HR Management & Compliance

What’s Your Wage Order?

Here is a handy list of California’s 15 industry and occupational wage orders:

Industry Wage Orders

Wage Order 1 Manufacturing Industry
Wage Order 2 Personal Service Industry
Wage Order 3 Canning, Freezing and Preserving Industry
Wage Order 5 Public Housekeeping Industry
Wage Order 6 Laundry, Linen Supply, Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Industry
Wage Order 7 Mercantile Industry
Wage Order 8 Handling Products After Harvest Industry
Wage Order 9 Transportation Industry
Wage Order 10 Amusement and Recreation Industry
Wage Order 11 Broadcasting Industry
Wage Order 12 Motion Picture Industry
Wage Order 13 Preparing Agricultural Products for Market Industry

Occupational Wage Orders

Wage Order 4 Professional, Technical, Clerical, Mechanical and Similar Occupations
Wage Order 14 Agricultural Occupations 
Wage Order 15 Household Occupations

To determine which wage order applies to your business, call the Labor Commissioner’s Public Information Office in San Francisco, (415) 557-7878; Sacramento, (916) 323-4920; Los Angeles, (213) 620-6330; San Diego, (619) 467-3002; or Santa Rosa (707) 445-9067.

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