Fast Facts for Excavating Machine Operators in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo and Santa Rosa
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Ana, Oakland and San Diego
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Bakersfield, San Diego and Sacramento

Salaries for Excavating Machine Operators in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chico, Santa Ana and Santa Rosa

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Excavating Machine Operators

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Excavating Machine Operators relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim640$59,250
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara120$77,740
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario260$56,410
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade210$60,120
San Diego-CarlsbadN/A$60,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward160$91,850
Santa Maria-Santa BarbaraN/A$55,800
Bakersfield120$58,640
Chico30N/A
El CentroN/A$63,690

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