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Careers in Yuba City, CA

Part of California.

Yuba City, CA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 104.233, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 7.3% · 76,012 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Family Medicine Physicians$258,770
  2. 2Chief Executives$209,060
  3. 3Architectural and Engineering Managers$184,720
  4. 4Physician Assistants$183,460
  5. 5Dentists, General$175,850

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Home Health and Personal Care Aides3,120 employed
  2. 2Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers1,790 employed
  3. 3Fast Food and Counter Workers1,630 employed
  4. 4Cashiers1,410 employed
  5. 5Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary1,220 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Agricultural Equipment Operators10.39× national avg
  2. 2Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse9.76× national avg
  3. 3First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers9.19× national avg
  4. 4Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products8.39× national avg
  5. 5Plasterers and Stucco Masons7.58× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Family Medicine Physicians$248,261
  2. 2Chief Executives$200,570
  3. 3Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,218
  4. 4Physician Assistants$176,010
  5. 5Dentists, General$168,709

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.