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CommentsMost Common Jobs in San Diego
Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees
| RANK | TITLE | LOCAL JOBS | MEAN SALARY |
| 1 | Registered nurses | 20,810 | $70,290 |
| 2 | Elementary-school teachers, except special education | 12,550 | $62,250 |
| 3 | Secondary-school teachers, except special education and vocational education | 10,340 | $59,590 |
| 4 | Sales reps (wholesale and manufacturing, except tech and scientific products) | 10,120 | $61,750 |
| 5 | Accountants and auditors | 9,740 | $61,800 |
| 6 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 7,240 | $39,680 |
| 7 | Computer software engineers, applications | 6,910 | $87,490 |
| 8 | Lawyers | 6,400 | $124,080 |
| 9 | Management analysts | 6,360 | $82,740 |
| 10 | Middle-school teachers, except special education and vocational education | 5,920 | $67,980 |
| 11 | Financial managers | 5,480 | $104,590 |
| 12 | Computer specialists, all other | 4,670 | $67,820 |
| 13 | Computer systems analysts | 4,280 | $72,340 |
| 14 | Sales managers | 4,180 | $111,610 |
| 15 | Securities, commodities and financial services sales agents | 3,940 | $88,230 |
Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees
| RANK | TITLE | LOCAL JOBS | MEAN SALARY |
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 43,570 | $25,200 |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 33,770 | $26,860 |
| 3 | Cashiers | 31,840 | $21,160 |
| 4 | Waiters and waitresses | 22,870 | $18,070 |
| 5 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 21,900 | $17,840 |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 20,930 | $32,110 |
| 7 | General and operations managers | 19,500 | $113,370 |
| 8 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 19,240 | $41,730 |
| 9 | Laborers and freight, stock and material movers, hand | 16,720 | $23,070 |
| 10 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 16,460 | $22,350 |
| 11 | Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | 16,250 | $35,700 |
| 12 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 16,090 | $23,790 |
| 13 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 15,210 | $23,130 |
| 14 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 15,000 | $48,110 |
| 15 | Carpenters | 14,960 | $45,510 |
San Diego jobs data (citytowninfo.com/places/california/san-diego/work) provided courtesy of City Town (citytowninfo.com).
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