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Eastern Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment50
Mean wage11.77
Entry wage10.08
10th percentile wage9.41
50th percentile wage11.09
90th percentile wage16.09
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Natural resouces and mining3064.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Natural resouces and mining3010.73
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093)
Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs,
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$11.77 $14.97  -$3.20
2014$11.76+.1%$14.96 +.1%-$3.19
2013$11.51+2.2%$14.64 +2.2%-$3.12
2012$11.33+1.5%$14.41 +1.5%-$3.08
2011$11.24+.9%$14.29 +.9%-$3.05
2010$11.07+1.5%$14.08 +1.5%-$3.00
2009$10.94+1.2%$13.92 +1.2%-$2.97
2008$10.83+1.1%$13.77 +1.1%-$2.94
2007$10.47+3.4%$13.31 +3.4%-$2.84
2006$10.07+4.0%$12.81 +4.0%-$2.73
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$11.77 $24.58  -$12.81
2014$11.76+.1%$24.38 +.8%-$12.61
2013$11.51+2.2%$23.86 +2.2%-$12.35
2012$11.33+1.5%$23.38 +2.1%-$12.04
2011$11.24+.9%$22.98 +1.7%-$11.74
2010$11.07+1.5%$22.62 +1.6%-$11.54
2009$10.94+1.2%$22.23 +1.7%-$11.28
2008$10.83+1.1%$21.93 +1.4%-$11.10
2007$10.47+3.4%$21.37 +2.6%-$10.90
2006$10.07+4.0%$20.69 +3.3%-$10.61

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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North Central 13.98 30
Eastern 11.77 50
Highest Employment
Eastern 11.77 50
North Central 13.98 30
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