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Ventura County · California · United States

What trades pay in Ventura County

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Ventura County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$1,149 Median weekly pay across these 41 trades. $2,410 — $443.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 236 businesses · 2,774 employees$2,410$125,338 a year+6.7%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 21 businesses · 799 employees$2,217$115,263 a year+13.2%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 966 businesses · 4,650 employees$2,063$107,279 a year+6.7%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 453 businesses · 1,869 employees$2,008$104,422 a year+5.0%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 16 businesses · 104 employees$1,801$93,643 a year+17.7%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 64 businesses · 3,096 employees$1,717$89,280 a year+0.2%flat
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 16 businesses · 562 employees$1,668$86,722 a year+6.4%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 214 businesses · 1,965 employees$1,595$82,966 a year+4.5%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 484 businesses · 761 employees$1,548$80,519 a year+10.1%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 670 businesses · 4,305 employees$1,422$73,943 a year+3.6%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 92 businesses · 733 employees$1,398$72,704 a year+4.5%up
Metal window and door manufacturingNAICS 332321 · 4 businesses · 642 employees$1,371$71,285 a year+7.8%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 298 businesses · 2,335 employees$1,320$68,623 a year+11.5%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 64 businesses · 272 employees$1,314$68,307 a year-0.5%flat
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 671 businesses · 3,075 employees$1,287$66,900 a year+2.5%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 70 businesses · 1,041 employees$1,251$65,075 a year+3.8%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 226 businesses · 895 employees$1,230$63,973 a year+5.0%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 107 businesses · 548 employees$1,206$62,686 a year+3.9%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 72 businesses · 373 employees$1,202$62,513 a year+6.1%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 478 businesses · 3,002 employees$1,162$60,446 a year+2.6%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 474 businesses · 2,968 employees$1,149$59,767 a year+5.2%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 15 businesses · 246 employees$1,134$58,992 a year+0.9%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 24 businesses · 1,189 employees$1,008$52,395 a year+4.1%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 154 businesses · 1,290 employees$1,006$52,297 a year+3.9%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 40 businesses · 2,266 employees$994$51,698 a year-0.3%flat
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 316 businesses · 3,122 employees$882$45,859 a year+6.3%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 121 businesses · 244 employees$879$45,704 a year-1.3%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 182 businesses · 1,699 employees$866$45,057 a year+4.0%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 155 businesses · 2,656 employees$849$44,164 a year-3.4%down
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 23 businesses · 207 employees$847$44,062 a year+3.5%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 35 businesses · 587 employees$789$41,017 a year+1.0%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 175 businesses · 7,498 employees$775$40,277 a year+4.7%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 78 businesses · 1,428 employees$766$39,830 a year-0.8%down
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 9 businesses · 36 employees$697$36,244 a year-1.8%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 196 businesses · 1,396 employees$652$33,917 a year-0.3%flat
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 163 businesses · 509 employees$648$33,713 a year+3.8%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 586 businesses · 12,734 employees$639$33,213 a year+3.1%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 28 businesses · 281 employees$543$28,250 a year-4.1%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 685 businesses · 12,769 employees$536$27,872 a year+9.2%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 257 businesses · 3,071 employees$520$27,018 a year+11.1%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 121 businesses · 697 employees$443$23,040 a year+0.5%flat

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses90,517
Employees1,060,751
Annual payroll$67 M
Net movement of people−5,728People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Ventura County. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in California

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Ventura County?
Across the 41 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,149 a week. The highest pays $2,410 and the lowest $443.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Ventura County report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.