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Southwest Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage39.41
Entry wage18.09
10th percentile wage16.17
50th percentile wage27.96
90th percentile wage83.99
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Leisure and Hospitality30%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Leisure and Hospitality3036.17
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators (27-1013)
Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of mediums and techniques, such as painting and sculpture.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$39.41 $30.68  $8.73
2014$39.22+.5%$30.53 +.5%$8.69
2013$38.48+1.9%$29.96 +1.9%$8.52
2012$37.75+1.9%$29.39 +1.9%$8.36
2011$37.01+2.0%$28.82 +2.0%$8.20
2010$36.44+1.6%$28.37 +1.6%$8.07
2009$35.80+1.8%$27.87 +1.8%$7.93
2008$35.42+1.1%$27.57 +1.1%$7.85
2007$34.36+3.1%$26.75 +3.1%$7.61
2006$33.21+3.5%$25.86 +3.5%$7.36
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$39.41 $30.69  $8.72
2014$39.22+.5%$30.44 +.8%$8.78
2013$38.48+1.9%$29.79 +2.2%$8.70
2012$37.75+1.9%$29.19 +2.1%$8.56
2011$37.01+2.0%$28.69 +1.7%$8.33
2010$36.44+1.6%$28.24 +1.6%$8.20
2009$35.80+1.8%$27.76 +1.7%$8.04
2008$35.42+1.1%$27.39 +1.4%$8.03
2007$34.36+3.1%$26.68 +2.6%$7.68
2006$33.21+3.5%$25.83 +3.3%$7.38

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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