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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| North Central | 1995 | $7.00-11.50 ($10.00) | $9.00-16.50 ($10.00) | $10.00-19.10 ($12.00) |
| Ventura | 1996 | $5.00- 7.00 ($6.00) | $6.00-13.60 ($9.50) | $7.00-17.00 ($13.00) |
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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
INSPECTORS, TESTERS, & GRADERS-PRECISION
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $15.43 | $15.49 | $10.75-19.85 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $12.06 | $10.92 | $7.20-16.24 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $15.41 | $14.78 | $10.67-19.15 |
| Orange County | $13.54 | $12.44 | $10.17-16.70 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $11.67 | $11.05 | $8.91-13.92 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $15.17 | $14.44 | $9.75-18.96 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $13.13 | $12.46 | $9.90-15.06 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $14.96 | $14.55 | $13.23-16.36 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $12.37 | $12.74 | $9.49-14.77 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $15.99 | $16.35 | $14.04-18.38 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $14.72 | $14.22 | $11.92-17.30 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $12.15 | $12.42 | $11.41-13.77 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $24.46 | $23.93 | $19.19-33.42 |
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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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