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North Central WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment3,560
Mean wage$15.17
Entry wage$10.41
10th percentile wage$9.71
50th percentile wage$13.50
90th percentile wage$24.46
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services2,49070.1%
Leisure and Hospitality39010.8%
Public Administration3409.4%
Financial Activities1103%
Education and Health Services902.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services90$20.76
Public Administration340$20.48
Trade, Transportation and Utilities$16.15
Construction$13.95
Financial Activities110$13.71
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
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$13.50 $13.84  -$0.34
2015$13.14+2.7%$13.47 +2.7%-$0.33
2014$12.88+2.0%$13.20 +2.0%-$0.32
2013$12.72+1.3%$13.04 +1.3%-$0.32
2012$12.53+1.5%$12.85 +1.5%-$0.31
2011$12.36+1.4%$12.67 +1.4%-$0.31
2010$12.23+1.1%$12.53 +1.1%-$0.30
2009$11.99+2.0%$12.29 +2.0%-$0.30
2008$11.66+2.8%$11.95 +2.8%-$0.29
2007$11.20+4.1%$11.48 +4.1%-$0.28
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$13.50 $21.85  -$8.35
2015$13.14+2.7%$21.24 +2.9%-$8.09
2014$12.88+2.0%$20.78 +2.2%-$7.90
2013$12.72+1.3%$20.37 +2.1%-$7.64
2012$12.53+1.5%$20.02 +1.7%-$7.48
2011$12.36+1.4%$19.70 +1.6%-$7.34
2010$12.23+1.1%$19.37 +1.7%-$7.14
2009$11.99+2.0%$19.11 +1.4%-$7.12
2008$11.66+2.8%$18.62 +2.6%-$6.95
2007$11.20+4.1%$18.02 +3.3%-$6.82
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
South Central $16.65 2,390
Southwest $15.75 4,080
Northwest $15.01 2,290
North Central $13.50 3,560
Eastern $13.36 1,050
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $15.75 4,080
North Central $13.50 3,560
South Central $16.65 2,390
Northwest $15.01 2,290
Eastern $13.36 1,050
Wages in other areas
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