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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| Butte | 1997 | $5.50- 8.00 ($6.50) | $6.50-15.20 ($8.50) | $7.50-25.00 ($11.00) |
| Fresno | 1997 | $4.70-10.00 ($6.00) | $7.10-17.00 ($9.50) | $8.00-17.50 ($11.50) |
| Golden Sierra | 1997 | $5.50-12.60 ($7.00) | $7.50-15.00 ($10.00) | $9.00-16.50 ($14.50) |
| Humboldt | 1996 | $5.00-10.00 ($6.30) | $6.00-12.00 ($10.00) | $7.00-14.50 ($12.00) |
| Imperial | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $18.80-18.80 ($18.80) | $18.80-19.10 ($19.00) | $20.70-24.00 ($22.40) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.10-13.50 ($5.70) | $5.50-21.90 ($8.00) | $5.50-21.90 ($10.00) |
| Kern | 1997 | $5.00-12.00 ($8.00) | $7.50-15.00 ($10.00) | $10.00-18.00 ($12.20) |
| Madera | 1996 | $4.20- 7.00 ($5.00) | $5.10-22.70 ($7.00) | $5.70-22.70 ($10.50) |
| Mendocino | 1996 | $6.00-10.00 ($7.10) | $9.00-15.00 ($10.00) | $11.50-15.00 ($13.00) |
| Merced | 1995 | $4.20- 7.50 ($5.50) | $6.00- 9.00 ($7.00) | $9.00-12.00 ($10.00) |
| NorTEC | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $14.20-14.20 ($14.20) | $14.20-14.20 ($14.20) | $15.50-15.50 ($15.50) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.00- 8.00 ($6.90) | $7.00-15.00 ($8.00) | $8.00-15.00 ($10.00) |
| Orange | 1997 | $5.00-12.90 ($8.00) | $8.00-16.20 ($11.00) | $9.50-25.00 ($13.90) |
| Riverside | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $15.00-15.00 ($15.00) | $22.60-23.00 ($22.60) | $23.00-34.60 ($25.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.50- 8.00 ($6.50) | $7.00-12.00 ($8.50) | $9.00-17.00 ($10.50) |
| San Bernardino | 1996 | $4.70-13.00 ($6.00) | $5.00-16.00 ($10.00) | $6.00-20.00 ($13.00) |
| San Diego | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $7.10-12.00 ($9.80) | $11.00-13.20 ($12.40) | $13.90-16.70 ($15.50) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.50-15.00 ($7.00) | $8.00-20.00 ($12.00) | $13.00-25.00 ($14.00) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1997 | $5.20- 8.50 ($7.00) | $6.00-11.10 ($10.00) | $8.00-24.00 ($12.50) |
| San Mateo | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $7.40-10.00 ($10.00) | $12.00-17.60 ($15.00) | $16.00-22.00 ($21.00) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $7.00-20.00 ($9.00) | $9.00-25.00 ($12.00) | $10.00-30.00 ($15.00) |
| Shasta | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $6.00- 6.00 ($6.00) | $7.50-21.00 ($12.70) | $10.00-21.00 ($12.70) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.00-11.00 ($8.00) | $5.50-15.60 ($9.20) | $6.20-15.60 ($11.50) |
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So. Santa Clara & San Benito | 1997 | $4.70- 8.50 ($7.00) | $7.50-19.00 ($13.00) | $10.00-21.70 ($16.00) |
| Solano | 1997 | $6.00-14.50 ($8.00) | $9.00-21.00 ($13.00) | $11.00-23.50 ($16.50) |
| Tulare | 1997 | $6.00-12.50 ($7.50) | $6.00-13.00 ($9.00) | $8.00-14.50 ($12.00) |
| Ventura | 1996 | $5.50- 7.00 ($6.70) | $7.00-16.70 ($12.00) | $8.50-19.10 ($15.70) |
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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
WELDERS & CUTTERS
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $11.56 | $11.78 | $9.18-13.00 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $9.39 | $9.43 | $7.88-10.65 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $9.06 | $7.91 | $6.77-10.60 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $11.61 | $10.65 | $8.66-14.22 |
| Merced (Merced) | $10.48 | $10.36 | $8.59-11.24 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $12.02 | $11.68 | $9.78-14.40 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $16.38 | $16.40 | $12.08-20.57 |
| Orange County | $11.16 | $10.68 | $7.61-14.13 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $11.03 | $10.80 | $7.90-12.61 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $13.39 | $11.81 | $10.20-15.52 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $12.35 | $12.25 | $10.40-14.41 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $12.74 | $12.50 | $9.59-15.39 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $15.57 | $14.60 | $11.85-17.53 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $14.95 | $14.19 | $11.08-18.05 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $17.34 | $12.93 | $11.29-23.97 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $11.91 | $11.09 | $9.40-14.43 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $10.91 | $10.35 | $8.73-13.31 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $15.59 | $15.15 | $13.90-17.16 |
| Ventura County | $13.56 | $11.59 | $9.60-15.24 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $10.98 | $10.46 | $9.17-13.24 |
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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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