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Eastern Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015)
All Industry
Estimated employment540
Mean wage12.46
Entry wage9.28
10th percentile wage9.10
50th percentile wage10.98
90th percentile wage18.39
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Other Services49089.6%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Other Services49012.15
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists (39-5012)
Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May also apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$12.46 $14.12  -$1.66
2014$12.37+.7%$14.02 +.7%-$1.64
2013$12.12+2.0%$13.74 +2.0%-$1.61
2012$11.97+1.3%$13.56 +1.3%-$1.59
2011$11.79+1.5%$13.37 +1.5%-$1.57
2010$11.63+1.4%$13.18 +1.4%-$1.54
2009$11.51+1.1%$13.04 +1.1%-$1.53
2008$11.28+2.0%$12.78 +2.0%-$1.50
2007$10.97+2.8%$12.44 +2.8%-$1.46
2006$10.54+4.1%$11.95 +4.1%-$1.40
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$12.46 $24.58  -$12.12
2014$12.37+.7%$24.38 +.8%-$12.01
2013$12.12+2.0%$23.86 +2.2%-$11.73
2012$11.97+1.3%$23.38 +2.1%-$11.40
2011$11.79+1.5%$22.98 +1.7%-$11.18
2010$11.63+1.4%$22.62 +1.6%-$10.98
2009$11.51+1.1%$22.23 +1.7%-$10.72
2008$11.28+2.0%$21.93 +1.4%-$10.65
2007$10.97+2.8%$21.37 +2.6%-$10.39
2006$10.54+4.1%$20.69 +3.3%-$10.14

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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Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
South Central 15.85 1,490
Southwest 15.68 1,660
North Central 12.84 1,140
Eastern 12.46 540
Northwest 12.05 940
Highest Employment
Southwest 15.68 1,660
South Central 15.85 1,490
North Central 12.84 1,140
Northwest 12.05 940
Eastern 12.46 540
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