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TABLE 2. Earnings by Detailed Occupation: 1999: California: Males
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
21 to 74 years 8,579,620 $31,899 30.0 5,485,900 $41,388 34.3
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
Chief executives 123,860 $103,578 65.8 103,730 $109,432 66.6
General and Operations Managers 83,655 $61,771 47.6 71,070 $65,427 48.0
Legislators 700 $43,125 75.2 460 $73,550 81.1
Advertising and Promotions Managers 4,630 $44,647 66.5 3,495 $52,316 66.3
Marketing and Sales Managers 87,425 $70,561 66.8 70,555 $76,751 67.9
Public Relations Managers 3,570 $61,860 67.6 3,015 $65,454 69.5
Administrative Services Managers 7,205 $53,132 41.7 5,840 $60,279 42.6
Computer and Information Systems Managers 29,815 $75,834 67.6 25,505 $78,391 68.3
Financial Managers 53,810 $68,803 73.0 44,250 $72,476 74.6
Human Resources Managers 27,170 $45,436 42.1 19,595 $51,909 47.0
Industrial Production Managers 29,890 $55,216 38.0 25,075 $57,429 38.0
Purchasing Managers 15,360 $57,840 54.3 13,005 $60,617 55.2
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 22,995 $38,647 21.0 18,275 $41,829 21.8
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 15,910 $29,054 21.3 9,645 $40,518 27.7
Farmers and Ranchers 21,600 $23,867 23.2 12,290 $31,443 27.2
Construction Managers 77,665 $52,495 28.0 58,030 $60,968 29.3
Education Administrators 29,385 $61,012 80.0 19,565 $65,953 81.3
Engineering Managers 25,400 $93,475 79.7 22,560 $96,080 79.8
Food Service Managers 46,400 $31,352 24.2 32,390 $35,795 25.1
Funeral Directors 2,000 $40,562 24.8 1,450 $42,938 27.7
Gaming Managers 2,035 $38,362 35.0 1,470 $44,629 38.5
Lodging Managers 9,875 $31,735 38.4 6,910 $36,798 39.8
Medical and Health Services Managers 13,705 $58,822 63.9 11,025 $62,067 65.5
Natural Sciences Managers 1,880 $83,750 92.1 1,600 $91,000 92.1
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 1,060 $56,585 25.5 940 $58,621 24.6
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
Managers 36,210 $37,459 44.5 23,640 $48,327 46.9
Social and Community Service Managers 8,930 $46,479 65.4 6,600 $51,671 69.9
Managers, All Other 178,220 $60,964 52.8 144,325 $65,747 54.5
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,Performers,
and Athletes 5,160 $41,473 56.2 3,545 $51,713 58.8
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 740 $40,985 34.1 575 $44,844 37.6
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 14,250 $33,580 28.0 9,805 $39,653 29.3
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and
Farm Products 15,340 $41,952 35.1 12,395 $45,859 35.8
Claims Adusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and
Investigators 11,800 $42,312 58.6 9,465 $46,054 60.4
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation 6,530 $50,638 50.0 5,240 $51,952 52.0
Cost Estimators 11,875 $50,033 28.3 9,355 $51,918 29.7
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations
Specialists 36,050 $43,358 49.2 26,300 $50,540 51.5
Logisticians 3,290 $49,008 37.6 2,690 $50,668 40.0
Management Analysts 47,475 $61,368 78.6 31,280 $71,833 80.4
Meeting and Convention Planners 995 $32,552 54.8 605 $45,327 58.5
Other Business Operations Specialists 14,925 $37,909 40.8 9,930 $45,902 43.0
Accountants and Auditors 89,210 $48,975 83.8 68,435 $52,509 85.6
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 7,600 $50,005 66.4 5,915 $52,154 67.8
Budget Analysts 1,855 $51,987 80.7 1,570 $54,672 82.2
Credit Analysts 1,205 $40,872 64.6 825 $42,679 64.4
Financial Analysts 5,730 $63,969 84.2 3,800 $78,173 87.8
Personal Financial Advisors 22,005 $62,038 79.2 15,980 $71,878 81.1
Insurance Underwriters 2,895 $49,127 63.9 2,420 $51,305 65.6
Financial Examiners 425 $62,267 81.9 365 $66,818 79.0
Loan Counselors and Officers 19,520 $47,405 51.8 14,790 $51,969 54.9
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 3,925 $47,824 65.1 3,320 $50,267 68.6
Tax Preparers 6,425 $25,290 59.4 2,870 $46,837 68.6
Financial Specialists, All Other 2,320 $50,217 54.7 1,620 $58,269 58.0
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Scientists and System Analyts 55,575 $53,094 61.0 40,620 $60,163 62.3
Computer Programmers 62,635 $58,848 64.5 46,730 $62,996 65.9
Computer Software Engineers 104,620 $72,042 82.0 82,425 $77,029 82.8
Computer Support Specialists 32,565 $40,712 37.8 22,870 $46,922 39.8
Database Administrators 5,595 $60,080 69.5 4,165 $64,832 68.7
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 20,850 $51,357 46.2 16,465 $54,627 47.2
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts 35,845 $47,582 50.7 24,655 $55,635 51.3
Actuaries 1,025 $87,204 96.5 910 $91,620 96.0
Mathematicians 330 $77,174 100.0 270 $86,758 100.0
Operations Research Analysts 6,425 $51,882 68.3 4,880 $56,357 68.7
Statisticians 1,105 $63,102 94.2 810 $71,533 97.5
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 325 $38,750 84.5 200 $54,306 83.9
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
Architects, Except Naval 22,350 $51,981 83.5 16,885 $60,046 84.6
