Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Hanford Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area

Figures describe the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Hanford city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked.

Top 25 of 196 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Dentists, General	$222,430	$106.94	60
2	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$186,340	$89.59	50
3	Pharmacists	$171,900	$82.64	90
4	Nurse Practitioners	$168,540	$81.03	70
5	Physician Assistants	$161,470	$77.63	40
6	Chief Executives	$160,950	$77.38	50
7	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$159,950	Not published	140
8	Lawyers	$149,430	$71.84	90
9	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$147,210	$70.77	40
10	Marketing Managers	$135,200	$65.00	30
11	Financial Managers	$131,320	$63.14	100
12	Registered Nurses	$128,160	$61.61	710
13	Industrial Production Managers	$127,810	$61.45	70
14	Physical Therapists	$127,460	$61.28	40
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,010	$61.06	180
16	Managers, All Other	$126,250	$60.70	80
17	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$125,150	$60.17	60
18	Computer Systems Analysts	$122,320	$58.81	50
19	Speech-Language Pathologists	$120,550	$57.96	50
20	Project Management Specialists	$118,380	$56.91	90
21	Facilities Managers	$115,570	$55.56	40
22	Instructional Coordinators	$115,290	$55.43	30
23	Dental Hygienists	$113,160	$54.41	80
24	General and Operations Managers	$104,730	$50.35	490
25	Construction Managers	$103,870	$49.94	50

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Hanford metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.