Pay and jobs by occupation in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 1,134,970 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $84,050 for all occupations combined. 574 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

55.5% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.5), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 110.4 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 211.9; 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 160,638 residents (8.4% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±2,960; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.3% in 2025, with a labor force of about 1,071,769 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

65.2% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.0), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

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

EducationThis areaUnited States
Less than high school$38,745$32,485
High school graduate$46,912$40,153
Some college or associate's degree$59,533$47,260
Bachelor's degree$110,133$70,044
Graduate or professional degree$170,367$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

EducationThis areaUnited States
Less than high school14.9% (±0.8)24.2%
High school graduate10.2% (±0.6)14.4%
Some college or associate's degree7.8% (±0.4)9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher3.4% (±0.2)4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

EducationThis areaUnited States
Less than high school5.8% (±0.9)7.7%
High school graduate6.0% (±0.6)5.9%
Some college or associate's degree6.1% (±0.5)4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher3.1% (±0.2)2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first majorThis areaUnited States
Science and engineering59.9%36.1%
Science and engineering related fields6.8%10.0%
Business14.6%20.1%
Education3.6%10.9%
Arts, humanities and other15.1%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

OccupationJobsMedian annual wageMean annual wageJobs per 1,000 jobs hereConcentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors13,180$121,700$128,52011.621.25
Actuaries120$131,040$154,3600.100.59
Acupuncturists—$101,390$98,620——
Administrative Services Managers2,420$137,820$177,2102.131.26
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors40$96,280$97,6200.040.15
Advertising and Promotions Managers240$180,500$246,6000.211.51
Advertising Sales Agents380$113,250$117,4700.340.57
Aerospace Engineers930$181,630$181,6900.821.89
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors50$73,020$79,9600.040.70
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians260$98,760$97,3000.230.26
Aircraft Service Attendants150$50,140$52,0500.130.66
Airfield Operations Specialists50$86,880$95,4800.050.47
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers50$343,140$305,2200.050.07
Amusement and Recreation Attendants2,860$42,850$43,5302.520.98
Animal Caretakers1,090$44,070$47,9300.960.56
Animal Control Workers30$74,260$74,5800.030.38
Animal Trainers80$54,810$57,6700.070.61
Anthropologists and Archeologists90$76,010$81,3300.081.43
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary40$105,430$132,4900.031.00
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators130$129,180$131,6600.111.89
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval660$129,640$142,1700.580.84
Architectural and Civil Drafters610$82,820$93,8700.540.81
Architectural and Engineering Managers5,130$234,590$252,6904.523.19
Archivists110$97,550$100,9100.101.85
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary40$129,270$130,1200.030.44
Art Directors600$170,140$182,6200.531.56
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary690$94,370$108,2400.611.01
Athletic Trainers120$89,630$91,2400.110.54
Audio and Video Technicians380$73,100$81,7300.330.74
Audiologists70$133,910$132,3300.060.71
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers240$78,580$90,1800.211.64
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants460$45,020$47,7700.400.61
Automotive Body and Related Repairers610$76,800$78,0200.540.56
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers90$55,360$56,9200.080.61
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics3,040$77,840$75,4102.670.59
Avionics Technicians40$94,400$89,7600.030.28
Baggage Porters and Bellhops80$46,140$47,1800.070.41
Bakers1,240$45,480$48,6001.090.72
Bartenders2,790$42,270$50,8902.450.50
Bicycle Repairers50$49,450$52,5700.050.58
Bill and Account Collectors660$77,360$78,1800.580.57
Billing and Posting Clerks2,350$70,280$69,3602.070.80
Biochemists and Biophysicists190$124,050$137,0200.170.77
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers270$136,450$143,6400.241.60
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary230$126,380$164,6300.200.62
Biological Scientists, All Other610$133,790$142,3000.541.49
Biological Technicians790$72,940$78,8700.691.55
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks7,590$66,130$70,0906.690.76
Brickmasons and Blockmasons180$75,930$78,2000.160.47