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists 2,305 $50,262 73.5 1,750 $54,355 73.3
Aerospace Engineers 27,335 $68,829 80.1 23,550 $70,983 81.0
Agricultural Engineers 260 $45,461 67.6 230 $47,500 72.4
Biomedical Engineers 1,530 $62,625 71.8 1,385 $62,841 73.1
Chemical Engineers 3,635 $69,466 86.4 2,940 $72,414 87.5
Civil Engineers 37,605 $61,321 84.5 30,875 $63,948 85.5
Computer Hardware Engineers 12,775 $67,052 72.7 10,005 $72,342 75.2
Electrical and Electronic Engineers 51,285 $71,037 80.2 42,495 $74,825 80.4
Environmental Engineers 3,425 $59,395 81.7 2,835 $61,473 81.0
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety 18,060 $55,310 61.4 14,495 $58,613 60.8
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 835 $58,750 74.2 580 $61,835 74.8
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Materials Engineers 3,650 $61,957 69.6 3,095 $66,032 70.2
Mechanical Engineers 24,995 $60,519 69.4 20,680 $62,488 69.9
Mining and Geological Engineers,Including Mining
Safety Engineers 280 $60,987 73.1 205 $65,804 80.8
Nuclear Engineers 455 $77,446 87.2 400 $79,722 89.6
Petroleum Engineers 1,170 $74,155 83.8 895 $76,448 87.1
Engineers, All Others 47,565 $66,164 78.6 38,485 $70,302 78.6
Drafters 20,170 $37,039 26.3 13,515 $41,682 25.2
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 48,275 $40,991 17.0 36,080 $43,411 16.5
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 4,920 $44,435 4.7 3,435 $50,516 5.2
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
Agricultural and Food Scientists 1,945 $43,638 73.4 1,310 $49,083 74.5
Biological Scientists 7,385 $44,387 94.8 5,590 $49,507 95.1
Conservation Scientists and Foresters 1,650 $46,747 73.5 1,370 $50,803 79.4
Medical Scientists 5,740 $50,118 99.9 4,510 $53,902 100.0
Astronomers and Physicists 3,275 $75,117 97.0 2,610 $81,588 96.9
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 690 $56,619 74.5 555 $64,219 81.9
Chemists and Materials Scientists 7,350 $51,034 91.4 5,820 $54,954 91.2
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists 7,445 $53,386 90.8 5,915 $57,671 91.2
Physical Scientists, All Other 19,940 $50,142 97.3 14,590 $61,055 98.1
Economists 1,395 $64,009 100.0 1,085 $75,926 100.0
Market/Survey Researchers 6,900 $55,802 77.8 4,800 $66,888 80.2
Psychologists 8,830 $59,046 99.6 4,960 $62,330 99.3
Sociologists 270 $66,830 100.0 210 $70,665 100.0
Urban and Regional Planners 2,300 $58,418 95.7 2,025 $60,713 96.5
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers 1,895 $35,860 86.7 1,260 $45,714 88.0
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1,640 $26,332 19.9 945 $33,273 19.5
Biological Technicians 1,780 $36,250 68.8 1,180 $41,702 72.4
Chemical Technicians 4,505 $34,076 34.8 3,165 $39,465 34.7
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 865 $43,750 29.2 610 $50,560 25.1
Nuclear Technicians 195 $50,417 32.0 185 $50,880 31.0
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians 9,150 $27,562 35.6 4,985 $39,843 35.8
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS
Counselors 25,075 $30,264 60.1 13,970 $36,626 59.7
Social Workers 15,730 $34,942 69.6 11,340 $38,573 71.4
Misc. Community and Social Service Specialists 14,120 $40,165 60.4 10,055 $45,688 64.4
Clergy 27,955 $30,178 74.3 20,550 $35,120 74.5
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 2,225 $27,326 61.3 1,305 $34,583 61.4
Religious Workers, All Other 3,715 $19,203 57.5 2,000 $27,861 61.0
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS
Lawyers 80,610 $92,927 99.9 64,940 $100,957 100.0
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers 3,935 $91,974 92.1 3,005 $102,076 92.8
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7,265 $32,189 61.1 4,425 $39,005 60.7
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 8,915 $33,895 53.2 5,425 $46,072 45.6
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS
Postsecondary Teachers 69,900 $45,482 90.2 44,290 $61,233 91.4
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers 1,505 $21,362 48.1 940 $27,287 52.8
Elementary and Middle School Teachers 83,695 $40,114 95.4 62,205 $43,564 96.5
Secondary School Teachers 39,270 $44,150 95.4 30,745 $48,165 96.9
Special Education Teachers 3,225 $37,911 81.3 2,360 $43,445 87.1
Other Teachers and Instructors 26,140 $19,819 45.9 10,520 $37,455 50.9
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 1,445 $34,455 71.4 900 $41,071 70.9
Librarians 3,350 $40,041 82.8 2,080 $46,126 91.0
Library Technicians 1,150 $8,787 25.0 285 $35,218 38.7
Teacher Assistants 12,560 $12,213 24.3 2,410 $21,713 27.2
Other Education, Training, and Library Workers 2,330 $41,083 70.7 1,200 $52,392 73.3
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA
OCCUPATIONS
Artists and Related Workers 25,430 $38,748 47.9 14,260 $47,747 49.1
Designers 57,465 $37,901 47.2 37,635 $44,573 48.2
Actors 10,890 $23,141 48.6 1,695 $39,071 53.2
Producers and Directors 22,335 $51,005 64.1 13,240 $61,259 65.2
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires and Related Workers 14,970 $22,793 39.4 6,160 $36,392 45.3
