Fast Facts for Health Social Workers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Napa, Madera and San Luis Obispo
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bakersfield, Oxnard and Salinas
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Oakland, Santa Ana and Riverside

Salaries for Health Social Workers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, Madera and San Luis Obispo

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Health Social Workers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Health Social Workers 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
Chico100$69,870
Salinas130$89,500
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara900$89,620
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande100$78,300
Santa Rosa260$81,290
Stockton-Lodi170$75,090
Visalia-Porterville80$68,410
Bakersfield270$79,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim7600$83,430
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura450$64,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward2520$86,560
Santa Cruz-Watsonville130$74,070
El Centro80$54,560
Fresno390$83,550
San Diego-Carlsbad1350$67,400
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara130$62,510
Vallejo-Fairfield130$90,120
ReddingN/A$65,720
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario1560$75,900
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade1330$74,910
Merced140$60,380
Modesto200$76,230
Hanford-CorcoranN/A$61,680
NapaN/A$84,370

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