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

WAGES FOR DRIVER/SALES WORKERS
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)





Contra Costa
      Union  1995 $5.50-13.60 ($8.30) $7.00-13.60 ($9.60) $9.50-17.00 ($9.80)
      Non-Union  1995 $4.20- 7.00 ($6.40) $4.50-11.00 ($7.00) $4.50-11.00 ($8.30)
Fresno
      Union  1997 $7.40-12.20 ($8.80) $8.00-12.20 ($8.70) $8.70-14.40 ($12.00)
      Non-Union  1997 $5.00-17.00 ($8.70) $5.20-18.00 ($10.00) $5.20-22.50 ($12.50)
Imperial
      Union  1997 $9.60-11.70 ($10.70) $9.60-11.70 ($10.70) $9.60-11.70 ($10.70)
      Non-Union  1997 $5.00-10.20 ($7.50) $5.00-11.20 ($8.70) $5.00-20.60 ($9.90)
Kern  1996 $6.00-15.50 ($8.40) $6.70-20.10 ($9.00) $6.70-23.70 ($12.40)
Mendocino
      Union  1995 $10.70-13.00 ($11.70) $10.70-14.20 ($12.50) $16.00-17.70 ($17.00)
      Non-Union  1995 $5.00-14.00 ($8.00) $6.00-14.00 ($9.00) $7.50-15.00 ($10.50)
Riverside
      Union  1996 $8.40-12.00 ($10.20) $12.00-12.00 ($12.30) $16.00-16.00 ($16.00)
      Non-Union  1996 $4.70-12.60 ($7.00) $4.70-12.60 ($7.50) $5.00-14.70 ($8.70)
Sacramento & Yolo
      Union  1997 $8.20-11.90 ($10.90) $10.70-12.40 ($12.20) $11.20-23.90 ($14.30)
      Non-Union  1997 $5.00- 9.50 ($7.50) $5.00-12.00 ($8.00) $5.00-16.70 ($10.70)
San Bernardino  1997 $5.00-10.00 ($7.70) $5.00-12.00 ($9.00) $5.70-14.40 ($10.00)
San Diego  1996 $5.70-12.00 ($7.50) $6.20-13.00 ($8.00) $7.50-15.00 ($9.20)
San Luis Obispo  1997 $6.00-11.10 ($7.00) $7.00-14.40 ($8.20) $7.00-19.20 ($9.00)
San Mateo
      Union  1996 $12.20-14.20 ($13.20) $13.70-14.20 ($13.90) $20.20-20.40 ($20.30)
      Non-Union  1996 $5.00-12.00 ($7.50) $7.00-16.70 ($8.60) $8.00-21.50 ($10.00)
Sonoma  1996 $6.00-11.00 ($7.70) $6.50-12.00 ($9.50) $7.00-14.00 ($10.50)
Stanislaus
      Union  1996 $10.20-10.20 ($10.20) $10.20-10.20 ($10.20) $12.80-12.80 ($12.80)
      Non-Union  1996 $4.20- 7.00 ($5.00) $5.00-10.00 ($9.10) $6.00-12.00 ($10.30)
Tulare
      Union  1996 $8.00-13.00 ($10.50) $8.00-15.00 ($13.00) $11.00-20.00 ($15.00)
      Non-Union  1996 $5.00- 8.60 ($7.10) $5.00- 9.70 ($7.70) $6.00-11.50 ($8.90)
Ventura  1997 $5.20-14.30 ($6.20) $5.50-14.30 ($7.00) $6.50-21.50 ($9.20)





  * 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 DRIVER/SALES WORKERS
1996





Metropolitan Area (County)   Average     Median *   Midrange **




Fresno (Fresno) $10.76 $10.34 $9.00-12.34
Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$9.46 $9.44 $5.74-10.89
San Diego (San Diego) $6.17 $5.46 $5.10-6.38
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc
(Santa Barbara)
$11.65 $11.34 $9.61-14.06
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) $12.11 $13.56 $10.15-14.71
Ventura County $11.63 $12.34 $8.71-14.38




  * 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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