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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| Monterey | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $10.10-13.00 ($11.00) | $11.00-23.80 ($13.20) | $14.00-24.00 ($19.90) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $7.00-10.00 ($9.20) | $13.00-15.00 ($14.20) | $13.00-26.00 ($16.50) |
| Mother Lode | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $12.90-12.90 ($12.90) | $10.00-25.10 ($14.60) | $11.50-25.10 ($15.80) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $8.00-15.00 ($9.00) | $10.00-15.00 ($11.00) | $11.80-20.00 ($15.00) |
| North Central | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $8.50-12.80 ($10.30) | $9.40-25.80 ($12.30) | $10.60-25.80 ($14.10) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $8.00-10.00 ($9.00) | $9.00-16.00 ($13.50) | $11.00-20.00 ($16.50) |
| San Diego | 1997 | $8.00-16.00 ($12.70) | $12.00-22.50 ($16.00) | $16.00-33.00 ($20.00) |
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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
OPERATING ENGINEERS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Fresno (Fresno) | $22.53 | $22.30 | $15.59-31.46 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $24.21 | $26.82 | $17.92-35.01 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $26.02 | $26.97 | $22.01-35.09 |
| Orange County | $27.30 | $31.95 | $26.32-37.57 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $20.53 | $20.98 | $14.10-24.04 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $22.05 | $21.91 | $16.86-28.81 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $25.01 | $26.36 | $20.28-34.78 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $26.63 | $30.66 | $24.40-36.93 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $20.17 | $19.93 | $13.11-26.42 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $21.42 | $19.14 | $17.33-24.50 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $19.56 | $19.41 | $13.19-24.16 |
| Ventura County | $28.44 | $32.58 | $27.27-37.89 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $17.45 | $17.24 | $15.80-18.67 |
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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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