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

WAGES FOR RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS
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)





Butte  1996 $5.00- 6.90 ($5.50) $5.50-10.60 ($7.40) $6.50-12.70 ($9.90)
Fresno  1997 $5.00- 7.40 ($5.50) $5.00-14.40 ($6.20) $5.20-15.90 ($8.00)
Humboldt  1996 $5.00-11.50 ($6.00) $5.00-11.50 ($8.00) $5.00-15.00 ($10.00)
Santa Barbara  1997 $5.10-11.00 ($7.00) $5.20-12.00 ($7.70) $5.30-13.90 ($8.90)





  * 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 RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS
1996





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




Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$10.56 $9.12 $7.27-10.63
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $9.83 $9.40 $7.99-10.75
Orange County $8.04 $7.52 $6.64-8.41
Redding (Shasta) $6.76 $5.76 $5.25-8.23
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer &
Sacramento)
$8.11 $7.64 $6.68-8.99
San Diego (San Diego) $7.59 $7.13 $5.91-8.34
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$10.22 $10.11 $8.68-11.77
San Jose (Santa Clara) $9.52 $9.29 $8.35-10.94
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) $8.50 $8.75 $7.13-9.58
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) $7.88 $7.78 $5.59-9.49
Ventura County $13.55 $13.75 $9.97-15.39
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) $8.85 $8.10 $6.89-10.71




  * 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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