How much do fast food and counter workers make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

What the Fast Food and Counter Workers median says in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Fast Food and Counter Workers median in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA at $42,190 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 35-3023 and BLS area 41740.

BLS lists 42,550 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 $40,870 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 Fast Food and Counter Workers median is 35.2% above the U.S. Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 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 35-3023 with area 41740

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-3023 and area 41740. SOC 35-3023 names Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area 41740 names San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 35-3023/41740 row has 42,550 wage and salary jobs. There are 27.67 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.12. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 35-3023/41740, the annual median is $42,190 per year, while the matching mean is $40,870 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 35-3023/41740 10th percentile: $35,510 per year.
• 35-3023/41740 25th percentile: $36,600 per year.
• 35-3023/41740 median: $42,190 per year.
• 35-3023/41740 75th percentile: $43,720 per year.
• 35-3023/41740 90th percentile: $47,200 per year.
• 35-3023/41740 employment RSE: 4.7%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.8%.
• 35-3023/41740 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 41740 facts behind this Fast Food and Counter Workers 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 35-3023 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 Fast Food and Counter 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 41740. They do not show related skills or a path into Fast Food and Counter Workers.

• 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. Retail Salespersons. Area: 41740. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 34,390. Yearly median: $37,810. Jobs per 1,000: 22.36. Location quotient: 0.89.
• 3. Cashiers. Area: 41740. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 30,420. Yearly median: $37,020. Jobs per 1,000: 19.78. Location quotient: 1.
• 4. Registered Nurses. Area: 41740. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 28,680. Yearly median: $139,520. Jobs per 1,000: 18.65. Location quotient: 0.86.
• 5. 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.
• 6. General and Operations Managers. Area: 41740. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 26,230. Yearly median: $119,600. Jobs per 1,000: 17.05. Location quotient: 0.76.

Read the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA wage ladder for Fast Food and Counter Workers

The 10th percentile is $35,510 per year. The 25th percentile is $36,600 per year. The median is $42,190 per year. The 75th percentile is $43,720 per year. The 90th percentile is $47,200 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 $36,600 per year to $43,720 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $11,690. 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 $42,190 per year. California has $42,280 per year. The U.S. row has $31,200 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 0.2% below California on the same published median. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 35.2% 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 Fast Food and Counter Workers

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 14 of 393 among metro areas with a published annual median for Fast Food and Counter 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 14 of 393 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.

• 11. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $42,370 per year. BLS estimates 9,520 jobs. The location quotient is 1.19.
• 12. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $42,350 per year. BLS estimates 3,310 jobs. The location quotient is 1.09.
• 13. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $42,280 per year. BLS estimates 51,310 jobs. The location quotient is 1.21.
• 15. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $42,110 per year. BLS estimates 160,270 jobs. The location quotient is 1.03.
• 16. Hanford-Corcoran, CA. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $42,060 per year. BLS estimates 1,610 jobs. The location quotient is 1.33.
• 17. Yuba City, CA. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $42,040 per year. BLS estimates 1,630 jobs. The location quotient is 1.29.

Where Fast Food and Counter Workers medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 35-3023, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Napa, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $45,410 per year. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA sits at $42,190 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Fast Food and Counter 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. Napa, CA has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $45,410 per year, or $3,220 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 1,440 jobs there, compared with 42,550 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 0.75.
• 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $44,570 per year, or $2,380 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 23,060 jobs there, compared with 42,550 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 0.82.
• 3. Vallejo, CA has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $44,110 per year, or $1,920 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 4,430 jobs there, compared with 42,550 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 1.24.
• 4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $43,870 per year, or $1,680 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 49,970 jobs there, compared with 42,550 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 0.85.
• 5. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $43,610 per year, or $1,420 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 4,720 jobs there, compared with 42,550 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 0.93.
• 6. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $43,400 per year, or $1,210 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 3,220 jobs there, compared with 42,550 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 1.32.
• 7. Salinas, CA has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $43,260 per year, or $1,070 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 4,180 jobs there, compared with 42,550 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 0.9.
• 8. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $42,940 per year, or $750 above San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 5,930 jobs there, compared with 42,550 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The location quotient is 1.19.

Where BLS counts the most Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Fast Food and Counter Workers in this same-source set, at 166,040 jobs. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has 42,550. 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 166,040 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 123,490 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $35,420 per year, or $6,770 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 0.71.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 160,270 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 117,720 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $42,110 per year, or $80 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 1.03.
• 3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 128,380 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 85,830 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $28,070 per year, or $14,120 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 1.28.
• 4. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 105,810 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 63,260 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $27,570 per year, or $14,620 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 1.3.
• 5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 97,280 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 54,730 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $34,630 per year, or $7,560 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 80,730 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 38,180 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $27,780 per year, or $14,410 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 1.13.
• 7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 69,080 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 26,530 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $32,220 per year, or $9,970 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 60,560 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 18,010 jobs from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its median is $34,600 per year, or $7,590 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Its location quotient is 0.78.