Brokerage Clerks320$90,220$93,6600.281.22
Budget Analysts340$131,730$130,4200.300.98
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other70$49,530$54,4900.060.54
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists720$88,980$85,9600.640.34
Bus Drivers, School610$75,230$70,9000.540.21
Business Operations Specialists, All Other11,970$108,330$129,69010.551.51
Business Teachers, Postsecondary830$160,090$166,3700.731.38
Butchers and Meat Cutters790$49,610$53,7900.700.80
Buyers and Purchasing Agents3,380$101,500$111,3202.980.94
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters320$58,620$59,8700.280.57
Calibration Technologists and Technicians150$101,840$99,0700.131.23
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians220$97,590$134,1100.190.48
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary310$89,110$99,7100.270.37
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School110$96,250$103,5800.100.14
Cargo and Freight Agents210$59,610$63,2600.180.29
Carpenters4,460$80,190$87,9303.930.91
Carpet Installers90$48,830$64,3100.080.92
Cashiers16,530$42,960$45,09014.560.73
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers1,500$75,520$80,7701.321.00
Chefs and Head Cooks1,280$79,020$80,1501.120.87
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders260$63,510$68,6600.230.26
Chemical Technicians470$67,140$71,6100.411.11
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary160$131,080$167,4300.141.07
Chemists580$114,890$121,3500.510.96
Child, Family, and School Social Workers2,120$87,600$89,8201.870.74
Childcare Workers3,090$45,720$48,4502.720.82
Chiropractors190$95,990$119,7600.170.67
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians420$98,020$97,6900.370.84
Civil Engineers3,170$130,280$137,9102.791.18
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators370$98,230$105,4000.330.16
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment2,090$43,680$45,2101.840.75
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders90$47,360$47,7800.080.81
Clergy330$77,510$77,9700.290.80
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists590$102,710$119,1600.521.06
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians1,870$84,870$97,1901.650.77
Coaches and Scouts2,130$57,250$72,8901.881.17
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders510$58,910$65,0100.450.44
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers40$46,790$50,6400.040.47
Commercial and Industrial Designers410$141,310$148,8400.361.69
Commercial Pilots200$159,420$177,0100.180.58
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary260$119,860$143,3300.231.19
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other1,090$62,720$66,4800.961.38
Community Health Workers430$69,630$72,7300.380.96
Compensation and Benefits Managers320$215,180$227,4600.281.93
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists770$133,700$131,4300.680.94
Compliance Officers2,690$123,730$128,4902.370.88
Computer and Information Research Scientists2,210$218,420$216,5601.958.14
Computer and Information Systems Managers19,070$291,660$319,67016.813.90
Computer Hardware Engineers7,940$209,860$208,7007.0014.19
Computer Network Architects2,730$186,110$192,6502.402.08
Computer Network Support Specialists1,080$124,130$135,9400.951.01
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators2,050$59,620$62,6201.801.66
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers420$102,980$100,8600.372.01
Computer Occupations, All Other16,680$184,430$195,68014.705.25
Computer Programmers980$154,920$150,7800.861.46
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary340$125,720$145,8000.301.33
Computer Systems Analysts7,260$157,140$157,1706.391.91
Computer User Support Specialists5,790$93,590$95,7305.101.11
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers340$59,050$63,0600.300.70
Concierges130$45,040$50,3400.120.37
Conservation Scientists70$110,200$118,8200.070.39
Construction and Building Inspectors860$129,750$124,4200.760.80
Construction Laborers4,420$68,470$69,7803.890.55
Construction Managers1,850$163,040$168,2201.630.67
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door160$115,460$114,4400.140.45
Cooks, All Other—$44,740$48,760——
Cooks, Fast Food4,790$47,220$46,5304.221.02
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria2,640$51,880$54,2902.320.82
Cooks, Restaurant8,900$47,170$49,3907.840.86
Cooks, Short Order1,660$45,990$45,7201.461.64
Correctional Officers and Jailers1,050$132,670$126,2900.930.38
Cost Estimators1,680$97,580$108,9901.481.03
Costume Attendants40$69,930$74,6800.030.76
Counselors, All Other550$83,930$89,7000.482.64
Counter and Rental Clerks2,880$48,570$56,0302.530.98
Couriers and Messengers390$55,680$55,3500.340.77
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners50$143,170$128,9600.040.54
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks550$83,490$80,5000.480.42
Credit Analysts330$129,240$135,7000.290.70
Credit Counselors120$80,680$77,4100.100.57
Crossing Guards and Flaggers460$58,810$53,8700.400.66
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders90$50,260$54,5500.080.47
