Yuba City Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Yuba City, 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	910	54,290	$35,430 - 74,780	14%	95%
2	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	370	55,680	$39,850 - 72,550	11%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	360	58,400	$38,960 - 78,610	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	300	54,680	$28,260 - 91,720	8%	51%
5	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	190	46,990	$33,630 - 69,570	13%	73%
6	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	120	60,310	$38,230 - 82,150	20%	87%
7	Accountants and auditors	120	57,590	$34,130 - 84,740	18%	79%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	110	36,970	$25,730 - 50,010	19%	77%
9	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80	85,790	$66,080 - 113,160	8%	78%
10	Financial managers	80	88,920	$60,920 - 134,190	13%	60%
11	Chief executives	80	120,930	$74,790 - 0	2%	65%
12	Special education teachers, middle school	70	50,510	$38,300 - 69,820	16%	87%
13	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	70	56,720	$31,290 - 88,090	17%	56%
14	Pharmacists	70	111,070	$95,780 - 131,640	22%	97%
15	Management analysts	70	55,450	$35,960 - 75,250	22%	78%
16	Medical and health services managers	60	75,540	$28,200 - 117,910	16%	57%
17	Social and community service managers	50	68,210	$44,860 - 94,310	25%	72%
18	Computer systems analysts	50	56,120	$41,680 - 78,670	29%	68%
19	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	50	33,350	$25,950 - 44,440	30%	77%
20	Civil engineers	50	68,610	$52,020 - 86,380	18%	87%
21	Network and computer systems administrators	50	55,740	$35,790 - 75,130	27%	50%
22	Sales managers	50	113,210	$46,980 - 0	10%	69%
23	Physician assistants	50	56,020	$38,650 - 89,020	27%	67%
24	Speech-language pathologists	40	72,710	$42,820 - 103,690	11%	98%
25	Training and development specialists	40	42,670	$24,410 - 82,610	18%	56%
26	Sales and related workers, all other	40	42,470	$16,470 - 106,620	14%	62%
27	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	44,420	$31,530 - 61,840	5%	58%
28	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	64,350	$27,450 - 98,740	16%	99%
29	Computer specialists, all other	40	84,080	$51,850 - 0	15%	68%
30	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	35,330	$25,230 - 56,940	25%	58%
31	Managers, all other	40	66,730	$33,370 - 92,090	7%	55%
32	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	30		$0 - 0	34%	73%

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	Cashiers	1,520	19,250	$15,180 - 26,810	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	1,380	23,960	$15,260 - 36,110	12%	25%
3	Business operations specialists, all other	1,080	62,470	$38,290 - 83,160	21%	49%
4	Office clerks, general	1,040	23,750	$16,240 - 35,430	13%	19%
5	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	1,040	16,370	$14,760 - 18,360	-2%	4%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	950	16,900	$14,590 - 20,730	18%	5%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	650	29,920	$21,000 - 40,150	13%	16%
8	Teacher assistants	640	26,400	$18,660 - 35,440	10%	18%
9	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	580	27,390	$16,240 - 45,380	18%	6%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	580	22,300	$15,810 - 32,600	-7%	8%
11	General and operations managers	540	80,110	$39,550 - 137,770	2%	48%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	510	23,310	$15,420 - 35,240	15%	4%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	490	21,890	$16,630 - 27,950	2%	5%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	490	32,590	$18,650 - 50,920	10%	6%
15	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	480	33,430	$24,370 - 45,340	10%	4%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	470	36,320	$20,770 - 53,430	4%	25%
17	Waiters and waitresses	460	17,250	$14,610 - 22,260	11%	14%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	450	43,990	$26,290 - 67,520	6%	29%
19	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	440	30,390	$18,250 - 40,990	1%	18%
20	Receptionists and information clerks	420	22,520	$17,410 - 28,480	17%	13%
21	Customer service representatives	420	24,950	$18,870 - 35,760	25%	22%
22	Construction laborers	420	36,410	$20,000 - 61,040	11%	5%
23	Cooks, fast food	420	16,360	$14,640 - 18,570	8%	5%
24	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	410	38,870	$22,860 - 55,060	15%	18%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	380	25,070	$16,440 - 36,280	8%	4%
26	Industrial truck and tractor operators	330	36,500	$24,240 - 49,700	-1%	2%
27	Medical assistants	310	24,470	$19,040 - 28,740	35%	10%
28	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	290	54,370	$33,880 - 79,730	11%	33%
29	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	290	21,850	$17,890 - 25,940	18%	7%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	270	23,150	$16,950 - 33,050	11%	14%
31	Counter and rental clerks	270	22,460	$15,140 - 31,240	23%	16%
32	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	250	27,860	$16,480 - 39,630	4%	6%
33	Driver/sales workers	250	16,690	$14,530 - 18,510	-4%	4%
34	Tellers	240	23,470	$17,220 - 31,000	14%	16%
35	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	240	44,450	$20,710 - 108,340	14%	4%
36	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	240	40,030	$32,060 - 49,820	14%	7%
37	Food preparation workers	230	17,570	$14,730 - 24,370	15%	7%
38	Healthcare support workers, all other	220	27,990	$21,020 - 35,850	16%	10%
39	Dental assistants	200	28,270	$20,800 - 39,540	29%	9%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	200	55,640	$27,520 - 75,870	9%	10%
41	Security guards	190	18,470	$14,890 - 25,330	17%	13%
42	Medical secretaries	180	26,510	$17,730 - 36,130	17%	18%
43	Carpenters	170	41,700	$25,800 - 56,630	10%	6%
44	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	170	36,600	$23,090 - 59,340	11%	4%
45	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	160	27,060	$19,800 - 35,900	4%	15%
46	Parts salespersons	160	28,760	$16,790 - 46,230	-1%	6%
47	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	160	57,950	$40,890 - 74,020	16%	43%
