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

WAGES FOR FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS
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)

Fresno	1995	$6.00- 9.00 ($7.00)	$8.00-17.50 ($10.00)	$11.00-30.00 ($13.00)
Imperial	1997	$5.00-12.50 ($6.00)	$5.00-14.50 ($8.00)	$5.00-15.00 ($9.10)
Kern	1997	$5.00-11.00 ($7.50)	$5.50-17.50 ($10.00)	$7.00-20.50 ($13.00)
Madera	1996	$4.50- 7.00 ($5.70)	$5.00-12.00 ($8.70)	$6.50-16.00 ($12.00)
Merced	1997	$5.00-10.60 ($7.50)	$6.00-14.20 ($8.20)	$7.50-17.90 ($11.00)
Napa	1997	$7.00-13.00 ($10.00)	$8.50-20.00 ($13.50)	$10.00-28.00 ($16.10)
Sacramento & Yolo	1997	$6.00-11.50 ($7.60)	$8.00-14.50 ($9.00)	$8.00-19.70 ($11.50)
Tulare	1995	$5.50- 9.50 ($7.50)	$8.00-14.00 ($11.00)	$9.00-16.00 ($13.00)

* 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 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Fresno (Fresno)	$9.23	$8.96	$6.81-11.04
Merced (Merced)	$12.14	$11.52	$10.54-13.76
Salinas (Monterey)	$13.77	$12.58	$11.60-16.24
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano)	$17.19	$16.32	$11.68-21.81
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare)	$11.77	$11.89	$9.39-14.30

* 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