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

WAGES FOR FOREST & CONSERVATION WORKERS
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)

Humboldt	1996	$4.70-15.40 ($7.30)	$4.70-16.30 ($7.50)	$4.70-19.10 ($10.70)
NorTEC	1996	$4.20-11.00 ($8.70)	$4.20-13.50 ($9.00)	$4.40-15.00 ($12.00)

* 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 FOREST & CONSERVATION WORKERS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$9.32	$10.35	$6.40-11.04
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$8.01	$7.67	$5.94-9.60

* 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