| Southwest WDA (1Q 2016) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | N/A |
| Mean wage | $26.70 |
| Entry wage | $24.77 |
| 10th percentile wage | $24.56 |
| 50th percentile wage | $27.35 |
| 90th percentile wage | $30.15 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Percent |
| Construction | | |
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| Top Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Median Wage |
| Construction | | $27.35 |
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| Pipelayers (47-2151) |
| Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints. Exclude "Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers" (51-4121). |
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| Mean Wage History |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $27.35 | | $25.99 |
| $1.36 | | 2015 | $26.71 | +2.4% | $25.38 |
+2.4% | $1.33 | | 2014 | $26.14 | +2.2% | $24.84 |
+2.2% | $1.30 | | 2013 | $25.74 | +1.5% | $24.46 |
+1.5% | $1.28 | | 2012 | $25.52 | +.9% | $24.25 |
+.9% | $1.27 | | 2011 | $25.14 | +1.5% | $23.89 |
+1.5% | $1.25 | | 2010 | $24.86 | +1.2% | $23.62 |
+1.2% | $1.24 | | 2009 | $24.59 | +1.1% | $23.37 |
+1.1% | $1.22 | | 2008 | $23.78 | +3.4% | $22.59 |
+3.4% | $1.18 | | 2007 | $22.87 | +4.0% | $21.74 |
+4.0% | $1.14 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $27.35 | | $23.35 |
| $4.00 | | 2015 | $26.71 | +2.4% | $22.70 |
+2.9% | $4.01 | | 2014 | $26.14 | +2.2% | $22.21 |
+2.2% | $3.93 | | 2013 | $25.74 | +1.5% | $21.76 |
+2.1% | $3.98 | | 2012 | $25.52 | +.9% | $21.39 |
+1.7% | $4.13 | | 2011 | $25.14 | +1.5% | $21.05 |
+1.6% | $4.09 | | 2010 | $24.86 | +1.2% | $20.70 |
+1.7% | $4.16 | | 2009 | $24.59 | +1.1% | $20.42 |
+1.4% | $4.17 | | 2008 | $23.78 | +3.4% | $19.90 |
+2.6% | $3.88 | | 2007 | $22.87 | +4.0% | $19.26 |
+3.3% | $3.61 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
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