Labor Market Profile
Occupation 25th Percentile Average Hourly rate 75th Percentile
       
Professional      
Accountant $19.26 $26.64 $32.72
Computer Programmer $20.33 $24.41 $28.10
Engineering Manager $37.38 $41.46 $45.27
Retail      
Retail Store Clerk (retail salesperson) $8.30 $11.50 $11.89
Stock Room Clerk & order fillers $8.25 $10.74 $11.84
Hospitality Clerk $7.87 $8.46 $9.08
Clerical      
Customer Service Rep. $9.91 $13.21 $14.79
Telesales Rep. $10.41 $14.20 $16.29
Data Entry Clerk $11.77 $12.89 $14.24
Executive Secretary $13.65 $17.38 $20.48
Accounting Clerk $11.50 $15.02 $17.94
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerk $10.95 $14.01 $16.48
Word Processor $11.82 $13.95 $15.22
Unskilled      
Construction Laborer $11.19 $14.94 $18.06
Hand Packer $7.81 $9.79 $10.63
Material Handler $8.09 $10.80 $13.38
Light Assembly $8.42 $10.80 $13.32
Semi-Skilled      
Machinist $11.71 $14.25 $16.85
Machine Maintenance $9.23 $13.27 $17.99
Fork Lift Operator $9.46 $11.01 $11.29
Skilled      
Industrial Machinery Mechanic $12.14 $15.29 $17.90
First Line Supervisor/Manager $18.19 $22.77 $26.31
Welder $10.71 $13.19 $15.77
Technical      
Industrial Engineer $28.04 $36.29 $43.49
Electronic Engineering Technician $21.31 $24.19 $26.57
Mechanical Drafter $16.62 $18.82 $21.05
Network Technician $19.82 $27.01 $33.91

*Labor Market Review July 2007 edition, Page 7, Table 1

 

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More and more businesses in Tulare County are discovering what it means to have an available and affordable labor force. Tulare County has some of the most
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