Customer Service Representatives8,860$60,480$63,8907.800.47
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic410$58,580$68,5900.360.33
Data Entry Keyers720$54,510$54,8800.630.77
Data Scientists6,060$185,080$212,7605.343.16
Database Administrators580$138,620$145,1500.521.14
Database Architects1,120$197,960$191,1700.992.29
Demonstrators and Product Promoters570$46,060$57,0600.501.20
Dental Assistants2,870$74,600$71,1502.531.01
Dental Hygienists1,620$139,990$142,8501.430.99
Dental Laboratory Technicians190$60,510$65,4200.170.75
Dentists, General1,130$207,910$191,9000.991.24
Designers, All Other160$129,110$112,7300.142.33
Detectives and Criminal Investigators280$158,640$144,5800.240.33
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers500$173,150$166,2300.440.76
Dietetic Technicians360$50,690$57,9700.321.56
Dietitians and Nutritionists610$122,910$118,8700.541.08
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers3,420$41,710$45,8203.020.86
Directors, Religious Activities and Education190$59,010$80,4600.171.18
Dishwashers3,940$43,960$44,8403.471.13
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance720$60,780$66,9400.630.48
Drafters, All Other80$90,850$91,2600.070.71
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic130$50,920$57,7100.113.69
Driver/Sales Workers1,360$51,260$55,5201.200.46
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers1,960$79,430$91,6201.733.24
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary90$164,050$175,0200.081.09
Editors560$117,580$120,5300.490.83
Education Administrators, All Other1,030$99,990$114,4600.902.55
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary1,730$165,520$162,9101.520.72
Education Administrators, Postsecondary1,450$154,140$161,7801.271.10
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare830$62,840$77,2500.731.55
Education Teachers, Postsecondary430$121,520$130,4000.380.97
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other2,710$79,270$83,5202.393.13
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors2,440$95,390$101,0102.150.95
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians2,880$95,280$95,3702.544.15
Electrical and Electronics Drafters480$115,530$124,1700.423.65
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment90$116,810$102,6800.081.82
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment600$122,860$123,2900.531.26
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay70$120,930$138,3200.060.44
Electrical Engineers4,160$187,060$189,3703.672.87
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers300$157,620$153,3300.270.32
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers7,320$55,230$57,7006.454.06
Electricians5,480$91,030$99,6504.830.99
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians540$77,030$86,1600.474.74
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer5,970$194,370$187,7105.268.45
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education7,810$102,860$102,3406.880.77
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers70$173,920$165,2200.070.43
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs1,240$97,900$87,4501.091.10
Emergency Management Directors50$173,540$189,5400.040.49
Emergency Medical Technicians830$54,650$72,7000.730.63
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers40$40,650$44,8300.030.15
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary520$154,760$187,8900.461.79
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other590$84,670$92,7000.521.34
Engineers, All Other4,970$169,650$171,1404.384.42
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary290$107,770$130,8800.260.69
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling340$90,060$111,2900.301.23
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians160$105,250$98,3700.141.80
Environmental Engineers180$125,550$130,2600.160.64
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health160$68,900$74,8900.140.64
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health340$106,510$124,2600.300.53
Etchers and Engravers130$56,470$59,1100.122.32
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining30$82,560$92,2400.030.12
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants5,300$106,220$113,3204.671.58
Exercise Physiologists40$63,960$84,2500.040.69
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors2,740$62,010$70,6002.411.16
Facilities Managers1,460$145,000$156,5501.281.28
Family Medicine Physicians1,120$351,760$281,7000.991.43
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse850$43,690$44,9200.750.44
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals130$45,140$47,1700.110.53
Fast Food and Counter Workers23,060$44,570$44,98020.320.82
Fence Erectors210$58,250$64,2000.191.19
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators50$59,400$55,2800.050.45
File Clerks540$60,840$65,5200.481.01
Financial and Investment Analysts3,880$144,910$157,3403.421.47
Financial Examiners190$123,750$127,5600.170.38
Financial Managers7,970$225,280$273,6907.021.30
