Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.

WAGES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS & TECHNOLOGISTS
1995-97


County / Area	Year	Entry Level: No Experience	Experienced: New to Firm	Experienced: 3 Years with Firm
		Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)

Contra Costa
Union	1996	$12.00-12.00 ($12.00)	$13.60-17.00 ($13.00)	$16.00-20.00 ($16.00)
Non-Union	1996	$9.50-17.00 ($12.70)	$11.90-25.00 ($17.60)	$14.30-30.00 ($20.70)
Sacramento & Yolo	1996	$12.00-12.20 ($12.00)	$12.50-16.70 ($13.40)	$13.50-21.50 ($16.10)
San Diego	1997	$9.00-17.70 ($13.00)	$12.00-18.40 ($14.90)	$14.00-21.70 ($17.60)

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department

WAGES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS & TECHNOLOGISTS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Fresno (Fresno)	$18.34	$17.74	$15.07-21.09
Modesto (Stanislaus)	$17.91	$17.00	$14.29-20.35
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$18.87	$19.10	$15.20-22.29
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$21.83	$21.50	$19.37-23.63
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$19.00	$19.33	$16.41-22.05
San Diego (San Diego)	$18.22	$18.13	$16.54-20.42
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo)	$20.09	$19.59	$17.39-22.37
Santa Rosa (Sonoma)	$18.38	$18.00	$11.07-22.62

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less. ** Midrange is what the middle 50 percent make - 25 percent earn the top end or more, and 25 percent earn the bottom end or less.

Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department