Wages by Occupation in Chico, CA

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Chico, CA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 78,220 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $48,050 for all occupations combined. 286 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Chico, CA area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

31.9% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.2), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 101.2 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 91.9; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 23,371 residents (11.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,071; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 6.2% in 2025, with a labor force of about 91,603 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

32.0% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.3), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$29,103	$32,485
High school graduate	$40,091	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$44,627	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$58,824	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$79,622	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	27.3% (±3.0)	24.2%
High school graduate	20.8% (±2.0)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	13.8% (±1.3)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5% (±0.8)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	39.1%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	10.8%	10.0%
Business	13.4%	20.1%
Education	7.4%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	29.3%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	420	$77,680	$86,290	5.43	0.58
Administrative Services Managers	150	$123,530	$126,350	1.96	1.15
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	300	$34,350	$35,790	3.81	1.49
Animal Caretakers	150	$35,990	$40,130	1.95	1.13
Architectural and Civil Drafters	70	$77,850	$77,610	0.91	1.36
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	100	$37,230	$38,800	1.23	1.88
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	40	$64,420	$63,600	0.55	0.57
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	320	$63,070	$63,470	4.08	0.90
Bakers	120	$40,000	$42,680	1.49	0.98
Bartenders	390	$34,320	$38,930	5.02	1.03
Billing and Posting Clerks	200	$51,960	$53,340	2.59	1.00
Biological Scientists, All Other	50	$72,240	$82,560	0.70	1.95
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	730	$50,710	$55,010	9.31	1.05
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	100	$55,770	$60,450	1.29	0.69
Bus Drivers, School	60	$58,080	$58,200	0.72	0.28
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	400	$78,450	$89,650	5.06	0.72
Butchers and Meat Cutters	80	$44,110	$46,960	1.04	1.18
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	160	$67,410	$72,030	2.04	0.65
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	80	$48,750	$49,930	1.03	2.08
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$162,300	$129,060	0.65	0.89
Carpenters	390	$72,290	$72,380	4.99	1.16
Cashiers	2,090	$35,210	$39,000	26.77	1.35
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	150	$59,710	$68,350	1.91	1.44
Chefs and Head Cooks	110	$55,990	$57,210	1.41	1.09
Chief Executives	130	$176,750	$228,930	1.65	1.26
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	290	$61,720	$65,220	3.73	1.48
Childcare Workers	310	$36,660	$39,400	3.95	1.18
Civil Engineers	160	$107,350	$114,880	2.10	0.89
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	170	$35,860	$38,370	2.19	0.89
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	170	$59,520	$64,480	2.12	0.99
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	30	$52,000	$54,450	0.38	0.38
Commercial Pilots	40	$123,880	$150,150	0.57	1.86
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	120	$54,000	$58,820	1.55	2.23
Community Health Workers	60	$47,240	$46,840	0.81	2.05
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	40	$70,400	$79,770	0.45	0.62
Compliance Officers	240	$84,080	$91,130	3.01	1.12
Computer and Information Systems Managers	120	$137,890	$154,100	1.56	0.36
Computer Network Support Specialists	40	$63,860	$71,200	0.50	0.53
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	40	$51,960	$53,320	0.53	0.48
