2023 California Industry Welfare Commission Wage Order

The Industrial Welfare Commission Order or IWC Wage and Occupation Order regulates the working conditions as well the hours and wages of a particular industry or occupation group. Below are the different industries or occupations broken down by specific orders. You may click on each of the 16 categories below for more information. Each employer in California is required to post the IWC Wage Order Poster.

Please note that pursuant to the California Labor Code Section 1183 (d), the IWC is required to be posted in all places of business within the State of California.

(1) Manufacturing Industry	(9) Transportation Industry
(2) Personal Services (gyms, hair and nail salons, massage parlor, etc)	(10) Amusement & Recreation Industry
(3) Canning, Freezing & Preserving Industry	(11) Broadcasting Industry
(4) Professional, Technical, Clerical & Mechanical Occupations	(12) Motion Picture Industry
(5) Public Housekeeping Industry (Restaurants, Hotels, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Storage, Grounds Maintenance, Schools with Dormitories, etc)	(13) Agriculture Products for Market, On The Farm
(6) Laundry, Linen Supply, Dry Cleaning, and Dyeing Industry	(14) Agricultural Occupations (Field Workers)
(7) Mercantile Industry (Retail & Wholesale)	(15) Household Occupations (Day Workers/Employees of Private Households)
(8) Industries handling products after harvest	(16) Occupations in Construction, Mining, Drilling, Logging, Landscaping Industry