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

WAGES FOR RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS
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)





Kern  1995 $9.60-12.20 ($11.10) $10.30-15.20 ($14.90) $11.90-17.10 ($16.00)
Riverside  1995 $10.50-13.30 ($12.90) $12.00-17.10 ($14.00) $13.00-18.50 ($15.80)
San Bernardino  1995 $10.00-14.10 ($12.20) $11.00-15.50 ($12.20) $14.00-18.00 ($16.00)
Santa Clara  1995 $14.30-16.80 ($15.90) $15.80-18.60 ($17.00) $17.20-21.00 ($20.00)
Tulare  1996 $9.90-11.40 ($10.00) $11.50-13.20 ($12.10) $12.50-15.00 ($12.90)





  * 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 RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS
1996





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




Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$19.63 $18.01 $16.75-19.57
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $20.82 $21.29 $19.84-22.75
Orange County $18.38 $17.99 $16.60-19.81
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$21.98 $21.86 $20.42-23.30




  * 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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