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

WAGES FOR COOKS - SHORT ORDER
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)

Merced	1996	$4.20- 6.00 ($4.70)	$4.20- 8.00 ($5.30)	$4.70-10.00 ($7.00)
Mother Lode
Union	1997	$5.80- 5.80 ($5.80)	$5.80- 5.80 ($5.80)	$9.60- 9.60 ($9.60)
Non-Union	1997	$5.00- 8.00 ($6.00)	$5.00- 9.00 ($7.00)	$7.00-12.00 ($10.00)
Sacramento & Yolo	1996	$4.20- 6.00 ($5.20)	$5.00- 7.50 ($6.10)	$6.00- 9.20 ($8.00)
San Francisco	1996	$5.00- 8.20 ($5.50)	$5.00- 9.50 ($6.30)	$6.20-12.00 ($8.50)

* 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 COOKS - SHORT ORDER
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$6.72	$6.50	$5.42-7.96
Orange County	$7.63	$7.66	$6.29-8.99
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$6.64	$6.63	$5.63-7.66
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$8.90	$8.52	$6.94-10.08
Salinas (Monterey)	$8.86	$9.09	$8.63-9.54
San Diego (San Diego)	$6.93	$6.84	$5.58-8.21
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara)	$8.17	$7.83	$6.29-10.38
Santa Rosa (Sonoma)	$9.00	$9.63	$7.89-10.57
Ventura County	$6.46	$6.18	$5.33-7.67

* 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