Wages by Occupation in Visalia, CA

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Visalia, CA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 171,140 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $45,130 for all occupations combined. 365 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

16.6% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.6), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 99.8 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 84.1; 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 29,134 residents (6.3% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,465; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 10.8% in 2025, with a labor force of about 221,812 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

17.2% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.4), 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	$28,751	$32,485
High school graduate	$37,477	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$45,160	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$69,550	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$96,518	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	24.5% (±1.3)	24.2%
High school graduate	15.9% (±1.1)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	10.9% (±0.9)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5% (±0.7)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	12.2% (±1.5)	7.7%
High school graduate	10.0% (±1.3)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	6.5% (±1.0)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7% (±0.9)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	34.1%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	10.2%	10.0%
Business	14.4%	20.1%
Education	12.8%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	28.5%	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	870	$79,400	$86,120	5.11	0.55
Administrative Services Managers	200	$100,240	$118,780	1.17	0.69
Agricultural Equipment Operators	650	$36,130	$37,970	3.82	20.86
Agricultural Inspectors	110	$57,540	$60,650	0.61	6.63
Agricultural Workers, All Other	50	$37,280	$44,790	0.28	12.00
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	40	$64,060	$67,170	0.23	0.26
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	250	$34,360	$35,770	1.47	0.58
Animal Caretakers	120	$36,150	$39,310	0.72	0.42
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	40	$98,890	$102,850	0.23	0.34
Architectural and Civil Drafters	90	$68,470	$70,820	0.53	0.80
Architectural and Engineering Managers	60	$154,630	$167,870	0.34	0.24
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$128,910	$131,310	0.22	0.37
Audio and Video Technicians	40	$48,450	$52,520	0.21	0.46
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	160	$38,180	$39,810	0.92	1.40
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	100	$58,030	$57,770	0.61	0.63
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	700	$46,280	$55,490	4.07	0.90
Bakers	240	$38,750	$41,410	1.39	0.92
Bartenders	420	$34,320	$39,560	2.46	0.51
Bill and Account Collectors	150	$60,310	$57,230	0.86	0.84
Billing and Posting Clerks	470	$49,410	$51,100	2.75	1.06
Biological Technicians	50	$41,080	$43,920	0.31	0.69
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,390	$51,200	$55,610	8.11	0.92
Budget Analysts	50	$97,970	$98,880	0.27	0.90
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	240	$66,610	$65,330	1.39	0.74
Bus Drivers, School	270	$59,490	$56,870	1.60	0.62
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,050	$51,920	$68,230	6.16	0.88
Butchers and Meat Cutters	200	$37,280	$42,270	1.15	1.31
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	270	$69,050	$76,060	1.56	0.49
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	30	$51,980	$67,030	0.19	0.47
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$57,060	$61,630	0.81	1.11
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	50	$77,920	$86,650	0.30	0.42
Cargo and Freight Agents	40	$54,430	$57,960	0.23	0.36
Carpenters	650	$64,390	$68,800	3.79	0.88
Cashiers	4,110	$34,770	$36,990	24.03	1.21
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	200	$57,260	$63,580	1.20	0.90
Chefs and Head Cooks	160	$57,600	$59,260	0.94	0.73
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	30	$46,640	$52,040	0.19	0.21
Chemical Technicians	50	$51,360	$51,900	0.31	0.84
Chemists	30	$87,570	$89,540	0.18	0.34
Chief Executives	210	$155,510	$190,630	1.22	0.92
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	470	$61,040	$70,330	2.76	1.09
Childcare Workers	680	$37,190	$40,070	3.98	1.19
