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Southwest Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015)
All Industry
Estimated employment480
Mean wage13.79
Entry wage9.84
10th percentile wage9.25
50th percentile wage12.14
90th percentile wage19.08
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing30063.6%
Professional & Business Services8016.8%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing30014.92
Professional & Business Services80
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders (51-9111)
Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Include cannery workers who pack food products.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$13.79 $20.74  -$6.95
2014$13.70+.7%$20.60 +.7%-$6.90
2013$13.39+2.3%$20.13 +2.3%-$6.74
2012$13.13+1.9%$19.75 +1.9%-$6.61
2011$12.92+1.7%$19.43 +1.7%-$6.50
2010$12.71+1.6%$19.11 +1.6%-$6.40
2009$12.57+1.1%$18.91 +1.1%-$6.33
2008$12.35+1.8%$18.58 +1.8%-$6.22
2007$12.03+2.7%$18.09 +2.7%-$6.06
2006$11.75+2.3%$17.68 +2.3%-$5.92
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$13.79 $30.69  -$16.90
2014$13.70+.7%$30.44 +.8%-$16.74
2013$13.39+2.3%$29.79 +2.2%-$16.40
2012$13.13+1.9%$29.19 +2.1%-$16.05
2011$12.92+1.7%$28.69 +1.7%-$15.77
2010$12.71+1.6%$28.24 +1.6%-$15.52
2009$12.57+1.1%$27.76 +1.7%-$15.19
2008$12.35+1.8%$27.39 +1.4%-$15.03
2007$12.03+2.7%$26.68 +2.6%-$14.65
2006$11.75+2.3%$25.83 +3.3%-$14.07

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
Eastern 16.42 170
North Central 15.56 470
Northwest 14.75 450
South Central 14.49 440
Southwest 13.79 480
Highest Employment
Southwest 13.79 480
North Central 15.56 470
Northwest 14.75 450
South Central 14.49 440
Eastern 16.42 170
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