| Northwest WDA (1Q 2016) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | N/A |
| Mean wage | $32,057 |
| Entry wage | $20,004 |
| 10th percentile wage | $19,678 |
| 50th percentile wage | $23,930 |
| 90th percentile wage | $55,264 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Percent |
| Education and Health Services | | |
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| Top Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Median Wage |
| Education and Health Services | | $23,930 |
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| Graduate Teaching Assistants (25-1191) |
| Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed. |
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| Mean Wage History |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $23929.86 | | $56388.55 |
| -$32458.69 | | 2015 | $23322.12 | +2.6% | $54956.46 |
+2.6% | -$31634.34 | | 2014 | $22885.30 | +1.9% | $53927.15 |
+1.9% | -$31041.84 | | 2013 | $22448.49 | +1.9% | $52897.83 |
+1.9% | -$30449.34 | | 2012 | $22011.67 | +2.0% | $51868.52 |
+2.0% | -$29856.84 | | 2011 | $21669.82 | +1.6% | $51062.96 |
+1.6% | -$29393.14 | | 2010 | $21289.98 | +1.8% | $50167.91 |
+1.8% | -$28877.92 | | 2009 | $21062.08 | +1.1% | $49630.87 |
+1.1% | -$28568.79 | | 2008 | $20435.34 | +3.1% | $48154.03 |
+3.1% | -$27718.69 | | 2007 | $19751.63 | +3.5% | $46542.93 |
+3.5% | -$26791.29 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $23929.86 | | $40188.76 |
| -$16258.90 | | 2015 | $23322.12 | +2.6% | $39064.37 |
+2.9% | -$15742.25 | | 2014 | $22885.30 | +1.9% | $38229.12 |
+2.2% | -$15343.81 | | 2013 | $22448.49 | +1.9% | $37458.11 |
+2.1% | -$15009.62 | | 2012 | $22011.67 | +2.0% | $36815.60 |
+1.7% | -$14803.92 | | 2011 | $21669.82 | +1.6% | $36237.35 |
+1.6% | -$14567.52 | | 2010 | $21289.98 | +1.8% | $35626.97 |
+1.7% | -$14336.98 | | 2009 | $21062.08 | +1.1% | $35145.09 |
+1.4% | -$14083.01 | | 2008 | $20435.34 | +3.1% | $34245.58 |
+2.6% | -$13810.23 | | 2007 | $19751.63 | +3.5% | $33153.32 |
+3.3% | -$13401.68 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
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