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$78,220	$73,070	0.37	0.84
Civil Engineers	200	$104,780	$112,700	1.16	0.49
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	60	$81,720	$81,920	0.36	0.18
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	640	$35,440	$37,860	3.76	1.54
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	70	$49,440	$50,670	0.39	4.09
Clergy	50	$64,240	$69,030	0.31	0.83
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	70	$99,580	$105,530	0.44	0.89
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	90	$51,500	$60,320	0.54	0.25
Coaches and Scouts	140	$49,710	$52,680	0.81	0.51
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	80	$46,630	$51,500	0.46	0.45
Commercial Pilots	40	$75,600	$90,500	0.26	0.85
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	190	$45,410	$52,870	1.10	1.59
Community Health Workers	100	$63,960	$61,490	0.58	1.46
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	60	$75,760	$80,590	0.38	0.52
Compliance Officers	180	$73,860	$78,210	1.02	0.38
Computer and Information Systems Managers	140	$160,790	$163,600	0.81	0.19
Computer Network Architects	30	$117,610	$112,530	0.19	0.17
Computer Network Support Specialists	70	$74,220	$75,190	0.40	0.43
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	50	$56,670	$55,140	0.32	0.29
Computer Occupations, All Other	130	$78,290	$85,430	0.76	0.27
Computer Programmers	40	$121,710	$105,690	0.22	0.38
Computer Systems Analysts	150	$102,170	$104,940	0.88	0.26
Computer User Support Specialists	330	$63,590	$67,330	1.93	0.42
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	80	$49,060	$53,540	0.47	1.11
Construction and Building Inspectors	110	$77,680	$82,590	0.64	0.68
Construction Laborers	740	$47,700	$54,640	4.30	0.61
Construction Managers	230	$104,250	$115,810	1.33	0.54
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	50	$94,120	$98,600	0.31	0.99
Cooks, Fast Food	1,410	$39,750	$39,830	8.23	2.00
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	280	$41,820	$43,040	1.66	0.58
Cooks, Restaurant	1,000	$37,090	$39,610	5.84	0.64
Cooks, Short Order	280	$37,940	$38,750	1.64	1.84
Cost Estimators	160	$74,430	$79,180	0.91	0.63
Counselors, All Other	460	$47,280	$52,580	2.71	14.72
Counter and Rental Clerks	460	$42,450	$47,920	2.67	1.03
Couriers and Messengers	40	$39,600	$40,920	0.22	0.50
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	30	$108,790	$108,020	0.20	2.37
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	250	$51,150	$56,480	1.45	1.25
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	50	$42,750	$42,750	0.29	0.48
Customer Service Representatives	930	$45,480	$47,470	5.41	0.32
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	80	$43,710	$43,200	0.47	0.43
Data Entry Keyers	80	$44,060	$44,410	0.48	0.59
Data Scientists	40	$97,870	$103,110	0.21	0.13
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	50	$36,290	$39,590	0.30	0.74
Dental Assistants	480	$46,630	$49,960	2.79	1.12
Dental Hygienists	200	$98,240	$104,970	1.15	0.80
Dentists, General	170	$214,950	$186,050	1.02	1.28
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	90	$85,740	$77,920	0.55	0.74
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	90	$99,010	$100,320	0.53	0.91
Dietetic Technicians	60	$36,870	$40,130	0.35	1.72
Dietitians and Nutritionists	60	$96,880	$93,050	0.36	0.72
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	380	$34,320	$37,330	2.21	0.63
Dishwashers	480	$34,750	$35,590	2.79	0.91
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	260	$50,610	$55,460	1.51	1.16
Driver/Sales Workers	380	$48,000	$45,820	2.21	0.84
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	300	$46,600	$53,750	1.77	3.32
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	40	$58,670	$60,090	0.22	1.72
Education Administrators, All Other	80	$157,490	$141,380	0.46	1.31
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	520	$163,130	$162,110	3.02	1.43
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	50	$156,010	$140,270	0.30	0.26
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	60	$73,100	$82,480	0.38	0.80
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	510	$63,790	$71,370	2.99	3.91
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	390	$96,720	$95,880	2.29	1.01
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$75,650	$72,870	0.35	0.57
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	40	$70,400	$72,470	0.22	1.93
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	40	$75,470	$74,290	0.24	0.57
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	30	$105,830	$120,460	0.18	1.33
Electrical Engineers	90	$124,010	$117,340	0.51	0.40
