What's a high paying job that can get you a pretty big house in California?

a pretty big house or big but not really really big...in the L.A or San Diego area that is....besides ceo which would take a lot of time to move up the ladder...(if u dont own it) soo what do ppl usually do there that live in a big house ?(doesnt hav eto be really big just big in general)...besides doctors, celebs...? what other jobs? that can get u