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Want to work in California as a Taper? Read this first!

14.3% Jobs Projection
$60,180 Median Salary
830 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Tapers in California is growing faster than average.

  • Tapers in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Tapers Work in California?

In California, there were 7,130 people working as Tapers in the year 2018.

There were 6,640 Tapers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 490 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 220 Tapers working in it, which means California has more Tapers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Tapers in this state are growing at a rate of 14.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.4%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 830 annual job openings, and 8,800 total jobs in 2026 for Tapers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,100 annual jobs and 23,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Tapers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Tapers ranged from $35,010 to $93,970 with $60,180 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.83 to $45.18. The median hourly rate was $28.93.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $27.48 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.45.

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

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Top California Metros for Tapers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,010 $56,240
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,060 $62,270
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 910 $58,630
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 800 $62,730
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 730 $66,720
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 450 $73,070
Santa Rosa, CA 180 $84,180
Fresno, CA 180 $54,260
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 100 $48,140
Visalia-Porterville, CA 90 $58,780

Top States for Tapers Employment

View the list below to see where most Tapers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 7,130 $60,180
Washington 2,070 $54,720
Arizona 1,210 $44,430
Nevada 850 $40,620
Massachusetts 730 $57,870
New York 710 $59,910
Illinois 600 $85,200
Oregon 440 $71,460
Utah 430 $42,760
Texas 400 $39,490
Minnesota 350 $56,190
Hawaii 330 $89,690
Colorado 230 $50,790
Florida 210 $38,240
Iowa 210 $55,920
Missouri 180 $64,060
Michigan 170 $50,840
Pennsylvania 170 $53,970
Rhode Island 160 $0
Maine 140 $46,420

Below are the states where Tapers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Hawaii $89,690
Illinois $85,200
Oregon $71,460
Missouri $64,060
Ohio $62,750
California $60,180
New York $59,910
Massachusetts $57,870
Minnesota $56,190
Connecticut $55,990

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