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

WAGES FOR VETERINARY TECHNICIANS & TECHNOLOGISTS
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)

Alameda	1996	$5.00- 9.20 ($6.50)	$7.00-11.00 ($8.70)	$9.00-14.00 ($12.00)
Humboldt	1996	$4.20- 7.00 ($5.10)	$5.10- 8.00 ($6.20)	$6.20-11.00 ($7.70)
Mendocino	1995	$5.50- 7.00 ($6.00)	$6.00-10.00 ($7.20)	$7.20-11.00 ($8.50)
Mother Lode	1997	$5.00- 9.00 ($6.50)	$7.00-10.00 ($7.70)	$8.00-12.00 ($9.50)
Riverside
Union	1996	$6.50- 8.50 ($8.00)	$7.00-10.00 ($9.00)	$9.00-12.00 ($12.00)
Non-Union	1996	$4.20- 8.00 ($6.20)	$6.00- 8.00 ($7.50)	$8.00-12.00 ($8.80)
San Diego	1995	$4.20- 9.00 ($6.10)	$4.20-10.00 ($8.00)	$6.00-13.00 ($10.50)
Tulare	1995	$5.50- 8.00 ($6.20)	$7.00-14.30 ($7.50)	$8.00-17.20 ($8.50)

* 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 VETERINARY TECHNICIANS & TECHNOLOGISTS
1996


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

Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$10.50	$10.52	$9.50-11.32
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$8.59	$8.03	$6.28-10.49
San Diego (San Diego)	$10.48	$10.73	$9.56-11.87
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$11.12	$10.75	$10.10-12.10

* 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