Dancers and Choreographers 600 $21,250 21.9 145 $37,232 43.4
Musicians, Singers and Related Workers 20,305 $20,821 35.7 6,665 $35,482 41.4
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related
Workers, All Other 3,845 $30,093 31.8 1,315 $39,746 34.4
Announcers 3,865 $26,498 26.6 1,845 $36,898 28.9
News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents 5,575 $40,244 78.0 3,900 $49,250 78.8
Public Relations Specialists 7,195 $42,309 64.6 4,835 $52,882 69.9
Editors 13,780 $40,884 70.0 8,990 $46,561 71.2
Technical Writers 5,950 $52,348 67.4 4,255 $57,742 65.2
Writers and Authors 16,655 $40,220 77.3 8,745 $50,736 79.1
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers 3,680 $25,519 40.9 1,715 $35,833 43.9
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and
Radio Operators 13,965 $40,076 31.1 8,235 $45,826 30.6
Photographers 12,990 $29,457 46.3 6,535 $39,976 48.3
Television, Video and Motion Picture Camera
Operators and Editors 7,335 $43,162 50.9 3,070 $45,820 48.3
Media and Communication Equipment Workers,
All Other 190 $62,273 34.0 95 $50,438 27.8
HEALTHCARE PRACTIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Chiropractors 6,275 $55,423 98.7 4,015 $61,796 98.7
Dentists 18,010 $101,963 99.8 9,630 $103,393 99.6
Dieticians and Nutritionists 905 $30,765 48.7 610 $38,833 47.5
Optometrists 2,985 $74,390 100.0 2,040 $76,909 100.0
Pharmacists 10,270 $80,281 98.2 7,835 $83,412 98.3
Physicians and Surgeons 58,690 $127,861 99.9 41,360 $142,414 100.0
Physician Assistants 2,135 $47,540 60.5 1,515 $56,450 59.1
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Podiatrists 960 $72,455 100.0 635 $76,027 100.0
Registered Nurses 19,665 $49,420 56.9 13,315 $52,024 55.0
Audiologists 325 $63,355 97.2 230 $64,342 96.1
Occupational Therapists 400 $50,263 89.0 290 $51,378 87.2
Physical Therapists 4,770 $51,961 86.8 3,265 $58,811 88.1
Radiation Therapists 445 $56,944 41.2 375 $58,250 40.0
Recreational Therapists 325 $37,946 83.3 250 $41,292 81.1
Respiratory Therapists 4,940 $41,222 28.1 3,340 $42,692 26.8
Speech-Language Pathologists 655 $53,289 95.0 260 $61,250 96.9
Therapists, All Others 1,885 $32,086 77.3 1,090 $40,326 78.4
Veterinarians 3,555 $77,028 100.0 2,575 $82,188 100.0
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners,
All Other 1,315 $23,864 86.0 610 $38,403 88.5
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technicians 10,470 $35,343 63.0 7,000 $42,491 64.6
Dental Hygienists 375 $45,724 63.0 205 $61,466 71.7
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 9,115 $42,101 27.3 6,465 $47,206 27.8
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 7,530 $31,153 14.5 5,175 $36,362 12.1
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners Support
Technicians 9,075 $30,629 20.9 5,990 $33,054 21.6
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 6,075 $30,174 11.9 3,670 $32,520 11.4
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 1,935 $22,154 21.0 1,070 $26,648 22.0
Opticians, Dispensing 1,990 $27,367 23.1 1,200 $32,200 20.4
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 3,860 $35,866 36.7 2,465 $41,702 38.6
Other Healthcare Practioners and Technical
Occupations 4,410 $45,948 59.2 3,305 $50,190 64.9
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 26,245 $18,830 19.4 12,590 $24,426 20.0
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 85 $32,542 16.5 40 $30,833 15.0
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 1,760 $24,207 41.3 1,040 $30,602 38.7
Massage Therapists 2,410 $19,615 32.0 785 $23,235 21.2
Dental Assistants 1,945 $20,726 30.2 950 $26,221 28.0
Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support
Occupations 7,940 $21,855 22.9 4,095 $29,195 25.3
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers 3,860 $57,243 22.8 3,220 $60,377 22.3
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives 10,025 $71,502 43.3 8,935 $72,068 43.2
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and
Prevention Workers 7,615 $76,960 24.6 6,565 $79,357 25.5
Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other 9,070 $31,814 24.0 6,730 $36,993 24.5
Fire Fighters 27,065 $60,544 15.3 21,055 $62,485 16.0
Fire Inspectors 1,485 $51,027 28.8 1,175 $56,815 30.9
Baliffs, Correctional Officers and Jailers 26,575 $49,631 12.0 22,155 $50,478 11.8
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 10,480 $65,055 47.0 9,280 $65,782 47.3
Fish and Game Wardens 290 $45,625 41.9 260 $46,250 43.5
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Parking Enforcement Workers 740 $25,379 6.7 415 $35,058 6.0
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers 56,985 $60,043 27.5 48,755 $60,653 28.0
Transit and Railroad Police 120 $48,889 5.9 70 $56,250 10.0
Animal Control Workers 630 $33,088 12.2 500 $35,077 12.8
Private Detectives and Investigators 6,085 $40,201 45.9 4,240 $47,023 47.9
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers 81,355 $17,249 11.9 43,200 $22,290 12.8
Crossing Guards 1,735 $7,026 4.2 125 $23,869 0.0
Lifeguards and Other Protective Service Workers 2,885 $15,787 30.3 1,010 $38,448 36.3
