High paying construction jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

Every construction occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single construction job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA run 10.5% above the national average (2024), so a Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA salary is worth about 0.90× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$89,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,390 – $139,7701,260
2Construction and Building Inspectors$84,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,160 – $126,770220
3Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$83,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,740 – $131,870780
4Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$76,980
No formal educational credential
$48,210 – $108,550280
5Carpenters$74,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130 – $108,3202,050
6Electricians$64,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070 – $122,3601,160
7Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$64,080
No formal educational credential
$46,260 – $96,500580
8Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$63,760
No formal educational credential
$46,920 – $106,130650
9Roofers$62,840
No formal educational credential
$47,060 – $83,580430
10Sheet Metal Workers$62,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,500 – $128,610120
11Glaziers$62,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,250 – $92,430180
12Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$62,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,940 – $123,7101,230
13Plasterers and Stucco Masons$61,550
No formal educational credential
$50,970 – $81,490180
14Construction Laborers$58,950
No formal educational credential
$41,000 – $94,1401,790
15Highway Maintenance Workers$56,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,650 – $78,340100
16Fence Erectors$56,310
No formal educational credential
$40,280 – $77,540100
17Tile and Stone Setters$55,550
No formal educational credential
$40,270 – $74,370210
18Painters, Construction and Maintenance$53,460
No formal educational credential
$38,560 – $78,450950
19Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$48,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,570 – $80,980180
20Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$46,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $51,100100

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianOxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,810	$59,390 – $139,770	1,260
2	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,240	$46,160 – $126,770	220
3	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,290	$53,740 – $131,870	780
4	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$76,980	$48,210 – $108,550	280
5	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,060	$49,130 – $108,320	2,050
6	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,840	$47,070 – $122,360	1,160
7	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$64,080	$46,260 – $96,500	580
8	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$63,760	$46,920 – $106,130	650
9	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$62,840	$47,060 – $83,580	430
10	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,520	$46,500 – $128,610	120
11	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,320	$47,250 – $92,430	180
12	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,300	$47,940 – $123,710	1,230
13	Plasterers and Stucco MasonsNo formal educational credential	$61,550	$50,970 – $81,490	180
14	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$58,950	$41,000 – $94,140	1,790
15	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,670	$43,650 – $78,340	100
16	Fence ErectorsNo formal educational credential	$56,310	$40,280 – $77,540	100
17	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$55,550	$40,270 – $74,370	210
18	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$53,460	$38,560 – $78,450	950
19	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,650	$36,570 – $80,980	180
20	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,010	$37,440 – $51,100	100

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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