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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Social Service Specialists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Social Service Specialists 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
Fresno450$51,780
San Diego-Carlsbad930$43,830
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara1160$43,060
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande120$52,100
Santa Cruz-Watsonville50$47,950
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara190$51,560
Merced110$55,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim5560$49,050
Chico100$40,630
Redding150$51,320
Stockton-Lodi150$50,140
Modesto150$41,460
Bakersfield330$43,710
El CentroN/A$35,670
Hanford-CorcoranN/A$42,910
Napa80$50,130
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura210$51,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario1630$48,640
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade1010$56,070
Salinas230$39,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward3070$59,510
Santa Rosa220$50,350
Vallejo-FairfieldN/A$62,620
Madera30$36,780
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