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Fast Facts for Mechanical Drafters in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Ana, Santa Barbara and Sacramento
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bakersfield, San Francisco and Stockton
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, Riverside and San Diego

Salaries for Mechanical Drafters in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Jose, Santa Rosa and San Francisco
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Mechanical Drafters

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Mechanical Drafters 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
San Diego-Carlsbad470$75,670
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura150$69,750
Bakersfield110$64,210
Visalia-Porterville60$56,630
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara520$105,560
Fresno60$59,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim1880$64,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario430$55,820
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade270$56,290
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward680$71,180
Stockton-Lodi130$58,320
Vallejo-Fairfield100$62,460
Modesto60$50,150
Santa Rosa50$76,010
Chico30$39,180
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