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

WAGES FOR MEDICAL & CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSISTANTS
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)

Humboldt	1996	$5.00-11.00 ($6.50)	$6.00-15.00 ($7.20)	$7.60-17.00 ($8.70)
Sacramento & Yolo	1995	$7.00-10.00 ($9.20)	$8.00-11.20 ($9.90)	$8.50-12.20 ($10.80)
San Francisco	1997	$10.00-12.00 ($11.00)	$11.00-15.00 ($12.20)	$12.00-16.00 ($13.70)
Santa Cruz
Union	1995	$9.00- 9.00 ($9.00)	$11.00-11.00 ($11.00)	$12.00-12.00 ($12.00)
Non-Union	1995	$7.00-10.00 ($10.00)	$8.00-12.50 ($10.20)	$9.50-14.00 ($11.20)
Stanislaus
Union	1995		$8.60- 8.60 ($8.60)	$10.00-10.00 ($10.00)
Non-Union	1995	$5.00- 8.50 ($7.50)	$6.00- 9.70 ($8.00)	$7.00-11.20 ($9.50)
Ventura	1997	$7.50-10.00 ($8.20)	$7.70-11.00 ($9.00)	$9.00-12.00 ($11.00)

* 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 MEDICAL & CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSISTANTS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Fresno (Fresno)	$13.33	$13.55	$10.09-16.98
Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$13.82	$13.11	$11.02-15.55
Orange County	$12.59	$11.65	$10.54-13.06
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$12.39	$11.91	$10.14-15.45
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin)	$12.66	$13.48	$8.65-15.33

* 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