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

WAGES FOR WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS - EXCEPT SAWING
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)

Humboldt	1997	$5.50-14.30 ($7.00)	$5.50-14.30 ($8.50)	$7.00-14.30 ($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 WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS - EXCEPT SAWING
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$6.96	$6.74	$5.49-8.27

* 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