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

WAGES FOR LAUNDRY & DRYCLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS - EXCEPT PRESSING
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)

Golden Sierra	1995	$4.20- 5.90 ($5.00)	$4.70- 6.00 ($5.60)	$6.00- 8.00 ($6.40)
Kern	1996	$4.00- 6.00 ($5.00)	$5.00- 7.00 ($5.00)	$5.00- 9.30 ($6.00)
Riverside	1996	$4.70-10.00 ($5.20)	$5.00-12.00 ($5.70)	$5.50-15.00 ($6.50)

* 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 LAUNDRY & DRYCLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS - EXCEPT PRESSING
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Fresno (Fresno)	$6.53	$6.19	$5.33-7.84
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$6.37	$5.89	$5.27-7.59
Salinas (Monterey)	$7.53	$7.32	$6.13-8.52
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$9.26	$8.80	$7.02-10.86
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo)	$6.79	$6.78	$5.72-7.84
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara)	$6.54	$6.58	$5.63-7.54
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare)	$5.67	$5.48	$5.11-6.31

* 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