Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.
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| 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) | ||
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| Shasta | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $4.20- 9.50 ($6.80) | $7.70- 9.50 ($8.00) | $9.40-12.30 ($10.00) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $4.20- 8.00 ($6.00) | $5.00- 9.00 ($8.00) | $7.00-12.00 ($9.00) |
| Ventura | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $7.00- 7.00 ($7.00) | $7.00-10.40 ($8.70) | $12.20-12.40 ($12.30) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.50- 9.10 ($7.20) | $5.70-10.00 ($8.50) | $7.00-13.60 ($10.20) |
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* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers
earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.
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Source: California Cooperative Occupational
Information System
Labor Market Information Division,
Employment Development Department
WAGES FOR
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $6.91 | $6.86 | $5.63-8.14 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $7.20 | $6.65 | $5.39-8.89 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $9.58 | $9.42 | $8.03-10.85 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $9.85 | $8.31 | $6.45-13.31 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $10.55 | $10.66 | $8.70-12.44 |
| Orange County | $9.50 | $9.59 | $8.61-10.64 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $7.91 | $8.26 | $6.48-9.33 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $8.75 | $8.55 | $7.07-9.81 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $7.89 | $7.62 | $6.40-9.19 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $8.56 | $8.28 | $6.74-10.16 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $11.30 | $11.00 | $9.50-12.70 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $10.45 | $10.56 | $8.26-11.86 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $9.42 | $9.64 | $8.55-10.58 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $8.41 | $7.89 | $6.80-9.43 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $10.78 | $10.64 | $8.92-12.40 |
| Ventura County | $9.04 | $9.29 | $7.65-10.54 |
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* 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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