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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| Humboldt | 1997 | $5.10- 5.20 ($5.10) | $5.50- 6.50 ($6.00) | $6.50- 9.00 ($7.50) |
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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
SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS - GARMENT
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) | $5.94 | $5.53 | $5.14-6.75 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $5.73 | $5.46 | $5.10-6.23 |
| Orange County | $6.24 | $5.71 | $5.23-7.33 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $7.15 | $7.11 | $6.27-7.94 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $5.75 | $5.46 | $5.10-6.21 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $8.82 | $8.51 | $7.13-9.81 |
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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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