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Northwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment2,070
Mean wage$16.54
Entry wage$11.92
10th percentile wage$10.53
50th percentile wage$15.85
90th percentile wage$23.69
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services1,35065.3%
Leisure and Hospitality27013.0%
Public Administration21010.3%
Education and Health Services603.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services6019.04
Construction1018.04
Other Services15.96
Professional and Business Services1,35015.95
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$15.85 $14.83  $1.02
2016$15.14+4.7%$14.16 +4.7%$0.97
2015$14.88+1.7%$13.92 +1.7%$0.96
2014$14.58+2.0%$13.64 +2.0%$0.94
2013$14.40+1.3%$13.47 +1.3%$0.93
2012$14.19+1.5%$13.27 +1.5%$0.91
2011$13.99+1.4%$13.09 +1.4%$0.90
2010$13.84+1.1%$12.95 +1.1%$0.89
2009$13.57+2.0%$12.70 +2.0%$0.87
2008$13.20+2.8%$12.35 +2.8%$0.85
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.85 $19.89  -$4.04
2016$15.14+4.7%$19.25 +3.3%-$4.11
2015$14.88+1.7%$18.85 +2.1%-$3.97
2014$14.58+2.0%$18.45 +2.2%-$3.86
2013$14.40+1.3%$18.08 +2.1%-$3.68
2012$14.19+1.5%$17.77 +1.7%-$3.58
2011$13.99+1.4%$17.49 +1.6%-$3.49
2010$13.84+1.1%$17.19 +1.7%-$3.35
2009$13.57+2.0%$16.96 +1.4%-$3.39
2008$13.20+2.8%$16.53 +2.6%-$3.32
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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