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Southwest Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage12.55
Entry wage10.29
10th percentile wage9.64
50th percentile wage11.41
90th percentile wage17.80
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Trade, Transportation & Utilities50%
Manufacturing
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Trade, Transportation & Utilities5014.69
Manufacturing11.91
Bakers (51-3011)
Mix and bake ingredients according to recipes to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods. Include pastry chefs in restaurants and hotels with "Chefs and Head Cooks" (35-1011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$12.55 $20.74  -$8.19
2014$12.47+.7%$20.60 +.7%-$8.13
2013$12.18+2.3%$20.13 +2.3%-$7.95
2012$11.95+1.9%$19.75 +1.9%-$7.80
2011$11.75+1.7%$19.43 +1.7%-$7.67
2010$11.57+1.6%$19.11 +1.6%-$7.54
2009$11.44+1.1%$18.91 +1.1%-$7.46
2008$11.24+1.8%$18.58 +1.8%-$7.33
2007$10.95+2.7%$18.09 +2.7%-$7.14
2006$10.70+2.3%$17.68 +2.3%-$6.98
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$12.55 $30.69  -$18.14
2014$12.47+.7%$30.44 +.8%-$17.97
2013$12.18+2.3%$29.79 +2.2%-$17.60
2012$11.95+1.9%$29.19 +2.1%-$17.23
2011$11.75+1.7%$28.69 +1.7%-$16.93
2010$11.57+1.6%$28.24 +1.6%-$16.67
2009$11.44+1.1%$27.76 +1.7%-$16.32
2008$11.24+1.8%$27.39 +1.4%-$16.14
2007$10.95+2.7%$26.68 +2.6%-$15.73
2006$10.70+2.3%$25.83 +3.3%-$15.13

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 14.44 300
Northwest 13.67 220
Eastern 12.68 280
Southwest 12.55  
North Central 12.44 570
Highest Employment
North Central 12.44 570
South Central 14.44 300
Eastern 12.68 280
Northwest 13.67 220
Southwest 12.55  
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