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Eastern WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment850
Mean wage$23.99
Entry wage$17.26
10th percentile wage$16.55
50th percentile wage$22.78
90th percentile wage$32.90
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction50058.8%
Leisure and Hospitality506.2%
Education and Health Services202.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services20$25.56
Leisure and Hospitality50$24.19
Construction500$23.45
Carpenters (47-2031)
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall and batt or roll insulation. Include brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways to control the proper circulation of air through the passageways and to the working places.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$22.78 $24.72  -$1.94
2015$22.25+2.4%$24.14 +2.4%-$1.89
2014$21.77+2.2%$23.62 +2.2%-$1.85
2013$21.44+1.5%$23.26 +1.5%-$1.82
2012$21.26+.9%$23.07 +.9%-$1.81
2011$20.94+1.5%$22.73 +1.5%-$1.78
2010$20.70+1.2%$22.47 +1.2%-$1.76
2009$20.48+1.1%$22.23 +1.1%-$1.74
2008$19.80+3.4%$21.49 +3.4%-$1.68
2007$19.05+4.0%$20.67 +4.0%-$1.62
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$22.78 $20.53  $2.25
2015$22.25+2.4%$19.96 +2.9%$2.29
2014$21.77+2.2%$19.53 +2.2%$2.24
2013$21.44+1.5%$19.14 +2.1%$2.30
2012$21.26+.9%$18.81 +1.7%$2.45
2011$20.94+1.5%$18.51 +1.6%$2.43
2010$20.70+1.2%$18.20 +1.7%$2.50
2009$20.48+1.1%$17.95 +1.4%$2.53
2008$19.80+3.4%$17.49 +2.6%$2.31
2007$19.05+4.0%$16.94 +3.3%$2.11
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 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest $27.41 900
Southwest $26.41 1,320
North Central $24.42 2,090
South Central $24.18 1,280
Eastern $22.78 850
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $24.42 2,090
Southwest $26.41 1,320
South Central $24.18 1,280
Northwest $27.41 900
Eastern $22.78 850
Wages in other areas
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