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

WAGES FOR BIOLOGICAL, AGRICULTURAL, & FOOD TECHNICIANS & TECHNOLOGISTS - EXCEPT HEALTH
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)

Sacramento & Yolo	1996	$6.00-13.50 ($10.50)	$8.50-16.70 ($10.30)	$10.00-17.70 ($14.70)
Santa Clara
Union	1995		$12.80-12.80 ($12.80)	$14.50-14.50 ($14.50)
Non-Union	1995	$14.30-14.80 ($14.60)	$16.70-19.90 ($18.30)	$19.10-24.90 ($19.10)

* 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 BIOLOGICAL, AGRICULTURAL, & FOOD TECHNICIANS & TECHNOLOGISTS - EXCEPT HEALTH
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Fresno (Fresno)	$12.60	$10.85	$10.03-14.00

* 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