Financial Risk Specialists480$166,240$162,5500.421.03
Financial Specialists, All Other960$100,950$129,1400.840.99
Fire Inspectors and Investigators40$159,220$153,2400.040.44
Firefighters1,330$152,100$134,2701.170.53
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers4,770$129,700$130,3504.210.81
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services610$57,040$63,6600.540.81
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers120$77,070$77,6500.100.57
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers210$171,740$173,9400.180.29
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers6,390$55,520$58,7805.630.72
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers70$68,780$72,9900.060.36
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers1,010$69,080$70,4900.890.77
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers830$69,590$73,9800.730.86
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers2,360$104,070$110,9202.080.52
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers1,100$84,800$118,8700.970.70
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers7,630$95,010$99,8206.720.73
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers420$64,490$66,1200.370.51
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives370$163,700$181,1700.320.33
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers2,440$89,970$93,9002.150.50
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other110$92,410$91,8400.090.70
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers4,810$61,710$65,0504.230.59
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers580$57,910$66,3900.510.97
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors2,310$74,240$76,9502.030.51
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles340$105,280$95,9800.302.00
Floral Designers280$47,040$50,4000.240.93
Food Batchmakers420$45,920$47,8900.370.33
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other1,430$44,720$45,3201.262.31
Food Preparation Workers5,930$45,580$45,6605.230.91
Food Processing Workers, All Other420$43,200$44,0100.370.89
Food Science Technicians70$59,580$63,4200.070.69
Food Scientists and Technologists50$110,810$117,0200.050.55
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant1,960$46,210$50,5901.730.91
Food Service Managers1,360$89,900$98,2301.200.78
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary190$96,550$95,5100.171.30
Forensic Science Technicians140$137,280$132,6900.121.01
Forest and Conservation Technicians50$57,160$71,9700.040.21
Fundraisers1,060$106,760$103,1500.941.31
Fundraising Managers460$164,330$192,7200.411.63
Funeral Home Managers30$96,480$103,1800.030.33
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders70$52,830$52,2200.060.69
Gambling Cage Workers40$55,260$52,4800.040.39
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers70$48,950$50,4200.060.44
Gambling Dealers800$52,060$62,2300.701.30
Gambling Service Workers, All Other40$44,160$54,6600.040.39
General and Operations Managers17,230$163,860$190,31015.180.67
General Internal Medicine Physicians—$347,870$306,970——
Genetic Counselors80$165,920$155,9400.072.91
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers170$136,120$141,4100.151.00
Glaziers350$82,420$89,9000.310.82
Graphic Designers1,280$97,360$107,3601.120.88
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand100$51,680$51,6200.091.34
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic830$49,230$50,1600.731.69
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other200$56,840$53,3800.182.05
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists2,030$43,410$47,0101.790.91
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers250$60,390$73,4700.220.65
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors160$143,050$169,1400.141.03
Health Education Specialists610$75,810$92,3500.541.27
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars260$126,670$129,4200.230.93
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other1,330$81,170$97,2701.171.00
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other190$139,570$130,1100.160.89
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other260$121,850$138,4300.231.01
Healthcare Social Workers770$107,170$108,2800.680.56
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other1,110$57,000$63,5900.981.39
Hearing Aid Specialists40$86,090$82,7300.040.49
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers1,740$82,050$91,2801.530.58
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers5,360$70,730$70,7304.720.36
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other140$57,680$60,0900.120.75
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters100$52,070$57,9900.091.00
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers430$55,100$54,4400.380.62
Helpers--Production Workers670$46,170$49,3400.590.55
Helpers--Roofers100$58,090$63,6900.092.37
Highway Maintenance Workers360$79,000$84,4800.320.32
History Teachers, Postsecondary100$127,780$132,4300.090.72
Home Appliance Repairers110$61,590$67,4100.100.47
