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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| County / Area | 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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| Contra Costa | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $10.00-10.00 ($10.00) | $13.00-13.00 ($13.00) | $13.30-16.00 ($14.60) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $6.00-12.00 ($9.00) | $8.00-14.30 ($10.00) | $10.00-18.90 ($12.00) |
| Fresno | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $8.90-13.20 ($11.00) | $8.90-15.00 ($12.00) | $8.90-18.60 ($13.70) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20-10.80 ($6.00) | $4.50-12.00 ($6.00) | $5.30-14.60 ($8.20) |
| Humboldt | 1997 | $5.80-13.50 ($10.00) | $5.80-13.50 ($11.00) | $8.90-14.00 ($12.50) |
| Madera | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $9.50- 9.50 ($9.50) | $10.20-10.20 ($10.20) | $11.10-11.10 ($11.10) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $5.20- 9.00 ($6.60) | $5.50- 9.00 ($7.20) | $6.00-11.50 ($9.00) |
| Merced | 1996 | $5.20-14.30 ($10.00) | $6.70-15.20 ($10.50) | $8.50-18.70 ($12.00) |
| Mother Lode | 1996 | $4.20- 7.00 ($5.20) | $5.00-15.00 ($9.00) | $7.00-16.50 ($9.00) |
| North Central | 1997 | $5.00- 8.60 ($6.20) | $5.50-13.40 ($7.00) | $6.50-16.70 ($9.10) |
| NorTEC | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $16.20-16.20 ($16.20) | $16.20-16.00 ($16.20) | |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.00-12.50 ($6.80) | $5.50-14.00 ($10.00) | $7.00-16.20 ($10.00) |
| San Bernardino | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $9.80-12.40 ($11.10) | $12.40-13.20 ($12.80) | $14.10-14.40 ($14.30) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $4.20-13.70 ($7.50) | $4.40-13.70 ($7.50) | $6.00-13.70 ($12.20) |
| San Joaquin | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $8.20-14.50 ($12.10) | $8.20-14.90 ($12.20) | $11.50-18.40 ($14.10) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $6.00- 9.60 ($7.50) | $6.00-10.30 ($7.80) | $8.00-13.00 ($10.00) |
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So. Santa Clara & San B | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $9.00-10.50 ($9.90) | $9.00-13.00 ($10.40) | $11.20-14.90 ($13.70) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.00- 9.00 ($7.60) | $6.00-12.00 ($10.00) | $8.20-13.50 ($11.80) |
| Solano | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $8.00-14.60 ($11.80) | $8.20-14.60 ($12.20) | $8.50-14.60 ($14.40) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.10-14.70 ($7.70) | $5.20-16.00 ($9.50) | $5.70-18.00 ($11.00) |
| Stanislaus | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $12.50-15.00 ($14.90) | $12.30-16.80 ($14.90) | $14.00-19.10 ($19.80) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $6.00-11.00 ($7.60) | $7.00-20.00 ($9.00) | $8.00-20.00 ($12.00) |
| Tulare | 1995 | $4.20-10.00 ($5.00) | $4.90-11.00 ($6.30) | $6.50-12.50 ($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
INDUSTRIAL TRUCK & TRACTOR OPERATORS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $9.60 | $9.12 | $7.29-10.85 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $11.22 | $10.62 | $7.59-13.85 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $11.71 | $10.76 | $8.74-14.55 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $14.37 | $14.58 | $10.46-17.21 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $14.20 | $14.77 | $11.37-16.88 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $10.97 | $10.47 | $8.51-12.86 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $11.91 | $12.53 | $7.88-14.89 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $7.37 | $7.06 | $5.82-8.30 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $12.11 | $11.08 | $10.32-14.32 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $12.22 | $11.56 | $9.37-14.71 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $10.76 | $11.05 | $7.74-12.88 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $11.95 | $11.85 | $10.29-13.95 |
| Ventura County | $10.77 | $10.22 | $7.72-12.33 |
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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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