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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$27.98
Entry wage$16.80
10th percentile wage$15.95
50th percentile wage$23.72
90th percentile wage$45.73
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction8095.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction80$23.35
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (47-2051)
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; use saws to cut expansion joints. Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. (37-3011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$23.72 $28.81 -$5.09
2018$23.42+1.3%$28.45+1.3%-$5.02
2017$22.98+1.9%$27.91+1.9%-$4.93
2016$22.36+2.8%$27.16+2.8%-$4.79
2015$21.69+3.1%$26.35+3.1%-$4.65
2014$21.34+1.7%$25.92+1.7%-$4.57
2013$20.88+2.2%$25.36+2.2%-$4.48
2012$20.57+1.5%$24.98+1.5%-$4.41
2011$20.39+.9%$24.76+.9%-$4.37
2010$20.09+1.5%$24.40+1.5%-$4.31
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$23.72 $24.99 -$1.27
2018$23.42+1.3%$24.77+.9%-$1.34
2017$22.98+1.9%$24.02+3.1%-$1.03
2016$22.36+2.8%$23.37+2.8%-$1.00
2015$21.69+3.1%$22.84+2.3%-$1.14
2014$21.34+1.7%$22.36+2.1%-$1.01
2013$20.88+2.2%$21.88+2.2%-$0.99
2012$20.57+1.5%$21.44+2.1%-$0.87
2011$20.39+.9%$21.07+1.7%-$0.68
2010$20.09+1.5%$20.74+1.6%-$0.65
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
South Central $26.50100
Eastern $26.4750
Northwest $25.47240
North Central $25.04140
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest $25.47240
North Central $25.04140
South Central $26.50100
Southwest $23.7290
Wages in other areas
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