Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.
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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) | ||
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| Alameda | 1997 | $6.00-10.00 ($7.00) | $7.00-12.00 ($10.00) | $10.00-17.20 ($12.50) |
| Mendocino | 1995 | $5.00- 7.00 ($6.50) | $6.00- 8.00 ($6.80) | $8.00-10.00 ($10.00) |
| Riverside | 1997 | $5.10-10.00 ($7.00) | $5.50-12.00 ($8.50) | $7.00-13.00 ($10.00) |
| San Bernardino | 1997 | $5.00- 7.00 ($6.00) | $6.00-10.00 ($7.50) | $8.00-14.00 ($10.00) |
| San Diego | 1995 | $4.20- 7.60 ($5.50) | $8.20-15.50 ($10.00) | $12.50-22.00 ($19.10) |
| San Francisco | 1996 | $6.50-10.70 ($7.50) | $8.00-14.00 ($10.00) | $10.50-18.00 ($12.70) |
| San Mateo | 1996 | $5.70-10.90 ($8.30) | $6.50-15.00 ($10.00) | $7.50-18.00 ($14.40) |
| Solano | 1995 | $4.20- 8.00 ($6.00) | $6.00-14.00 ($8.00) | $8.00-17.00 ($10.00) |
| Ventura | 1997 | $5.00- 9.40 ($7.00) | $7.00-11.00 ($9.00) | $9.00-14.50 ($11.00) |
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* 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
OPTICIANS - DISPENSING & MEASURING
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $12.57 | $11.35 | $10.32-14.72 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $8.72 | $8.86 | $7.46-9.79 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $12.69 | $12.16 | $10.37-14.80 |
| Orange County | $13.04 | $12.12 | $10.47-14.67 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $10.33 | $9.71 | $8.99-10.97 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $10.44 | $10.04 | $9.26-11.29 |
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* 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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