Wages by Occupation in Yuba City, CA

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Yuba City, CA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 51,090 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $49,970 for all occupations combined. 227 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

19.5% 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 104.2 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 108.3; 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 11,328 residents (6.4% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±970; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 8.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 82,591 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

22.3% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.4), 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	$34,836	$32,485
High school graduate	$41,496	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$48,608	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$69,355	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$91,451	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	19.3% (±2.3)	24.2%
High school graduate	13.9% (±1.7)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	10.6% (±1.2)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3% (±1.5)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	5.9% (±2.0)	7.7%
High school graduate	6.5% (±1.4)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	8.3% (±1.9)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0% (±1.4)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	36.8%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	10.0%	10.0%
Business	16.8%	20.1%
Education	8.2%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	28.3%	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	280	$78,530	$90,600	5.57	0.60
Administrative Services Managers	120	$104,150	$113,810	2.31	1.36
Agricultural Equipment Operators	100	$37,890	$40,660	1.91	10.39
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	80	$97,240	$92,740	1.62	1.83
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	110	$35,090	$36,510	2.07	0.81
Animal Caretakers	60	$37,300	$45,330	1.10	0.64
Architectural and Engineering Managers	30	$184,720	$186,650	0.63	0.44
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	60	$38,170	$39,640	1.17	1.79
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	30	$62,040	$63,750	0.66	0.69
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	280	$58,580	$58,690	5.44	1.20
Bakers	60	$39,580	$42,040	1.13	0.74
Bartenders	170	$34,320	$40,660	3.28	0.67
Billing and Posting Clerks	60	$49,870	$51,080	1.18	0.45
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	460	$55,210	$56,530	9.08	1.03
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	100	$62,080	$63,160	1.99	1.07
Bus Drivers, School	70	$48,010	$48,010	1.42	0.55
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	300	$83,530	$88,640	5.78	0.83
Butchers and Meat Cutters	60	$43,380	$46,320	1.19	1.36
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	100	$79,530	$82,720	1.94	0.61
Carpenters	220	$76,100	$77,830	4.38	1.02
Cashiers	1,410	$35,790	$38,020	27.62	1.39
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	120	$67,530	$76,000	2.30	1.73
Chefs and Head Cooks	70	$44,340	$56,590	1.39	1.08
Chief Executives	100	$209,060	$230,680	1.94	1.47
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	200	$64,040	$68,530	3.99	1.58
Childcare Workers	220	$37,550	$40,100	4.38	1.31
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$69,040	$68,630	1.23	2.79
Civil Engineers	460	$119,990	$118,150	9.07	3.84
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	130	$36,780	$39,410	2.52	1.03
Coaches and Scouts	50	$45,940	$57,860	0.88	0.55
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	30	$48,340	$51,980	0.65	0.64
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	70	$62,320	$63,470	1.37	1.98
Community Health Workers	40	$60,610	$59,120	0.75	1.89
Compliance Officers	90	$82,630	$93,120	1.69	0.63
Computer and Information Systems Managers	60	$151,750	$164,900	1.16	0.27
Computer Occupations, All Other	50	$98,340	$97,920	1.07	0.38
Computer Systems Analysts	70	$104,710	$106,860	1.32	0.39
Computer User Support Specialists	160	$78,420	$79,530	3.21	0.70
Construction and Building Inspectors	40	$100,240	$98,360	0.72	0.77
Construction Laborers	290	$48,210	$54,830	5.73	0.81
