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

WAGES FOR OPERATIONS & SYSTEMS RESEARCHERS AND ANALYSTS - EXCEPT COMPUTER
1995-97


Areas for which Data are Available	Year	Entry Level: No Experience	Experienced: New to Firm	Experienced: 3 Years with Firm
		Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)

Orange	1995	$6.00-19.10 ($10.80)	$8.00-33.50 ($14.30)	$11.80-37.40 ($18.20)

* 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 OPERATIONS & SYSTEMS RESEARCHERS AND ANALYSTS - EXCEPT COMPUTER
1996


Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$20.96	$20.20	$16.88-23.93
San Diego (San Diego)	$20.04	$18.20	$15.06-23.64
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara)	$16.49	$15.29	$12.76-20.39

* 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