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Estimated employment50
Mean wage26.61
Entry wage19.59
10th percentile wage16.54
50th percentile wage27.01
90th percentile wage35.97
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Public Adminsitration2039.8%
Professional & Business Services2039.7%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration2027.66
Professional & Business Services20
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists (17-1021)
Collect, analyze, and interpret geographic information provided by geodetic surveys, aerial photographs, and satellite data. Research, study, and prepare maps and other spatial data in digital or graphic form for legal, social, political, educational, and design purposes. May work with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). May design and evaluate algorithms, data structures, and user interfaces for GIS and mapping systems.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$26.61 $39.62  -$13.01
2014$26.48+.5%$39.43 +.5%-$12.94
2013$25.98+1.9%$38.69 +1.9%-$12.70
2012$25.49+1.9%$37.95 +1.9%-$12.46
2011$24.99+2.0%$37.21 +2.0%-$12.21
2010$24.60+1.6%$36.63 +1.6%-$12.02
2009$24.17+1.8%$35.99 +1.8%-$11.81
2008$23.91+1.1%$35.61 +1.1%-$11.69
2007$23.20+3.1%$34.55 +3.1%-$11.34
2006$22.43+3.5%$33.39 +3.5%-$10.96
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$26.61 $26.98  -$0.37
2014$26.48+.5%$26.76 +.8%-$0.27
2013$25.98+1.9%$26.19 +2.2%-$0.20
2012$25.49+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$0.17
2011$24.99+2.0%$25.22 +1.7%-$0.22
2010$24.60+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$0.21
2009$24.17+1.8%$24.41 +1.7%-$0.23
2008$23.91+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%-$0.16
2007$23.20+3.1%$23.46 +2.6%-$0.25
2006$22.43+3.5%$22.71 +3.3%-$0.28

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 2015

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