Kern County, CA

FIPS 06029 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Kern County had an annual average of 347,663 jobs across 27,950 establishments, paying $20.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

347,663

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

27,950

Total Wages

$20.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$60,066

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Kern County, CA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
115 NAICS 115 42,314 429 $1,586 $1,407.2M
611 NAICS 611 37,109 682 $1,613 $2,380.9M
722 NAICS 722 24,905 1,467 $669 $702.1M
621 NAICS 621 16,934 1,422 $2,366 $1,216.6M
624 NAICS 624 16,474 11,753 $1,234 $434.3M
111 NAICS 111 13,409 310 $986 $687.5M
922 NAICS 922 11,648 218 $2,705 $973.9M
561 NAICS 561 11,441 682 $1,538 $598.3M
541 NAICS 541 10,761 1,375 $2,033 $887.9M
622 NAICS 622 10,542 28 $2,064 $952.6M
238 NAICS 238 10,273 979 $1,344 $718.0M
493 NAICS 493 9,059 51 $1,613 $686.6M
928 NAICS 928 8,048 6 $2,241 $937.9M
455 NAICS 455 7,580 147 $665 $255.0M
445 NAICS 445 6,930 409 $1,019 $249.7M
623 NAICS 623 6,066 191 $830 $261.9M
484 NAICS 484 5,767 928 $1,154 $346.2M
423 NAICS 423 4,775 375 $5,133 $370.4M
441 NAICS 441 4,447 269 $1,230 $284.2M
213 NAICS 213 4,307 130 $1,855 $415.3M
311 NAICS 311 4,287 63 $1,218 $271.6M
811 NAICS 811 4,008 570 $1,170 $236.8M
923 NAICS 923 3,838 4 $1,772 $257.6M
457 NAICS 457 3,334 281 $683 $117.4M
424 NAICS 424 3,332 203 $1,528 $264.8M
237 NAICS 237 3,128 90 $1,772 $288.2M
921 NAICS 921 3,043 40 $3,742 $287.3M
551 NAICS 551 2,841 64 $2,806 $414.5M
444 NAICS 444 2,610 128 $821 $111.4M
236 NAICS 236 2,583 355 $1,711 $229.8M
713 NAICS 713 2,569 143 $571 $64.6M
221 NAICS 221 2,401 104 $2,849 $321.7M
458 NAICS 458 2,344 199 $489 $59.6M
524 NAICS 524 2,289 266 $1,570 $186.8M
813 NAICS 813 2,100 217 $2,303 $81.9M
456 NAICS 456 2,097 208 $1,512 $107.9M
531 NAICS 531 2,087 526 $1,705 $125.7M
336 NAICS 336 2,064 44 $2,476 $265.7M
112 NAICS 112 1,997 93 $1,121 $116.4M
812 NAICS 812 1,910 308 $1,448 $69.0M
522 NAICS 522 1,874 227 $2,378 $144.2M
721 NAICS 721 1,819 134 $585 $55.3M
459 NAICS 459 1,680 236 $608 $53.1M
562 NAICS 562 1,448 90 $1,473 $110.9M
532 NAICS 532 1,345 128 $1,541 $107.8M
488 NAICS 488 1,327 127 $1,726 $117.7M
924 NAICS 924 1,295 23 $2,135 $104.1M
492 NAICS 492 1,245 40 $997 $64.6M
211 NAICS 211 1,235 33 $2,916 $187.2M
212 NAICS 212 1,175 9 $1,984 $121.3M
491 NAICS 491 1,160 44 $1,297 $78.2M
449 NAICS 449 1,150 133 $1,270 $75.7M
325 NAICS 325 1,064 31 $1,534 $84.8M
485 NAICS 485 1,041 43 $1,214 $62.1M
332 NAICS 332 973 78 $1,171 $59.3M
711 NAICS 711 783 48 $643 $26.2M
324 NAICS 324 765 20 $2,986 $118.8M
327 NAICS 327 704 27 $1,735 $63.5M
334 NAICS 334 655 22 $2,298 $78.3M
926 NAICS 926 613 37 $1,513 $44.5M
517 NAICS 517 569 42 $1,675 $49.6M
326 NAICS 326 563 16 $1,100 $32.2M
333 NAICS 333 516 42 $1,360 $36.5M
927 NAICS 927 480 1 $2,761 $69.0M
312 NAICS 312 464 27 $1,199 $29.0M
925 NAICS 925 430 5 $1,144 $25.6M
516 NAICS 516 417 21 $1,206 $26.2M
512 NAICS 512 397 21 $458 $9.5M
321 NAICS 321 302 16 $916 $14.4M
339 NAICS 339 298 31 $1,022 $15.8M
523 NAICS 523 236 75 $3,571 $43.8M
425 NAICS 425 234 52 $1,762 $21.5M
814 NAICS 814 231 120 $650 $7.8M
486 NAICS 486 194 16 $2,646 $26.6M
519 NAICS 519 186 2 $650 $5.6M
323 NAICS 323 162 29 $753 $6.3M
337 NAICS 337 150 18 $892 $6.9M
513 NAICS 513 150 30 $1,184 $9.2M
331 NAICS 331 107 8 $1,210 $6.8M
712 NAICS 712 91 10 $1,052 $3.7M
525 NAICS 525 41 6 $1,490 $3.2M
314 NAICS 314 41 5 $1,180 $2.5M
999 NAICS 999 18 24 $1,903 $1.6M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

11,208

jobs · $108,527 avg pay

State Government

9,600

jobs · $78,410 avg pay

Local Government

50,918

jobs · $70,697 avg pay

Private

275,937

jobs · $55,497 avg pay

CA Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

5.3%

April 2026

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