Highest-paying management jobs in Oxnard

Not everyone has what it takes to be a manager in today's workplace, and those who do tend to be well compensated.

Workers today are split on how they want to interact with their jobs. Half of workers want to blend their work and their personal lives, while the other roughly 50% prefer to keep them separate, according to Gallup polling. The lion's share want more flexibility in where they perform their work—at a time when businesses may have to buckle in for tougher economic conditions in the year ahead.

Whether overseeing a sales team or leading a commercial building project, these are the challenges that get management professionals out of bed in the morning.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying management jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "management occupations" were included.

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#29. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $59,810
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,800
- Employment: 56,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($74,390)
--- Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($73,080)
--- Napa, CA ($70,330)

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#28. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $63,660
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 670

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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#27. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $67,150
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 17,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boulder, CO ($108,680)
--- Lexington-Fayette, KY ($108,430)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($105,390)

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#26. Food service managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $67,470
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

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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#25. Lodging managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $68,060
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#24. Social and community service managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $78,480
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,790
- Employment: 156,400
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,530)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,240)
--- Charlottesville, VA ($98,200)

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#23. Legislators

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $80,840
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,110
- Employment: 44,590
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Yakima, WA ($139,690)
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($136,400)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($132,460)

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#22. Administrative services managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $107,440
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,030
- Employment: 224,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,360)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($142,650)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($141,950)

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#21. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $107,820
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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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#20. Facilities managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $110,500
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,970
- Employment: 101,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($146,040)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($136,440)
--- Ithaca, NY ($136,210)

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#19. Construction managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $115,940
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

National
- Annual mean salary: $108,210
- Employment: 284,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($160,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,050)
--- Napa, CA ($145,430)

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#18. General and operations managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $116,560
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,280

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,250
- Employment: 2,984,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
--- Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)

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#17. Industrial production managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $120,520
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

National
- Annual mean salary: $117,780
- Employment: 192,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

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#16. Education administrators, postsecondary

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $122,410
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $111,260
- Employment: 155,990
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Corvallis, OR ($178,570)
--- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($165,940)
--- Syracuse, NY ($164,660)

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#15. Sales managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $123,940
- #199 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,560

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)

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#14. Advertising and promotions managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $124,740
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,860
- Employment: 22,520
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($193,980)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($182,520)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($166,620)

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#13. Training and development managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $126,330
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $128,800
- Employment: 35,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($180,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($176,270)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($166,410)

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#12. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $127,620
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,650
- Employment: 274,710
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)

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#11. Medical and health services managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $127,760
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 830

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

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#10. Purchasing managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $133,000
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $134,590
- Employment: 69,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($181,030)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,010)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($174,760)

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#9. Compensation and benefits managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $142,960
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $139,470
- Employment: 15,330
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($190,560)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($187,770)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,130)

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#8. Human resources managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $145,090
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,590
- Employment: 166,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)

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#7. Public relations managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $145,570
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $138,000
- Employment: 59,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,410)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($182,890)
--- Boulder, CO ($174,250)

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#6. Financial managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $148,390
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,540

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,460
- Employment: 681,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

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#5. Marketing managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $149,630
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,440
- Employment: 278,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

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#4. Computer and information systems managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $166,060
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 850

National
- Annual mean salary: $162,930
- Employment: 485,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)

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#3. Architectural and engineering managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $169,160
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $158,970
- Employment: 187,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($206,050)
--- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($198,430)

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#2. Natural sciences managers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $177,040
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $156,110
- Employment: 74,760
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($222,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($219,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($216,750)

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#1. Chief executives

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $210,880
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

National
- Annual mean salary: $213,020
- Employment: 200,480
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($313,440)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($298,960)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($296,480)