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Jobs in Yuba City, CA

Pay, demand and occupations in this metropolitan area.

In short: Yuba City, CA: 51,090 jobs, median pay $49,970 a year.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

$49,970median pay

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$120,190top (90th pct.)

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Overview

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

Yuba City, CA is a metropolitan area in California. BLS counts 51,090 wage-and-salary jobs here, with a median pay of $49,970 a year (the lowest-paid tenth earn under $34,620 and the highest-paid tenth more than $120,190).

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Largest occupations

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

The 40 largest occupations here (at least 100 jobs).

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Occupation ⇅	Jobs ⇅	Median pay ⇅	Entry (10th pct.) ⇅	Top (90th pct.) ⇅	Location quotient ⇅
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,120	$34,320	$34,320	$37,210	2.21
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,790	$58,230	$43,660	$73,670	2.64
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,630	$42,040	$34,850	$46,520	1.29
Cashiers	1,410	$35,790	$34,320	$46,730	1.39
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,220	$45,880	$37,140	$57,040	2.62
Retail Salespersons	1,080	$37,310	$34,750	$50,390	0.84
Registered Nurses	1,080	$149,320	$98,270	$178,300	0.97
Office Clerks, General	1,020	$47,110	$35,060	$62,560	1.26
Stockers and Order Fillers	950	$39,460	$35,140	$50,210	1.02
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	920	$97,000	$62,420	$124,720	2.01
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	850	$34,960	$34,320	$39,390	9.76
General and Operations Managers	730	$101,210	$54,630	$218,810	0.63
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	670	$100,170	$64,960	$125,100	1.91
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	650	$42,050	$34,900	$53,970	0.67
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	640	$42,240	$34,480	$59,040	0.88
Nursing Assistants	520	$46,130	$40,260	$52,990	1.09
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	520	$51,480	$38,000	$70,700	0.93
Customer Service Representatives	480	$49,170	$37,290	$64,440	0.56
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	460	$55,210	$39,460	$74,070	1.03
Civil Engineers	460	$119,990	$77,990	$156,820	3.84
Waiters and Waitresses	450	$34,320	$34,320	$48,360	0.61
Medical Assistants	430	$49,410	$37,830	$61,870	1.61
Cooks, Restaurant	400	$39,160	$36,210	$49,570	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	400	$46,040	$39,230	$65,940	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	400	$50,950	$38,330	$75,980	1.10
Security Guards	390	$37,180	$34,380	$46,580	0.91
Cooks, Fast Food	390	$42,320	$35,680	$48,450	1.86
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	380	$55,100	$38,030	$76,820	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	380	$71,010	$47,070	$105,330	0.80
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	370	$61,710	$44,770	$80,430	2.14
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	340	$47,420	$35,630	$58,930	1.09
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	330	$78,260	$64,750	$90,770	1.54
Food Preparation Workers	320	$37,740	$34,470	$45,470	1.08
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	310	$76,200	$47,180	$130,160	0.77
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	310	$49,600	$39,290	$61,600	0.98
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	300	$40,560	$35,140	$48,580	1.07
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	300	$83,530	$44,460	$131,810	0.83
Construction Laborers	290	$48,210	$40,100	$80,050	0.81
Accountants and Auditors	280	$78,530	$54,420	$131,260	0.60
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	280	$58,580	$36,690	$82,090	1.20

Top pay

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

The 40 highest-paying occupations among those with at least 300 jobs.

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Occupation ⇅	Jobs ⇅	Median pay ⇅	Entry (10th pct.) ⇅	Top (90th pct.) ⇅	Location quotient ⇅
Registered Nurses	1,080	$149,320	$98,270	$178,300	0.97
Civil Engineers	460	$119,990	$77,990	$156,820	3.84
General and Operations Managers	730	$101,210	$54,630	$218,810	0.63
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	670	$100,170	$64,960	$125,100	1.91
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	920	$97,000	$62,420	$124,720	2.01
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	300	$83,530	$44,460	$131,810	0.83
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	330	$78,260	$64,750	$90,770	1.54
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	310	$76,200	$47,180	$130,160	0.77
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	380	$71,010	$47,070	$105,330	0.80
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	370	$61,710	$44,770	$80,430	2.14
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,790	$58,230	$43,660	$73,670	2.64
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	460	$55,210	$39,460	$74,070	1.03
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	380	$55,100	$38,030	$76,820	0.75
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	520	$51,480	$38,000	$70,700	0.93
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	400	$50,950	$38,330	$75,980	1.10
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	310	$49,600	$39,290	$61,600	0.98
Medical Assistants	430	$49,410	$37,830	$61,870	1.61
Customer Service Representatives	480	$49,170	$37,290	$64,440	0.56
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	340	$47,420	$35,630	$58,930	1.09
Office Clerks, General	1,020	$47,110	$35,060	$62,560	1.26
Nursing Assistants	520	$46,130	$40,260	$52,990	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	400	$46,040	$39,230	$65,940	0.99
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,220	$45,880	$37,140	$57,040	2.62
Cooks, Fast Food	390	$42,320	$35,680	$48,450	1.86
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	640	$42,240	$34,480	$59,040	0.88
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	650	$42,050	$34,900	$53,970	0.67
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,630	$42,040	$34,850	$46,520	1.29
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	300	$40,560	$35,140	$48,580	1.07
Stockers and Order Fillers	950	$39,460	$35,140	$50,210	1.02
Cooks, Restaurant	400	$39,160	$36,210	$49,570	0.85
Food Preparation Workers	320	$37,740	$34,470	$45,470	1.08
Retail Salespersons	1,080	$37,310	$34,750	$50,390	0.84
Security Guards	390	$37,180	$34,380	$46,580	0.91
Cashiers	1,410	$35,790	$34,320	$46,730	1.39
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	850	$34,960	$34,320	$39,390	9.76
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,120	$34,320	$34,320	$37,210	2.21
Waiters and Waitresses	450	$34,320	$34,320	$48,360	0.61

Fields

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

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Field ⇅	Jobs ⇅	Median pay ⇅	Location quotient ⇅
Office and Administrative Support	5,270	$50,340	0.90
Transportation and Material Moving	4,890	$47,060	1.09
Educational Instruction and Library	4,790	$64,460	1.60
Healthcare Support	4,670	$34,320	1.80
Food Preparation and Serving Related	4,600	$38,990	1.02
Sales and Related	4,370	$38,770	0.99
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	3,310	$107,220	1.02
Management	2,720	$114,360	0.74
Construction and Extraction	2,070	$63,310	0.98
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	2,060	$64,860	1.03
Business and Financial Operations	2,000	$79,880	0.58
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,520	$43,680	1.02
Production	1,520	$47,650	0.54
Community and Social Service	1,340	$61,890	1.53
Protective Service	1,220	$54,090	0.98
Personal Care and Service	1,200	$36,580	1.12
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	1,190	$35,370	8.30
Architecture and Engineering	840	$114,280	0.98
Computer and Mathematical	570	$92,690	0.33
Life, Physical, and Social Science	480	$90,150	1.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	270	$57,550	0.40
Legal	170	$98,930	0.40

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FAQ

How many jobs are there in Yuba City, CA?

BLS counts 51,090 wage-and-salary jobs (OEWS, May 2025).

What is the median pay in Yuba City, CA?

$49,970 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Which occupation pays most in Yuba City, CA?

Registered Nurses, with a median of $149,320 among occupations with at least 300 jobs.

Sources

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