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	60	$50,090	$54,700	0.35	0.22
Electricians	640	$64,390	$71,470	3.72	0.76
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,440	$98,430	$97,060	14.28	1.60
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	40	$59,300	$61,900	0.21	0.21
Emergency Medical Technicians	170	$39,530	$42,980	0.97	0.84
Engineers, All Other	40	$98,570	$100,350	0.21	0.21
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	30	$76,820	$87,150	0.17	0.72
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	30	$77,390	$78,180	0.18	0.79
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	50	$80,360	$90,170	0.28	0.49
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	240	$74,440	$77,620	1.38	0.47
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	140	$39,770	$50,840	0.81	0.39
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	60	$44,420	$44,500	0.33	0.85
Facilities Managers	160	$116,150	$113,470	0.96	0.96
Family Medicine Physicians	150	$226,500	$203,900	0.86	1.24
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	440	$47,320	$53,090	2.58	10.58
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	130	$98,040	$108,930	0.74	17.67
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	21,420	$34,800	$36,360	125.14	73.29
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	120	$35,830	$40,160	0.68	3.24
Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,850	$38,600	$39,750	28.36	1.14
File Clerks	100	$45,660	$46,790	0.58	1.23
Financial and Investment Analysts	80	$96,850	$104,190	0.45	0.19
Financial Clerks, All Other	—	$48,670	$51,060	—	—
Financial Managers	370	$138,630	$154,600	2.18	0.40
Financial Specialists, All Other	70	$61,420	$67,500	0.42	0.50
Firefighters	480	$65,170	$63,870	2.81	1.26
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	470	$79,460	$84,590	2.74	0.52
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	70	$45,950	$52,320	0.43	0.64
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	990	$47,800	$54,770	5.78	32.14
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	170	$86,760	$86,620	1.01	1.58
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,440	$45,370	$47,610	8.41	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	190	$54,660	$56,340	1.12	0.98
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	130	$57,570	$55,660	0.75	0.90
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	470	$84,430	$93,020	2.72	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	130	$70,290	$78,520	0.78	0.56
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,240	$72,470	$75,990	7.24	0.78
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	80	$60,040	$56,770	0.50	0.68
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	100	$124,940	$140,390	0.61	0.61
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	610	$73,210	$73,730	3.57	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,270	$47,170	$52,070	7.42	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	760	$61,310	$64,800	4.45	1.11
Floral Designers	30	$38,700	$41,820	0.19	0.72
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	40	$44,010	$46,410	0.26	1.98
Food Batchmakers	780	$42,680	$43,560	4.58	4.08
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	70	$45,880	$44,870	0.43	2.17
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	160	$35,350	$38,820	0.95	1.75
Food Preparation Workers	760	$37,020	$39,420	4.46	0.78
Food Processing Workers, All Other	80	$42,250	$47,170	0.44	1.05
Food Science Technicians	220	$49,270	$51,310	1.27	13.58
Food Scientists and Technologists	60	$89,050	$92,300	0.37	4.38
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	270	$35,680	$37,760	1.57	0.83
Food Service Managers	210	$64,920	$72,770	1.20	0.79
Forest and Conservation Technicians	170	$52,690	$58,790	0.99	5.08
Fundraisers	40	$63,440	$67,350	0.24	0.34
General and Operations Managers	2,080	$98,600	$117,590	12.15	0.54
General Internal Medicine Physicians	70	$307,430	$241,950	0.44	1.01
Glaziers	70	$56,310	$60,320	0.43	1.15
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	540	$34,960	$35,820	3.15	19.45
Graphic Designers	70	$66,040	$68,330	0.41	0.32
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	120	$36,570	$40,930	0.70	0.36
Health Education Specialists	110	$62,090	$70,600	0.65	1.55
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	200	$52,750	$57,840	1.15	0.98
Healthcare Social Workers	190	$96,790	$95,810	1.10	0.91
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	150	$59,390	$57,740	0.86	1.22
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	330	$64,990	$69,630	1.95	0.74
