High paying medical jobs in Visalia, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Visalia, CA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical 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 Visalia, CA run 0.2% below the national average (2024), so a Visalia, CA salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Visalia, CA · Employed

1General Internal Medicine Physicians$307,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,130 – $397,14070
2Family Medicine Physicians$226,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,270 – $392,730150
3Dentists, General$214,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,620 – $265,250170
4Physician Assistants$166,510
Master's degree
$122,770 – $203,200100
5Nurse Practitioners$159,430
Master's degree
$132,070 – $208,240250
6Pharmacists$158,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$123,380 – $192,400310
7Registered Nurses$125,180
Bachelor's degree
$97,560 – $160,6802,990
8Occupational Therapists$122,690
Master's degree
$60,160 – $140,030140
9Speech-Language Pathologists$106,760
Master's degree
$69,270 – $151,700220
10Physical Therapists$105,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,850 – $131,260230
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$99,010
Associate's degree
$77,000 – $126,99090
12Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$98,610
Associate's degree
$74,870 – $128,930170
13Dental Hygienists$98,240
Associate's degree
$97,520 – $121,700200
14Dietitians and Nutritionists$96,880
Bachelor's degree
$62,690 – $118,65060
15Respiratory Therapists$82,030
Associate's degree
$66,870 – $97,450120
16Psychiatric Technicians$76,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,510 – $94,900200
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$73,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,070 – $89,270830
18Surgical Technologists$61,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,890 – $79,310110
19Medical Records Specialists$59,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,180 – $80,620200
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$52,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,140 – $80,250200
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,500
Bachelor's degree
$37,350 – $91,41090
22Pharmacy Technicians$48,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,620 – $71,200420
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,350
Associate's degree
$41,170 – $59,73060
24Emergency Medical Technicians$39,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,270 – $54,910170
25Dietetic Technicians$36,870
Associate's degree
$35,690 – $47,54060

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

#	Occupation	MedianVisalia, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$307,430	$89,130 – $397,140	70
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$226,500	$62,270 – $392,730	150
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$214,950	$77,620 – $265,250	170
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$166,510	$122,770 – $203,200	100
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$159,430	$132,070 – $208,240	250
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$158,080	$123,380 – $192,400	310
7	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$125,180	$97,560 – $160,680	2,990
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$122,690	$60,160 – $140,030	140
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$106,760	$69,270 – $151,700	220
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$105,210	$49,850 – $131,260	230
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$99,010	$77,000 – $126,990	90
12	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$98,610	$74,870 – $128,930	170
13	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,240	$97,520 – $121,700	200
14	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$96,880	$62,690 – $118,650	60
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$82,030	$66,870 – $97,450	120
16	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,700	$47,510 – $94,900	200
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,540	$61,070 – $89,270	830
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,270	$42,890 – $79,310	110
19	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,420	$44,180 – $80,620	200
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,750	$45,140 – $80,250	200
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,500	$37,350 – $91,410	90
22	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,870	$38,620 – $71,200	420
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,350	$41,170 – $59,730	60
24	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,530	$35,270 – $54,910	170
25	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,870	$35,690 – $47,540	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Visalia, 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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