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

WAGES FOR SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS - GARMENT
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 $5.10- 5.20 ($5.10) $5.50- 6.50 ($6.00) $6.50- 9.00 ($7.50)





  * 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 SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS - GARMENT
1996





Metropolitan Area (County)   Average     Median *   Midrange **




Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$5.94 $5.53 $5.14-6.75
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $5.73 $5.46 $5.10-6.23
Orange County $6.24 $5.71 $5.23-7.33
San Diego (San Diego) $7.15 $7.11 $6.27-7.94
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$5.75 $5.46 $5.10-6.21
Santa Rosa (Sonoma) $8.82 $8.51 $7.13-9.81




  * 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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