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Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment1,220
Mean wage$34.11
Entry wage$26.68
10th percentile wage$26.04
50th percentile wage$33.11
90th percentile wage$47.70
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Public Administration1,15094.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration1,150$33.50
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$33.11 $29.35 $3.76
2018$32.66+1.4%$28.95+1.4%$3.71
2017$31.43+3.9%$27.86+3.9%$3.57
2016$30.43+3.3%$26.97+3.3%$3.46
2015$29.40+3.5%$26.06+3.5%$3.34
2014$28.90+1.7%$25.61+1.7%$3.28
2013$28.32+2.0%$25.11+2.0%$3.22
2012$27.96+1.3%$24.79+1.3%$3.18
2011$27.56+1.5%$24.43+1.5%$3.13
2010$27.17+1.4%$24.09+1.4%$3.09
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$33.11 $23.16 $9.95
2018$32.66+1.4%$22.96+.9%$9.70
2017$31.43+3.9%$22.26+3.1%$9.18
2016$30.43+3.3%$21.66+2.8%$8.77
2015$29.40+3.5%$21.17+2.3%$8.23
2014$28.90+1.7%$20.72+2.1%$8.17
2013$28.32+2.0%$20.28+2.2%$8.04
2012$27.96+1.3%$19.87+2.1%$8.09
2011$27.56+1.5%$19.53+1.7%$8.03
2010$27.17+1.4%$19.22+1.6%$7.95
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 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $36.781,250
Southwest $36.221,360
South Central $36.151,440
Northwest $34.711,190
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $36.151,440
Southwest $36.221,360
North Central $36.781,250
Eastern $33.111,220
Wages in other areas
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