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

WAGES FOR BROADCAST 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)

San Francisco	1995	$7.50-12.00 ($8.00)	$14.00-25.00 ($17.60)	$16.70-27.20 ($20.50)

* 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 BROADCAST TECHNICIANS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Chico-Paradise (Butte)	$6.86	$6.91	$6.11-7.70

* 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