How much do animal caretakers make in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area?

What the Animal Caretakers median says in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Animal Caretakers median in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area at $38,550 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 39-2021 and BLS area 0600007.

BLS lists 220 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $42,900 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area's Animal Caretakers median is 9.0% above the U.S. Animal Caretakers median of $35,360 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 39-2021 with area 0600007

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 39-2021 and area 0600007. SOC 39-2021 names Animal Caretakers. Area 0600007 names North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 39-2021/0600007 row has 220 wage and salary jobs. There are 2.08 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.21. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 39-2021/0600007, the annual median is $38,550 per year, while the matching mean is $42,900 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 39-2021/0600007 10th percentile: $35,870 per year.
• 39-2021/0600007 25th percentile: $36,280 per year.
• 39-2021/0600007 median: $38,550 per year.
• 39-2021/0600007 75th percentile: $50,170 per year.
• 39-2021/0600007 90th percentile: $53,350 per year.
• 39-2021/0600007 employment RSE: 7.6%. Mean-wage RSE: 2.3%.
• 39-2021/0600007 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 0600007 facts behind this Animal Caretakers page

Area 0600007 reports 104,500 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $66,260. Its annual median is $52,270. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 39-2021 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area runs from $35,580 at the 10th percentile to $112,510 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,500. The median is $52,270. The 75th percentile is $77,130. This is a place check, not a pay range for Animal Caretakers.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 0600007. They do not show related skills or a path into Animal Caretakers.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 0600007. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 5,000. Yearly median: $34,320. Jobs per 1,000: 47.81. Location quotient: 1.73.
• 2. Cashiers. Area: 0600007. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 3,040. Yearly median: $36,460. Jobs per 1,000: 29.06. Location quotient: 1.46.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 0600007. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 2,470. Yearly median: $41,910. Jobs per 1,000: 23.66. Location quotient: 0.95.
• 4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. Area: 0600007. SOC: 25-9045. Jobs: 2,130. Yearly median: $45,230. Jobs per 1,000: 20.39. Location quotient: 2.23.
• 5. Office Clerks, General. Area: 0600007. SOC: 43-9061. Jobs: 2,080. Yearly median: $47,260. Jobs per 1,000: 19.88. Location quotient: 1.25.
• 6. Retail Salespersons. Area: 0600007. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 1,980. Yearly median: $38,900. Jobs per 1,000: 18.97. Location quotient: 0.76.

Read the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Animal Caretakers

The 10th percentile is $35,870 per year. The 25th percentile is $36,280 per year. The median is $38,550 per year. The 75th percentile is $50,170 per year. The 90th percentile is $53,350 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $36,280 per year to $50,170 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $17,480. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $38,550 per year. California has $38,700 per year. The U.S. row has $35,360 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area is 0.4% below California on the same published median. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area is 9.0% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area sits for Animal Caretakers

North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area ranks 5 of 133 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Animal Caretakers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 5 of 133 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 2. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area. The Animal Caretakers median is $42,110 per year. BLS estimates 110 jobs. The location quotient is 0.61.
• 3. South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Animal Caretakers median is $42,070 per year. BLS estimates 90 jobs. The location quotient is 0.47.
• 4. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area. The Animal Caretakers median is $38,810 per year. BLS estimates 80 jobs. The location quotient is 1.17.
• 6. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The Animal Caretakers median is $38,000 per year. BLS estimates 160 jobs. The location quotient is 0.87.
• 7. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The Animal Caretakers median is $37,940 per year. BLS estimates 150 jobs. The location quotient is 1.37.
• 8. Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area. The Animal Caretakers median is $37,300 per year. BLS estimates 130 jobs. The location quotient is 0.91.

Where Animal Caretakers medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 39-2021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $52,000 per year. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area sits at $38,550 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Animal Caretakers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $52,000 per year, or $13,450 above North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 220 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.47.
• 2. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $42,110 per year, or $3,560 above North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 220 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.61.
• 3. South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $42,070 per year, or $3,520 above North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 jobs there, compared with 220 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.47.
• 4. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $38,810 per year, or $260 above North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 220 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.17.
• 5. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $38,550 per year, or $0 above North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 220 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.21.
• 6. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $38,000 per year, or $550 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 220 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.87.
• 7. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $37,940 per year, or $610 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 220 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.37.
• 8. Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $37,300 per year, or $1,250 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 220 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.91.

Where BLS counts the most Animal Caretakers jobs

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Animal Caretakers in this same-source set, at 520 jobs. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has 220. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 520 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 300 jobs from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,780 per year, or $8,770 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.2.
• 2. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 510 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 290 jobs from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $28,290 per year, or $10,260 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.72.
• 3. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 490 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 270 jobs from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $27,440 per year, or $11,110 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 4. Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area has 440 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 220 jobs from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $26,600 per year, or $11,950 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.2.
• 5. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 430 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 210 jobs from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,590 per year, or $8,960 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 6. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 420 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 200 jobs from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $28,760 per year, or $9,790 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.24.
• 7. Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area has 420 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 200 jobs from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,630 per year, or $8,920 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 8. Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area has 420 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 200 jobs from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,600 per year, or $3,950 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.27.

