Computer and information systems managers	89,480	70
Computer software engineers, systems software	88,150	30
Physician assistants	86,370
General and operations managers	86,360	1,360
Financial managers	85,770	260
Sales engineers	84,330	30
Engineering managers	84,280	70
Construction managers	84,170	100
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	77,950	80
Physical therapists	76,820	200
Credit analysts	76,070	40
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	75,880	90
Managers, all other	74,950	110
Industrial production managers	74,820	100
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	74,640	360
Medical and health services managers	73,260	210
Industrial engineers	73,100	40
Civil engineers	71,330	100
Purchasing managers	71,310	30
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	70,460
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	68,660
Administrative services managers	68,490	150
Architects, except landscape and naval	67,300
Computer software engineers, applications	67,060	60
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	66,940	60
Speech-language pathologists	65,100	70
Registered nurses	64,980	2,190
Dental hygienists	64,970	180
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers	63,760	50
Loan officers	63,710	220
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	62,950
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	62,340	170
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	61,470	70
Computer systems analysts	61,050	60
Management analysts	60,620	170
Radiologic technologists and technicians	59,850	130
Database administrators	59,640	40
Special education teachers, secondary school	57,530	40
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	57,450
Network systems and data communications analysts	57,170	50
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,010	890

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