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

WAGES FOR VETERINARY ASSISTANTS
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  1995 $4.20-10.00 ($5.50) $5.00-11.00 ($6.50) $7.00-13.00 ($8.50)
Mother Lode  1997 $5.00- 6.00 ($5.70) $5.00- 8.00 ($6.50) $6.00-10.00 ($7.50)
Napa  1997 $5.00- 7.50 ($6.00) $6.20- 9.50 ($8.00) $7.70-14.00 ($10.00)
Sacramento & Yolo  1996 $4.50- 7.00 ($6.00) $6.00- 8.50 ($7.00) $7.50-11.00 ($8.70)
San Bernardino  1997 $4.70- 9.00 ($5.20) $5.00-12.00 ($7.50) $7.00-15.00 ($10.00)
Santa Clara  1997 $5.50- 9.00 ($7.00) $7.50-15.00 ($10.00) $9.00-17.00 ($12.00)
Santa Cruz  1996 $4.20- 8.00 ($6.00) $4.20-11.00 ($7.70) $9.00-14.00 ($9.60)
Sonoma  1996 $6.00- 7.50 ($7.00) $7.00- 9.00 ($8.00) $9.00-12.00 ($10.00)





  * 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 VETERINARY ASSISTANTS
1996





Metropolitan Area (County)   Average     Median *   Midrange **




Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$8.16 $8.20 $6.92-9.22
Modesto (Stanislaus) $6.67 $5.63 $5.19-8.07
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $8.96 $9.31 $7.34-10.60
Riverside-San Bernardino
(Riverside & San Bernardino)
$8.13 $7.58 $6.34-10.32
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer &
Sacramento)
$6.78 $6.73 $5.59-7.94
San Diego (San Diego) $7.63 $7.70 $5.92-9.10
San Jose (Santa Clara) $12.16 $13.42 $9.67-14.58
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) $7.65 $7.47 $6.61-8.32




  * 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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