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

WAGES FOR TEACHERS & INSTRUCTORS - VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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)

Fresno	1996	$5.50-16.60 ($14.50)	$5.10-20.40 ($10.00)	$7.00-30.00 ($16.00)
San Luis Obispo
Union	1997	$16.20-18.80 ($17.60)	$16.00-19.50 ($18.10)	$18.10-25.10 ($19.80)
Non-Union	1997	$6.00-10.00 ($9.00)	$8.00-20.50 ($14.00)	$10.00-20.50 ($15.00)
Tulare
Union	1995	$10.00-12.40 ($11.90)	$14.00-18.10 ($17.90)	$15.50-19.00 ($17.10)
Non-Union	1995	$6.50-15.00 ($9.00)	$8.00-18.00 ($11.50)	$9.00-20.00 ($14.40)

* 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 TEACHERS & INSTRUCTORS - VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$19.14	$18.29	$12.50-27.06
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$16.17	$18.63	$9.26-21.90
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$17.19	$15.66	$12.61-20.23
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$13.50	$11.29	$10.29-15.22
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare)	$11.70	$10.52	$9.26-12.99

* 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