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

WAGES FOR TIRE REPAIRERS & CHANGERS
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	1996	$5.00- 9.00 ($6.00)	$5.00-13.00 ($7.00)	$5.00-13.00 ($8.00)
Kings	1997	$5.00- 7.00 ($5.00)	$5.00- 9.00 ($6.00)	$6.50-13.00 ($7.70)
Madera	1996	$4.20- 6.00 ($4.50)	$5.00- 9.00 ($5.10)	$5.70-10.50 ($6.50)
San Joaquin	1995	$4.20- 7.50 ($5.50)	$5.00- 8.50 ($6.70)	$7.00-12.00 ($8.80)
Tulare	1996	$5.00- 7.00 ($6.00)	$5.00- 8.00 ($6.00)	$7.50-12.00 ($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 TIRE REPAIRERS & CHANGERS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Fresno (Fresno)	$7.38	$7.15	$5.95-8.34
Redding (Shasta)	$6.55	$6.60	$5.65-7.55
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$9.21	$8.05	$6.90-11.79
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$7.46	$7.24	$6.18-8.31
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$10.52	$9.44	$7.51-14.03
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$8.29	$8.82	$6.66-9.83
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo)	$7.60	$7.19	$5.73-8.70
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin)	$7.99	$7.54	$6.54-8.70
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano)	$8.65	$9.29	$5.73-10.43
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare)	$7.12	$7.10	$6.19-8.01

* 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