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Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment850
Mean wage$19.49
Entry wage$14.35
10th percentile wage$13.73
50th percentile wage$17.67
90th percentile wage$27.21
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities64075.2%
Manufacturing17019.7%
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Professional and Business Services$27.29
Manufacturing170$24.11
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities640$16.29
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. Excludes Logging Equipment Operators (45-4022).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.67 $16.91  $0.76
2019$16.64+6.2%$15.93 +6.2%$0.72
2018$16.05+3.7%$15.36 +3.7%$0.69
2017$15.50+3.5%$14.84 +3.5%$0.67
2016$14.98+3.5%$14.34 +3.5%$0.64
2015$14.63+2.4%$14.00 +2.4%$0.63
2014$14.31+2.3%$13.69 +2.3%$0.62
2013$14.08+1.6%$13.47 +1.6%$0.61
2012$13.75+2.4%$13.16 +2.4%$0.59
2011$13.58+1.2%$13.00 +1.2%$0.58
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.67 $23.16  -$5.49
2019$16.64+6.2%$22.22 +4.2%-$5.57
2018$16.05+3.7%$21.54 +3.1%-$5.49
2017$15.50+3.5%$20.97 +2.8%-$5.46
2016$14.98+3.5%$20.49 +2.3%-$5.50
2015$14.63+2.4%$20.06 +2.1%-$5.42
2014$14.31+2.3%$19.63 +2.2%-$5.32
2013$14.08+1.6%$19.23 +2.1%-$5.15
2012$13.75+2.4%$18.90 +1.7%-$5.15
2011$13.58+1.2%$18.61 +1.6%-$5.02
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $21.28310
South Central $18.75240
North Central $17.721,410
Eastern $17.67850
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $17.721,410
Eastern $17.67850
Southwest $21.28310
South Central $18.75240
Wages in other areas
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