Child, Family, and School Social Workers wages in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. May 2025 OEWS estimates, published 2026-05-15. WageScope by MeritLog. https://www.mymeritlog.com/wagescope/occupations/child-family-and-school-social-workers/santa-cruz-watsonville-ca. Source: https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm
BEA gives Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA an overall price index of 109.9 for 2024. That is 9.9% above the U.S. level. The housing index is 164.3.
National-price-dollar proxy
$56,381
We divide the Child, Family, and School Social Workers median by the BEA overall price index divided by 100. This gives a rough view of pay after local prices. It does not give your take-home pay, budget, or a score for quality of life.
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source pay figures, job scale, price level, and survey limits as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 21-1021 and BLS area 42100.
Questions, answered
Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: common questions
What is the median wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA?
BLS gives a median of $61,960 per year for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA for May 2025. This is a survey estimate for the job and place. It does not predict your pay or promise an offer.
Is Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay higher in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA than nationally?
The median in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA was 4.0% above the U.S. median. Both use the same job and source date.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA?
No. The BLS pay figure does not account for local prices. BEA gives an overall price index of 109.9 for 2024. We use that in a separate view of pay after local prices. The U.S. price level is 100.
How many Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs does BLS estimate in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA?
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$64,000/year
392,550
0.7%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA was 4.0% above the U.S. median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. It ranked 99 of 390 metro areas. We rank only areas with a published annual median. These pay gaps leave out prices, benefits, and skills. They also leave out the mix of firms and work hours.
What the Child, Family, and School Social Workers median says in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Child, Family, and School Social Workers median in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA at $61,960 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 21-1021 and BLS area 42100.
BLS lists 400 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 $65,800 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA's Child, Family, and School Social Workers median is 4.0% above the U.S. Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $59,550 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.
Exact source record
Read source key 21-1021 with area 42100
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 21-1021 and area 42100. SOC 21-1021 names Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Area 42100 names Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 21-1021/42100 row has 400 wage and salary jobs. There are 4.09 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.62. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.
For 21-1021/42100, the annual median is $61,960 per year, while the matching mean is $65,800 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
21-1021/42100 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 42100 facts behind this Child, Family, and School Social Workers page
Area 42100 reports 98,500 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $73,140. Its annual median is $54,730. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.8%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 21-1021 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA runs from $36,330 at the 10th percentile to $132,990 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $40,040. The median is $54,730. The 75th percentile is $82,920. This is a place check, not a pay range for Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
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 42100. They do not show related skills or a path into Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 42100. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 4,470. Yearly median: $34,320. Jobs per 1,000: 45.38. Location quotient: 1.64.
2. Office Clerks, General. Area: 42100. SOC: 43-9061. Jobs: 3,360. Yearly median: $41,040. Jobs per 1,000: 34.16. Location quotient: 2.15.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 42100. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 3,220. Yearly median: $43,400. Jobs per 1,000: 32.69. Location quotient: 1.32.
Pay range
Read the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA wage ladder for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
The 10th percentile is $41,840 per year. The 25th percentile is $48,150 per year. The median is $61,960 per year. The 75th percentile is $76,750 per year. The 90th percentile is $93,100 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 $48,150 per year to $76,750 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $51,260. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA with its state and the U.S.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a annual median of $61,960 per year. California has $65,200 per year. The U.S. row has $59,550 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 5.0% below California on the same published median. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 4.0% 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.
Like-for-like rank
Where Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA sits for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ranks 99 of 390 among metro areas with a published annual median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 99 of 390 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.
96. Madison, WI. The Child, Family, and School Social Workers median is $62,020 per year. BLS estimates 790 jobs. The location quotient is 0.76.
97. Bangor, ME. The Child, Family, and School Social Workers median is $61,980 per year. BLS estimates 280 jobs. The location quotient is 1.56.
98. Lewiston-Auburn, ME. The Child, Family, and School Social Workers median is $61,980 per year. BLS estimates 190 jobs. The location quotient is 1.62.
100. Rockford, IL. The Child, Family, and School Social Workers median is $61,940 per year. BLS estimates 450 jobs. The location quotient is 1.29.
