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

WAGES FOR TAPERS
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)

San Mateo
Union	1995	$6.00-10.00 ($10.00)	$15.00-20.00 ($15.00)	$24.00-28.00 ($24.50)
Non-Union	1995		$15.00-20.00 ($16.00)	$19.00-20.00 ($20.00)

* 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 TAPERS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$17.33	$16.89	$14.57-20.66
San Diego (San Diego)	$14.95	$14.86	$13.33-16.76
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$23.28	$22.42	$20.63-24.36
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$25.88	$29.75	$19.59-36.47

* 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