48	Legal secretaries	150	28,850	$22,500 - 35,060	12%	18%
49	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	150	19,010	$15,050 - 25,050	13%	5%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	150	59,210	$35,200 - 79,510	7%	13%
51	Postal service mail carriers	150	43,250	$34,200 - 51,140	1%	11%
52	Cooks, restaurant	140	21,470	$15,900 - 33,580	12%	5%
53	Personal and home care aides	140	19,230	$15,520 - 22,970	51%	10%
54	Property, real estate, and community association managers	140	29,590	$16,240 - 56,450	15%	36%
55	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	140	17,050	$15,000 - 18,470	10%	8%
56	Child care workers	140	20,950	$14,550 - 31,370	18%	15%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	140	47,850	$26,580 - 78,080	-4%	15%
58	Computer support specialists	130	35,810	$23,910 - 54,080	13%	43%
59	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	130	18,480	$15,050 - 23,260	14%	3%
60	Dishwashers	130	15,570	$14,380 - 17,710	10%	3%
61	Team assemblers	130	24,880	$17,200 - 34,310	0%	5%
62	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	120	37,800	$21,780 - 49,060	-7%	12%
63	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	120	38,770	$25,440 - 54,940	5%	2%
64	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	110	47,950	$35,880 - 61,470	11%	11%
65	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	110	25,470	$18,940 - 34,030	11%	5%
66	Electricians	110	38,420	$17,450 - 64,580	7%	7%
67	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	100	61,840	$33,690 - 89,460	10%	17%
68	Cement masons and concrete finishers	100	35,850	$15,880 - 82,330	11%	2%
69	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	100	20,670	$16,180 - 27,270	12%	6%
70	Bus drivers, school	100	32,500	$25,050 - 40,570	9%	4%
71	Bartenders	100	15,840	$14,490 - 18,100	11%	17%
72	All other information and record clerks	90	31,490	$21,540 - 43,620	-12%	21%
73	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	90	33,560	$23,790 - 45,370	3%	18%
74	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	90	40,250	$31,570 - 52,260	12%	3%
75	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	90	37,300	$24,200 - 53,090	9%	3%
76	Sales representatives, services, all other	90	55,020	$19,040 - 93,440	28%	48%
77	Recreation workers	80	22,990	$14,780 - 40,230	13%	47%
78	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	80	57,490	$34,450 - 88,540	12%	3%
79	Medical records and health information technicians	80	27,320	$18,670 - 39,980	18%	12%
80	Helpers--production workers	80	24,390	$19,190 - 31,220	0%	4%
81	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	80	34,520	$18,240 - 64,840	8%	9%
82	Home health aides	80	19,370	$15,320 - 23,230	49%	7%
83	Forest and conservation technicians	80	31,830	$20,880 - 48,860	-1%	46%
84	Bill and account collectors	80	28,290	$20,310 - 35,830	23%	13%
85	Food servers, nonrestaurant	80	23,180	$14,980 - 39,810	16%	9%
86	Pharmacy technicians	80	33,650	$22,200 - 41,570	32%	16%
87	Dental hygienists	70	75,220	$56,820 - 97,180	30%	33%
88	Radiologic technologists and technicians	70	47,230	$39,180 - 57,580	15%	25%
89	Motor vehicle operators, all other	70	31,400	$15,780 - 59,540	11%	0%
90	Sheet metal workers	70	41,610	$24,840 - 69,040	7%	4%
91	Construction managers	70	72,290	$52,570 - 117,950	16%	29%
92	Office and administrative support workers, all other	70	29,700	$21,080 - 37,820	-8%	32%
93	Food service managers	70	40,100	$27,580 - 56,690	5%	24%
94	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	70	16,120	$14,630 - 18,160	10%	17%
95	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	70	35,020	$24,900 - 51,370	11%	29%
96	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	70	15,760	$14,440 - 17,830	12%	6%
97	Roofers	70	37,080	$24,350 - 47,340	14%	3%
98	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	70	49,790	$29,720 - 77,530	0%	42%
99	Industrial machinery mechanics	70	42,080	$29,870 - 56,980	9%	5%
100	Plasterers and stucco masons	60	33,370	$25,330 - 45,520	8%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near Yuba City 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	16,370	1,040	18.1
Healthcare support workers, all other	27,990	220	5.1
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	57,950	160	4.9
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	47,950	110	4.9
Business operations specialists, all other	62,470	1,080	4.1
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	46,990	190	3.5
Property, real estate, and community association managers	29,590	140	3.3
Cooks, fast food	16,360	420	3
Medical assistants	24,470	310	2.8
Parts salespersons	28,760	160	2.8
Dental assistants	28,270	200	2.7
Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,290	910	2.6
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	60,310	120	2.6
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,680	370	2.5
Driver/sales workers	16,690	250	2.5
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	54,370	290	2.4
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	27,390	580	2.4
Counter and rental clerks	22,460	270	2.2
Teacher assistants	26,400	640	2.2
Industrial truck and tractor operators	36,500	330	2.1
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	37,800	120	2.1
Legal secretaries	28,850	150	2.1
Cement masons and concrete finishers	35,850	100	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	61,840	100	1.8
Child, family, and school social workers	36,970	110	1.8
Cashiers	19,250	1,520	1.7
Medical secretaries	26,510	180	1.7
Postal service mail carriers	43,250	150	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,320	470	1.7
Tellers	23,470	240	1.6
Construction laborers	36,410	420	1.6
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	58,400	360	1.6
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	25,070	380	1.5
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,900	950	1.5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,590	490	1.5
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,480	130	1.5
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	36,600	170	1.5
