| South Central WDA (1Q 2016) |  
| All Industry |  
| Estimated employment | N/A |  
| Mean wage | $36,025 |  
| Entry wage | $22,108 |  
| 10th percentile wage | $19,673 |  
| 50th percentile wage | $34,804 |  
| 90th percentile wage | $58,266 |  
  |  | Top Employing Industries |    
|  Industry | Employment / Percent |  
| Education and Health Services |  |  |  
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| Top Paying Industries |   
|  Industry | Employment / Median Wage |  
| Education and Health Services |  | $34,804 |  
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| Graduate Teaching Assistants (25-1191) |  
| Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed. |  
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| Mean Wage History |  
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to Occupational Group | Difference |  
| Current | $34804.20 |   | $59532.46 | 
  | -$24728.26 |  | 2015 | $33920.28 | +2.6% | $58020.52 | 
+2.6% | -$24100.24 |  | 2014 | $33284.97 | +1.9% | $56933.82 | 
+1.9% | -$23648.85 |  | 2013 | $32649.65 | +1.9% | $55847.12 | 
+1.9% | -$23197.46 |  | 2012 | $32014.34 | +2.0% | $54760.41 | 
+2.0% | -$22746.07 |  | 2011 | $31517.14 | +1.6% | $53909.95 | 
+1.6% | -$22392.81 |  | 2010 | $30964.69 | +1.8% | $52964.99 | 
+1.8% | -$22000.30 |  | 2009 | $30633.22 | +1.1% | $52398.01 | 
+1.1% | -$21764.79 |  | 2008 | $29721.68 | +3.1% | $50838.83 | 
+3.1% | -$21117.14 |  | 2007 | $28727.28 | +3.5% | $49137.90 | 
+3.5% | -$20410.62 |  
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to All Occupations | Difference |  
| Current | $34804.20 |   | $43353.41 | 
  | -$8549.21 |  | 2015 | $33920.28 | +2.6% | $42140.48 | 
+2.9% | -$8220.20 |  | 2014 | $33284.97 | +1.9% | $41239.45 | 
+2.2% | -$7954.48 |  | 2013 | $32649.65 | +1.9% | $40407.73 | 
+2.1% | -$7758.08 |  | 2012 | $32014.34 | +2.0% | $39714.63 | 
+1.7% | -$7700.29 |  | 2011 | $31517.14 | +1.6% | $39090.84 | 
+1.6% | -$7573.70 |  | 2010 | $30964.69 | +1.8% | $38432.40 | 
+1.7% | -$7467.71 |  | 2009 | $30633.22 | +1.1% | $37912.57 | 
+1.4% | -$7279.35 |  | 2008 | $29721.68 | +3.1% | $36942.23 | 
+2.6% | -$7220.55 |  | 2007 | $28727.28 | +3.5% | $35763.96 | 
+3.3% | -$7036.68 |  
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |   
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