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South Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment20
Mean wage$62.74
Entry wage$37.12
10th percentile wage$34.78
50th percentile wage$52.92
90th percentile wage$99.25
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services1064.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services10$69.51
Physicists (19-2012)
Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories. Excludes Biochemists and Biophysicists (19-1021).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$52.92 $36.36  $16.56
2019$51.23+3.3%$35.20 +3.3%$16.03
2018$49.89+2.7%$34.28 +2.7%$15.61
2017$48.74+2.4%$33.49 +2.4%$15.25
2016$47.98+1.6%$32.96 +1.6%$15.01
2015$47.06+2.0%$32.33 +2.0%$14.73
2014$46.18+1.9%$31.73 +1.9%$14.45
2013$45.29+1.9%$31.12 +1.9%$14.17
2012$44.41+2.0%$30.52 +2.0%$13.90
2011$43.72+1.6%$30.04 +1.6%$13.68
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$52.92 $22.75  $30.17
2019$51.23+3.3%$21.83 +4.2%$29.41
2018$49.89+2.7%$21.16 +3.1%$28.73
2017$48.74+2.4%$20.59 +2.8%$28.15
2016$47.98+1.6%$20.13 +2.3%$27.85
2015$47.06+2.0%$19.70 +2.1%$27.35
2014$46.18+1.9%$19.28 +2.2%$26.89
2013$45.29+1.9%$18.89 +2.1%$26.40
2012$44.41+2.0%$18.57 +1.7%$25.84
2011$43.72+1.6%$18.28 +1.6%$25.45
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 $97.9320
North Central $82.39 
South Central $52.9220
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $52.9220
Southwest $97.9320
North Central $82.39 
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