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

WAGES FOR ORDER FILLERS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL SALES
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)

Orange	1997	$6.70-12.40 ($8.50)	$7.00-15.00 ($10.50)	$9.00-21.20 ($12.90)

* 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 ORDER FILLERS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL SALES
1996


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

Fresno (Fresno)	$10.09	$9.75	$8.69-10.85
Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$9.69	$8.82	$7.12-10.81
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$9.59	$8.40	$7.04-11.45
Redding (Shasta)	$9.76	$9.26	$7.57-10.81
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$9.56	$8.33	$6.91-11.73
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$9.65	$9.04	$7.35-10.89
San Diego (San Diego)	$8.03	$7.94	$6.35-9.57
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$10.48	$10.42	$8.61-11.44
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$9.12	$8.85	$7.14-10.50
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz)	$8.45	$8.65	$6.79-9.67
Santa Rosa (Sonoma)	$8.85	$8.40	$6.93-9.81
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano)	$8.15	$7.72	$6.74-10.09
Ventura County	$13.19	$13.54	$11.92-14.95

* 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