Home Health and Personal Care Aides49,610$37,640$39,36043.711.58
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop1,860$42,400$44,0801.640.59
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks1,360$45,230$47,0901.200.72
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping560$67,590$69,5600.490.85
Human Resources Managers2,800$220,460$257,7502.471.74
Human Resources Specialists7,970$112,140$122,2907.021.20
Hydrologists30$142,640$149,1800.030.72
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians1,000$90,660$89,9300.881.81
Industrial Engineers4,800$136,950$145,1904.231.80
Industrial Machinery Mechanics920$84,620$87,5200.810.29
Industrial Production Managers2,210$171,140$179,5901.951.23
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators2,130$54,440$56,0501.880.38
Information and Record Clerks, All Other1,060$64,940$69,7100.931.08
Information Security Analysts2,280$176,120$196,7002.011.64
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers5,080$60,610$65,4204.481.17
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other950$58,200$64,5600.830.74
Instructional Coordinators990$99,030$102,4000.870.60
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall190$58,890$73,1500.160.57
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks800$62,900$66,9900.700.51
Insurance Sales Agents1,590$63,950$95,3001.400.45
Insurance Underwriters—$95,830$94,220——
Interior Designers340$85,140$100,9800.300.65
Interpreters and Translators300$101,530$93,6500.270.79
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan1,110$70,840$70,8100.981.02
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners15,780$43,870$46,90013.900.98
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers70$64,740$69,2500.060.45
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education430$84,620$92,8900.380.54
Labor Relations Specialists510$133,270$132,1600.451.08
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand11,830$47,060$50,92010.420.55
Landscape Architects70$119,910$123,9900.060.49
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers6,000$48,330$53,7205.290.86
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic360$74,420$70,5000.322.99
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers810$44,410$45,3100.710.56
Lawyers6,040$301,320$288,9805.321.10
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants660$87,270$90,5300.580.58
Legal Support Workers, All Other380$107,980$126,2200.331.11
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists700$103,240$103,6500.620.72
Library Assistants, Clerical840$62,780$60,3400.741.34
Library Technicians310$62,550$68,8900.270.62
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses3,290$95,320$94,4202.900.70
Life Scientists, All Other60$125,430$152,4100.051.12
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other350$83,160$89,5600.310.65
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers1,020$42,460$43,2700.900.89
Light Truck Drivers4,480$52,100$57,8403.950.62
Lighting Technicians70$70,970$80,4800.061.02
Loan Interviewers and Clerks820$62,530$66,1900.730.69
Loan Officers1,140$95,090$110,2401.010.57
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants80$47,450$53,5300.070.67
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers90$74,320$78,4800.080.81
Lodging Managers190$94,460$99,9400.170.62
Logisticians3,440$115,570$122,3803.031.88
Machine Feeders and Offbearers190$47,450$50,5900.170.61
Machinists1,370$63,540$69,0201.210.66
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists220$176,950$155,7800.200.70
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners5,620$48,200$58,3304.950.89
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service330$48,050$49,9200.290.81
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General7,750$63,220$69,4406.830.69
Maintenance Workers, Machinery160$71,530$69,1700.140.37
Management Analysts9,020$136,670$150,8307.951.38
Managers, All Other13,740$217,280$235,09012.113.03
Manicurists and Pedicurists2,180$43,070$45,8701.921.95
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists12,710$141,960$154,13011.201.94
Marketing Managers7,300$231,370$255,3606.432.53
Marriage and Family Therapists1,180$95,110$105,3201.042.42
Massage Therapists680$50,060$59,8700.600.94
Material Moving Workers, All Other410$44,510$46,2300.362.41
Materials Engineers550$156,730$156,7400.493.32
Materials Scientists180$231,920$225,7800.162.95
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary210$123,920$127,8600.180.60
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers260$42,750$44,2100.230.25
Mechanical Drafters240$97,450$101,3100.210.83
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians530$96,680$104,5100.472.02
Mechanical Engineers5,540$168,030$165,9204.882.56
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other150$64,550$78,7700.141.68
Medical and Health Services Managers4,560$171,210$183,3404.021.05
Medical Assistants6,400$61,940$65,3605.641.07
Medical Equipment Preparers540$81,090$84,8000.470.95
Medical Equipment Repairers390$84,970$94,8500.340.80
