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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| Kern | 1995 | $4.20-10.00 ($5.50) | $5.00-11.00 ($6.50) | $7.00-13.00 ($8.50) |
| Mother Lode | 1997 | $5.00- 6.00 ($5.70) | $5.00- 8.00 ($6.50) | $6.00-10.00 ($7.50) |
| Napa | 1997 | $5.00- 7.50 ($6.00) | $6.20- 9.50 ($8.00) | $7.70-14.00 ($10.00) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1996 | $4.50- 7.00 ($6.00) | $6.00- 8.50 ($7.00) | $7.50-11.00 ($8.70) |
| San Bernardino | 1997 | $4.70- 9.00 ($5.20) | $5.00-12.00 ($7.50) | $7.00-15.00 ($10.00) |
| Santa Clara | 1997 | $5.50- 9.00 ($7.00) | $7.50-15.00 ($10.00) | $9.00-17.00 ($12.00) |
| Santa Cruz | 1996 | $4.20- 8.00 ($6.00) | $4.20-11.00 ($7.70) | $9.00-14.00 ($9.60) |
| Sonoma | 1996 | $6.00- 7.50 ($7.00) | $7.00- 9.00 ($8.00) | $9.00-12.00 ($10.00) |
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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
VETERINARY ASSISTANTS
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) | $8.16 | $8.20 | $6.92-9.22 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $6.67 | $5.63 | $5.19-8.07 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $8.96 | $9.31 | $7.34-10.60 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $8.13 | $7.58 | $6.34-10.32 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $6.78 | $6.73 | $5.59-7.94 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $7.63 | $7.70 | $5.92-9.10 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $12.16 | $13.42 | $9.67-14.58 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $7.65 | $7.47 | $6.61-8.32 |
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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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