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

WAGES FOR PLASTERERS & STUCCO MASONS
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	1995	$6.00-20.00 ($9.80)	$13.00-25.00 ($20.00)	$20.00-25.00 ($24.50)

* 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 PLASTERERS & STUCCO MASONS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$17.12	$16.79	$12.53-20.32
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$18.69	$18.48	$15.80-21.77

* 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