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Only 1 of the Bakersfield area's 10 most common jobs can buy a home in Ridgecrest

The typical house costs $269,794. At today's 7.32% mortgage rate, buying it takes $81,639 a year.

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THE BAKERSFIELD AREA'S 10 MOST COMMON JOBS, BY MEDIAN PAY

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  1. Registered nurses
    $128,810Can buy
  2. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
    $57,690Rent an apt
  3. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
    $46,890Rent over 30%
  4. Fast food and counter workers
    $39,470Rent over 30%
  5. Stockers and order fillers
    $39,070Rent over 30%
  6. Teaching assistants
    $38,930Rent over 30%
  7. Retail salespersons
    $36,320Rent over 30%
  8. Cashiers
    $35,220Rent over 30%
  9. Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
    $34,620Rent over 30%
  10. Home health and personal care aides
    $34,320Rent over 30%

Each line is the yearly pay where that home fits the rule: rent at 30% of pay or less, and the mortgage, tax, insurance, and HOA at 28% of pay or less.

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