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

WAGES FOR TELEPHONE & CABLE TV LINE INSTALLERS & REPAIRERS
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)

Kern
Union	1997	$10.00-10.00 ($10.00)	$11.50-11.50 ($11.50)	$12.00-12.00 ($12.00)
Non-Union	1997	$5.00-14.30 ($8.00)	$6.50-21.80 ($11.20)	$7.60-30.00 ($14.00)
Mother Lode
Union	1996	$12.50-15.40 ($13.90)	$15.00-16.40 ($15.70)	$18.40-20.00 ($19.20)
Non-Union	1996	$7.00- 9.00 ($8.40)	$8.70-16.70 ($9.50)	$10.00-20.00 ($13.20)
Orange
Union	1995	$8.00-10.00 ($9.10)	$9.10-26.50 ($12.00)	$15.70-28.70 ($18.00)
Non-Union	1995	$6.00- 9.40 ($7.50)	$8.00-13.50 ($9.20)	$9.70-20.30 ($13.50)
Sacramento & Yolo	1996	$6.00- 8.50 ($7.00)	$7.50-19.90 ($10.00)	$9.00-30.00 ($15.50)

* 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 TELEPHONE & CABLE TV LINE INSTALLERS & REPAIRERS
1996


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

Bakersfield (Kern)	$11.95	$9.35	$7.49-16.21
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$18.85	$19.41	$17.01-21.81
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$18.89	$20.27	$15.95-22.25

* 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