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

WAGES FOR COUNTER ATTENDANTS
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)

Kern	1996	$4.70- 4.70 ($4.70)	$4.70- 5.50 ($4.70)	$5.00- 6.00 ($5.00)
Merced	1996	$4.20- 5.00 ($4.20)	$4.20- 5.70 ($4.50)	$4.20- 6.00 ($5.00)

* 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 COUNTER ATTENDANTS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Chico-Paradise (Butte)	$5.08	$5.26	$5.01-5.52
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$6.31	$6.10	$5.33-7.38
Orange County	$6.20	$5.67	$5.21-7.26
Redding (Shasta)	$5.56	$5.43	$5.09-5.89
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$7.34	$7.44	$5.44-9.25
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$7.15	$7.04	$6.09-7.99
Salinas (Monterey)	$8.92	$9.02	$7.24-10.55
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$7.08	$6.62	$5.41-8.44
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$7.13	$6.78	$5.51-8.26
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo)	$6.03	$5.72	$5.23-7.08
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano)	$5.83	$5.57	$5.16-6.73
Ventura County	$6.33	$5.55	$5.15-7.30

* 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