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South Central WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment2,390
Mean wage$18.60
Entry wage$12.34
10th percentile wage$11.26
50th percentile wage$16.65
90th percentile wage$26.79
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services1,41059.2%
Leisure and Hospitality30012.8%
Public Administration28011.5%
Education and Health Services1707.1%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities1205%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services170$24.32
Public Administration280$22.22
Trade, Transportation and Utilities120$17.60
Professional and Business Services1,410$16.64
Leisure and Hospitality300$14.45
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$16.65 $14.19  $2.46
2015$16.21+2.7%$13.81 +2.7%$2.39
2014$15.88+2.0%$13.54 +2.0%$2.35
2013$15.68+1.3%$13.37 +1.3%$2.32
2012$15.45+1.5%$13.17 +1.5%$2.28
2011$15.24+1.4%$12.99 +1.4%$2.25
2010$15.08+1.1%$12.85 +1.1%$2.23
2009$14.78+2.0%$12.60 +2.0%$2.18
2008$14.38+2.8%$12.26 +2.8%$2.12
2007$13.82+4.1%$11.78 +4.1%$2.04
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.65 $20.85  -$4.20
2015$16.21+2.7%$20.27 +2.9%-$4.05
2014$15.88+2.0%$19.83 +2.2%-$3.94
2013$15.68+1.3%$19.43 +2.1%-$3.75
2012$15.45+1.5%$19.10 +1.7%-$3.64
2011$15.24+1.4%$18.80 +1.6%-$3.55
2010$15.08+1.1%$18.48 +1.7%-$3.40
2009$14.78+2.0%$18.23 +1.4%-$3.44
2008$14.38+2.8%$17.77 +2.6%-$3.38
2007$13.82+4.1%$17.20 +3.3%-$3.38
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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