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	44,450	240	1.5
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	38,770	120	1.4
Receptionists and information clerks	22,520	420	1.4
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	40,030	240	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	23,150	270	1.4
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,920	650	1.4
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	25,470	110	1.3
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	55,640	200	1.3
Office clerks, general	23,750	1,040	1.3
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	59,210	150	1.3
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,300	580	1.3
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,860	250	1.2
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	43,990	450	1.2

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	57,950	1.31	160
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	60,310	1.29	120
Industrial truck and tractor operators	36,500	1.29	330
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	44,450	1.28	240
Teacher assistants	26,400	1.27	640
Construction laborers	36,410	1.26	420
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	27,390	1.22	580
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	54,370	1.22	290
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	58,400	1.21	360
Child care workers	20,950	1.18	140
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	38,770	1.17	120
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,680	1.17	370
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	25,470	1.17	110
Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,290	1.16	910
Business operations specialists, all other	62,470	1.14	1,080
Carpenters	41,700	1.14	170
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	30,390	1.11	440
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	59,210	1.1	150
Cashiers	19,250	1.1	1,520
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,310	1.1	510
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	40,030	1.09	240
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	38,870	1.08	410
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,010	1.08	150
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,900	1.07	950
Cooks, restaurant	21,470	1.06	140
Tellers	23,470	1.05	240
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,050	1.05	140
Waiters and waitresses	17,250	1.05	460
Accountants and auditors	57,590	1.05	120
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,860	1.05	250
Healthcare support workers, all other	27,990	1.04	220
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	47,950	1.04	110
Cooks, fast food	16,360	1.03	420
Retail salespersons	23,960	1.02	1,380
Personal and home care aides	19,230	1.02	140
Counter and rental clerks	22,460	1.02	270
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	55,640	1.02	200
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	43,990	1.02	450
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,300	1.01	580
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	54,680	1.01	300
Receptionists and information clerks	22,520	1.01	420
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,590	1	490
Office clerks, general	23,750	1	1,040
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,920	0.99	650
Dishwashers	15,570	0.99	130
Postal service mail carriers	43,250	0.99	150
Food preparation workers	17,570	0.98	230
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,850	0.98	290
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	46,990	0.98	190
Parts salespersons	28,760	0.98	160

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	120,930	80
Sales managers	113,210	50
Pharmacists	111,070	70
Financial managers	88,920	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	85,790	80
Computer specialists, all other	84,080	40
General and operations managers	80,110	540
Medical and health services managers	75,540	60
Dental hygienists	75,220	70
Speech-language pathologists	72,710	40
Construction managers	72,290	70
Civil engineers	68,610	50
Social and community service managers	68,210	50
Managers, all other	66,730	40
Librarians	66,620
Lawyers	65,770
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	64,760	40
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	64,350	40
Business operations specialists, all other	62,470	1,080
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	61,840	100
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	60,310	120
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	59,210	150
Industrial production managers	59,100	30
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	58,400	360
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	57,960	50
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	57,950	160
Accountants and auditors	57,590	120
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	57,490	80
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	56,720	70
Computer systems analysts	56,120	50
Physician assistants	56,020	50
Network and computer systems administrators	55,740	50
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,680	370
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	55,640	200
Management analysts	55,450	70
Sales representatives, services, all other	55,020	90
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	54,680	300
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	54,370	290
Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,290	910
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	53,300	30
Loan officers	53,060	50
Cost estimators	53,060	60
Special education teachers, middle school	50,510	70
Tax preparers	50,450
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	50,390
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	49,790	70
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	47,950	110
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,850	140
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	47,670	40
Radiologic technologists and technicians	47,230	70

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