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

WAGES FOR COMPUTER OPERATORS
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)





Kings  1995 $6.00- 9.50 ($8.20) $6.50-11.10 ($9.70) $7.50-12.40 ($9.00)
San Francisco  1996 $10.00-14.00 ($12.50) $10.00-18.00 ($14.20) $11.00-21.50 ($14.50)
Santa Clara  1995 $7.50-13.50 ($9.20) $8.50-16.40 ($11.50) $10.20-19.20 ($14.00)





  * 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 COMPUTER OPERATORS
1996





Metropolitan Area (County)   Average     Median *   Midrange **




Chico-Paradise (Butte) $10.99 $10.92 $10.08-12.52
Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$12.14 $11.81 $9.31-14.85
Modesto (Stanislaus) $10.94 $10.60 $9.33-11.71
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $15.77 $13.35 $10.82-20.94
Orange County $13.68 $13.53 $10.91-15.94
Redding (Shasta) $11.79 $11.75 $10.02-14.44
Riverside-San Bernardino
(Riverside & San Bernardino)
$12.51 $11.98 $9.21-15.18
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer &
Sacramento)
$14.81 $14.69 $11.13-18.43
San Diego (San Diego) $12.09 $11.22 $10.26-13.41
San Jose (Santa Clara) $13.11 $11.12 $10.16-16.41
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles
(San Luis Obispo)
$10.08 $11.03 $7.43-12.36
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc
(Santa Barbara)
$12.72 $12.12 $10.69-14.78
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) $10.82 $9.85 $7.80-10.90
Santa Rosa (Sonoma) $12.50 $12.83 $9.97-14.60
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) $12.25 $11.79 $10.56-13.10
Ventura County $11.83 $11.73 $10.35-13.19
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) $11.41 $10.48 $9.28-13.29
Yolo County $11.76 $11.06 $10.19-13.02
Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) $7.49 $6.25 $5.28-10.22




  * 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


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