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

WAGES FOR TOOL & DIE MAKERS
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  1996 $4.20- 7.00 ($7.00) $10.00-19.30 ($15.00) $13.00-22.00 ($18.00)





  * 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 TOOL & DIE MAKERS
1996





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




Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$18.42 $18.15 $15.43-21.69
Orange County $19.20 $19.09 $16.12-22.61
Riverside-San Bernardino
(Riverside & San Bernardino)
$18.91 $19.60 $14.73-22.74
San Diego (San Diego) $19.11 $20.10 $15.48-22.31
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$21.70 $21.96 $17.55-30.60
San Jose (Santa Clara) $23.98 $23.28 $20.18-32.48
Ventura County $19.59 $17.81 $15.56-22.23




  * 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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