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Estimated employment7,220
Mean wage31.83
Entry wage24.64
10th percentile wage23.26
50th percentile wage32.58
90th percentile wage40.94
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Public Adminsitration6,92095.8%
Education & Health Services3104.2%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration6,92032.01
Education & Health Services31027.55
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$31.83 $23.94  $7.89
2014$31.59+.7%$23.76 +.7%$7.83
2013$30.97+2.0%$23.29 +2.0%$7.68
2012$30.57+1.3%$23.00 +1.3%$7.58
2011$30.13+1.5%$22.66 +1.5%$7.47
2010$29.71+1.4%$22.35 +1.4%$7.36
2009$29.40+1.1%$22.11 +1.1%$7.29
2008$28.82+2.0%$21.68 +2.0%$7.14
2007$28.03+2.8%$21.09 +2.8%$6.95
2006$26.94+4.1%$20.26 +4.1%$6.68
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$31.83 $26.98  $4.85
2014$31.59+.7%$26.76 +.8%$4.83
2013$30.97+2.0%$26.19 +2.2%$4.78
2012$30.57+1.3%$25.66 +2.1%$4.91
2011$30.13+1.5%$25.22 +1.7%$4.91
2010$29.71+1.4%$24.82 +1.6%$4.89
2009$29.40+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%$4.99
2008$28.82+2.0%$24.08 +1.4%$4.74
2007$28.03+2.8%$23.46 +2.6%$4.58
2006$26.94+4.1%$22.71 +3.3%$4.22

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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