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Psychiatric Technicians in California

Want to work in California as a Psychiatric Technician? Read this first!

4.9% Jobs Projection
$68,090 Median Salary
680 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Psychiatric Technicians in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Psychiatric Technicians in California is growing slower than average.

  • Psychiatric Technicians in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Psychiatric Technicians Work in California?

In 2018, there were 8,900 Psychiatric Technicians working in the state.

There were 8,510 Psychiatric Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 390 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,020 Psychiatric Technicians working in it, which means California has more Psychiatric Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Psychiatric Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 4.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.9%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 680 annual Psychiatric Technicians job openings in California, and 8,600 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,600 annual jobs and 70,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Psychiatric Technicians Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Psychiatric Technicians ranged from $35,690 to $80,030 with $68,090 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.16 to $38.47. The median hourly rate was $32.74.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.67 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $4.07.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Psychiatric Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Psychiatric Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,990 $64,410
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,530 $72,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 1,010 $70,130
Fresno, CA 930 $69,140
Stockton-Lodi, CA 390 $70,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 350 $51,700
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 340 $59,420
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 230 $67,020
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 110 $63,560
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 100 $69,540
Bakersfield, CA 90 $68,090
Salinas, CA 50 $70,400

Top States for Psychiatric Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Psychiatric Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 8,900 $68,090
Florida 8,480 $28,590
Texas 4,130 $31,800
Illinois 3,920 $42,390
Wisconsin 3,820 $33,760
Virginia 2,860 $29,080
Pennsylvania 2,600 $30,710
Arizona 2,580 $34,090
Indiana 2,220 $28,710
Massachusetts 1,930 $44,220
Michigan 1,920 $35,380
North Carolina 1,840 $33,330
Ohio 1,700 $32,860
Louisiana 1,590 $26,470
Missouri 1,560 $27,630
New York 1,550 $43,590
West Virginia 1,420 $21,850
New Mexico 1,190 $26,100
Alabama 1,150 $24,420
Utah 1,060 $26,930

Below are the states where Psychiatric Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $68,090
Connecticut $56,170
District of Columbia $53,090
Oregon $49,870
New Jersey $45,520
Massachusetts $44,220
New York $43,590
Illinois $42,390
Washington $40,760
Vermont $39,460

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