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
Chefs and Head Cooks 27,230 $23,303 9.3 16,675 $27,333 9.9
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
and Serving Workers 25,380 $22,791 13.5 15,210 $27,194 14.5
Cooks 112,915 $14,774 3.4 55,835 $17,313 3.3
Food Preparation Workers 18,910 $12,282 4.7 8,085 $15,766 2.8
Bartenders 19,530 $17,825 16.5 7,775 $23,186 15.2
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers,
Including Fast Food 5,960 $13,160 7.7 2,580 $18,954 8.6
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and
Coffee Shop 2,760 $9,669 7.0 755 $18,658 8.0
Waiters and Waitresses 53,690 $15,948 13.7 18,165 $21,443 14.1
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 5,655 $19,228 7.3 2,715 $22,517 5.4
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender
Helpers 19,050 $12,102 4.7 7,175 $15,425 3.4
Dishwashers 15,810 $10,848 2.1 5,655 $12,993 1.3
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee
Shop 1,880 $12,049 14.0 580 $20,466 12.6
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers,
All Other 285 $13,672 1.8 130 $19,286 3.8
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and
Janitorial Workers 12,605 $30,050 9.2 8,695 $32,010 9.6
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn
Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 16,065 $30,036 12.7 11,085 $34,007 14.0
Janitors and Building Cleaners 156,730 $17,832 4.2 82,135 $23,780 4.1
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 17,720 $14,223 4.9 7,590 $18,544 4.4
Pest Control Workers 8,585 $29,136 9.1 5,930 $31,824 10.8
Grounds Maintenance Workers 154,730 $15,308 3.9 77,700 $19,459 4.0
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming Workers 2,565 $29,731 27.9 1,705 $35,922 30.9
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service
Workers 5,335 $31,347 29.9 3,705 $37,060 34.5
Animal Trainers 2,285 $24,461 14.1 1,475 $29,605 14.8
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 4,395 $18,240 10.5 2,385 $26,047 11.7
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Gaming Workers 4,720 $21,538 17.1 2,210 $23,750 12.8
Motion Picture Projectionists 1,010 $20,515 17.2 500 $27,941 20.1
Ushers,Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 2,060 $8,803 21.2 430 $27,806 23.3
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and Related
Workers 8,560 $12,119 19.0 2,835 $23,824 20.3
Funeral Service Workers 705 $25,817 13.6 405 $31,849 16.6
Barbers 6,250 $17,464 5.3 3,265 $22,057 4.7
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 10,465 $21,427 7.1 5,625 $26,281 7.5
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers 2,395 $15,029 6.5 910 $23,245 8.6
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 4,420 $17,705 13.6 2,345 $21,997 14.2
Tour and Travel Guides 2,260 $17,696 36.5 750 $24,865 30.4
Transportation Attendants 3,405 $34,220 35.1 1,485 $36,938 34.5
Child Care Workers 8,490 $11,570 18.3 3,045 $20,186 21.0
Personal and Home Care Aides 9,365 $9,849 16.3 3,320 $16,055 18.5
Recreation and Fitness Workers 12,310 $22,673 32.1 5,870 $32,404 38.0
Residential Advisors 1,020 $9,725 27.3 300 $26,087 43.3
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 2,870 $14,372 16.1 1,180 $22,190 15.2
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Workers 191,205 $36,935 25.7 146,850 $40,764 26.3
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers 89,015 $42,956 37.1 68,125 $50,174 39.0
Cashiers 73,105 $14,954 12.0 32,635 $22,852 14.6
Counter and Rental Clerks 6,110 $17,461 17.0 3,030 $26,421 19.2
Parts Salespersons 11,165 $28,315 6.0 7,945 $31,957 6.3
Retail Salespersons 180,005 $23,433 21.5 103,475 $32,114 24.4
Advertising Sales Agents 12,105 $42,388 51.9 8,745 $50,578 54.1
Insurance Sales Agents 31,000 $50,573 50.1 22,745 $56,436 52.6
Securities, Commodities, and Finanancial Services
Sales Agents 30,475 $60,219 71.0 22,660 $70,356 72.3
Travel Agents 4,565 $28,212 38.7 2,810 $35,024 39.2
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 48,820 $45,440 42.8 35,480 $52,149 45.6
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 123,500 $45,546 38.5 95,165 $51,191 40.1
Models, Demonstrators, and Product Promoters 1,980 $19,964 34.3 695 $46,389 41.6
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents 50,540 $47,882 52.8 33,410 $56,164 54.7
Sales Engineers 3,500 $62,144 68.8 2,975 $67,319 69.5
Telemarketers 7,220 $15,339 23.1 2,515 $26,961 25.7
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors
and Related Workers 10,150 $14,417 14.0 4,190 $25,176 16.6
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 12,000 $37,231 48.1 7,720 $49,538 55.0
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and
Administrative Support Workers 73,210 $37,332 30.4 54,835 $41,426 32.5
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 1,195 $22,457 17.4 650 $25,407 12.0
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Telephone Operators 1,990 $22,692 18.2 1,090 $31,276 19.7
Communication Equipment Operators, All Other 620 $31,157 21.4 445 $39,605 25.3