Computer Occupations, All Other	140	$82,730	$93,830	1.82	0.65
Computer Systems Analysts	220	$93,720	$92,280	2.78	0.83
Computer User Support Specialists	200	$62,300	$64,670	2.52	0.55
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	50	$50,840	$51,580	0.70	1.67
Construction and Building Inspectors	50	$83,480	$93,240	0.69	0.74
Construction Laborers	480	$54,720	$59,560	6.14	0.87
Construction Managers	140	$119,660	$123,570	1.76	0.72
Cooks, Fast Food	580	$40,340	$40,300	7.48	1.81
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	140	$41,380	$42,850	1.82	0.64
Cooks, Restaurant	600	$37,980	$40,100	7.68	0.85
Cooks, Short Order	190	$37,700	$38,910	2.40	2.70
Cost Estimators	140	$81,140	$92,270	1.76	1.22
Counter and Rental Clerks	330	$40,460	$47,830	4.21	1.63
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	110	$49,290	$55,700	1.40	1.21
Customer Service Representatives	600	$45,980	$48,560	7.68	0.46
Data Entry Keyers	50	$41,730	$43,720	0.62	0.76
Database Administrators	30	$93,650	$94,450	0.39	0.86
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	80	$46,760	$48,380	1.05	2.54
Dental Assistants	290	$48,170	$52,260	3.74	1.50
Dental Hygienists	150	$118,800	$117,350	1.88	1.31
Dentists, General	50	$163,520	$172,230	0.68	0.86
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	80	$123,880	$124,210	1.08	1.86
Dietetic Technicians	40	$41,320	$43,980	0.54	2.68
Dietitians and Nutritionists	40	$93,900	$92,690	0.52	1.05
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	330	$34,320	$35,980	4.26	1.22
Dishwashers	290	$35,150	$36,260	3.73	1.22
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	70	$48,160	$53,420	0.88	0.67
Driver/Sales Workers	190	$42,360	$45,630	2.41	0.92
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	60	$61,410	$66,090	0.75	1.41
Editors	30	$67,390	$75,070	0.41	0.70
Education Administrators, All Other	50	$118,930	$123,030	0.66	1.85
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	170	$139,600	$144,640	2.14	1.01
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	140	$118,710	$127,520	1.83	1.58
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	60	$64,540	$74,040	0.83	1.75
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	440	$60,850	$72,150	5.63	7.39
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	330	$96,080	$91,470	4.16	1.83
Electricians	320	$65,400	$77,580	4.07	0.84
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,120	$95,000	$87,890	14.26	1.60
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	—	$58,720	$53,480	—	—
Engineers, All Other	40	$131,660	$124,390	0.57	0.58
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	30	$78,110	$95,840	0.40	1.65
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	60	$91,210	$102,950	0.82	1.42
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	170	$75,770	$76,100	2.21	0.75
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	220	$46,790	$52,400	2.81	1.36
Facilities Managers	70	$103,650	$115,990	0.93	0.92
Family Medicine Physicians	90	$274,800	$253,070	1.11	1.61
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	40	$57,890	$59,640	0.57	2.34
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	430	$34,320	$36,500	5.54	3.24
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,630	$38,210	$39,470	33.57	1.35
Fence Erectors	30	$44,800	$50,230	0.41	2.59
File Clerks	—	$39,250	$44,830	—	—
Financial and Investment Analysts	70	$91,100	$94,970	0.87	0.37
Financial Managers	260	$130,600	$153,830	3.29	0.61
Financial Specialists, All Other	110	$60,910	$63,110	1.41	1.66
Firefighters	350	$71,830	$73,300	4.46	2.01
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	290	$82,380	$90,560	3.71	0.71
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	90	$50,160	$56,260	1.12	1.69
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	70	$65,500	$66,700	0.84	4.70
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	30	$100,160	$95,940	0.44	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	700	$45,900	$50,850	8.97	1.14
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	40	$49,100	$54,360	0.56	3.32
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	100	$59,660	$56,910	1.30	1.13
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	60	$69,040	$74,130	0.72	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	250	$92,140	$101,530	3.22	0.81