Medical Records Specialists920$86,890$97,4300.810.65
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists2,150$159,300$154,4101.891.71
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants6,340$69,350$68,7505.580.90
Medical Transcriptionists200$57,420$61,5300.180.66
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners1,190$90,560$97,2401.051.14
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers1,010$109,050$117,0500.891.05
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers570$54,530$59,6600.500.47
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other70$53,930$57,9400.060.57
Microbiologists190$123,910$124,3000.171.35
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3,330$105,030$109,1402.930.74
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators5,290$52,360$57,1504.670.52
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers90$62,980$70,3500.080.43
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders180$53,860$61,1700.160.26
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines510$95,980$92,2900.450.40
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic130$60,130$62,6800.120.55
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic210$56,130$56,9000.190.19
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers120$63,160$67,8300.100.64
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other180$48,230$53,3400.160.53
Motorcycle Mechanics60$57,040$64,6200.060.65
Museum Technicians and Conservators40$62,290$64,2000.030.42
Natural Sciences Managers1,160$263,810$252,3501.021.46
Network and Computer Systems Administrators2,460$133,360$136,4002.171.07
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists160$76,450$91,4200.140.57
Nuclear Medicine Technologists100$198,950$195,7300.090.79
Nurse Practitioners1,580$231,560$225,6101.390.67
Nursing Assistants5,350$56,840$59,3704.710.51
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary140$150,400$152,7900.120.24
Obstetricians and Gynecologists—$263,990$280,820——
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists830$128,980$136,4200.730.81
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians130$91,750$95,0300.110.56
Occupational Therapists840$136,870$137,4500.740.71
Occupational Therapy Assistants160$95,370$94,9600.140.42
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other1,360$61,790$68,3701.200.97
Office Clerks, General13,470$58,840$61,40011.870.75
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators1,360$124,340$111,4001.200.39
Operations Research Analysts920$123,360$129,1100.811.16
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians340$51,300$68,9100.300.66
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric60$700,850$584,4300.050.92
Opticians, Dispensing390$60,480$66,1000.340.73
Optometrists580$135,330$156,1800.511.87
Order Clerks620$58,170$59,5000.551.13
Orderlies300$65,790$66,9100.260.78
Orthotists and Prosthetists50$108,110$105,9000.040.67
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics80$56,570$61,0400.070.30
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders1,260$45,740$49,7801.110.46
Packers and Packagers, Hand3,600$42,410$43,3703.170.88
Painters, Construction and Maintenance2,410$61,970$69,2602.121.47
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers40$48,470$52,5500.040.68
Paralegals and Legal Assistants2,030$99,250$103,0801.790.71
Paramedics110$84,480$92,7500.100.15
Parking Attendants650$45,030$46,2900.580.65
Parking Enforcement Workers70$70,590$66,1200.061.07
Parts Salespersons940$50,200$56,8400.830.48
Passenger Attendants120$43,580$56,8700.110.62
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks1,000$77,950$84,6400.880.90
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other220$46,430$55,3500.190.50
Personal Financial Advisors1,530$136,820$206,9701.350.78
Personal Service Managers, All Other—$86,250$102,970——
Pest Control Workers590$53,050$57,6300.520.79
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation70$47,430$52,3400.060.34
Pharmacists1,960$199,040$190,3701.730.83
Pharmacy Aides380$47,450$53,2100.331.30
Pharmacy Technicians1,780$75,490$76,7401.560.52
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary370$100,140$131,5900.332.51
Phlebotomists350$60,600$69,0000.310.34
Photographers210$52,470$75,4900.190.56
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators—$56,550$62,380——
Physical Scientists, All Other340$160,580$177,3700.302.09
Physical Therapist Aides330$43,300$51,3800.290.94
Physical Therapist Assistants400$97,190$94,6900.350.49
Physical Therapists1,460$139,000$140,0901.280.75
Physician Assistants1,030$223,640$207,6600.910.87
Physicians, All Other2,530$98,870$190,2602.231.01
Physicians, Pathologists30$248,420$266,4500.030.40
Physicists440$173,450$189,3900.392.98
Plant and System Operators, All Other30$85,590$89,2200.030.32
Plasterers and Stucco Masons420$72,700$74,4700.372.99
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic600$50,870$53,3000.532.54
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters3,830$107,560$114,2803.371.13
Podiatrists50$201,360$222,7000.040.70
