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Estimated employment260
Mean wage20.73
Entry wage12.37
10th percentile wage10.92
50th percentile wage20.15
90th percentile wage32.49
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Construction11044.2%
Professional & Business Services9035.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Construction11026.25
Professional & Business Services9015.25
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators (53-7032)
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials. Exclude "Dredge Operators" (53-7031).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$20.73 $17.52  $3.21
2014$20.56+.8%$17.38 +.8%$3.18
2013$20.10+2.3%$16.99 +2.3%$3.11
2012$19.78+1.6%$16.72 +1.6%$3.06
2011$19.32+2.4%$16.33 +2.4%$2.99
2010$19.08+1.2%$16.13 +1.2%$2.95
2009$18.72+1.9%$15.82 +1.9%$2.90
2008$18.42+1.7%$15.57 +1.7%$2.85
2007$17.92+2.8%$15.15 +2.8%$2.78
2006$17.45+2.7%$14.75 +2.7%$2.70
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$20.73 $26.98  -$6.25
2014$20.56+.8%$26.76 +.8%-$6.19
2013$20.10+2.3%$26.19 +2.2%-$6.08
2012$19.78+1.6%$25.66 +2.1%-$5.88
2011$19.32+2.4%$25.22 +1.7%-$5.90
2010$19.08+1.2%$24.82 +1.6%-$5.74
2009$18.72+1.9%$24.41 +1.7%-$5.68
2008$18.42+1.7%$24.08 +1.4%-$5.65
2007$17.92+2.8%$23.46 +2.6%-$5.53
2006$17.45+2.7%$22.71 +3.3%-$5.26

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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