| Northwest WDA (1Q 2016) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | 10 |
| Mean wage | $35.69 |
| Entry wage | $21.37 |
| 10th percentile wage | $20.25 |
| 50th percentile wage | $33.71 |
| 90th percentile wage | $58.44 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Percent |
| Professional and Business Services | 10 | 100% |
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| Top Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Median Wage |
| Professional and Business Services | 10 | $33.71 |
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| Geoscientists, Ex. Hydrologists and Geographers (19-2042) |
| Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the earth's internal composition, atmospheres, oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Include mineralogists, crystallographers, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists. |
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| Mean Wage History |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $33.71 | | $39.37 |
| -$5.66 | | 2015 | $32.85 | +2.6% | $38.37 |
+2.6% | -$5.51 | | 2014 | $32.24 | +1.9% | $37.65 |
+1.9% | -$5.41 | | 2013 | $31.62 | +1.9% | $36.93 |
+1.9% | -$5.30 | | 2012 | $31.01 | +2.0% | $36.21 |
+2.0% | -$5.20 | | 2011 | $30.53 | +1.6% | $35.65 |
+1.6% | -$5.12 | | 2010 | $29.99 | +1.8% | $35.03 |
+1.8% | -$5.03 | | 2009 | $29.67 | +1.1% | $34.65 |
+1.1% | -$4.98 | | 2008 | $28.79 | +3.1% | $33.62 |
+3.1% | -$4.83 | | 2007 | $27.82 | +3.5% | $32.50 |
+3.5% | -$4.67 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $33.71 | | $19.32 |
| $14.39 | | 2015 | $32.85 | +2.6% | $18.78 |
+2.9% | $14.07 | | 2014 | $32.24 | +1.9% | $18.38 |
+2.2% | $13.86 | | 2013 | $31.62 | +1.9% | $18.01 |
+2.1% | $13.62 | | 2012 | $31.01 | +2.0% | $17.70 |
+1.7% | $13.31 | | 2011 | $30.53 | +1.6% | $17.42 |
+1.6% | $13.11 | | 2010 | $29.99 | +1.8% | $17.13 |
+1.7% | $12.86 | | 2009 | $29.67 | +1.1% | $16.90 |
+1.4% | $12.77 | | 2008 | $28.79 | +3.1% | $16.46 |
+2.6% | $12.32 | | 2007 | $27.82 | +3.5% | $15.94 |
+3.3% | $11.89 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
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