Highest-paying jobs in Santa Maria that don't require a college degree

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June 13, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Santa Maria that don't require a college degree

From the moment they arrive on campus, today’s high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, and coaches. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students’ future careers, it’s not necessary for all fields — something admissions officers and guidance counselors sometimes fail to mention.

To find the highest paying jobs that don’t require a college degree, Stacker consulted the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to compile a list of all jobs that don’t require higher education. All professions that listed a high school diploma, some college education (without a degree conferred), postsecondary nondegree award, or no formal education requirements for entry-level positions were considered. Jobs that didn’t list any entry-level education requirement were excluded, as were job titles that grouped several positions together. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.

Keep reading to discover the highest paying jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. Chefs and head cooks

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $60,110
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,920
- Employment: 129,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Leominster-Gardner, MA ($81,020)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,600)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($79,430)
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#49. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $60,150
- #209 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,030
- Employment: 234,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,610)
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#48. Computer user support specialists

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $60,260
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,650
- Employment: 654,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)
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#47. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $60,660
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,500
- Employment: 34,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($105,090)
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($97,860)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($96,520)
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#46. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $61,250
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,020
- Employment: 261,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,900)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($73,400)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,480)

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#45. Plasterers and stucco masons

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $61,710
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,810
- Employment: 26,980
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($76,030)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($75,260)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,090)
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#44. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $62,000
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,850
- Employment: 641,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Napa, CA ($76,890)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,880)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,410)
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#43. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $62,400
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,350
- Employment: 172,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($88,140)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($84,690)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($80,570)
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#42. Surgical technologists

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $63,670
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,590
- Employment: 109,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($80,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($80,170)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($77,460)
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#41. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $63,830
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,810
- Employment: 97,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,380)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($82,560)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($81,460)

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#40. Service unit operators, oil and gas

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $64,000
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,660
- Employment: 32,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($79,050)
--- New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($73,100)
--- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($65,030)
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#39. Carpenters

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $64,070
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,080

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- Employment: 668,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,730)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,680)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,280)
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#38. Industrial machinery mechanics

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $64,690
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,780
- Employment: 373,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
--- Anchorage, AK ($82,890)
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#37. Food service managers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $65,540
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,970
- Employment: 210,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)
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#36. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $66,340
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

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#35. Sheet metal workers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $66,500
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,760
- Employment: 122,630
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($101,150)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($94,930)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($93,840)
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#33 (tie). Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $66,790
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,280
- Employment: 145,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($86,740)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,520)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,470)
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#33 (tie). First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $66,790
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,740

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,380
- Employment: 1,443,630
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,520)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,430)
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#32. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $67,530
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,870
- Employment: 466,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($87,760)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,420)
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#31. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $67,700
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,350
- Employment: 417,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,580)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,500)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($89,190)

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#30. Electricians

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $67,810
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,310
- Employment: 650,580
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,900)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,090)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($86,600)
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#29. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $68,110
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,330
- Employment: 629,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($90,410)
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#28. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $70,450
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,230
- Employment: 50,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($87,890)
--- Fresno, CA ($86,230)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,640)
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#27. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $71,190
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,320
- Employment: 121,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,980)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($92,370)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($87,990)
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#26. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $71,210
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,310
- Employment: 44,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($98,380)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($94,070)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($92,800)

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#25. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $71,740
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,390
- Employment: 51,040
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($81,390)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($80,460)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($73,070)
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#24. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $71,830
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,100

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,026,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,810)
--- Boulder, CO ($101,630)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,360)
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#23. Advertising sales agents

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $71,990
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,540
- Employment: 96,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,840)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,720)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($83,050)
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#22. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $72,630
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,470
- Employment: 125,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,470)
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($86,370)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($85,860)
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#21. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $73,880
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,280
- Employment: 404,820
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,910)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($91,860)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,120)

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#20. Insurance sales agents

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $74,150
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,340
- Employment: 422,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)
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#19. Public safety telecommunicators

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $74,740
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,030
- Employment: 97,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($97,380)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,790)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($76,950)
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#18. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $74,830
- #316 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,320
- Employment: 243,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)
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#17. Lodging managers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $75,520
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,770
- Employment: 35,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($121,090)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($111,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($99,600)
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#16. Surveying and mapping technicians

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $75,640
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,810
- Employment: 56,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,710)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($77,840)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,960)

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#15. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $76,060
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,510
- Employment: 29,820
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,300)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,930)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,740)
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#14. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $76,410
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,110

National
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- Employment: 1,242,490
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
--- Napa, CA ($92,620)
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#13. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $76,420
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- Employment: 526,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)
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#12. Correctional officers and jailers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $79,020
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,420
- Employment: 392,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($96,580)
--- Salinas, CA ($89,100)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($86,260)
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#11. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $80,280
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,060
- Employment: 665,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)

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#10. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $83,880
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $78,440
- Employment: 5,220
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($104,810)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($101,650)
--- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ($101,610)
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#9. Construction and building inspectors

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $90,920
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,480
- Employment: 117,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New Haven, CT ($121,510)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,190)
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#8. Firefighters

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $97,470
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,290
- Employment: 317,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,210)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,150)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($97,470)
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#7. Fire inspectors and investigators

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $100,770
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,680
- Employment: 14,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dayton, OH ($116,740)
--- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ($112,040)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($107,220)
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#6. Commercial pilots

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $105,160
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,080
- Employment: 42,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,920)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($184,260)
--- Savannah, GA ($177,450)

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#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $108,530
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- Employment: 144,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)
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#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $117,700
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,060
- Employment: 123,940
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)
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#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $122,260
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,370
- Employment: 107,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)
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#2. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $131,420
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,270
- Employment: 80,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($171,060)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($135,860)
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#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $164,600
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,760
- Employment: 128,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)

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