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,060	$51,530	$58,610	17.86	1.35
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	80	$41,040	$42,980	0.47	0.77
Helpers--Production Workers	210	$41,540	$45,050	1.24	1.16
Highway Maintenance Workers	40	$53,360	$57,080	0.26	0.26
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	8,220	$34,320	$35,120	48.04	1.73
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	210	$34,510	$36,740	1.21	0.43
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	230	$36,090	$37,600	1.35	0.80
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	90	$52,590	$53,710	0.53	0.91
Human Resources Managers	120	$142,320	$151,410	0.70	0.49
Human Resources Specialists	580	$74,050	$78,850	3.40	0.58
Industrial Engineers	80	$101,860	$106,950	0.48	0.21
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	580	$62,460	$64,990	3.39	1.20
Industrial Production Managers	210	$122,430	$127,270	1.24	0.78
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,730	$46,590	$47,730	10.11	2.03
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	240	$49,390	$50,380	1.38	1.59
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	480	$46,030	$49,340	2.82	0.73
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	220	$43,430	$46,530	1.26	1.11
Instructional Coordinators	290	$100,270	$107,240	1.70	1.16
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	—	$37,160	$43,790	—	—
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	180	$36,160	$41,850	1.06	0.77
Insurance Sales Agents	200	$60,150	$78,920	1.19	0.39
Interpreters and Translators	50	$66,000	$70,870	0.31	0.92
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	260	$50,040	$51,570	1.52	1.60
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,380	$38,000	$42,350	13.91	0.98
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	240	$96,380	$99,130	1.38	1.97
Labor Relations Specialists	40	$105,850	$100,000	0.21	0.50
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	4,070	$39,960	$42,650	23.77	1.25
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	970	$44,140	$44,390	5.64	0.92
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	110	$35,520	$38,020	0.65	0.51
Lawyers	270	$150,140	$149,440	1.55	0.32
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	110	$47,750	$53,620	0.61	0.61
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	70	$67,970	$78,480	0.43	0.50
Library Assistants, Clerical	100	$46,690	$47,300	0.59	1.08
Library Technicians	130	$48,200	$50,550	0.76	1.72
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	830	$73,540	$72,330	4.83	1.16
Light Truck Drivers	1,080	$46,720	$54,820	6.33	1.00
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	70	$56,950	$57,010	0.39	0.37
Loan Officers	140	$75,770	$83,160	0.80	0.45
Logisticians	130	$77,700	$82,620	0.78	0.48
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	320	$43,510	$45,040	1.85	6.81
Machinists	130	$49,750	$52,880	0.74	0.40
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	700	$35,470	$38,740	4.09	0.74
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	40	$40,830	$44,620	0.23	0.66
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,450	$50,580	$54,420	8.50	0.86
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	50	$55,750	$58,430	0.29	0.75
Management Analysts	360	$82,750	$90,520	2.10	0.36
Managers, All Other	250	$130,570	$134,580	1.45	0.36
Manicurists and Pedicurists	210	$35,120	$37,060	1.23	1.25
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	340	$66,330	$76,130	1.96	0.34
Marketing Managers	100	$140,040	$149,000	0.59	0.23
Marriage and Family Therapists	130	$69,100	$78,720	0.73	1.71
Material Moving Workers, All Other	70	$37,910	$39,410	0.40	2.66
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$130,910	$129,090	0.20	0.67
Mechanical Door Repairers	40	$49,060	$56,720	0.20	1.18
Mechanical Engineers	90	$92,770	$95,280	0.53	0.28
Medical and Health Services Managers	590	$125,770	$136,090	3.44	0.89
Medical Assistants	1,580	$47,140	$46,170	9.26	1.76
Medical Equipment Preparers	50	$48,810	$52,880	0.31	0.62
Medical Equipment Repairers	40	$63,140	$64,870	0.22	0.52
Medical Records Specialists	200	$59,420	$61,540	1.20	0.96
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	100	$129,480	$127,810	0.57	0.52
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	900	$47,560	$49,930	5.25	0.85
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	50	$58,520	$61,140	0.29	0.31
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	170	$64,540	$85,540	0.97	1.13
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	130	$45,070	$46,030	0.75	0.71
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	770	$79,740	$91,770	4.48	1.12