Pay leaders
Where Child, Family, and School Social Workers medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 21-1021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $87,600 per year. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA sits at $61,960 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Child, Family, and School Social Workers 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. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $87,600 per year, or $25,640 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 2,120 jobs there, compared with 400 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 0.74.
2. Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $81,830 per year, or $19,870 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 450 jobs there, compared with 400 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 1.4.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has the largest published metro job estimate for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in this same-source set, at 26,220 jobs. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has 400. 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. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 26,220 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 25,820 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $71,250 per year, or $9,290 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 1.66.
2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 24,350 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 23,950 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $66,540 per year, or $4,580 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 1.02.
Local-share leaders
Where Child, Family, and School Social Workers takes the largest share of local jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.92. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has 1.62. 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 Child, Family, and School Social Workers 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. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX has a location quotient of 3.92, a gap of 2.30 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 1,560 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $40,580 per year, or $21,380 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
2. Springfield, IL has a location quotient of 3.28, a gap of 1.66 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 830 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $76,330 per year, or $14,370 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
3. Merced, CA has a location quotient of 2.49, a gap of 0.87 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 500 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $60,200 per year, or $1,760 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
Job scale and share
How common Child, Family, and School Social Workers is in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
BLS lists 400 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. It also lists 4.09 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 1.62. A value of 1 means Child, Family, and School Social Workers 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.
Local job mix
Child, Family, and School Social Workers beside other roles in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
The all-occupations median in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is $54,730 per year. The Child, Family, and School Social Workers median is $61,960 per year. Child, Family, and School Social Workers is 13.2% above 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. 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 Child, Family, and School Social Workers. 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. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $61,960 per year. BLS lists 1,120 jobs and a location quotient of 1.29.
2. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, SOC 25-3031, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $59,900 per year. BLS lists 1,070 jobs and a location quotient of 3.22.
3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $59,500 per year. BLS lists 750 jobs and a location quotient of 0.57.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA table, at 4,470 jobs. Child, Family, and School Social Workers has 400 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 98,500. 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 Child, Family, and School Social Workers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 4,470 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 4,070 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $34,320 per year, or $27,640 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.64.
2. Office Clerks, General has 3,360 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 2,960 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $41,040 per year, or $20,920 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 2.15.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA role table, at $170,960 per year. Child, Family, and School Social Workers has $61,960 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $54,730 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 $170,960 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $109,000 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 1,750 jobs, compared with 400 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.82.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $105,360 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $43,400 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 1,770 jobs, compared with 400 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.8.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term has the highest location quotient in the bounded Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA role table, at 3.22. Child, Family, and School Social Workers has 1.62. 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 Child, Family, and School Social Workers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term has a location quotient of 3.22 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 1.60 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 1,070 jobs and a median of $59,900 per year, or $2,060 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
2. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 2.15 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.53 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 3,360 jobs and a median of $41,040 per year, or $20,920 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
Price-level view
What $61,960 may mean after the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 109.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 9.9% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $61,960 Child, Family, and School Social Workers median by 109.9 divided by 100. The result is $56,381 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 164.3. Goods are 105.2. Utilities are 152.7. Other services are 100.3. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
Data care
How much care to use with the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA row
The employment RSE for this Child, Family, and School Social Workers row is 9.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 4%. 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 400 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $65,800 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.
Job and résumé path
Use Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Child, Family, and School Social Workers. It uses a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 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 $61,960 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.
Limits
What the Child, Family, and School Social Workers row for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 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 400 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.62 is not a growth score. Rank 99 of 390 is not a place score. The 109.9 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 21-1021 in BLS area 42100. 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.
BLS estimates 400 wage and salary jobs for this row. This is a survey estimate. It does not count open jobs or predict future hiring.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. We show job posts in a separate list. Each has its own source and check date. Posted pay does not change the BLS pay data.
Current jobs
Jobs with a matching title for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
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4. Cashiers. Area: 42100. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 2,530. Yearly median: $37,390. Jobs per 1,000: 25.69. Location quotient: 1.29.
5. Retail Salespersons. Area: 42100. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 2,430. Yearly median: $38,620. Jobs per 1,000: 24.64. Location quotient: 0.98.
