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 | 1996 | $5.00-12.30 ($8.00) | $7.00-14.90 ($10.60) | $10.00-18.50 ($11.70) |
| Riverside | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $9.50-15.00 ($12.20) | $13.70-15.00 ($14.30) | $17.50-18.50 ($18.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.50-13.50 ($12.20) | $6.50-15.50 ($14.60) | $10.50-21.80 ($18.00) |
| San Diego | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $10.10-17.40 ($14.50) | $11.90-19.10 ($17.20) | $13.90-21.00 ($19.50) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $10.10-17.40 ($13.20) | $11.90-19.10 ($15.50) | $13.90-21.00 ($18.00) |
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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
WATER & LIQUID WASTE TREATMENT PLANT & SYSTEM OPERATORS
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) | $18.58 | $20.48 | $12.50-22.63 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $18.67 | $18.69 | $16.58-21.36 |
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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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