Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.
WAGES FOR ASSEMBLERS & FABRICATORS - EXCEPT MACHINE, ELECTRICAL,
ELECTRONIC, & PRECISION
1995-98
| 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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| Contra Costa | ||||
| Union | 1998 | $7.00-10.00 ($8.00) | $7.50-17.00 ($11.68) | $8.00-20.00 ($15.00) |
| Non-Union | 1998 | $5.75-11.51 ($9.29) | $5.75-14.86 ($11.00) | $8.00-19.18 ($13.50) |
| Fresno | 1995 | $4.50-10.00 ($5.10) | $5.00-13.50 ($6.00) | $6.20-15.00 ($8.70) |
| Golden Sierra | 1996 | $4.30- 8.50 ($6.50) | $4.30-10.00 ($8.00) | $6.00-13.00 ($10.00) |
| Kings | 1995 | $5.50- 8.00 ($6.00) | $5.50- 9.00 ($8.00) | $6.50-11.20 ($8.00) |
| Merced | 1995 | $4.20- 6.00 ($5.00) | $4.20-10.00 ($5.60) | $4.40-15.00 ($7.70) |
| Monterey | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $7.50- 7.50 ($7.50) | $10.00-10.00 ($10.00) | $13.50-19.10 ($16.30) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $6.00- 9.70 ($7.20) | $7.00-13.00 ($9.00) | $7.20-15.00 ($10.00) |
| North Central | 1996 | $4.20- 6.50 ($5.20) | $4.20- 7.50 ($6.50) | $6.00-10.00 ($8.00) |
| San Benito | 1996 | $5.00- 9.00 ($5.50) | $5.50-10.00 ($7.70) | $6.50-14.00 ($9.20) |
| San Bernardino | 1995 | $5.00- 7.20 ($5.60) | $5.50- 8.00 ($6.50) | $7.20-10.50 ($8.20) |
| San Joaquin | 1997 | $5.00- 9.50 ($6.90) | $5.10-13.30 ($7.70) | $7.00-17.50 ($9.70) |
| Shasta | 1995 | $4.20- 5.00 ($4.50) | $5.00- 7.00 ($5.00) | $5.00- 9.50 ($7.00) |
| Sonoma | 1996 | $5.50- 8.00 ($6.50) | $5.70-12.50 ($8.00) | $7.50-13.50 ($10.00) |
| Stanislaus | 1996 | $5.00- 9.50 ($5.50) | $6.00-15.00 ($9.00) | $8.50-16.50 ($10.30) |
| Tulare | 1997 | $5.20- 8.00 ($6.00) | $5.50-12.50 ($9.00) | $5.50-15.00 ($11.00) |
| * 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 ASSEMBLERS & FABRICATORS - EXCEPT MACHINE,
ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, & PRECISION
1996
| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
| Bakersfield (Kern) | $7.13 | $7.01 | $6.09-7.93 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $7.84 | $7.56 | $6.66-8.47 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $9.16 | $8.63 | $7.08-9.89 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) |
$7.90 | $7.32 | $5.64-9.50 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $8.80 | $8.86 | $7.07-9.90 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $9.16 | $8.33 | $6.54-10.94 |
| Orange County | $7.68 | $7.19 | $5.59-9.13 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) |
$8.32 | $8.07 | $6.46-10.21 |
| Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) |
$9.60 | $8.32 | $6.87-11.35 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $9.15 | $7.80 | $6.59-10.20 |
| San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) |
$9.34 | $8.22 | $6.54-10.99 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $10.13 | $9.03 | $7.18-12.19 |
| San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) |
$9.11 | $8.99 | $7.98-9.62 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) |
$9.94 | $9.36 | $7.94-13.35 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $12.62 | $10.73 | $8.87-15.58 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $8.50 | $7.80 | $6.37-10.13 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $9.54 | $8.69 | $6.76-10.96 |
| Ventura County | $8.55 | $8.05 | $6.28-10.00 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $7.42 | $7.05 | $5.74-8.37 |
| Yolo County | $5.80 | $5.47 | $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. |
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Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department
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