6. General and Operations Managers. Area: 42100. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 1,770. Yearly median: $105,360. Jobs per 1,000: 17.93. Location quotient: 0.8.
101. Chico, CA. The Child, Family, and School Social Workers median is $61,720 per year. BLS estimates 290 jobs. The location quotient is 1.48.
102. Mankato, MN. The Child, Family, and School Social Workers median is $61,500 per year. BLS estimates 130 jobs. The location quotient is 0.89.
3. Salisbury, MD has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $81,520 per year, or $19,560 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 400 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 0.87.
4. Longview-Kelso, WA has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $80,450 per year, or $18,490 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 400 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 1.21.
5. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $80,430 per year, or $18,470 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 580 jobs there, compared with 400 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 1.75.
6. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $79,920 per year, or $17,960 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 2,200 jobs there, compared with 400 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 1.45.
7. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $78,970 per year, or $17,010 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 1,140 jobs there, compared with 400 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 1.12.
8. New Haven, CT has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $78,970 per year, or $17,010 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 810 jobs there, compared with 400 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 1.15.
3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 13,550 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 13,150 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $64,790 per year, or $2,830 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 1.19.
4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 7,070 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 6,670 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $77,420 per year, or $15,460 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 1.04.
5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 6,850 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 6,450 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $55,930 per year, or $6,030 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 0.94.
6. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has 6,540 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 6,140 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $59,270 per year, or $2,690 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 1.36.
7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 6,490 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 6,090 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $75,550 per year, or $13,590 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 0.82.
8. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has 5,840 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 5,440 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $72,020 per year, or $10,060 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. Bay City, MI has a location quotient of 2.45, a gap of 0.83 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 210 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $55,810 per year, or $6,150 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
5. Modesto, CA has a location quotient of 2.35, a gap of 0.73 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 1,160 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $60,900 per year, or $1,060 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
6. Springfield, MA has a location quotient of 2.34, a gap of 0.72 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 1,190 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $78,250 per year, or $16,290 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
7. Charleston, WV has a location quotient of 2.28, a gap of 0.66 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 600 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $53,070 per year, or $8,890 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
8. Rapid City, SD has a location quotient of 2.25, a gap of 0.63 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 420 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $50,490 per year, or $11,470 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $57,510 per year. BLS lists 960 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $52,240 per year. BLS lists 800 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
6. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $50,230 per year. BLS lists 720 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
7. Medical Assistants, SOC 31-9092, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $50,090 per year. BLS lists 960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.85.
8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $50,000 per year. BLS lists 880 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 3,220 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 2,820 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $43,400 per year, or $18,560 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.32.
4. Cashiers has 2,530 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 2,130 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $37,390 per year, or $24,570 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.29.
5. Retail Salespersons has 2,430 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 2,030 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $38,620 per year, or $23,340 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.98.
6. General and Operations Managers has 1,770 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 1,370 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $105,360 per year, or $43,400 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.8.
7. Registered Nurses has 1,750 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 1,350 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $170,960 per year, or $109,000 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.82.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,640 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 1,240 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $35,930 per year, or $26,030 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $99,260 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $37,300 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 1,000 jobs, compared with 400 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $84,920 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $22,960 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 740 jobs, compared with 400 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.81.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $77,410 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $15,450 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 860 jobs, compared with 400 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.95.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $75,310 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $13,350 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 750 jobs, compared with 400 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.95.
7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $61,960 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $0 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 1,120 jobs, compared with 400 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.29.
8. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term has a median of $59,900 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $2,060 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 1,070 jobs, compared with 400 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 3.22.
3. Medical Assistants has a location quotient of 1.85 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.23 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 960 jobs and a median of $50,090 per year, or $11,870 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
4. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.71 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.09 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 1,030 jobs and a median of $46,210 per year, or $15,750 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.64 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.02 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 4,470 jobs and a median of $34,320 per year, or $27,640 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
6. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.52 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.10 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 830 jobs and a median of $38,730 per year, or $23,230 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
7. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.46 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.16 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 830 jobs and a median of $39,110 per year, or $22,850 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
8. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.32 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.30 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 3,220 jobs and a median of $43,400 per year, or $18,560 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
