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Northwest Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment2,150
Mean wage15.85
Entry wage10.73
10th percentile wage9.40
50th percentile wage14.90
90th percentile wage23.36
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Professional & Business Services1,39064.7%
Public Adminsitration22010.3%
Leisure and Hospitality22010.3%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities803.9%
Other Services703.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Construction20.71
Education & Health Services6018.54
Public Adminsitration22018.21
Leisure and Hospitality22015.63
Professional & Business Services1,39015.28
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$15.85 $16.09  -$0.23
2014$15.73+.7%$15.97 +.7%-$0.23
2013$15.42+2.0%$15.65 +2.0%-$0.23
2012$15.22+1.3%$15.45 +1.3%-$0.23
2011$15.00+1.5%$15.23 +1.5%-$0.22
2010$14.79+1.4%$15.02 +1.4%-$0.22
2009$14.64+1.1%$14.86 +1.1%-$0.22
2008$14.35+2.0%$14.57 +2.0%-$0.21
2007$13.96+2.8%$14.17 +2.8%-$0.21
2006$13.41+4.1%$13.62 +4.1%-$0.20
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.85 $24.50  -$8.65
2014$15.73+.7%$24.30 +.8%-$8.56
2013$15.42+2.0%$23.78 +2.2%-$8.36
2012$15.22+1.3%$23.30 +2.1%-$8.07
2011$15.00+1.5%$22.90 +1.7%-$7.89
2010$14.79+1.4%$22.54 +1.6%-$7.74
2009$14.64+1.1%$22.16 +1.7%-$7.52
2008$14.35+2.0%$21.86 +1.4%-$7.51
2007$13.96+2.8%$21.30 +2.6%-$7.34
2006$13.41+4.1%$20.62 +3.3%-$7.21

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 16.49 2,270
Southwest 16.18 4,150
Northwest 15.85 2,150
North Central 15.57 3,690
Eastern 14.43 1,160
Highest Employment
Southwest 16.18 4,150
North Central 15.57 3,690
South Central 16.49 2,270
Northwest 15.85 2,150
Eastern 14.43 1,160
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