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

WAGES FOR MOBILE HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS - EXCEPT ENGINES
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)

Alameda
Union	1996	$10.00-13.00 ($11.30)	$11.90-28.00 ($22.00)	$14.00-25.10 ($23.00)
Non-Union	1996	$5.00-11.00 ($10.20)	$8.00-14.20 ($12.00)	$12.00-18.10 ($14.00)

* 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 MOBILE HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS - EXCEPT ENGINES
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Bakersfield (Kern)	$14.46	$13.91	$12.15-15.38
Fresno (Fresno)	$15.93	$16.74	$13.87-18.02
Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$17.16	$16.52	$13.55-19.55
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$16.10	$16.31	$12.68-18.65
Orange County	$20.64	$18.60	$15.06-28.98
Redding (Shasta)	$16.30	$15.89	$13.78-17.92
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$15.89	$14.89	$13.17-18.23
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$16.05	$16.00	$12.22-18.12
San Diego (San Diego)	$19.23	$17.79	$14.04-23.21
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara)	$15.49	$13.67	$12.38-15.23
Santa Rosa (Sonoma)	$15.41	$15.30	$11.02-19.42
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano)	$15.22	$15.90	$12.85-17.73
Ventura County	$16.36	$15.32	$13.72-17.69
Yolo County	$15.95	$15.14	$10.07-20.96

* 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