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Visalia offers an available workforce of skilled and unskilled laborers as well as a wealth of programs to help businesses fund or provide training. Visit the Incentives page for details.

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