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Northwest WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment2,290
Mean wage$15.59
Entry wage$10.91
10th percentile wage$9.63
50th percentile wage$15.01
90th percentile wage$22.50
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services1,49065.2%
Public Administration24010.7%
Leisure and Hospitality24010.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities1004.5%
Other Services702.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$18.36
Education and Health Services70$17.65
Professional and Business Services1,490$15.19
Public Administration240$14.38
Leisure and Hospitality240$14.36
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$15.01 $14.42  $0.59
2015$14.61+2.7%$14.04 +2.7%$0.57
2014$14.32+2.0%$13.76 +2.0%$0.56
2013$14.14+1.3%$13.58 +1.3%$0.56
2012$13.93+1.5%$13.39 +1.5%$0.55
2011$13.74+1.4%$13.20 +1.4%$0.54
2010$13.59+1.1%$13.06 +1.1%$0.53
2009$13.33+2.0%$12.80 +2.0%$0.52
2008$12.96+2.8%$12.45 +2.8%$0.51
2007$12.46+4.1%$11.97 +4.1%$0.49
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.01 $19.32  -$4.31
2015$14.61+2.7%$18.78 +2.9%-$4.16
2014$14.32+2.0%$18.38 +2.2%-$4.05
2013$14.14+1.3%$18.01 +2.1%-$3.86
2012$13.93+1.5%$17.70 +1.7%-$3.76
2011$13.74+1.4%$17.42 +1.6%-$3.68
2010$13.59+1.1%$17.13 +1.7%-$3.53
2009$13.33+2.0%$16.90 +1.4%-$3.56
2008$12.96+2.8%$16.46 +2.6%-$3.49
2007$12.46+4.1%$15.94 +3.3%-$3.48
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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