How much do cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

What the Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median says in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA at $44,420 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 51-9192 and BLS area 41740.

BLS lists 120 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 $44,520 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA's Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is 2.0% above the U.S. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $43,530 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 51-9192 with area 41740

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-9192 and area 41740. SOC 51-9192 names Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Area 41740 names San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 51-9192/41740 row has 120 wage and salary jobs. There are 0.08 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.86. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 51-9192/41740, the annual median is $44,420 per year, while the matching mean is $44,520 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 51-9192/41740 10th percentile: $38,520 per year.
• 51-9192/41740 25th percentile: $39,940 per year.
• 51-9192/41740 median: $44,420 per year.
• 51-9192/41740 75th percentile: $46,880 per year.
• 51-9192/41740 90th percentile: $52,670 per year.
• 51-9192/41740 employment RSE: 7.8%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.3%.
• 51-9192/41740 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 41740 facts behind this Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders page

Area 41740 reports 1,538,060 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $79,060. Its annual median is $58,690. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-9192 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA runs from $36,250 at the 10th percentile to $152,580 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $41,740. The median is $58,690. The 75th percentile is $97,410. This is a place check, not a pay range for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.

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 41740. They do not show related skills or a path into Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 41740. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 57,080. Yearly median: $35,300. Jobs per 1,000: 37.11. Location quotient: 1.34.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 41740. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 42,550. Yearly median: $42,190. Jobs per 1,000: 27.67. Location quotient: 1.12.
• 3. Retail Salespersons. Area: 41740. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 34,390. Yearly median: $37,810. Jobs per 1,000: 22.36. Location quotient: 0.89.
• 4. Cashiers. Area: 41740. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 30,420. Yearly median: $37,020. Jobs per 1,000: 19.78. Location quotient: 1.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 41740. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 28,680. Yearly median: $139,520. Jobs per 1,000: 18.65. Location quotient: 0.86.
• 6. Office Clerks, General. Area: 41740. SOC: 43-9061. Jobs: 28,470. Yearly median: $49,920. Jobs per 1,000: 18.51. Location quotient: 1.17.

Read the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA wage ladder for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

The 10th percentile is $38,520 per year. The 25th percentile is $39,940 per year. The median is $44,420 per year. The 75th percentile is $46,880 per year. The 90th percentile is $52,670 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 $39,940 per year to $46,880 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $14,150. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA with its state and the U.S.

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has a annual median of $44,420 per year. California has $45,150 per year. The U.S. row has $43,530 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 1.6% below California on the same published median. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 2.0% 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA sits for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 34 of 69 among metro areas with a published annual median for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 34 of 69 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.

• 31. Tulsa, OK. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $45,040 per year. BLS estimates 140 jobs. The location quotient is 3.13.
• 32. Fresno, CA. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $44,910 per year. BLS estimates 170 jobs. The location quotient is 3.74.
• 33. Stockton-Lodi, CA. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $44,520 per year. BLS estimates 90 jobs. The location quotient is 3.41.
• 35. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $44,310 per year. BLS estimates 230 jobs. The location quotient is 0.89.
• 36. St. Louis, MO-IL. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $44,240 per year. BLS estimates 50 jobs. The location quotient is 0.39.
• 37. Canton-Massillon, OH. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $44,230 per year. BLS estimates 50 jobs. The location quotient is 3.07.

Where Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 51-9192, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI has the highest published median in this set, at $64,850 per year. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA sits at $44,420 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 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. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $64,850 per year, or $20,430 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 120 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 0.95.
• 2. Portland-South Portland, ME has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $64,610 per year, or $20,190 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 120 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 1.1.
• 3. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $56,100 per year, or $11,680 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 120 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 12.23.
• 4. Traverse City, MI has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $53,550 per year, or $9,130 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 120 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 4.97.
• 5. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $53,400 per year, or $8,980 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 120 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 1.13.
• 6. Pittsburgh, PA has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $51,070 per year, or $6,650 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 120 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 0.66.
• 7. Napa, CA has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $50,060 per year, or $5,640 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 120 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 6.05.
• 8. Visalia, CA has a Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median of $49,440 per year, or $5,020 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 120 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 4.09.

Where BLS counts the most Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has the largest published metro job estimate for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders in this same-source set, at 700 jobs. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has 120. 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 700 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 580 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $45,060 per year, or $640 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 1.17.
• 2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 640 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 520 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $41,850 per year, or $2,570 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 0.71.
• 3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 350 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 230 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $41,270 per year, or $3,150 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 0.9.
• 4. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 350 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 230 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $37,670 per year, or $6,750 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 5. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 320 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 200 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $37,500 per year, or $6,920 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 1.43.
• 6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 240 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 120 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $35,740 per year, or $8,680 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 7. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI has 240 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 120 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $45,980 per year, or $1,560 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 4.18.
• 8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 230 estimated Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 110 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $44,310 per year, or $110 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 0.89.