Construction Managers	70	$126,200	$125,480	1.43	0.58
Cooks, Fast Food	390	$42,320	$41,400	7.68	1.86
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	120	$43,940	$44,970	2.29	0.81
Cooks, Restaurant	400	$39,160	$41,620	7.74	0.85
Cooks, Short Order	80	$42,400	$40,460	1.66	1.87
Cost Estimators	60	$74,430	$80,220	1.10	0.76
Counselors, All Other	30	$35,640	$39,200	0.63	3.44
Counter and Rental Clerks	210	$43,880	$50,610	4.03	1.56
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	90	$60,010	$60,540	1.75	1.52
Customer Service Representatives	480	$49,170	$49,850	9.32	0.56
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	50	$43,340	$50,550	0.94	2.27
Dental Assistants	240	$50,030	$52,640	4.68	1.88
Dental Hygienists	60	$124,780	$121,890	1.23	0.86
Dentists, General	40	$175,850	$184,260	0.75	0.94
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	140	$34,320	$36,590	2.77	0.79
Dishwashers	190	$36,220	$37,950	3.71	1.21
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	250	$52,350	$53,130	4.91	3.77
Driver/Sales Workers	110	$49,110	$50,330	2.13	0.81
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	70	$60,970	$66,440	1.38	2.58
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	180	$157,540	$151,960	3.51	1.66
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	40	$63,250	$66,140	0.75	1.59
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	120	$59,370	$72,310	2.32	3.04
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	140	$101,350	$99,480	2.73	1.20
Electrical Engineers	50	$123,700	$122,780	1.00	0.78
Electricians	220	$65,660	$77,700	4.24	0.87
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	920	$97,000	$90,780	17.96	2.01
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	100	$55,370	$58,900	1.99	2.00
Emergency Medical Technicians	90	$43,470	$46,840	1.85	1.59
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	60	$106,510	$97,830	1.12	1.95
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	130	$78,420	$79,430	2.62	0.89
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	90	$59,810	$58,710	1.82	0.88
Facilities Managers	50	$115,240	$117,440	0.94	0.94
Family Medicine Physicians	30	$258,770	$217,080	0.64	0.92
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	80	$66,150	$60,970	1.58	6.50
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	850	$34,960	$36,340	16.67	9.76
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,630	$42,040	$40,980	31.94	1.29
Financial and Investment Analysts	30	$101,580	$122,650	0.59	0.25
Financial Managers	140	$148,640	$164,610	2.81	0.52
Firefighters	110	$80,360	$73,390	2.14	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	200	$86,010	$90,740	3.95	0.76
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	80	$52,830	$59,020	1.65	9.19
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	400	$46,040	$49,820	7.82	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	70	$56,850	$58,140	1.46	1.27
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	40	$64,770	$68,520	0.82	0.98
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	210	$83,860	$91,780	4.03	1.02
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	60	$74,430	$82,600	1.18	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	380	$71,010	$73,720	7.38	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	50	$121,880	$129,170	0.96	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	130	$80,860	$82,690	2.64	0.61
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	400	$50,950	$54,550	7.93	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	170	$65,590	$67,590	3.31	0.83
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	40	$35,150	$36,780	0.77	1.42
Food Preparation Workers	320	$37,740	$39,630	6.19	1.08
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	60	$37,660	$39,970	1.25	0.66
Food Service Managers	80	$71,030	$74,650	1.47	0.96
General and Operations Managers	730	$101,210	$121,290	14.27	0.63
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	70	$36,900	$38,270	1.36	8.39
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	60	$37,180	$44,930	1.20	0.61
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	80	$58,080	$63,020	1.60	1.36
Healthcare Social Workers	40	$74,310	$75,870	0.85	0.71
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	40	$47,920	$50,340	0.85	1.20
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	90	$62,850	$68,050	1.84	0.70