Bill and Account Collectors 6,705 $26,630 18.8 4,170 $30,842 20.5
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 5,950 $27,605 33.5 4,060 $32,500 33.3
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 26,060 $26,422 29.6 15,860 $31,435 30.7
Gaming Cage Workers 200 $19,464 27.7 105 $22,458 17.5
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 3,055 $29,872 26.1 2,000 $33,283 25.5
Procurement Clerks 1,840 $36,306 27.0 1,445 $39,101 26.4
Tellers 5,295 $11,972 13.0 1,565 $22,311 13.8
Brokerage Clerks 355 $30,125 30.4 240 $36,875 33.1
Correspondence Clerks 95 $14,000 56.3 30 $30,769 9.4
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 2,420 $29,821 29.8 1,640 $34,494 31.8
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks 1,405 $32,891 44.5 955 $38,607 50.3
Customer Service Representatives 76,495 $26,278 22.9 47,705 $32,372 25.3
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 3,250 $31,384 44.8 2,735 $31,973 44.1
File Clerks 9,520 $19,243 21.3 4,320 $25,284 20.2
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 5,410 $15,719 19.5 2,655 $20,503 20.1
Interviewers Except Eligibility and Loan 5,050 $12,853 31.8 1,625 $30,823 29.1
Library Assistants, Clerical 2,390 $13,398 36.2 890 $30,516 47.8
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 2,385 $31,793 31.4 1,745 $36,395 31.8
New Account Clerks 580 $26,831 30.2 350 $29,375 22.7
Order Clerks 9,170 $22,218 9.0 5,105 $30,116 10.0
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
Timekeeping 1,550 $29,810 33.4 925 $37,049 32.7
Receptionists and Information Clerks 9,555 $16,960 26.0 4,255 $25,724 28.5
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and
Travel Clerks 7,985 $26,784 24.3 4,965 $32,144 25.1
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 1,940 $26,800 36.9 1,115 $34,013 30.6
Cargo and Freight Agents 2,730 $31,923 18.7 1,905 $35,372 20.1
Couriers and Messengers 20,045 $21,150 12.9 10,740 $27,330 13.3
Dispatchers 13,205 $31,990 10.0 9,780 $36,141 9.7
Meter Readers, Utilities 2,955 $34,850 9.5 2,185 $38,049 11.0
Postal Service Clerks 9,380 $39,911 16.7 7,265 $40,649 16.9
Postal Service Mail Carriers 29,050 $39,961 14.4 23,455 $40,507 14.6
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and
Processing Machine Operators 7,550 $39,364 19.5 5,615 $40,479 22.0
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 22,645 $37,672 34.6 15,760 $43,927 33.8
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 66,220 $20,749 4.6 39,240 $24,724 4.9
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 76,660 $20,972 6.9 42,095 $27,254 7.7
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers,
Recordkeeping 4,800 $25,266 13.4 2,775 $32,148 13.5
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 20,470 $26,787 35.6 12,055 $33,207 36.0
Computer Operators 13,890 $32,218 27.2 9,420 $37,098 26.2
Data Entry Keyers 16,425 $20,239 20.8 7,870 $27,070 21.3
Word Processors and Typists 2,435 $25,594 34.8 1,345 $30,907 36.3
Desktop Publishers 625 $31,919 28.3 365 $37,361 31.0
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 4,175 $29,433 39.0 2,830 $35,646 41.9
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except
Postal Service 7,970 $20,429 13.0 4,490 $23,674 13.5
Office Clerks, General 32,295 $21,611 25.4 16,915 $28,745 26.3
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 3,665 $23,080 14.1 2,175 $26,856 12.5
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 760 $25,793 46.5 400 $31,941 44.4
Statistical Assistants 1,260 $34,301 43.7 930 $36,686 39.4
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 17,175 $31,602 41.1 11,190 $38,175 43.1
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing
and Forestry Workers 14,810 $24,972 8.1 7,975 $30,568 10.6
Agricultural Inspectors 1,030 $36,038 35.2 625 $41,311 44.9
Animal Breeders 340 $25,500 8.8 230 $27,882 13.0
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 2,305 $11,866 4.9 795 $15,221 3.6
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers 145,875 $12,318 1.5 44,555 $17,244 2.2
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 3,050 $22,550 9.3 1,075 $26,033 9.9
Hunters and Trappers 40 $45,714 0.0 20 $51,786 0.0
Forest and Conservation Workers 1,340 $17,312 8.7 610 $23,946 12.1
Logging Workers 5,785 $21,276 3.8 1,830 $25,987 4.4
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers 100,710 $44,235 9.9 71,080 $50,286 9.9
Boilermakers 925 $35,859 1.3 475 $44,453 2.5
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 9,985 $24,614 3.1 4,975 $31,377 4.3
Carpenters 136,025 $25,412 5.9 67,305 $32,289 5.7
Carpet, Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers 29,505 $23,114 2.8 14,910 $29,987 2.4
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo
Workers 10,575 $26,603 2.1 5,160 $31,831 3.3
Contruction Laborers 154,830 $20,211 3.9 66,515 $27,334 4.4
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 1,255 $27,904 2.2 585 $31,975 3.6
Pile-Driver Operators 490 $43,015 5.3 220 $58,500 2.7
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment
Operators 26,160 $40,155 2.6 14,735 $42,498 2.9
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and
Tapers 20,180 $25,763 1.5 9,195 $31,639 1.9
Electricians 64,160 $35,848 7.3 40,260 $41,102 6.9
Glaziers 6,645 $31,220 4.5 4,355 $35,182 4.7
Insulation Workers 2,395 $29,163 2.0 1,230 $32,317 1.9
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 74,375 $19,361 5.3 32,875 $25,778 5.6
Paperhangers 955 $30,449 5.0 405 $36,678 4.7
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 55,130 $31,453 4.3 32,965 $37,537 4.5
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 8,835 $23,736 1.8 4,135 $29,130 2.3
Reinforcing Iron Workers 705 $36,100 0.0 380 $41,859 0.0
Roofers 22,890 $20,266 2.8 9,270 $27,130 2.9
Sheet Metal Workers 14,300 $32,430 3.8 9,430 $37,439 3.8
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 7,235 $36,564 2.4 4,295 $40,545 2.2
Helpers, Construction Trades 5,070 $15,079 1.6 1,785 $24,432 1.9
Construction and Building Inspectors 9,695 $49,124 25.6 7,055 $51,832 26.0
Elevator Installers and Repairers 2,305 $61,582 7.5 1,860 $66,223 8.2
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Fence Erectors 2,965 $20,136 1.6 1,520 $27,542 1.3
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 2,290 $25,973 12.0 1,120 $36,078 18.8
Highway Maintenance Workers 6,500 $32,036 5.7 4,515 $35,013 7.1
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment
Operators 665 $37,201 6.7 465 $40,324 2.4
Septic Tank Services and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 610 $30,362 1.3 395 $35,395 2.0
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 4,105 $28,743 3.9 2,545 $32,259 4.1
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators,
Oil, Gas, and Mining 980 $30,689 2.7 510 $37,121 2.2
Earth Drillers Except Oil and Gas 1,725 $35,771 3.9 1,060 $40,858 3.4
Explosives Workers, Ordnance handling Experts, and
Blasters 705 $26,975 3.8 430 $32,500 4.2
Mining Machine Operators 1,740 $40,021 2.7 1,230 $45,451 2.9
Roof Bolters, Mining 0 . . 0 . .
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 85 $15,580 0.0 55 $16,563 0.0
Helpers - Extraction Workers 90 $14,028 26.4 40 $30,234 0.0
Other Extraction Workers 1,220 $31,264 5.2 710 $34,598 6.6
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers and Repairers 35,760 $44,650 11.6 28,770 $48,065 11.6
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers 31,985 $31,215 18.2 21,425 $37,269 18.5
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers 25,300 $41,769 10.0 19,155 $47,974 10.2
Avionics Technicians 1,700 $44,674 11.2 1,395 $47,770 11.6
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 3,865 $30,507 6.6 2,785 $34,989 6.5
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Transportation
Equipment 445 $26,136 2.7 285 $34,489 4.2
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Industrial and
Utility 930 $45,856 12.5 745 $48,030 13.4
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor
Vehicles 1,710 $22,122 5.4 1,010 $29,137 5.8
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers
and Repairers 6,225 $22,751 9.9 3,560 $29,711 11.8
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 5,595 $30,159 6.0 3,850 $33,970 5.3
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 23,470 $46,582 7.9 18,215 $49,932 8.1
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 19,155 $24,479 2.8 11,460 $30,603 2.8
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 1,595 $25,606 3.0 1,005 $30,682 3.4
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 131,940 $25,453 3.9 83,970 $31,024 4.0
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists 27,845 $35,106 2.6 20,325 $38,186 2.7
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service
Technicians and Mechanics 17,430 $36,216 2.9 12,235 $40,241 3.1
Small Engine Mechanics 3,720 $22,322 4.4 2,315 $25,865 4.3
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers 7,245 $20,163 2.9 4,040 $23,456 2.0
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers 1,890 $41,372 4.6 1,450 $43,503 5.3
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers 24,570 $34,846 4.8 16,940 $39,325 5.3
Home Appliance Repairers 6,835 $27,751 7.4 4,545 $32,301 8.6
Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics 38,400 $36,676 5.5 27,560 $40,690 5.4
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 47,625 $27,526 6.4 30,890 $32,736 6.7
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 2,040 $27,896 4.3 1,385 $32,886 5.0
Millwrights 2,845 $41,921 3.1 1,905 $46,745 3.8
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 6,560 $56,473 5.6 4,940 $61,674 6.0
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 18,410 $36,309 6.8 13,280 $41,626 6.6
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers 7,185 $36,160 17.3 5,050 $41,605 16.1
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and
Repairers 3,900 $25,730 8.6 2,535 $30,754 9.0
Commercial Divers 550 $35,625 11.9 295 $36,979 12.2
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 4,235 $30,678 7.6 3,040 $35,210 6.9
