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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| Union | 1997 | $8.30-11.70 ($9.70) | $9.00-11.70 ($10.70) | $12.60-14.40 ($13.10) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.00-10.50 ($8.20) | $6.50-10.50 ($8.50) | $8.30-12.20 ($10.20) |
| NorTEC | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $6.50-13.10 ($9.00) | $6.80-20.10 ($10.00) | $9.50-21.30 ($11.30) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.20-10.00 ($6.70) | $6.00-11.00 ($8.60) | $9.10-13.00 ($9.20) |
| Sonoma | 1997 | $10.00-17.20 ($15.00) | $11.00-17.20 ($15.40) | $14.00-22.70 ($20.00) |
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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
DISPATCHERS - POLICE, FIRE, & AMBULANCE
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) | $15.81 | $16.47 | $13.53-18.28 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $12.69 | $13.23 | $9.80-15.17 |
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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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