Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

Each occupation's median wage in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

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 · vs. national

1Real Estate Sales Agents$91,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,240 – $206,160+73.6%
2Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$101,780
Bachelor's degree
$50,580 – $123,990+62.4%
3Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$103,880
Bachelor's degree
$62,270 – $123,570+61.4%
4Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$104,810
Bachelor's degree
$65,750 – $130,020+60.9%
5Public Safety Telecommunicators$83,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,000 – $105,800+58.1%
6Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$119,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,360 – $128,580+57.0%
7Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$100,790
Master's degree
$52,780 – $140,660+56.7%
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$99,420
Bachelor's degree
$63,180 – $123,400+55.4%
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$108,850
Bachelor's degree
$65,590 – $130,250+51.1%
10Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$159,120
Master's degree
$106,160 – $196,160+50.3%
11Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$62,260
Bachelor's degree
$38,440 – $73,410+49.4%
12Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$93,550
Bachelor's degree
$76,080 – $123,650+41.2%
13First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$149,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$125,240 – $198,510+40.9%
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$104,090
Bachelor's degree
$79,940 – $124,730+40.2%
15Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$83,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,740 – $131,870+39.2%
16Cooks, Fast Food$42,530
No formal educational credential
$35,980 – $46,640+37.7%
17Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$131,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,610 – $166,610+37.5%
18Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,370
No formal educational credential
$35,340 – $46,870+35.8%
19School Psychologists$129,610
Master's degree
$105,600 – $158,730+35.0%
20Registered Nurses$131,160
Bachelor's degree
$94,360 – $169,780+34.5%
21Dietetic Technicians$50,570
Associate's degree
$36,510 – $60,940+34.4%
22Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$107,650
Associate's degree
$62,160 – $135,080+34.4%
23Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$110,260
Bachelor's degree
$62,250 – $156,760+34.1%
24Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$76,980
No formal educational credential
$48,210 – $108,550+32.4%
25Logisticians$108,340
Bachelor's degree
$65,560 – $153,690+31.6%
26Firefighters$77,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,760 – $97,150+30.6%
27Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$78,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,590 – $104,530+30.5%
28Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$125,750
Associate's degree
$52,510 – $166,290+30.2%
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$47,860
Some college, no degree
$37,930 – $58,580+30.1%
30Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$63,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,100 – $78,730+29.9%
31Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$59,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,490 – $75,380+29.7%
32Healthcare Social Workers$87,570
Master's degree
$54,880 – $128,770+29.0%
33Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$71,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,880 – $79,720+29.0%
34Dental Hygienists$126,530
Associate's degree
$107,880 – $128,290+29.0%
35Bus Drivers, School$61,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,120 – $73,220+28.8%
36Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$65,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,020 – $97,200+28.7%
37First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$63,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,930 – $81,150+28.6%
38Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$60,410
Associate's degree
$47,550 – $75,260+27.5%
39Child, Family, and School Social Workers$75,580
Bachelor's degree
$48,910 – $96,400+26.9%
40Clergy$77,050
Bachelor's degree
$42,220 – $99,080+26.7%
41Medical Equipment Preparers$60,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,590 – $79,650+26.6%
42Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,990
Associate's degree
$52,630 – $103,420+26.2%
43Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$129,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$90,120 – $164,560+25.6%
44Library Assistants, Clerical$46,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $60,560+25.4%
45Construction Laborers$58,950
No formal educational credential
$41,000 – $94,140+25.1%
46Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$97,680
Associate's degree
$50,340 – $151,510+24.9%
47Insurance Sales Agents$77,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,410 – $167,940+24.9%
48Respiratory Therapists$102,250
Associate's degree
$75,240 – $130,710+24.3%
49Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$92,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,660 – $106,230+24.0%
50Special Education Teachers, All Other$94,880
Bachelor's degree
$64,330 – $115,040+23.9%

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	vs. national
1	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,690	$42,240 – $206,160	+73.6%
2	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$101,780	$50,580 – $123,990	+62.4%
3	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$103,880	$62,270 – $123,570	+61.4%
4	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$104,810	$65,750 – $130,020	+60.9%
5	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,840	$64,000 – $105,800	+58.1%
6	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$119,640	$78,360 – $128,580	+57.0%
7	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$100,790	$52,780 – $140,660	+56.7%
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$99,420	$63,180 – $123,400	+55.4%
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$108,850	$65,590 – $130,250	+51.1%
10	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$159,120	$106,160 – $196,160	+50.3%
11	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$62,260	$38,440 – $73,410	+49.4%
12	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$93,550	$76,080 – $123,650	+41.2%
13	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$149,460	$125,240 – $198,510	+40.9%
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$104,090	$79,940 – $124,730	+40.2%
15	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,290	$53,740 – $131,870	+39.2%
16	Cooks, Fast FoodNo formal educational credential	$42,530	$35,980 – $46,640	+37.7%
17	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$131,050	$82,610 – $166,610	+37.5%
18	Fast Food and Counter WorkersNo formal educational credential	$42,370	$35,340 – $46,870	+35.8%
19	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$129,610	$105,600 – $158,730	+35.0%
20	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$131,160	$94,360 – $169,780	+34.5%
21	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$50,570	$36,510 – $60,940	+34.4%
22	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$107,650	$62,160 – $135,080	+34.4%
23	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$110,260	$62,250 – $156,760	+34.1%
24	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$76,980	$48,210 – $108,550	+32.4%
25	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$108,340	$65,560 – $153,690	+31.6%
26	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,400	$49,760 – $97,150	+30.6%
27	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,350	$50,590 – $104,530	+30.5%
28	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$125,750	$52,510 – $166,290	+30.2%
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$47,860	$37,930 – $58,580	+30.1%
30	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,240	$48,100 – $78,730	+29.9%
31	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,580	$44,490 – $75,380	+29.7%
32	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$87,570	$54,880 – $128,770	+29.0%
33	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,670	$42,880 – $79,720	+29.0%
34	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$126,530	$107,880 – $128,290	+29.0%
35	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,720	$47,120 – $73,220	+28.8%
36	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,160	$38,020 – $97,200	+28.7%
37	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,140	$41,930 – $81,150	+28.6%
38	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,410	$47,550 – $75,260	+27.5%
39	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$75,580	$48,910 – $96,400	+26.9%
40	ClergyBachelor's degree	$77,050	$42,220 – $99,080	+26.7%
41	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,380	$42,590 – $79,650	+26.6%
42	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,990	$52,630 – $103,420	+26.2%
43	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$129,910	$90,120 – $164,560	+25.6%
44	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,300	$34,650 – $60,560	+25.4%
45	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$58,950	$41,000 – $94,140	+25.1%
46	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$97,680	$50,340 – $151,510	+24.9%
47	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,780	$45,410 – $167,940	+24.9%
48	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$102,250	$75,240 – $130,710	+24.3%
49	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,200	$62,660 – $106,230	+24.0%
50	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$94,880	$64,330 – $115,040	+23.9%

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