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	800	$42,950	$43,400	4.66	0.52
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	30	$48,330	$53,050	0.19	1.03
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	120	$48,690	$50,910	0.72	1.19
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	170	$61,170	$60,480	1.00	0.88
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	30	$43,360	$43,380	0.19	0.90
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	70	$45,290	$45,040	0.40	1.34
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	130	$97,270	$97,560	0.79	0.39
Nurse Practitioners	250	$159,430	$166,120	1.48	0.71
Nursing Assistants	1,530	$46,810	$46,630	8.93	0.96
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$97,360	$96,990	0.48	0.95
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	40	$294,840	$282,290	0.23	1.67
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	120	$84,510	$86,950	0.71	0.78
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	40	$57,800	$65,110	0.26	1.32
Occupational Therapists	140	$122,690	$112,040	0.83	0.79
Occupational Therapy Assistants	50	$81,200	$81,670	0.31	0.95
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	220	$43,940	$46,800	1.27	1.03
Office Clerks, General	2,440	$46,190	$47,740	14.27	0.90
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	260	$60,530	$70,010	1.53	0.50
Operations Research Analysts	30	$76,510	$84,500	0.18	0.26
Opticians, Dispensing	40	$50,590	$57,690	0.22	0.46
Optometrists	30	$135,160	$143,450	0.20	0.71
Order Clerks	80	$49,020	$50,870	0.48	0.99
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,530	$42,130	$43,400	8.95	3.67
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1,420	$34,740	$37,160	8.30	2.31
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	250	$43,810	$49,550	1.44	0.99
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	300	$48,730	$50,410	1.76	2.84
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	120	$64,380	$65,220	0.68	0.27
Paramedics	50	$63,840	$60,650	0.31	0.48
Parts Salespersons	390	$37,620	$44,060	2.28	1.31
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	240	$54,890	$56,990	1.40	1.42
Pediatricians, General	30	$262,270	$247,160	0.19	0.75
Personal Financial Advisors	80	$123,920	$133,000	0.45	0.26
Pest Control Workers	200	$37,820	$44,460	1.14	1.73
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	—	$38,720	$41,360	—	—
Pharmacists	310	$158,080	$156,150	1.79	0.86
Pharmacy Aides	60	$37,400	$40,350	0.35	1.40
Pharmacy Technicians	420	$48,870	$52,710	2.45	0.81
Phlebotomists	110	$49,390	$51,320	0.66	0.71
Physical Therapist Aides	80	$37,700	$44,590	0.46	1.48
Physical Therapist Assistants	100	$79,440	$79,010	0.58	0.80
Physical Therapists	230	$105,210	$103,110	1.35	0.78
Physician Assistants	100	$166,510	$160,630	0.56	0.53
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	230	$47,130	$46,610	1.36	10.92
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	460	$60,720	$72,580	2.71	0.91
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	540	$90,910	$94,110	3.16	0.73
Postal Service Clerks	80	$66,520	$65,300	0.44	0.94
Postal Service Mail Carriers	330	$57,030	$60,430	1.91	0.90
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	170	$60,890	$68,570	0.97	1.00
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	430	$56,930	$56,190	2.54	0.82
Printing Press Operators	140	$49,680	$50,140	0.83	0.89
Private Detectives and Investigators	50	$47,970	$63,810	0.27	1.17
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	180	$77,550	$79,140	1.03	1.80
Procurement Clerks	80	$48,550	$49,040	0.44	1.22
Production Workers, All Other	390	$44,120	$51,800	2.27	1.40
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	500	$57,100	$60,620	2.92	1.16
Project Management Specialists	450	$95,770	$100,120	2.61	0.38
Property Appraisers and Assessors	70	$77,020	$79,880	0.41	1.10
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	270	$63,920	$83,070	1.60	0.80
Protective Service Workers, All Other	450	$43,090	$44,250	2.63	5.02
Psychiatric Technicians	200	$76,700	$73,420	1.17	1.16
Public Relations Specialists	100	$74,780	$77,440	0.56	0.31
Public Safety Telecommunicators	140	$49,240	$54,580	0.79	1.20
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	30	$39,520	$47,210	0.20	3.23
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	170	$98,610	$100,090	1.02	0.69
Real Estate Sales Agents	100	$47,110	$52,560	0.60	0.48
Receptionists and Information Clerks	530	$39,520	$41,460	3.08	0.53
Recreation Workers	330	$36,630	$40,190	1.92	0.90
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	170	$46,090	$51,550	0.97	1.03
