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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment3,980
Mean wage$17.80
Entry wage$12.64
10th percentile wage$11.51
50th percentile wage$16.41
90th percentile wage$23.78
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services2,81070.6%
Leisure and Hospitality3408.5%
Public Administration3408.5%
Construction3007.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services5018.58
Professional and Business Services2,81016.64
Construction30016.34
Public Administration34015.19
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$16.41 $15.25  $1.16
2016$15.67+4.7%$14.56 +4.7%$1.11
2015$15.40+1.7%$14.31 +1.7%$1.09
2014$15.10+2.0%$14.03 +2.0%$1.07
2013$14.90+1.3%$13.85 +1.3%$1.05
2012$14.69+1.5%$13.65 +1.5%$1.04
2011$14.48+1.4%$13.46 +1.4%$1.02
2010$14.33+1.1%$13.32 +1.1%$1.01
2009$14.05+2.0%$13.06 +2.0%$0.99
2008$13.67+2.8%$12.70 +2.8%$0.97
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.41 $23.83  -$7.42
2016$15.67+4.7%$23.07 +3.3%-$7.39
2015$15.40+1.7%$22.59 +2.1%-$7.18
2014$15.10+2.0%$22.10 +2.2%-$7.00
2013$14.90+1.3%$21.66 +2.1%-$6.75
2012$14.69+1.5%$21.29 +1.7%-$6.59
2011$14.48+1.4%$20.95 +1.6%-$6.46
2010$14.33+1.1%$20.60 +1.7%-$6.26
2009$14.05+2.0%$20.32 +1.4%-$6.27
2008$13.67+2.8%$19.80 +2.6%-$6.13
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $18.312,360
Southwest $16.413,980
Northwest $15.852,070
North Central $14.653,580
Eastern $14.211,140
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $16.413,980
North Central $14.653,580
South Central $18.312,360
Northwest $15.852,070
Eastern $14.211,140
Wages in other areas
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