Where Fast Food and Counter Workers takes the largest share of local jobs

Lawrence, KS has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.25. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has 1.12. 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 Fast Food and Counter 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. Lawrence, KS has a location quotient of 2.25, a gap of 1.13 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 2,880 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $28,320 per year, or $13,870 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 2. Eagle Pass, TX has a location quotient of 2.18, a gap of 1.06 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 1,020 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $24,570 per year, or $17,620 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 3. Hinesville, GA has a location quotient of 2.04, a gap of 0.92 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 1,030 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $25,210 per year, or $16,980 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 4. Warner Robins, GA has a location quotient of 1.93, a gap of 0.81 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 3,650 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $26,610 per year, or $15,580 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 5. Lubbock, TX has a location quotient of 1.92, a gap of 0.80 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 7,930 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $25,250 per year, or $16,940 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 6. Killeen-Temple, TX has a location quotient of 1.91, a gap of 0.79 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 7,120 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $26,530 per year, or $15,660 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 7. Muncie, IN has a location quotient of 1.91, a gap of 0.79 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 2,120 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $27,560 per year, or $14,630 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
• 8. Guayama, PR has a location quotient of 1.78, a gap of 0.66 from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. BLS lists 550 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $21,920 per year, or $20,270 below San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

How common Fast Food and Counter Workers is in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

BLS lists 42,550 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. It also lists 27.67 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 1.12. A value of 1 means Fast Food and Counter 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.

Fast Food and Counter Workers 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 Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $42,190 per year. Fast Food and Counter Workers is 28.1% 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 Fast Food and Counter 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. 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.
• 2. 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.
• 3. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median of $39,160 per year. BLS lists 21,220 jobs and a location quotient of 0.76.
• 4. 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.
• 5. Security Guards, SOC 33-9032, has a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median of $38,500 per year. BLS lists 16,090 jobs and a location quotient of 1.27.
• 6. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median of $38,450 per year. BLS lists 21,700 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
• 7. 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.
• 8. 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.

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. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 42,550 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 Fast Food and Counter Workers'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 14,530 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $35,300 per year, or $6,890 below Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.34.
• 2. Retail Salespersons has 34,390 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 8,160 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $37,810 per year, or $4,380 below Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 3. Cashiers has 30,420 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 12,130 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $37,020 per year, or $5,170 below Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.
• 4. Registered Nurses has 28,680 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 13,870 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $139,520 per year, or $97,330 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 5. Office Clerks, General has 28,470 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 14,080 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $49,920 per year, or $7,730 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.17.
• 6. General and Operations Managers has 26,230 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 16,320 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $119,600 per year, or $77,410 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 7. Waiters and Waitresses has 24,050 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 18,500 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $35,850 per year, or $6,340 below Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 21,950 jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 20,600 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $43,320 per year, or $1,130 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 0.75.

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. Fast Food and Counter Workers has $42,190 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 $121,080 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 20,610 jobs, compared with 42,550 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. 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 $97,330 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 28,680 jobs, compared with 42,550 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. 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 $77,410 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 26,230 jobs, compared with 42,550 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. 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 $75,270 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 10,740 jobs, compared with 42,550 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. 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 $59,000 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 11,950 jobs, compared with 42,550 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. 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 $54,810 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 11,340 jobs, compared with 42,550 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. 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 $54,390 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 15,690 jobs, compared with 42,550 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. 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 $54,150 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 13,450 jobs, compared with 42,550 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. 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. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1.12. 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 Fast Food and Counter Workers 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 0.56 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 10,630 jobs and a median of $42,450 per year, or $260 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.46 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.34 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 15,690 jobs and a median of $96,580 per year, or $54,390 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.34 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.22 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 57,080 jobs and a median of $35,300 per year, or $6,890 below Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 4. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.34 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.22 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 11,950 jobs and a median of $101,190 per year, or $59,000 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 5. Security Guards has a location quotient of 1.27 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.15 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 16,090 jobs and a median of $38,500 per year, or $3,690 below Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 6. Software Developers has a location quotient of 1.23 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.11 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 20,610 jobs and a median of $163,270 per year, or $121,080 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 7. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.18 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.06 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 11,260 jobs and a median of $51,650 per year, or $9,460 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 8. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.17 in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, a gap of 0.05 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 28,470 jobs and a median of $49,920 per year, or $7,730 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.

What $42,190 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 $42,190 Fast Food and Counter Workers median by 111.9 divided by 100. The result is $37,708 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 Fast Food and Counter Workers row is 4.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.8%. 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 42,550 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $40,870 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 Fast Food and Counter Workers. 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 $42,190 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 Fast Food and Counter Workers 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 42,550 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.12 is not a growth score. Rank 14 of 393 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 35-3023 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.