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,790	$58,230	$58,000	35.01	2.64
Highway Maintenance Workers	100	$50,180	$56,500	1.99	1.99
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,120	$34,320	$35,140	61.09	2.21
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	120	$34,880	$37,320	2.43	0.87
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	70	$36,450	$38,120	1.40	0.83
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	40	$54,040	$53,910	0.72	1.25
Human Resources Managers	40	$143,210	$147,080	0.80	0.57
Human Resources Specialists	180	$74,680	$78,830	3.61	0.62
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	170	$69,070	$74,830	3.37	1.19
Industrial Production Managers	80	$123,170	$126,600	1.47	0.93
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	280	$44,720	$46,440	5.54	1.11
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	80	$56,470	$56,930	1.49	1.72
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	100	$49,600	$57,170	2.00	0.52
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	50	$47,230	$47,740	1.02	0.90
Instructional Coordinators	60	$97,560	$98,310	1.13	0.77
Insurance Sales Agents	120	$49,270	$64,550	2.36	0.77
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	40	$44,590	$48,310	0.84	0.88
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	640	$42,240	$44,780	12.47	0.88
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	60	$96,570	$91,580	1.16	1.66
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	650	$42,050	$42,780	12.74	0.67
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	340	$47,420	$46,660	6.66	1.09
Lawyers	90	$139,710	$145,860	1.85	0.38
Library Technicians	30	$49,060	$50,610	0.66	1.50
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	330	$78,260	$77,700	6.41	1.54
Light Truck Drivers	180	$46,350	$54,500	3.61	0.57
Loan Officers	80	$77,770	$91,030	1.48	0.84
Logisticians	50	$87,860	$89,850	0.92	0.57
Machinists	30	$56,820	$65,470	0.68	0.37
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	300	$40,560	$41,690	5.90	1.07
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	380	$55,100	$56,560	7.34	0.75
Management Analysts	240	$80,320	$85,100	4.67	0.81
Managers, All Other	110	$129,160	$138,700	2.07	0.52
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	110	$65,410	$76,220	2.10	0.36
Marketing Managers	40	$130,000	$158,300	0.77	0.30
Marriage and Family Therapists	50	$67,260	$76,860	1.04	2.42
Mechanical Engineers	40	$101,270	$111,770	0.82	0.43
Medical and Health Services Managers	190	$129,680	$143,830	3.72	0.97
Medical Assistants	430	$49,410	$51,100	8.48	1.61
Medical Records Specialists	60	$50,560	$58,130	1.09	0.87
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	310	$49,600	$51,180	6.08	0.98
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	40	$56,790	$63,010	0.77	0.91
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	170	$78,760	$87,030	3.42	0.86
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	160	$48,230	$48,900	3.10	0.34
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	170	$74,580	$72,970	3.26	2.87
Motorcycle Mechanics	—	$38,480	$43,290	—	—
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	40	$90,840	$94,730	0.83	0.41
Nurse Practitioners	70	$165,020	$167,630	1.34	0.65
Nursing Assistants	520	$46,130	$47,630	10.17	1.09
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	40	$90,150	$91,090	0.85	0.95
Occupational Therapists	30	$107,760	$109,520	0.61	0.59
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	120	$34,980	$41,730	2.25	1.82
Office Clerks, General	1,020	$47,110	$47,880	20.00	1.26
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	230	$80,620	$91,900	4.46	1.45
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	100	$38,230	$42,610	2.00	0.82
Packers and Packagers, Hand	220	$38,030	$41,080	4.36	1.21
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	60	$58,890	$58,270	1.14	0.79
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	40	$60,650	$67,660	0.79	0.31
Parts Salespersons	130	$43,960	$45,930	2.47	1.42
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	70	$58,840	$61,160	1.27	1.29
Pest Control Workers	70	$45,690	$50,660	1.40	2.13
Pharmacists	140	$161,240	$153,710	2.70	1.30
Pharmacy Aides	50	$38,160	$45,050	0.98	3.84
Pharmacy Technicians	190	$56,160	$55,440	3.66	1.21
Physical Therapist Assistants	30	$73,580	$74,830	0.64	0.89
Physical Therapists	70	$106,600	$106,920	1.31	0.76
