Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.
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| 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) | ||
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| Kern | 1996 | $5.20-12.00 ($6.50) | $7.00-21.50 ($10.20) | $10.00-27.30 ($15.00) |
| Madera | 1997 | $5.00-25.00 ($6.80) | $6.00-37.00 ($8.50) | $7.50-37.00 ($11.00) |
| Mendocino | 1996 | $6.20- 8.00 ($6.50) | $9.00-13.00 ($9.70) | $11.00-14.20 ($13.50) |
| Merced | 1997 | $5.00-10.00 ($6.20) | $5.00-12.00 ($8.00) | $6.00-18.00 ($12.00) |
| Mother Lode | 1996 | $6.00- 9.00 ($6.50) | $7.50-14.00 ($9.50) | $9.00-20.00 ($12.00) |
| San Benito | 1996 | $5.00- 9.00 ($6.00) | $5.00-11.00 ($8.00) | $10.00-15.00 ($12.00) |
| San Joaquin | 1995 | $6.00- 9.00 ($8.70) | $7.70-24.00 ($12.20) | $13.00-24.00 ($17.00) |
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| Union | 1995 | $8.00-19.00 ($10.00) | $13.00-25.00 ($21.50) | $18.00-28.00 ($21.50) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $8.00- 8.00 ($8.00) | $10.00-14.00 ($12.00) | $12.00-19.00 ($16.00) |
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* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers
earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.
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Source: California Cooperative Occupational
Information System
Labor Market Information Division,
Employment Development Department
WAGES FOR
SHEET METAL WORKERS
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $13.38 | $13.95 | $8.00-15.53 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $10.29 | $9.96 | $9.01-11.67 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $14.62 | $13.48 | $10.56-16.98 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $9.78 | $9.65 | $8.85-10.84 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $16.85 | $16.41 | $11.96-19.04 |
| Orange County | $9.91 | $9.24 | $7.97-10.53 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $10.33 | $10.22 | $7.12-12.56 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $15.75 | $14.28 | $11.40-18.35 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $25.31 | $29.62 | $18.82-36.41 |
| Ventura County | $10.94 | $10.67 | $7.78-13.66 |
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* 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
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