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

WAGES FOR INSURANCE CLAIMS CLERKS
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	1995	$5.40-11.90 ($8.90)	$5.60-14.30 ($8.90)	$8.30-16.70 ($12.00)
San Diego	1995	$5.20-15.00 ($9.30)	$5.90-20.00 ($11.00)	$7.10-24.00 ($13.60)
Santa Cruz	1995	$7.50-10.00 ($8.00)	$8.40-13.00 ($10.00)	$9.60-15.00 ($12.50)

* 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 INSURANCE CLAIMS CLERKS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Fresno (Fresno)	$11.51	$13.07	$8.17-14.47
Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$11.79	$11.64	$9.66-13.75
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$13.54	$13.28	$11.02-15.68
Orange County	$11.49	$11.52	$9.54-13.33
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$12.22	$11.86	$10.59-13.14
San Diego (San Diego)	$12.29	$12.09	$10.51-13.17
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$13.86	$13.58	$12.12-15.28
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$15.19	$14.93	$12.51-17.46
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara)	$10.50	$10.60	$9.20-12.04
Santa Rosa (Sonoma)	$12.95	$13.27	$11.18-14.89
Ventura County	$12.17	$12.08	$11.13-13.00
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare)	$10.14	$10.13	$8.51-11.10

* 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