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Northwest WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment300
Mean wage$25.49
Entry wage$19.01
10th percentile wage$17.26
50th percentile wage$25.91
90th percentile wage$33.90
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing24081.9%
Other Services3010.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing240$26.06
Other Services30$21.52
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$25.91 $24.33 $1.58
2017$25.85+.2%$24.27+.2%$1.58
2016$25.08+3.1%$23.55+3.1%$1.53
2015$24.58+2.0%$23.08+2.0%$1.50
2014$24.11+2.0%$22.64+2.0%$1.47
2013$23.61+2.1%$22.17+2.1%$1.44
2012$23.12+2.1%$21.71+2.1%$1.41
2011$22.78+1.5%$21.39+1.5%$1.39
2010$22.28+2.2%$20.93+2.2%$1.36
2009$22.03+1.2%$20.68+1.2%$1.34
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$25.91 $20.63 $5.28
2017$25.85+.2%$20.41+1.1%$5.44
2016$25.08+3.1%$19.86+2.8%$5.21
2015$24.58+2.0%$19.41+2.3%$5.17
2014$24.11+2.0%$19.00+2.1%$5.10
2013$23.61+2.1%$18.60+2.2%$5.01
2012$23.12+2.1%$18.22+2.1%$4.89
2011$22.78+1.5%$17.91+1.7%$4.87
2010$22.28+2.2%$17.63+1.6%$4.66
2009$22.03+1.2%$17.33+1.7%$4.70
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern$39.14350
Southwest$29.14370
South Central$27.20520
North Central$27.08800
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$27.08800
South Central$27.20520
Southwest$29.14370
Eastern$39.14350
Wages in other areas
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