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

WAGES FOR PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS
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)

Napa	1995	$13.30-13.30 ($13.30)	$12.20-14.00 ($13.30)	$13.00-15.60 ($15.10)
Sacramento & Yolo	1996	$9.00-12.00 ($11.00)	$10.50-14.50 ($11.70)	$11.20-16.50 ($12.40)

* 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 PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$13.63	$13.66	$12.03-14.92
Orange County	$12.82	$13.72	$10.88-14.73

* 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