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	60	$63,110	$71,380	0.79	0.57
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	660	$70,420	$72,670	8.45	0.91
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	50	$55,850	$55,660	0.58	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	70	$124,660	$131,580	0.95	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	230	$72,480	$79,830	2.98	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	660	$50,770	$53,780	8.40	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	230	$59,180	$62,080	2.89	0.72
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	130	$34,950	$36,950	1.67	3.06
Food Preparation Workers	480	$37,510	$39,010	6.11	1.06
Food Science Technicians	40	$51,390	$55,280	0.53	5.61
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	130	$37,400	$39,600	1.64	0.87
Food Service Managers	140	$71,850	$74,800	1.76	1.15
Fundraisers	70	$75,970	$80,520	0.85	1.19
Gambling Dealers	100	$34,320	$37,870	1.28	2.37
General and Operations Managers	1,260	$98,390	$117,540	16.09	0.71
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	70	$36,120	$36,510	0.87	5.36
Graphic Designers	70	$58,040	$63,400	0.84	0.66
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	60	$37,880	$42,320	0.71	0.36
Health Education Specialists	210	$59,120	$58,770	2.65	6.28
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	160	$56,620	$57,700	2.06	1.75
Healthcare Social Workers	90	$84,810	$81,990	1.17	0.97
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	120	$50,580	$51,300	1.57	2.23
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	120	$62,920	$67,350	1.58	0.60
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	650	$57,480	$57,110	8.37	0.63
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	30	$40,820	$41,850	0.44	0.71
Helpers--Production Workers	30	$40,540	$41,980	0.43	0.40
Highway Maintenance Workers	100	$54,480	$57,230	1.28	1.29
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,940	$34,320	$35,580	75.96	2.74
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	190	$35,170	$36,360	2.47	0.89
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	120	$36,020	$37,060	1.59	0.95
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	40	$51,120	$51,920	0.54	0.93
Human Resources Managers	60	$139,830	$153,890	0.79	0.56
Human Resources Specialists	310	$73,910	$78,400	3.92	0.67
Industrial Engineers	40	$99,350	$104,650	0.48	0.21
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	200	$59,990	$63,170	2.50	0.88
Industrial Production Managers	100	$124,780	$130,260	1.33	0.84
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	240	$45,820	$47,250	3.02	0.61
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	50	$53,000	$55,690	0.66	0.76
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	90	$44,680	$49,190	1.15	0.30
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	110	$41,360	$51,160	1.37	1.21
Instructional Coordinators	130	$96,510	$100,670	1.64	1.12
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	100	$48,090	$50,800	1.24	0.90
Insurance Sales Agents	190	$48,170	$66,260	2.49	0.81
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	240	$46,140	$48,320	3.03	3.18
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	900	$39,150	$42,590	11.56	0.81
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	70	$82,170	$84,880	0.89	1.27
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	990	$41,080	$42,390	12.69	0.67
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	710	$45,150	$46,300	9.08	1.48
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	100	$36,870	$36,910	1.24	0.97
Lawyers	140	$131,710	$136,120	1.80	0.37
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	70	$80,840	$87,570	0.91	1.05
Library Assistants, Clerical	100	$36,470	$41,860	1.25	2.27
Library Technicians	40	$47,040	$49,980	0.47	1.07
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	380	$78,750	$78,110	4.85	1.16
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	30	$60,900	$60,580	0.43	0.90
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	50	$34,320	$36,710	0.68	0.67
Light Truck Drivers	480	$45,990	$49,470	6.12	0.97
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	80	$49,390	$50,380	0.97	0.91
Loan Officers	80	$68,170	$87,030	1.07	0.60
Logisticians	70	$75,760	$89,730	0.86	0.53
Machinists	40	$46,580	$57,520	0.57	0.31
