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Southwest Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015)
All Industry
Estimated employment180
Mean wage14.89
Entry wage11.11
10th percentile wage9.94
50th percentile wage15.49
90th percentile wage18.83
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Education & Health Services7036.8%
Professional & Business Services2013.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Education & Health Services7016.06
Professional & Business Services2012.16
Couriers and Messengers (43-5021)
Pick up and carry messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance. Exclude "Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services" (53-3033).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$14.89 $21.16  -$6.27
2014$14.79+.7%$21.02 +.7%-$6.22
2013$14.50+2.0%$20.61 +2.0%-$6.10
2012$14.21+2.0%$20.20 +2.0%-$5.98
2011$13.97+1.7%$19.86 +1.7%-$5.88
2010$13.72+1.8%$19.50 +1.8%-$5.77
2009$13.50+1.6%$19.19 +1.6%-$5.68
2008$13.25+1.9%$18.83 +1.9%-$5.57
2007$12.89+2.8%$18.31 +2.8%-$5.42
2006$12.47+3.3%$17.73 +3.3%-$5.25
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$14.89 $30.69  -$15.80
2014$14.79+.7%$30.44 +.8%-$15.64
2013$14.50+2.0%$29.79 +2.2%-$15.28
2012$14.21+2.0%$29.19 +2.1%-$14.97
2011$13.97+1.7%$28.69 +1.7%-$14.71
2010$13.72+1.8%$28.24 +1.6%-$14.51
2009$13.50+1.6%$27.76 +1.7%-$14.25
2008$13.25+1.9%$27.39 +1.4%-$14.13
2007$12.89+2.8%$26.68 +2.6%-$13.79
2006$12.47+3.3%$25.83 +3.3%-$13.35

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 16.82 180
Eastern 16.51 50
Southwest 14.89 180
Northwest 14.70 50
North Central 14.59 170
Highest Employment
Southwest 14.89 180
South Central 16.82 180
North Central 14.59 170
Northwest 14.70 50
Eastern 16.51 50
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