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Estimated employment1,870
Mean wage11.40
Entry wage9.40
10th percentile wage9.13
50th percentile wage10.65
90th percentile wage14.62
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Other Services63033.7%
Public Adminsitration47025.1%
Leisure and Hospitality43022.9%
Education & Health Services1709.0%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration47012.07
Education & Health Services17011.87
Other Services63010.83
Leisure and Hospitality43010.77
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers (33-9092)
Monitor recreational areas, such as pools, beaches, or ski slopes to provide assistance and protection to participants.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$11.40 $23.94  -$12.54
2014$11.32+.7%$23.76 +.7%-$12.44
2013$11.09+2.0%$23.29 +2.0%-$12.19
2012$10.95+1.3%$23.00 +1.3%-$12.04
2011$10.79+1.5%$22.66 +1.5%-$11.86
2010$10.64+1.4%$22.35 +1.4%-$11.70
2009$10.53+1.1%$22.11 +1.1%-$11.58
2008$10.32+2.0%$21.68 +2.0%-$11.35
2007$10.04+2.8%$21.09 +2.8%-$11.04
2006$9.65+4.1%$20.26 +4.1%-$10.61
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$11.40 $26.98  -$15.58
2014$11.32+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$15.44
2013$11.09+2.0%$26.19 +2.2%-$15.09
2012$10.95+1.3%$25.66 +2.1%-$14.70
2011$10.79+1.5%$25.22 +1.7%-$14.42
2010$10.64+1.4%$24.82 +1.6%-$14.18
2009$10.53+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%-$13.87
2008$10.32+2.0%$24.08 +1.4%-$13.75
2007$10.04+2.8%$23.46 +2.6%-$13.41
2006$9.65+4.1%$22.71 +3.3%-$13.06

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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