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	370	$36,540	$39,430	4.78	0.86
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	720	$52,040	$56,820	9.24	0.94
Management Analysts	350	$78,380	$88,850	4.51	0.78
Managers, All Other	210	$136,090	$137,650	2.73	0.68
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	320	$70,820	$76,540	4.10	0.71
Marketing Managers	60	$139,830	$151,670	0.82	0.32
Marriage and Family Therapists	90	$81,780	$90,700	1.13	2.63
Massage Therapists	40	$63,290	$69,110	0.45	0.71
Material Moving Workers, All Other	40	$36,400	$45,180	0.53	3.53
Mechanical Engineers	40	$109,210	$122,870	0.52	0.27
Medical and Health Services Managers	400	$131,520	$136,860	5.06	1.32
Medical Assistants	770	$47,150	$49,340	9.81	1.87
Medical Equipment Preparers	—	$46,870	$51,440	—	—
Medical Records Specialists	120	$57,490	$64,380	1.56	1.24
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	70	$155,470	$148,730	0.92	0.83
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	630	$47,400	$49,920	8.09	1.31
Medical Transcriptionists	120	$50,020	$54,060	1.59	5.94
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	60	$59,190	$67,750	0.76	0.82
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	50	$56,030	$67,760	0.59	0.69
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	40	$42,820	$47,790	0.55	0.52
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	230	$79,300	$84,460	2.97	0.75
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	200	$41,530	$43,540	2.50	0.28
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	80	$72,390	$71,150	1.00	0.88
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	40	$45,530	$46,410	0.51	0.53
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	90	$84,280	$91,400	1.10	0.54
Nurse Practitioners	140	$167,080	$166,540	1.75	0.84
Nursing Assistants	790	$46,380	$47,040	10.15	1.09
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	90	$84,010	$91,330	1.09	1.21
Occupational Therapists	70	$129,260	$121,440	0.85	0.82
Office Clerks, General	1,700	$42,840	$45,690	21.71	1.37
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	230	$79,040	$89,680	2.88	0.94
Opticians, Dispensing	30	$56,100	$60,110	0.39	0.82
Optometrists	30	$139,890	$152,250	0.41	1.48
Order Clerks	50	$45,770	$46,230	0.68	1.41
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	230	$45,130	$45,980	2.89	1.19
Packers and Packagers, Hand	320	$35,870	$39,200	4.11	1.14
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	240	$47,130	$52,490	3.12	2.15
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	90	$58,280	$61,530	1.22	0.48
Parts Salespersons	170	$39,410	$44,730	2.18	1.25
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	80	$59,720	$60,280	1.00	1.02
Personal Financial Advisors	60	$88,600	$111,930	0.70	0.41
Pest Control Workers	130	$45,130	$48,820	1.68	2.55
Pharmacists	160	$161,410	$157,060	2.09	1.01
Pharmacy Aides	40	$39,980	$43,890	0.55	2.17
Pharmacy Technicians	220	$56,320	$55,470	2.76	0.91
Phlebotomists	100	$59,100	$56,500	1.29	1.40
Physical Therapist Aides	30	$38,230	$39,840	0.41	1.32
Physical Therapist Assistants	100	$76,580	$70,460	1.25	1.73
Physical Therapists	180	$134,970	$121,120	2.32	1.35
Physician Assistants	130	$164,780	$159,600	1.66	1.59
Physicians, All Other	50	$334,980	$348,950	0.69	0.31
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	180	$60,730	$68,360	2.30	0.77
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	270	$94,760	$94,650	3.39	0.79
Postal Service Clerks	50	$65,190	$64,410	0.64	1.35
Postal Service Mail Carriers	180	$57,910	$61,130	2.34	1.11
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	300	$44,080	$45,490	3.84	1.25
Printing Press Operators	60	$44,550	$49,130	0.77	0.83
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	110	$76,250	$81,230	1.46	2.54
Production Workers, All Other	60	$36,630	$40,110	0.78	0.48
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	140	$59,190	$62,780	1.77	0.70
Project Management Specialists	320	$103,320	$115,070	4.04	0.59
Property Appraisers and Assessors	50	$62,760	$63,280	0.67	1.84
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	180	$61,490	$77,380	2.28	1.14
Protective Service Workers, All Other	150	$38,460	$42,130	1.93	3.69
Public Relations Specialists	120	$73,890	$73,940	1.53	0.84
Public Safety Telecommunicators	80	$63,440	$65,190	1.02	1.55