Where Animal Caretakers takes the largest share of local jobs

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 1.72. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has 1.21. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Animal Caretakers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.72, a gap of 0.51 from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 510 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $28,290 per year, or $10,260 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. West Montana nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.66, a gap of 0.45 from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 240 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $33,970 per year, or $4,580 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.65, a gap of 0.44 from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 180 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $29,600 per year, or $8,950 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.47, a gap of 0.26 from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 280 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $52,000 per year, or $13,450 above North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.45, a gap of 0.24 from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 350 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $28,240 per year, or $10,310 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.45, a gap of 0.24 from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $29,990 per year, or $8,560 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.44, a gap of 0.23 from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 320 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $37,240 per year, or $1,310 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.4, a gap of 0.19 from North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $33,920 per year, or $4,630 below North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

How common Animal Caretakers is in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 220 Animal Caretakers jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 2.08 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.21. A value of 1 means Animal Caretakers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Animal Caretakers beside other roles in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area is $52,270 per year. The Animal Caretakers median is $38,550 per year. Animal Caretakers is 26.2% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Animal Caretakers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $38,900 per year. BLS lists 1,980 jobs and a location quotient of 0.76.
• 2. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $39,100 per year. BLS lists 1,390 jobs and a location quotient of 0.73.
• 3. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2012, has a North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $37,080 per year. BLS lists 930 jobs and a location quotient of 1.61.
• 4. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $36,460 per year. BLS lists 3,040 jobs and a location quotient of 1.46.
• 5. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, SOC 45-2092, has a North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $36,080 per year. BLS lists 1,260 jobs and a location quotient of 7.08.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $41,910 per year. BLS lists 2,470 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
• 7. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $35,130 per year. BLS lists 1,410 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
• 8. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $34,320 per year. BLS lists 5,000 jobs and a location quotient of 1.73.

The largest detailed roles in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area

Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area table, at 5,000 jobs. Animal Caretakers has 220 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 104,500. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Animal Caretakers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 5,000 jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,780 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $34,320 per year, or $4,230 below Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.73.
• 2. Cashiers has 3,040 jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,820 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $36,460 per year, or $2,090 below Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.46.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,470 jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,250 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $41,910 per year, or $3,360 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has 2,130 jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,910 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $45,230 per year, or $6,680 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 2.23.
• 5. Office Clerks, General has 2,080 jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,860 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $47,260 per year, or $8,710 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 6. Retail Salespersons has 1,980 jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,760 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $38,900 per year, or $350 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 7. General and Operations Managers has 1,970 jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,750 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $103,520 per year, or $64,970 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.84.
• 8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has 1,830 jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,610 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $91,200 per year, or $52,650 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.96.

Published role medians around North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area

Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area role table, at $135,560 per year. Animal Caretakers has $38,550 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $52,270 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Registered Nurses has a median of $135,560 per year in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $97,010 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,610 jobs, compared with 220 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.71.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $103,520 per year in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $64,970 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,970 jobs, compared with 220 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.84.
• 3. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a median of $101,080 per year in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $62,530 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 990 jobs, compared with 220 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 3.87.
• 4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $96,460 per year in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $57,910 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 850 jobs, compared with 220 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.18.
• 5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $91,200 per year in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $52,650 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,830 jobs, compared with 220 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.96.
• 6. Carpenters has a median of $74,800 per year in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $36,250 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 820 jobs, compared with 220 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.81.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $69,970 per year in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $31,420 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 940 jobs, compared with 220 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
• 8. Firefighters has a median of $62,660 per year in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $24,110 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,020 jobs, compared with 220 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 4.37.

Roles with the largest local share in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area

Forest and Conservation Technicians has the highest location quotient in the bounded North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area role table, at 62.38. Animal Caretakers has 1.21. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Animal Caretakers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Forest and Conservation Technicians has a location quotient of 62.38 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 61.17 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,270 jobs and a median of $53,140 per year, or $14,590 above Animal Caretakers.
• 2. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse has a location quotient of 7.08 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.87 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,260 jobs and a median of $36,080 per year, or $2,470 below Animal Caretakers.
• 3. Firefighters has a location quotient of 4.37 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.16 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,020 jobs and a median of $62,660 per year, or $24,110 above Animal Caretakers.
• 4. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 3.87 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.66 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 990 jobs and a median of $101,080 per year, or $62,530 above Animal Caretakers.
• 5. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 2.23 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.02 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,130 jobs and a median of $45,230 per year, or $6,680 above Animal Caretakers.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 1.96 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.75 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,830 jobs and a median of $91,200 per year, or $52,650 above Animal Caretakers.
• 7. Carpenters has a location quotient of 1.81 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.60 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 820 jobs and a median of $74,800 per year, or $36,250 above Animal Caretakers.
• 8. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.73 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.52 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 5,000 jobs and a median of $34,320 per year, or $4,230 below Animal Caretakers.

What $38,550 may mean after the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $38,550 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Animal Caretakers with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Animal Caretakers row is 7.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.3%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 220 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $42,900 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Animal Caretakers. It uses a North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $38,550 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Animal Caretakers row for North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 220 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.21 is not a growth score. Rank 5 of 133 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 39-2021 in BLS area 0600007. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.