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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment550
Mean wage$26.86
Entry wage$19.24
10th percentile wage$17.42
50th percentile wage$25.99
90th percentile wage$37.90
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing34062.6%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities14025.4%
Other Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities14025.88
Manufacturing34025.68
Other Services25.11
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$25.99 $24.78  $1.21
2016$25.36+2.5%$24.18 +2.5%$1.18
2015$24.87+2.0%$23.71 +2.0%$1.16
2014$24.36+2.1%$23.22 +2.1%$1.13
2013$23.84+2.1%$22.73 +2.1%$1.11
2012$23.50+1.5%$22.40 +1.5%$1.09
2011$22.99+2.2%$21.92 +2.2%$1.07
2010$22.72+1.2%$21.66 +1.2%$1.06
2009$22.33+1.7%$21.29 +1.7%$1.04
2008$21.68+3.0%$20.67 +3.0%$1.01
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$25.99 $23.83  $2.16
2016$25.36+2.5%$23.07 +3.3%$2.29
2015$24.87+2.0%$22.59 +2.1%$2.28
2014$24.36+2.1%$22.10 +2.2%$2.25
2013$23.84+2.1%$21.66 +2.1%$2.19
2012$23.50+1.5%$21.29 +1.7%$2.21
2011$22.99+2.2%$20.95 +1.6%$2.04
2010$22.72+1.2%$20.60 +1.7%$2.12
2009$22.33+1.7%$20.32 +1.4%$2.01
2008$21.68+3.0%$19.80 +2.6%$1.88
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
Eastern $32.33390
North Central $26.53740
Southwest $25.99550
South Central $24.80400
Northwest $23.58270
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $26.53740
Southwest $25.99550
South Central $24.80400
Eastern $32.33390
Northwest $23.58270
Wages in other areas
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