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Estimated employment2,840
Mean wage30.42
Entry wage21.43
10th percentile wage19.59
50th percentile wage30.43
90th percentile wage42.49
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Construction2,14075.4%
Public Adminsitration31010.8%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities1103.9%
Professional & Business Services903.2%
Manufacturing602.1%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Construction2,14031.45
Manufacturing6029.35
Trade, Transportation & Utilities11029.25
Professional & Business Services9027.92
Natural resouces and mining26.71
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (47-2073)
Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties. Exclude "Crane and Tower Operators" (53-7021) and equipment operators who work in extraction or other non-construction industries.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$30.42 $25.94  $4.48
2014$30.39+.1%$25.92 +.1%$4.48
2013$29.74+2.2%$25.36 +2.2%$4.38
2012$29.29+1.5%$24.98 +1.5%$4.31
2011$29.04+.9%$24.76 +.9%$4.28
2010$28.61+1.5%$24.40 +1.5%$4.21
2009$28.29+1.2%$24.12 +1.2%$4.17
2008$27.99+1.1%$23.86 +1.1%$4.12
2007$27.06+3.4%$23.07 +3.4%$3.98
2006$26.03+4.0%$22.19 +4.0%$3.83
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$30.42 $26.98  $3.44
2014$30.39+.1%$26.76 +.8%$3.63
2013$29.74+2.2%$26.19 +2.2%$3.55
2012$29.29+1.5%$25.66 +2.1%$3.63
2011$29.04+.9%$25.22 +1.7%$3.82
2010$28.61+1.5%$24.82 +1.6%$3.79
2009$28.29+1.2%$24.41 +1.7%$3.88
2008$27.99+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%$3.91
2007$27.06+3.4%$23.46 +2.6%$3.60
2006$26.03+4.0%$22.71 +3.3%$3.32

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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