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California Demographic Information:
| 2002 Population
|
35,002,000
|
| 2003 Labor Force
|
17,460,000
|
| 2003 Unemployment
Rate |
6.7%
|
| 2002 Median Household
Income |
$47,400
|
| 2002 Per Capita
Income |
$33,000
|
California's Fastest Growing Occupations
Overall -
California
Listed below are 25 occupations projected to
grow the fastest during the 2002-2012 time period.
| # |
Occupation |
Employment |
Percent change * |
| 2002 |
2012 |
| 1 |
Physical therapist aides |
4,200 |
6,800 |
62% |
| 2 |
Dental hygienists |
16,600 |
26,200 |
58% |
| 3 |
Dental assistants |
42,700 |
67,100 |
57% |
| 4 |
Tapers |
9,200 |
14,400 |
57% |
| 5 |
Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
26,800 |
41,800 |
56% |
| 6 |
Network systems and data communications
analysts |
20,300 |
31,600 |
56% |
| 7 |
Tile and marble setters |
8,600 |
13,400 |
56% |
| 8 |
Occupational therapist assistants |
1,300 |
2,000 |
54% |
| 9 |
Physical therapist assistants |
3,900 |
6,000 |
54% |
| 10 |
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
24,000 |
35,700 |
49% |
| 11 |
Self-enrichment education teachers |
24,200 |
35,800 |
48% |
| 12 |
Medical assistants |
50,700 |
74,000 |
46% |
| 13 |
Chiropractors |
2,000 |
2,900 |
45% |
| 14 |
Epidemiologists |
1,100 |
1,600 |
45% |
| 15 |
Helpers-Painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and
stucco masons |
6,300 |
9,100 |
44% |
| 16 |
Home health aides |
38,300 |
55,300 |
44% |
| 17 |
Plasterers and stucco masons |
16,500 |
23,700 |
44% |
| 18 |
Computer software engineers, systems software |
52,100 |
74,500 |
43% |
| 19 |
Physical therapists |
11,200 |
16,000 |
43% |
| 20 |
Database administrators |
13,600 |
19,300 |
42% |
| 21 |
Environmental engineers |
4,400 |
6,200 |
41% |
| 22 |
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard
tiles |
2,900 |
4,100 |
41% |
| 23 |
Medical records and health information
technicians |
15,000 |
21,200 |
41% |
| 24 |
Occupational therapists |
6,100 |
8,600 |
41% |
| 25 |
Personal financial advisors |
12,300 |
17,300 |
41% |
California Minimum Wage Rates
|
|
Future
Effective
Date |
Basic
Minimum Rate
(per hour) |
Premium Pay
After
Designated Hours |
| Daily |
Weekly |
| |
|
$6.75 |
8
Over 12 (double time) |
40
7th day: First 8 hours (time and half)
Over 8 hours (double time) |
| San Francisco Ordinance (Applicable to employees who work 2
or more hours a week. Rate will not apply to businesses with fewer than 10
employees or non-profits until January 1, 2005.) |
02/23/04 |
$8.50
Indexed rate |
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Overtime is due after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week unless an
alternative workweek of no more than 4 days of 10 hours was established prior to
7/1/99.
Premium pay on 7th day not required for employee whose total weekly work
hours do not exceed 30 and whose total hours in any one work day thereof do not
exceed 6, in specific wage and hour orders.
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