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Southwest Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment30
Mean wage27.48
Entry wage21.13
10th percentile wage20.25
50th percentile wage26.94
90th percentile wage36.39
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021)
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Exclude "Stonemasons" (47-2022). Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$27.48 $26.03  $1.45
2014$27.46+.1%$26.01 +.1%$1.45
2013$26.87+2.2%$25.45 +2.2%$1.42
2012$26.46+1.5%$25.06 +1.5%$1.40
2011$26.23+.9%$24.85 +.9%$1.38
2010$25.85+1.5%$24.48 +1.5%$1.36
2009$25.55+1.2%$24.20 +1.2%$1.35
2008$25.28+1.1%$23.95 +1.1%$1.33
2007$24.44+3.4%$23.15 +3.4%$1.29
2006$23.51+4.0%$22.27 +4.0%$1.24
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$27.48 $30.69  -$3.21
2014$27.46+.1%$30.44 +.8%-$2.98
2013$26.87+2.2%$29.79 +2.2%-$2.92
2012$26.46+1.5%$29.19 +2.1%-$2.72
2011$26.23+.9%$28.69 +1.7%-$2.45
2010$25.85+1.5%$28.24 +1.6%-$2.38
2009$25.55+1.2%$27.76 +1.7%-$2.20
2008$25.28+1.1%$27.39 +1.4%-$2.10
2007$24.44+3.4%$26.68 +2.6%-$2.24
2006$23.51+4.0%$25.83 +3.3%-$2.32

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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Top Areas For This Occupation
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South Central 33.46 190
North Central 30.21 240
Northwest 27.92 40
Southwest 27.48 30
Eastern 26.19  
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North Central 30.21 240
South Central 33.46 190
Northwest 27.92 40
Southwest 27.48 30
Eastern 26.19  
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