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers2,590$136,140$143,5202.280.53
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary120$118,950$148,8300.111.00
Postal Service Clerks250$62,610$63,0300.220.46
Postal Service Mail Carriers1,520$62,070$64,7001.340.63
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators420$60,200$63,0200.370.55
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other3,130$94,690$113,8802.762.87
Power Plant Operators50$98,950$104,3400.040.22
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other100$102,720$105,8500.091.48
Prepress Technicians and Workers80$66,670$69,6800.070.46
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education3,570$51,190$55,5103.141.02
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials110$44,440$45,8900.090.56
Print Binding and Finishing Workers80$48,740$52,8600.070.33
Printing Press Operators670$44,130$49,4600.590.64
Private Detectives and Investigators190$64,060$77,1600.160.72
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists560$144,410$137,4300.490.85
Procurement Clerks310$62,310$65,3300.270.76
Production Workers, All Other1,470$49,450$53,3001.300.80
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks3,360$76,500$78,3202.961.18
Project Management Specialists10,300$135,120$146,1709.071.32
Property Appraisers and Assessors—$81,760$91,330——
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers2,630$86,840$105,8802.321.16
Protective Service Workers, All Other990$56,240$55,5800.871.66
Psychiatric Aides100$58,550$64,6000.090.38
Psychiatric Technicians260$55,550$63,4100.230.23
Psychiatrists250$353,500$364,5700.221.23
Psychologists, All Other110$175,160$148,3200.100.82
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary440$105,720$125,9500.391.47
Public Relations Managers980$213,510$229,4200.861.79
Public Relations Specialists2,200$117,620$126,8701.941.06
Public Safety Telecommunicators400$113,800$116,2600.350.53
Purchasing Managers700$198,980$205,9700.611.13
Radiation Therapists130$206,350$197,3600.111.02
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians1,000$154,850$151,1700.880.59
Real Estate Sales Agents—$96,170$102,470——
Receptionists and Information Clerks3,990$47,130$52,9503.520.60
Recreation Workers2,620$57,580$54,7502.311.08
Recreational Therapists60$101,670$99,1000.060.58
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors870$87,430$88,0300.770.81
Registered Nurses22,930$216,740$194,95020.200.93
Rehabilitation Counselors600$60,450$64,6700.530.87
Religious Workers, All Other60$49,830$72,5500.050.49
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks390$49,990$58,4400.350.45
Residential Advisors300$55,800$60,6300.260.48
Respiratory Therapists1,060$149,680$146,4900.941.04
Retail Salespersons18,340$44,220$47,42016.160.64
Roofers1,660$76,650$76,8301.461.68
Sales and Related Workers, All Other1,420$73,250$83,7901.252.08
Sales Engineers1,600$177,490$180,1701.414.24
Sales Managers8,940$201,780$213,2507.881.92
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel13,390$116,510$127,28011.791.46
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products6,530$103,670$120,6005.750.72
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products2,790$167,630$163,6602.461.34
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood60$50,720$54,0300.060.21
School Psychologists260$130,520$137,3500.230.55
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education4,130$108,230$111,2403.640.53
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive7,970$62,940$66,4107.020.64
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents3,250$100,030$132,1702.860.91
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers320$81,980$86,3800.280.50
Security Guards11,800$46,250$51,02010.401.26
Self-Enrichment Teachers4,420$58,330$70,8603.891.82
Semiconductor Processing Technicians2,130$50,820$54,0701.889.28
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders250$56,910$63,6400.220.56
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners200$61,200$63,9400.170.87
Sewing Machine Operators220$47,220$47,8600.200.29
Sheet Metal Workers750$109,280$105,7100.670.86
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks4,210$54,640$56,0303.710.71
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs1,140$50,040$53,5101.010.63
Skincare Specialists500$43,420$51,8100.440.95
Social and Community Service Managers1,340$98,030$108,7001.180.88
Social and Human Service Assistants1,930$60,650$63,9801.710.61
Social Science Research Assistants330$75,010$80,0800.291.49
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other100$149,960$146,2900.090.82
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other120$92,060$113,0400.100.44
Social Workers, All Other170$93,340$102,8600.150.37
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary60$120,570$132,9700.050.71
Software Developers87,350$213,110$221,71076.967.09
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers6,480$166,530$160,0405.714.76
Soil and Plant Scientists70$116,660$122,1300.060.57
