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

WAGES FOR GRADER, DOZER, & SCRAPER OPERATORS
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)

NorTEC
Union	1997	$7.00-19.50 ($10.70)	$9.30-19.50 ($12.40)	$10.30-21.80 ($14.50)
Non-Union	1997	$6.00-15.30 ($11.00)	$8.00-16.80 ($12.50)	$10.00-18.00 ($14.60)

* 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 GRADER, DOZER, & SCRAPER OPERATORS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$25.69	$29.44	$20.00-36.32
Merced (Merced)	$12.42	$12.10	$11.26-12.94
Orange County	$15.73	$12.67	$11.01-18.91
Redding (Shasta)	$12.56	$12.42	$11.22-13.85
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$21.46	$20.81	$18.18-23.49
San Diego (San Diego)	$26.50	$30.36	$23.39-36.78

* 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