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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment140
Mean wage$15.30
Entry wage$10.97
10th percentile wage$9.81
50th percentile wage$15.77
90th percentile wage$20.04
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services5036.2%
Education and Health Services4028.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services4017.56
Professional and Business Services5015.37
Couriers and Messengers (43-5021)
Pick up and carry messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance. Exclude "Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services" (53-3033).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$15.77 $20.67  -$4.90
2016$15.15+4.1%$19.86 +4.1%-$4.70
2015$14.78+2.5%$19.37 +2.5%-$4.59
2014$14.49+2.0%$18.99 +2.0%-$4.50
2013$14.20+2.0%$18.61 +2.0%-$4.41
2012$13.96+1.7%$18.30 +1.7%-$4.33
2011$13.71+1.8%$17.97 +1.8%-$4.25
2010$13.49+1.6%$17.68 +1.6%-$4.19
2009$13.24+1.9%$17.35 +1.9%-$4.11
2008$12.87+2.8%$16.87 +2.8%-$4.00
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.77 $23.83  -$8.06
2016$15.15+4.1%$23.07 +3.3%-$7.91
2015$14.78+2.5%$22.59 +2.1%-$7.80
2014$14.49+2.0%$22.10 +2.2%-$7.61
2013$14.20+2.0%$21.66 +2.1%-$7.45
2012$13.96+1.7%$21.29 +1.7%-$7.32
2011$13.71+1.8%$20.95 +1.6%-$7.24
2010$13.49+1.6%$20.60 +1.7%-$7.10
2009$13.24+1.9%$20.32 +1.4%-$7.08
2008$12.87+2.8%$19.80 +2.6%-$6.92
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 $17.44130
Eastern $16.6530
Southwest $15.77140
North Central $13.90220
Northwest $13.1740
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $13.90220
Southwest $15.77140
South Central $17.44130
Northwest $13.1740
Eastern $16.6530
Wages in other areas
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