Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Oxnard Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area
Figures describe the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Oxnard 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 (7 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 489 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgeons, All Other | $535,800 | $257.60 | Not published |
| 2 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $314,720 | $151.31 | Not published |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $266,740 | $128.24 | 410 |
| 4 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 40 |
| 5 | Chief Executives | $202,750 | $97.48 | 430 |
| 6 | Physicians, All Other | $193,890 | $93.22 | 710 |
| 7 | Lawyers | $185,520 | $89.19 | 1,220 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $179,760 | $86.42 | 540 |
| 9 | Dentists, General | $178,150 | $85.65 | 310 |
| 10 | Natural Sciences Managers | $176,740 | $84.97 | 180 |
| 11 | Financial Managers | $169,900 | $81.69 | 1,330 |
| 12 | Marketing Managers | $169,540 | $81.51 | 620 |
| 13 | Database Architects | $168,390 | $80.96 | 60 |
| 14 | Physicists | $163,210 | $78.47 | 50 |
| 15 | Human Resources Managers | $162,230 | $78.00 | 380 |
| 16 | Petroleum Engineers | $161,050 | $77.43 | 40 |
| 17 | Pharmacists | $160,430 | $77.13 | 630 |
| 18 | Software Developers | $159,430 | $76.65 | 2,170 |
| 19 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $159,120 | Not published | 610 |
| 20 | Veterinarians | $158,810 | $76.35 | 290 |
| 21 | Managers, All Other | $156,730 | $75.35 | 1,260 |
| 22 | Physician Assistants | $154,760 | $74.41 | 210 |
| 23 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | $153,570 | $73.83 | 70 |
| 24 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $149,460 | $71.86 | 270 |
| 25 | Nurse Practitioners | $148,800 | $71.54 | 320 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Oxnard 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.