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

WAGES FOR FORESTERS & CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS
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)

NorTEC
Union	1997	$7.10-22.30 ($14.70)	$9.80-22.30 ($16.10)	$12.10-27.20 ($19.60)
Non-Union	1997	$8.00-17.20 ($11.20)	$10.00-32.60 ($14.60)	$12.30-35.40 ($21.20)

* 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 FORESTERS & CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS
1996


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

Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$25.21	$27.64	$19.28-35.42
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$23.48	$24.91	$16.63-34.06

* 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