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 985 $19,808 2.8 465 $26,447 4.3
Riggers 845 $39,438 5.3 545 $41,158 5.5
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 300 $51,636 1.0 270 $51,667 1.1
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1,825 $14,882 1.9 805 $21,514 1.1
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 31,190 $25,229 9.3 18,275 $30,786 8.9
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and
Operating Workers 107,765 $39,962 14.0 81,330 $42,525 15.2
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems
Assemblers 1,650 $31,685 7.3 1,215 $36,469 7.4
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical
Assemblers 19,210 $20,124 8.4 11,265 $23,631 7.7
Engine and Other Machines Assemblers 895 $24,708 6.7 620 $30,341 6.9
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 1,450 $26,599 3.4 970 $31,096 2.8
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 68,910 $19,110 5.0 38,890 $22,862 5.3
Bakers 14,990 $19,135 4.6 8,325 $23,702 4.9
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing
Workers 21,885 $23,933 2.8 13,880 $30,893 2.5
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine
Operators and Tenders 770 $21,128 7.0 495 $25,466 10.9
Food Batchmakers 4,010 $20,806 4.6 2,215 $27,579 4.7
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 670 $18,417 3.9 335 $22,760 4.8
Computer Control Programmers and Operators 3,215 $32,892 5.9 2,435 $36,444 6.2
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 710 $28,068 4.5 505 $33,036 1.2
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 440 $36,291 0.0 300 $36,563 0.0
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 510 $24,896 1.0 340 $29,615 0.0
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 5,615 $21,431 1.7 3,265 $25,725 1.6
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 470 $18,750 10.4 275 $22,353 2.2
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine
Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic 7,300 $18,215 1.9 3,965 $22,708 1.5
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,180 $21,548 1.5 745 $27,539 1.9
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 75 $33,393 0.0 30 $41,429 0.0
Machinists 46,635 $32,749 4.6 33,315 $37,141 4.6
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and Tenders 1,055 $26,387 2.4 815 $26,762 3.1
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 1,100 $33,024 18.4 580 $43,333 11.6
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 6,120 $24,455 2.9 3,815 $28,827 2.6
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 200 $26,429 7.9 65 $46,050 23.9
Tool and Die Makers 4,895 $41,110 4.4 3,610 $45,421 4.4
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers 53,650 $25,483 2.0 31,905 $29,744 2.0
Heat Treating Equipment Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 610 $26,795 7.4 360 $35,214 2.5
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 805 $33,698 7.2 540 $36,667 10.7
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 3,155 $22,435 2.1 1,930 $25,817 1.8
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners 1,150 $35,884 3.8 845 $37,115 3.3
Metalworkers and Plastic Workers, All Others 44,630 $22,129 3.8 27,650 $24,772 4.0
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 1,935 $26,363 6.3 1,360 $29,052 5.2
Job Printers 9,200 $27,147 9.5 6,160 $31,959 9.5
Prepress Technicians and Workers 4,970 $30,988 13.3 3,350 $36,221 14.3
Printing Machine Operators 17,010 $30,452 4.6 11,775 $34,513 4.2
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers 12,480 $17,670 7.3 6,590 $21,357 8.9
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 4,285 $12,244 2.4 2,000 $14,844 2.1
Sewing Machine Operators 29,880 $12,103 1.6 13,840 $13,741 1.8
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 1,920 $16,302 9.2 1,045 $20,815 7.7
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 425 $13,698 5.6 185 $14,343 7.0
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 7,580 $17,053 7.7 3,845 $22,155 9.2
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and
Tenders 620 $14,075 10.0 355 $15,485 7.6
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders 2,215 $15,876 2.7 1,035 $17,629 0.7
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders 425 $16,895 2.1 230 $17,554 0.0
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 95 $12,159 0.0 30 $14,861 0.0
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 60 $27,841 0.0 55 $28,011 0.0
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 390 $39,844 34.4 255 $45,313 38.2
Upholsterers 8,125 $19,240 2.9 4,835 $22,394 3.0
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 1,205 $16,439 7.7 610 $20,052 4.1
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 9,295 $24,581 7.8 5,435 $29,262 7.2
Furniture Finishers 2,805 $18,038 5.4 1,370 $21,793 6.4
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood 65 $15,625 18.2 40 $12,381 5.0
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 4,005 $19,125 2.1 2,300 $23,288 0.9
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Except Sawing 2,740 $17,883 2.9 1,520 $22,964 3.2