Where Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders takes the largest share of local jobs

Gainesville, GA has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 17.06. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has 0.86. 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 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 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. Gainesville, GA has a location quotient of 17.06, a gap of 16.20 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 170 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $47,110 per year, or $2,690 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 2. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA has a location quotient of 12.23, a gap of 11.37 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 100 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $56,100 per year, or $11,680 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 3. Merced, CA has a location quotient of 10.95, a gap of 10.09 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 80 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $47,540 per year, or $3,120 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 4. Modesto, CA has a location quotient of 9.27, a gap of 8.41 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 170 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $41,420 per year, or $3,000 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 5. Sandusky, OH has a location quotient of 6.98, a gap of 6.12 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 30 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $37,220 per year, or $7,200 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 6. Evansville, IN has a location quotient of 6.75, a gap of 5.89 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 90 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $45,750 per year, or $1,330 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 7. Napa, CA has a location quotient of 6.05, a gap of 5.19 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 40 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $50,060 per year, or $5,640 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 8. Traverse City, MI has a location quotient of 4.97, a gap of 4.11 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 30 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $53,550 per year, or $9,130 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

How common Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders is in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

BLS lists 120 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. It also lists 0.08 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 0.86. A value of 1 means Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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.

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders beside other roles in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

The all-occupations median in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $58,690 per year. The Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median is $44,420 per year. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders is 24.3% 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. 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. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median of $43,320 per year. BLS lists 21,950 jobs and a location quotient of 0.75.
• 2. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, SOC 37-3011, has a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median of $45,560 per year. BLS lists 10,870 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
• 3. Cooks, Fast Food, SOC 35-2011, has a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median of $42,450 per year. BLS lists 10,630 jobs and a location quotient of 1.68.
• 4. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median of $46,440 per year. BLS lists 15,670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.12.
• 5. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median of $46,440 per year. BLS lists 13,260 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median of $42,190 per year. BLS lists 42,550 jobs and a location quotient of 1.12.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median of $46,980 per year. BLS lists 12,920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
• 8. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median of $48,730 per year. BLS lists 14,030 jobs and a location quotient of 0.55.

The largest detailed roles in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA table, at 57,080 jobs. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders has 120 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 1,538,060. 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 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 57,080 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 56,960 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $35,300 per year, or $9,120 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.34.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 42,550 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 42,430 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $42,190 per year, or $2,230 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.12.
• 3. Retail Salespersons has 34,390 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 34,270 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $37,810 per year, or $6,610 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 4. Cashiers has 30,420 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 30,300 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $37,020 per year, or $7,400 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 28,680 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 28,560 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $139,520 per year, or $95,100 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 6. Office Clerks, General has 28,470 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 28,350 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $49,920 per year, or $5,500 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.17.
• 7. General and Operations Managers has 26,230 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 26,110 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $119,600 per year, or $75,180 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 8. Waiters and Waitresses has 24,050 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 23,930 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its median is $35,850 per year, or $8,570 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.07.

Published role medians around San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA role table, at $163,270 per year. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders has $44,420 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $58,690 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. Software Developers has a median of $163,270 per year in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, or $118,850 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 20,610 jobs, compared with 120 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.23.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $139,520 per year in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, or $95,100 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 28,680 jobs, compared with 120 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $119,600 per year in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, or $75,180 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 26,230 jobs, compared with 120 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 4. Project Management Specialists has a median of $117,460 per year in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, or $73,040 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 10,740 jobs, compared with 120 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 5. Management Analysts has a median of $101,190 per year in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, or $56,770 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 11,950 jobs, compared with 120 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.34.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $97,000 per year in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, or $52,580 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 11,340 jobs, compared with 120 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 7. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $96,580 per year in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, or $52,160 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 15,690 jobs, compared with 120 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.46.
• 8. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $96,340 per year in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, or $51,920 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 13,450 jobs, compared with 120 for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.94.

Roles with the largest local share in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA role table, at 1.68. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders has 0.86. 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 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 1.68 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.82 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 10,630 jobs and a median of $42,450 per year, or $1,970 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.46 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.60 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 15,690 jobs and a median of $96,580 per year, or $52,160 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.34 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.48 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 57,080 jobs and a median of $35,300 per year, or $9,120 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 4. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.34 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.48 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 11,950 jobs and a median of $101,190 per year, or $56,770 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 5. Security Guards has a location quotient of 1.27 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.41 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 16,090 jobs and a median of $38,500 per year, or $5,920 below Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 6. Software Developers has a location quotient of 1.23 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.37 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 20,610 jobs and a median of $163,270 per year, or $118,850 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 7. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.18 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.32 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 11,260 jobs and a median of $51,650 per year, or $7,230 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
• 8. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.17 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.31 from Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 28,470 jobs and a median of $49,920 per year, or $5,500 above Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.

What $44,420 may mean after the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 11.9% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $44,420 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders median by 111.9 divided by 100. The result is $39,701 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 179.3. Goods are 108.0. Utilities are 174.2. Other services are 99.6. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA row

The employment RSE for this Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders row is 7.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.3%. 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 120 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $44,520 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. It uses a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 $44,420 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 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders row for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 120 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.86 is not a growth score. Rank 34 of 69 is not a place score. The 111.9 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-9192 in BLS area 41740. 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.