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

WAGES FOR RECREATION WORKERS
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)





Alameda  1995 $4.20-14.30 ($7.00) $5.20-19.10 ($8.60) $7.00-28.70 ($9.70)
Kings  1996 $4.50- 6.50 ($5.00) $5.50- 8.00 ($6.50) $6.00- 9.00 ($8.00)
North Central  1997 $5.00-12.00 ($6.00) $5.50-13.00 ($7.10) $7.00-15.00 ($8.60)
Sacramento & Yolo  1996 $5.40-10.50 ($7.30) $5.70-12.30 ($10.00) $6.20-15.00 ($11.90)
San Bernardino
      Union  1996 $4.20- 8.30 ($5.70) $5.00-15.50 ($6.50) $6.00-17.90 ($7.50)
Santa Clara  1995 $4.20-10.00 ($6.50) $5.80-17.00 ($8.20) $7.00-19.50 ($10.90)
Sonoma  1996 $5.50-11.50 ($6.50) $6.00-12.00 ($7.00) $7.00-16.50 ($10.70)





  * 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 RECREATION WORKERS
1996





Metropolitan Area (County)   Average     Median *   Midrange **




Fresno (Fresno) $7.70 $7.35 $5.71-9.12
Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$9.49 $8.30 $6.85-10.56
Riverside-San Bernardino
(Riverside & San Bernardino)
$7.50 $5.74 $5.25-9.02
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer &
Sacramento)
$7.96 $7.29 $6.38-8.20
Salinas (Monterey) $12.15 $11.96 $9.04-15.18
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$11.31 $9.67 $7.67-13.13
San Jose (Santa Clara) $10.55 $7.89 $5.94-12.36
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) $8.65 $8.77 $6.99-9.56




  * 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


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