Woodworkers, All Other 2,955 $15,864 17.5 1,620 $21,835 12.2
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers 2,800 $62,355 9.9 2,360 $66,565 10.1
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 9,065 $46,532 12.7 7,280 $49,377 12.1
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
Workers 5,950 $42,341 11.4 4,970 $44,732 11.6
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators 3,635 $50,450 10.0 2,845 $52,253 11.2
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders 5,625 $32,839 23.6 4,075 $37,402 23.1
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending
Workers 7,795 $21,926 1.8 4,750 $26,294 1.6
Cutting Workers 9,065 $18,464 2.0 5,055 $22,081 1.7
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,675 $26,239 2.4 1,040 $31,449 3.2
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and
Tenders 855 $24,007 7.7 545 $26,458 7.9
Inspectors, Testers, Sorter, Samplers, and Weighers 61,270 $31,742 17.2 41,975 $37,417 18.1
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 6,535 $18,324 10.4 3,115 $23,923 12.0
Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 8,640 $30,890 14.3 5,775 $36,092 13.7
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 15,020 $16,423 2.3 7,340 $21,806 2.3
Painting Workers 20,595 $21,243 2.4 12,395 $25,902 2.4
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine
Workers 6,645 $26,030 21.8 4,100 $31,217 22.5
Semiconductor Processors 835 $36,534 24.9 600 $40,808 21.8
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 540 $20,996 1.8 300 $26,563 0.0
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment
Operators and Tenders 940 $18,970 4.5 425 $26,464 0.0
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 170 $16,827 2.9 80 $30,859 6.3
Etchers and Engravers 1,195 $22,903 14.2 670 $30,325 19.9
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, except Metal and
Plastic 4,165 $22,057 12.3 2,425 $27,838 10.8
Paper Goods Machines Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,895 $25,686 3.5 1,080 $35,823 6.2
Tire Builders 495 $22,371 1.0 315 $32,813 1.6
Helpers-Production Workers 4,815 $13,438 3.9 1,825 $17,927 5.5
Production Workers, All Other 88,415 $21,300 4.4 49,470 $26,644 4.8
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving
Workers 24,140 $37,273 14.7 17,925 $40,893 14.7
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 11,660 $63,855 66.8 7,125 $66,612 65.8
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations
Specialists 3,075 $67,379 26.3 2,730 $68,594 28.0
TABLE2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
CALIFORNIA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency
Medical Technicians 355 $23,346 4.5 255 $24,228 6.2
Bus Drivers 26,830 $26,980 9.2 15,205 $33,886 9.4
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 336,700 $27,813 4.3 199,920 $33,593 4.1
Taxi Drivers and Chauffers 22,265 $17,752 17.1 10,445 $22,305 15.9
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 2,660 $16,085 6.6 1,265 $24,890 6.2
Locomotive Engineers and Operators 3,180 $58,080 12.9 2,405 $60,819 14.3
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 480 $50,109 11.1 370 $52,011 9.5
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 2,865 $60,402 16.9 2,225 $61,980 19.1
Subway, Streetcar, and Other Rail Transportation
Workers 810 $36,992 6.2 520 $43,611 4.6
Sailors and Marine Oilers 1,725 $30,237 18.7 765 $42,332 16.8
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 2,735 $38,804 25.3 1,455 $50,238 26.5
Ship Engineers 530 $51,184 16.7 300 $45,147 18.2
Bridge and Lock Tenders 105 $34,375 10.4 85 $32,308 13.1
Parking Lot Attendants 9,635 $13,498 8.1 3,980 $16,993 7.0
Service Station Attendants 5,900 $14,722 6.2 2,760 $19,623 8.4
Transportation Inspectors 3,325 $45,884 14.2 2,635 $50,668 15.9
Other Transportation Workers 1,410 $27,427 11.4 930 $38,929 8.0
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 325 $21,601 0.0 185 $25,350 0.0
Crane and Tower Operators 4,610 $42,651 3.9 3,215 $50,048 3.8
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators 3,845 $36,435 3.3 2,210 $41,235 3.6
Hoist and Winch Operators 750 $30,909 1.1 375 $31,440 0.0
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 57,935 $21,355 1.7 31,580 $26,265 1.8
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 33,275 $13,867 2.7 15,520 $18,288 2.8
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materials Movers,
Hand 145,875 $19,345 4.1 71,910 $27,192 4.2
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 2,710 $21,117 4.9 1,465 $26,077 4.9
Packers and Packagers, Hand 20,425 $13,660 4.0 8,855 $17,982 3.4
Pumping Station Operators 1,185 $37,016 2.9 845 $41,053 3.7
Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors 7,690 $18,793 3.1 4,200 $28,288 4.4
Shuttle Car Operators 210 $13,125 3.4 85 $16,736 8.2
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 315 $33,672 1.6 180 $36,071 0.0
Material Moving Workers, All Other 3,760 $27,975 3.3 2,205 $32,401 3.4
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