Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
Across all occupations in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metropolitan area, the median wage is $52,510 a year ($25.24 an hour) and the mean $71,810, May 2025. That median is +3% against the US median of $50,980 and −10% against California's $58,240. BLS counts 323,890 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is surgeons, all other; the largest is home health and personal care aides.
All occupations: Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA vs California and the United States
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Hourly | $17.07 | $18.93 | $25.24 | $39.52 | $63.02 | $34.52 | 323,890 |
| Annual | $35,510 | $39,380 | $52,510 | $82,200 | $131,080 | $71,810 | ||
| California | Hourly | $17.28 | $20.00 | $28.00 | $47.06 | $76.48 | $38.79 | 18,213,700 |
| Annual | $35,950 | $41,600 | $58,240 | $97,880 | $159,080 | $80,690 | ||
| United States | Hourly | $15.00 | $18.07 | $24.51 | $38.71 | $61.81 | $33.54 | 155,495,730 |
| Annual | $31,200 | $37,590 | $50,980 | $80,520 | $128,560 | $69,770 | ||
490 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: California. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.
20 highest-paying occupations in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
| Rank | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgeons, All Other | $535,800 | $257.60 | ** |
| 2 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $314,720 | $151.31 | ** |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $266,740 | $128.24 | 410 |
| 4 | Chief Executives | $202,750 | $97.48 | 430 |
| 5 | Physicians, All Other | $193,890 | $93.22 | 710 |
| 6 | Lawyers in California | $185,520 | $89.19 | 1,220 |
| 7 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $179,760 | $86.42 | 540 |
| 8 | Dentists, General | $178,150 | $85.65 | 310 |
| 9 | Natural Sciences Managers | $176,740 | $84.97 | 180 |
| 10 | Financial Managers in California | $169,900 | $81.69 | 1,330 |
| 11 | Marketing Managers | $169,540 | $81.51 | 620 |
| 12 | Database Architects | $168,390 | $80.96 | 60 |
| 13 | Physicists | $163,210 | $78.47 | 50 |
| 14 | Human Resources Managers | $162,230 | $78.00 | 380 |
| 15 | Petroleum Engineers | $161,050 | $77.43 | 40 |
| 16 | Pharmacists | $160,430 | $77.13 | 630 |
| 17 | Software Developers in California | $159,430 | $76.65 | 2,170 |
| 18 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $159,120 | * | 610 |
| 19 | Veterinarians | $158,810 | $76.35 | 290 |
| 20 | Managers, All Other in California | $156,730 | $75.35 | 1,260 |
Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.
20 largest occupations in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
Most concentrated occupations in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.
| Rank | Occupation | Location quotient | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest and Conservation Workers | 14.01 | 180 | 0.55 | $43,680 |
| 2 | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 8.15 | 4,510 | 13.92 | $35,810 |
| 3 | First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 4.95 | 290 | 0.89 | $49,150 |
| 4 | Protective Service Workers, All Other | 4.63 | 790 | 2.43 | $46,760 |
| 5 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | 4.49 | 350 | 1.07 | $112,050 |
| 6 | Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 4.41 | 180 | 0.55 | $61,550 |
| 7 | Material Moving Workers, All Other | 4.13 | 200 | 0.62 | $38,050 |
| 8 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 4.12 | 830 | 2.57 | $147,180 |
| 9 | Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 3.82 | 260 | 0.80 | $42,280 |
| 10 | Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 3.78 | 650 | 2.02 | $63,760 |
Occupation groups in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
| Group | Median annual | Mean annual | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal | $130,320 | $149,870 | 1,930 | 5.96 | 0.71 |
| Management | $128,110 | $144,840 | 21,270 | 65.68 | 0.92 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $113,630 | $125,140 | 8,650 | 26.70 | 0.79 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $110,940 | $115,200 | 7,290 | 22.51 | 1.34 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $107,180 | $120,850 | 18,480 | 57.07 | 0.90 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $97,680 | $103,880 | 3,050 | 9.40 | 0.99 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $84,930 | $95,460 | 20,460 | 63.16 | 0.93 |
| Construction and Extraction | $64,660 | $73,170 | 13,830 | 42.70 | 1.03 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $64,630 | $83,420 | 3,550 | 10.97 | 0.83 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $64,100 | $77,540 | 20,500 | 63.30 | 1.08 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $62,660 | $68,170 | 10,650 | 32.87 | 0.84 |
| Community and Social Service | $61,630 | $71,560 | 7,050 | 21.76 | 1.27 |
| Protective Service | $54,640 | $71,400 | 6,260 | 19.33 | 0.80 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $52,330 | $56,890 | 33,590 | 103.71 | 0.91 |
| Production | $47,060 | $51,630 | 16,860 | 52.06 | 0.95 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $44,470 | $47,150 | 9,550 | 29.49 | 1.01 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $43,980 | $48,030 | 23,800 | 73.49 | 0.84 |
| Sales and Related | $43,120 | $55,790 | 28,750 | 88.76 | 1.03 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $38,680 | $42,640 | 32,730 | 101.04 | 1.15 |
| Healthcare Support | $38,350 | $42,370 | 22,780 | 70.33 | 1.38 |
| Personal Care and Service | $37,770 | $44,610 | 7,370 | 22.77 | 1.09 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $36,330 | $39,980 | 5,490 | 16.96 | 6.06 |
Every occupation in California, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 490 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.
Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA estimates (area 37100).
*- Wage estimate not available.
**- Employment estimate not available.
- Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
- Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
- Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
- The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.