Physician Assistants	40	$183,460	$174,990	0.85	0.82
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	50	$60,250	$61,560	0.94	7.58
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	100	$61,120	$70,210	1.95	0.65
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	240	$83,090	$89,680	4.67	1.08
Postal Service Clerks	30	$61,050	$61,770	0.65	1.36
Postal Service Mail Carriers	130	$62,080	$62,630	2.54	1.20
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	210	$45,240	$50,090	4.20	1.36
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	80	$54,240	$59,970	1.49	0.59
Project Management Specialists	150	$108,190	$112,510	2.88	0.42
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	90	$60,140	$74,070	1.85	0.92
Protective Service Workers, All Other	130	$37,710	$41,890	2.55	4.87
Public Relations Specialists	40	$81,650	$88,120	0.74	0.40
Public Safety Telecommunicators	40	$66,420	$70,630	0.75	1.13
Real Estate Sales Agents	90	$77,440	$79,060	1.76	1.42
Receptionists and Information Clerks	200	$41,880	$43,680	3.92	0.67
Recreation Workers	70	$40,100	$42,790	1.30	0.61
Registered Nurses	1,080	$149,320	$150,970	21.16	0.97
Rehabilitation Counselors	50	$43,150	$46,760	1.05	1.72
Residential Advisors	40	$44,750	$48,940	0.71	1.30
Retail Salespersons	1,080	$37,310	$42,450	21.06	0.84
Roofers	60	$61,230	$60,330	1.25	1.44
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	60	$47,960	$60,870	1.20	2.01
Sales Managers	210	$99,010	$114,420	4.13	1.01
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	220	$52,140	$67,200	4.27	0.53
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	310	$76,200	$90,610	6.09	0.77
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	50	$37,910	$41,290	0.92	3.51
School Psychologists	40	$125,860	$130,690	0.69	1.69
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	670	$100,170	$96,450	13.08	1.91
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	520	$51,480	$53,390	10.23	0.93
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	130	$74,880	$87,370	2.58	0.82
Security Guards	390	$37,180	$40,340	7.55	0.91
Self-Enrichment Teachers	80	$53,710	$60,720	1.62	0.76
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	190	$48,010	$49,470	3.69	0.70
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	60	$37,610	$39,470	1.25	0.78
Social and Community Service Managers	100	$83,920	$99,640	1.92	1.42
Social and Human Service Assistants	270	$52,750	$56,680	5.23	1.86
Software Developers	80	$132,120	$136,090	1.61	0.15
Special Education Teachers, All Other	70	$100,020	$97,430	1.35	6.20
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	130	$94,260	$89,460	2.64	1.57
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	90	$96,260	$93,810	1.69	1.60
Speech-Language Pathologists	80	$109,830	$116,950	1.47	1.24
Stockers and Order Fillers	950	$39,460	$41,400	18.57	1.02
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	270	$62,030	$68,570	5.24	1.66
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	370	$61,710	$61,010	7.21	2.14
Surveyors	50	$133,270	$127,690	0.98	2.99
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	100	$81,320	$86,660	1.97	2.69
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,220	$45,880	$45,960	23.89	2.62
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	40	$86,140	$86,460	0.88	0.97
Tellers	90	$44,560	$45,120	1.81	0.86
Tire Repairers and Changers	60	$40,370	$41,940	1.24	1.77
Training and Development Specialists	120	$48,280	$65,370	2.31	0.78
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	80	$90,150	$109,090	1.55	1.09
Tutors	70	$44,280	$45,490	1.34	1.19
Urban and Regional Planners	40	$95,160	$96,580	0.70	2.48
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	50	$45,490	$43,920	1.01	1.24
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	40	$58,310	$55,710	0.71	0.86
Waiters and Waitresses	450	$34,320	$38,870	8.87	0.61
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	100	$78,520	$80,870	1.94	2.35
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	90	$51,040	$59,610	1.84	0.69
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	110	$39,670	$43,150	2.12	5.38

Colleges in this area

2 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
Sutter County Career Training Center	Public	Less than 2-year	54
Yuba College	Public	2-year	6,320

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.

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