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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment150
Mean wage$23.95
Entry wage$16.82
10th percentile wage$16.17
50th percentile wage$21.73
90th percentile wage$40.87
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction14096.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction140$21.52
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; and use saws to cut expansion joints. Installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units are classified in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37- 3011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$21.73 $30.66  -$8.93
2019$20.72+4.9%$29.24 +4.9%-$8.51
2018$20.23+2.5%$28.54 +2.5%-$8.31
2017$19.68+2.8%$27.77 +2.8%-$8.08
2016$19.09+3.1%$26.94 +3.1%-$7.84
2015$18.78+1.7%$26.50 +1.7%-$7.71
2014$18.38+2.2%$25.93 +2.2%-$7.55
2013$18.10+1.5%$25.54 +1.5%-$7.43
2012$17.95+.9%$25.32 +.9%-$7.37
2011$17.68+1.5%$24.95 +1.5%-$7.26
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$21.73 $26.48  -$4.75
2019$20.72+4.9%$25.40 +4.2%-$4.68
2018$20.23+2.5%$24.63 +3.1%-$4.40
2017$19.68+2.8%$23.97 +2.8%-$4.28
2016$19.09+3.1%$23.42 +2.3%-$4.33
2015$18.78+1.7%$22.93 +2.1%-$4.15
2014$18.38+2.2%$22.44 +2.2%-$4.06
2013$18.10+1.5%$21.99 +2.1%-$3.89
2012$17.95+.9%$21.61 +1.7%-$3.66
2011$17.68+1.5%$21.27 +1.6%-$3.59
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
North Central $26.18 
Eastern $26.0950
Northwest $23.63250
South Central $23.63 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest $23.63250
Southwest $21.73150
Eastern $26.0950
North Central $26.18 
Wages in other areas
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