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Careers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

Part of California.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 110.534, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 4.4% · 397,886 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Surgeons, All Other$535,800
  2. 2General Internal Medicine Physicians$314,720
  3. 3Family Medicine Physicians$266,740
  4. 4Chief Executives$202,750
  5. 5Physicians, All Other$193,890

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Home Health and Personal Care Aides15,250 employed
  2. 2Fast Food and Counter Workers9,520 employed
  3. 3Retail Salespersons8,270 employed
  4. 4Cashiers7,620 employed
  5. 5General and Operations Managers5,770 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Forest and Conservation Workers14.01× national avg
  2. 2Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse8.15× national avg
  3. 3First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers4.95× national avg
  4. 4Protective Service Workers, All Other4.63× national avg
  5. 5Computer and Information Research Scientists4.49× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Surgeons, All Other$484,738
  2. 2General Internal Medicine Physicians$284,727
  3. 3Family Medicine Physicians$241,319
  4. 4Chief Executives$183,428
  5. 5Physicians, All Other$175,412

Sources

Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score isn’t available at the metro level yet — see California state page.