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	150	$103,000	$98,810	1.88	1.27
Real Estate Sales Agents	50	$56,710	$62,410	0.67	0.54
Receptionists and Information Clerks	370	$40,070	$42,110	4.75	0.81
Recreation Workers	430	$35,320	$38,580	5.51	2.58
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	30	$61,250	$58,080	0.41	0.43
Registered Nurses	2,170	$127,360	$134,900	27.77	1.28
Rehabilitation Counselors	60	$39,950	$44,520	0.82	1.35
Residential Advisors	70	$38,930	$42,840	0.88	1.62
Retail Salespersons	2,010	$36,680	$41,260	25.69	1.02
Roofers	100	$61,110	$60,950	1.24	1.42
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	70	$49,950	$57,300	0.95	1.58
Sales Managers	330	$97,430	$117,240	4.27	1.04
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	360	$49,670	$68,040	4.55	0.56
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	360	$65,830	$79,410	4.56	0.57
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	50	$115,610	$113,130	0.65	0.36
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	50	$46,210	$46,860	0.61	2.32
School Psychologists	50	$124,980	$122,140	0.68	1.64
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	400	$98,210	$98,330	5.07	0.74
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	810	$49,810	$51,700	10.32	0.94
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	220	$69,820	$86,320	2.79	0.88
Security Guards	340	$37,250	$41,430	4.38	0.53
Self-Enrichment Teachers	200	$44,890	$54,270	2.57	1.20
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	80	$47,680	$55,240	1.01	2.62
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	40	$43,120	$45,350	0.49	2.50
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	270	$44,520	$46,870	3.51	0.67
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	100	$41,560	$43,720	1.28	0.80
Skincare Specialists	40	$35,090	$41,460	0.49	1.05
Social and Community Service Managers	200	$80,470	$90,210	2.53	1.88
Social and Human Service Assistants	380	$48,890	$52,050	4.88	1.73
Social Science Research Assistants	50	$36,080	$41,790	0.58	2.93
Software Developers	150	$131,360	$135,490	1.96	0.18
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	160	$91,510	$87,290	2.03	1.21
Speech-Language Pathologists	130	$110,720	$117,580	1.63	1.38
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,040	$37,180	$40,400	13.35	0.73
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	50	$88,070	$90,070	0.69	1.58
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	380	$62,780	$62,560	4.90	1.55
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	450	$61,030	$65,390	5.73	1.70
Surgical Technologists	90	$78,050	$77,630	1.19	1.57
Tax Preparers	40	$41,600	$50,860	0.46	0.93
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	130	$95,420	$91,460	1.63	2.22
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,220	$45,660	$45,160	15.59	1.71
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	40	$75,190	$78,650	0.57	0.63
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	50	$99,040	$99,100	0.61	0.97
Tellers	100	$46,050	$45,590	1.28	0.61
Tile and Stone Setters	30	$47,940	$52,760	0.39	1.68
Tire Repairers and Changers	90	$37,180	$40,230	1.13	1.62
Training and Development Specialists	160	$58,790	$69,500	2.05	0.70
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	70	$107,570	$122,360	0.91	0.64
Tutors	210	$35,780	$39,070	2.62	2.33
Veterinarians	60	$160,180	$157,360	0.78	1.44
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	120	$43,830	$43,490	1.53	1.88
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	70	$59,300	$58,040	0.87	1.04
Waiters and Waitresses	990	$34,320	$39,330	12.71	0.87
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	100	$80,360	$79,670	1.34	1.62
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	160	$48,740	$53,120	2.02	0.76
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	30	$46,940	$45,870	0.42	1.06

Colleges in this area

4 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Butte College	Public	2-year	10,968
Butte County Regional Occupational Program	Public	Less than 2-year	41
Cal Northern School of Law	Private for-profit	4-year or above	55
California State University-Chico	Public	4-year or above	15,257

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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