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

WAGES FOR SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS
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)





Shasta
      Union  1995 $4.20- 9.50 ($6.80) $7.70- 9.50 ($8.00) $9.40-12.30 ($10.00)
      Non-Union  1995 $4.20- 8.00 ($6.00) $5.00- 9.00 ($8.00) $7.00-12.00 ($9.00)
Ventura
      Union  1997 $7.00- 7.00 ($7.00) $7.00-10.40 ($8.70) $12.20-12.40 ($12.30)
      Non-Union  1997 $5.50- 9.10 ($7.20) $5.70-10.00 ($8.50) $7.00-13.60 ($10.20)





  * 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 SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS
1996





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




Chico-Paradise (Butte) $6.91 $6.86 $5.63-8.14
Fresno (Fresno) $7.20 $6.65 $5.39-8.89
Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$9.58 $9.42 $8.03-10.85
Modesto (Stanislaus) $9.85 $8.31 $6.45-13.31
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $10.55 $10.66 $8.70-12.44
Orange County $9.50 $9.59 $8.61-10.64
Redding (Shasta) $7.91 $8.26 $6.48-9.33
Riverside-San Bernardino
(Riverside & San Bernardino)
$8.75 $8.55 $7.07-9.81
Salinas (Monterey) $7.89 $7.62 $6.40-9.19
San Diego (San Diego) $8.56 $8.28 $6.74-10.16
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$11.30 $11.00 $9.50-12.70
San Jose (Santa Clara) $10.45 $10.56 $8.26-11.86
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc
(Santa Barbara)
$9.42 $9.64 $8.55-10.58
Santa Rosa (Sonoma) $8.41 $7.89 $6.80-9.43
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) $10.78 $10.64 $8.92-12.40
Ventura County $9.04 $9.29 $7.65-10.54




  * 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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