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Pump Operators in California

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9.1% Jobs Projection

$54,040 Median Salary

140 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Pump Operators in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Pump Operators in California is growing faster than average.
Pump Operators in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Pump Operators Work in California?

680 people worked as Pump Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,050 Pump Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 370 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 130 Pump Operators working in it, which means California has more Pump Operators than average.

Job Projections for California

Jobs for Pump Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 9.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 13.4%.

California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 140 annual Pump Operators job openings in California, and 1,200 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,700 annual jobs and 13,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Pump Operators Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Pump Operators ranged from $33,310 to $80,360 with $54,040 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.02 to $38.63. The median hourly rate was $25.98.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $23.78 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $2.20.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Pump Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Pump Operators.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Bakersfield, CA	130	$53,000

Top States for Pump Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Pump Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	2,790	$41,200
Louisiana	2,120	$48,300
California	680	$54,040
North Dakota	560	$44,100
Pennsylvania	440	$44,620
Oklahoma	410	$39,510
Colorado	410	$39,010
Florida	360	$42,740
New Jersey	360	$44,860
Illinois	190	$41,140
Alaska	180	$54,030
Missouri	160	$33,280
New Hampshire	160	$48,640
Georgia	130	$39,870
Oregon	120	$37,830
Ohio	120	$38,820
West Virginia	110	$49,410
Montana	110	$53,580
Arizona	110	$43,940
Wyoming	110	$0

Below are the states where Pump Operators get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Indiana	$55,460
California	$54,040
Alaska	$54,030
Montana	$53,580
Utah	$53,160
Alabama	$52,170
Minnesota	$49,930
West Virginia	$49,410
New Hampshire	$48,640
Louisiana	$48,300

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