Santa Barbara County, CA
FIPS 06083 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Santa Barbara County had an annual average of 216,323 jobs across 17,498 establishments, paying $15.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
216,323
+0.2% YoY
Establishments
17,498
Total Wages
$15.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$69,664
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 21,175 | 359 | $2,024 | $1,580.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 19,206 | 1,058 | $907 | $611.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 15,652 | 328 | $774 | $630.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 13,771 | 172 | $784 | $561.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 12,340 | 1,691 | $2,720 | $1,741.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 10,375 | 1,080 | $2,450 | $921.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 8,977 | 4,077 | $1,382 | $362.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 8,916 | 737 | $1,675 | $427.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 7,150 | 910 | $1,289 | $479.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 6,740 | 155 | $1,197 | $347.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 6,682 | 12 | $1,863 | $607.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,471 | 300 | $952 | $210.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 4,450 | 133 | $977 | $226.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,291 | 142 | $1,009 | $135.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 3,050 | 72 | $2,734 | $433.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,930 | 765 | $1,937 | $198.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,886 | 28 | $2,475 | $363.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,711 | 193 | $1,667 | $235.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,706 | 51 | $721 | $101.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,517 | 292 | $1,841 | $142.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,486 | 440 | $1,551 | $200.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,440 | 62 | $4,222 | $535.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,346 | 343 | $759 | $91.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,309 | 24 | $2,154 | $219.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 2,051 | 70 | $2,532 | $270.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,049 | 321 | $799 | $85.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 2,039 | 160 | $1,041 | $110.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,915 | 110 | $1,300 | $129.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,827 | 212 | $1,831 | $174.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,747 | 204 | $574 | $52.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,671 | 108 | $972 | $84.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,581 | 267 | $1,164 | $95.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,372 | 167 | $2,115 | $150.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,334 | 9 | $2,006 | $112.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,209 | 180 | $1,970 | $123.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,192 | 47 | $2,582 | $160.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,163 | 30 | $2,146 | $129.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,152 | 4 | $2,108 | $126.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,139 | 22 | $1,648 | $97.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,101 | 121 | $890 | $51.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,099 | 38 | $2,620 | $127.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,082 | 137 | $1,041 | $58.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 980 | 58 | $1,123 | $57.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 964 | 30 | $1,562 | $78.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 934 | 195 | $3,562 | $172.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 874 | 23 | $2,366 | $87.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 868 | 30 | $1,840 | $83.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 867 | 22 | $952 | $42.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 767 | 69 | $897 | $32.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 753 | 31 | $2,339 | $35.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 752 | 404 | $1,066 | $41.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 744 | 35 | $2,160 | $82.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 734 | 48 | $1,683 | $61.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 725 | 34 | $1,550 | $42.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 687 | 19 | $1,613 | $57.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 686 | 122 | $1,255 | $44.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 607 | 20 | $3,226 | $101.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 565 | 58 | $1,327 | $39.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 492 | 119 | $1,176 | $29.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 376 | 12 | $5,880 | $94.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 348 | 28 | $3,383 | $61.3M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 335 | 18 | $1,851 | $32.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 316 | 21 | $1,157 | $19.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 306 | 53 | $1,008 | $16.0M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 233 | 10 | $1,708 | $20.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 231 | 16 | $1,987 | $17.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 198 | 24 | $1,482 | $15.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 195 | 28 | $970 | $9.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 185 | 34 | $1,803 | $17.4M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 181 | 11 | $1,936 | $18.2M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 180 | 9 | $2,257 | $21.1M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 166 | 16 | $2,177 | $18.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 159 | 8 | $966 | $8.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 117 | 10 | $1,270 | $7.7M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 100 | 3 | $1,762 | $9.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 86 | 7 | $1,018 | $4.6M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 78 | 12 | $691 | $2.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 67 | 2 | $1,755 | $6.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 58 | 29 | $1,692 | $5.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 29 | 9 | $819 | $1.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 27 | 5 | $1,053 | $1.5M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 10 | 8 | $2,334 | $1.2M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 9 | 1 | $2,881 | $1.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 4 | 20 | $1,894 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
4,050
jobs · $82,906 avg pay
State Government
6,147
jobs · $102,934 avg pay
Local Government
25,169
jobs · $77,125 avg pay
Private
180,957
jobs · $67,200 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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