Registered Nurses	2,990	$125,180	$124,110	17.46	0.80
Rehabilitation Counselors	170	$36,600	$41,510	1.02	1.68
Residential Advisors	50	$42,920	$45,410	0.27	0.49
Respiratory Therapists	120	$82,030	$86,630	0.73	0.81
Retail Salespersons	3,920	$35,990	$39,300	22.88	0.91
Roofers	90	$59,160	$62,510	0.52	0.59
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	170	$49,600	$56,650	0.98	1.64
Sales Managers	580	$95,200	$115,810	3.37	0.82
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	610	$53,990	$66,270	3.54	0.44
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	770	$73,950	$85,030	4.51	0.57
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	160	$80,630	$97,950	0.92	0.50
School Psychologists	170	$128,020	$131,970	0.97	2.36
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,330	$97,610	$96,750	7.78	1.14
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,390	$51,910	$55,480	8.14	0.74
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	310	$61,000	$77,930	1.81	0.57
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	40	$55,290	$56,820	0.24	0.43
Security Guards	750	$37,090	$41,200	4.39	0.53
Self-Enrichment Teachers	260	$44,200	$49,940	1.50	0.70
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	300	$58,490	$52,210	1.72	4.46
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	70	$47,840	$47,580	0.38	1.95
Sheet Metal Workers	100	$79,910	$81,900	0.59	0.77
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	820	$45,760	$46,480	4.79	0.91
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	170	$39,040	$42,220	0.99	0.62
Skincare Specialists	50	$44,910	$44,750	0.28	0.59
Social and Community Service Managers	300	$80,730	$87,760	1.75	1.30
Social and Human Service Assistants	530	$50,300	$52,960	3.12	1.11
Software Developers	230	$126,170	$126,630	1.34	0.12
Special Education Teachers, All Other	200	$107,190	$104,710	1.14	5.24
Speech-Language Pathologists	220	$106,760	$106,750	1.29	1.10
Stockers and Order Fillers	3,780	$42,080	$41,190	22.10	1.21
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	710	$62,500	$70,500	4.15	1.31
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	1,880	$56,040	$54,490	10.96	3.25
Surgical Technologists	110	$61,270	$59,700	0.62	0.82
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	40	$80,680	$82,020	0.21	0.56
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	40	$44,330	$45,340	0.23	1.04
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	410	$83,410	$81,140	2.37	3.23
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,760	$45,230	$44,930	16.15	1.77
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	100	$71,700	$72,310	0.58	0.64
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	40	$83,860	$75,050	0.20	0.33
Tellers	200	$45,350	$45,410	1.17	0.55
Tile and Stone Setters	110	$71,280	$73,750	0.65	2.84
Tire Repairers and Changers	170	$35,830	$39,350	0.98	1.41
Tour and Travel Guides	30	$41,870	$43,370	0.19	0.54
Training and Development Managers	30	$113,880	$129,190	0.19	0.60
Training and Development Specialists	370	$61,000	$70,050	2.15	0.73
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	220	$97,200	$111,120	1.26	0.88
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	80	$46,160	$48,610	0.47	1.33
Tutors	730	$45,130	$46,340	4.28	3.80
Urban and Regional Planners	70	$102,200	$98,990	0.38	1.34
Veterinarians	50	$133,370	$152,680	0.27	0.49
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	70	$38,410	$41,170	0.42	0.52
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	60	$47,350	$50,580	0.38	0.45
Waiters and Waitresses	1,410	$34,320	$40,020	8.21	0.56
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	190	$76,580	$75,050	1.10	1.34
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	100	$39,120	$43,770	0.61	1.77
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	350	$46,850	$51,310	2.04	0.76
Word Processors and Typists	120	$53,790	$54,110	0.67	2.99

Colleges in this area

7 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
Advanced Career Institute	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	664
College of the Sequoias	Public	2-year	14,494
Estes Institute of Cosmetology Arts and Science	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	41
Milan Institute-Visalia	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	635
Porterville College	Public	2-year	4,784
San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	78
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia	Private for-profit	4-year or above	2,318

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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