Solar Photovoltaic Installers280$71,630$72,2700.251.24
Special Education Teachers, All Other420$87,430$91,8400.371.68
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School790$98,640$102,2600.700.42
Special Education Teachers, Middle School360$121,070$112,0400.310.51
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School400$117,640$110,7400.350.34
Special Effects Artists and Animators510$156,950$161,5400.453.48
Speech-Language Pathologists890$132,720$134,2700.790.67
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators210$123,170$118,0200.191.04
Statisticians320$202,840$182,7000.281.52
Stockers and Order Fillers10,610$44,970$48,7109.350.51
Structural Iron and Steel Workers330$109,440$96,4100.290.67
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors2,550$72,550$78,7102.250.71
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term3,800$72,330$69,4303.350.99
Surgical Technologists700$106,840$105,4200.610.81
Survey Researchers—$109,350$127,690——
Surveying and Mapping Technicians140$76,560$83,9900.120.34
Surveyors170$117,160$116,7700.150.46
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service440$79,260$73,4500.391.77
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers80$59,020$55,3200.070.80
Tapers480$92,810$99,6800.425.09
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents250$99,300$107,2900.220.60
Tax Preparers760$81,180$83,5500.671.37
Teachers and Instructors, All Other1,580$77,720$87,0901.391.90
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary7,240$49,010$51,6706.380.70
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary930$45,110$48,7800.820.78
Technical Writers920$140,700$139,9700.812.78
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers1,060$87,950$91,2100.931.03
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers390$107,310$105,7300.340.54
Telemarketers130$43,740$48,8700.110.30
Tellers1,030$50,090$53,3200.910.43
Therapists, All Other—$79,040$91,510——
Tile and Stone Setters430$62,580$71,0900.381.64
Tire Repairers and Changers530$45,900$48,7600.470.67
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers130$94,710$95,5500.120.38
Tour and Travel Guides640$59,330$60,7100.561.63
Training and Development Managers880$230,020$233,7800.782.52
Training and Development Specialists3,310$104,770$109,2402.910.99
Transportation Security Screeners320$78,940$76,0000.280.88
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers1,760$177,400$181,0501.551.09
Travel Agents290$58,760$63,3700.250.71
Tree Trimmers and Pruners650$63,630$70,5300.581.62
Tutors2,270$50,350$55,0402.001.78
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials110$44,200$49,6200.100.96
Upholsterers50$57,560$67,3800.040.34
Urban and Regional Planners320$139,360$141,0200.280.98
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers960$44,760$44,4900.851.08
Veterinarians350$192,160$192,0300.310.57
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers620$49,210$52,3100.550.67
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians470$67,280$68,3700.420.50
Waiters and Waitresses12,600$41,920$52,01011.100.76
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators460$108,190$106,9900.400.49
Web and Digital Interface Designers4,400$201,260$200,6703.885.32
Web Developers1,130$166,670$167,3000.992.20
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping250$49,330$54,4700.220.65
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1,050$64,140$69,1200.930.35
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders400$52,800$57,2200.351.73
Word Processors and Typists100$64,280$69,0600.090.39
Writers and Authors400$118,810$120,5400.351.13
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists40$129,940$107,2400.040.31

Colleges in this area

21 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.

CollegeTypeLevelStudents, fall 2024
Carrington College-San JosePrivate for-profit2-year645
CET-San JosePrivate nonprofitLess than 2-year266
De Anza CollegePublic2-year17,425
Evergreen Valley CollegePublic2-year9,336
Foothill CollegePublic4-year or above12,949
Gavilan CollegePublic2-year6,083
Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsPrivate for-profit4-year or above3,437
Institute for Business and TechnologyPrivate for-profit2-year765
Mission CollegePublic2-year6,909
Palo Alto UniversityPrivate nonprofit4-year or above1,065
Paul Mitchell the School-San JosePrivate for-profitLess than 2-year91
San Jose City CollegePublic2-year8,609
San Jose State UniversityPublic4-year or above37,661
Santa Clara UniversityPrivate nonprofit4-year or above9,728
Sofia UniversityPrivate for-profit4-year or above1,145
Stanford UniversityPrivate nonprofit4-year or above18,625
The Salon Professional Academy-San JosePrivate for-profitLess than 2-year196
University of East-West MedicinePrivate for-profit4-year or above81
University of Silicon AndhraPrivate nonprofit4-year or above238
University of Silicon ValleyPrivate for-profit4-year or above477
West Valley CollegePublic2-year7,655

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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