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Southwest Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015)
All Industry
Estimated employment380
Mean wage17.79
Entry wage11.83
10th percentile wage10.54
50th percentile wage16.91
90th percentile wage27.09
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Trade, Transportation & Utilities26068.5%
Manufacturing8020.0%
Professional & Business Services308.2%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing8018.66
Trade, Transportation & Utilities26017.10
Professional & Business Services30
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. Exclude "Logging Equipment Operators" (45-4022).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.79 $18.30  -$0.51
2014$17.64+.8%$18.15 +.8%-$0.50
2013$17.25+2.3%$17.74 +2.3%-$0.49
2012$16.97+1.6%$17.46 +1.6%-$0.48
2011$16.58+2.4%$17.05 +2.4%-$0.47
2010$16.37+1.2%$16.84 +1.2%-$0.46
2009$16.07+1.9%$16.53 +1.9%-$0.46
2008$15.81+1.7%$16.26 +1.7%-$0.45
2007$15.38+2.8%$15.82 +2.8%-$0.44
2006$14.97+2.7%$15.40 +2.7%-$0.42
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.79 $30.69  -$12.90
2014$17.64+.8%$30.44 +.8%-$12.79
2013$17.25+2.3%$29.79 +2.2%-$12.53
2012$16.97+1.6%$29.19 +2.1%-$12.21
2011$16.58+2.4%$28.69 +1.7%-$12.10
2010$16.37+1.2%$28.24 +1.6%-$11.86
2009$16.07+1.9%$27.76 +1.7%-$11.69
2008$15.81+1.7%$27.39 +1.4%-$11.58
2007$15.38+2.8%$26.68 +2.6%-$11.30
2006$14.97+2.7%$25.83 +3.3%-$10.86

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
North Central 18.15 850
Southwest 17.79 380
South Central 17.74 340
Eastern 17.01 550
Northwest 16.12 510
Highest Employment
North Central 18.15 850
Eastern 17.01 550
Northwest 16.12 510
Southwest 17.79 380
South Central 17.74 340
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