| South Central WDA (1Q 2016) |  
| All Industry |  
| Estimated employment | 2,390 |  
| 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 |    
|  Industry | Employment / Percent |  
| Professional and Business Services | 1,410 | 59.2% |  
| Leisure and Hospitality | 300 | 12.8% |  
| Public Administration | 280 | 11.5% |  
| Education and Health Services | 170 | 7.1% |  
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 120 | 5% |  
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| Top Paying Industries |   
|  Industry | Employment / Median Wage |  
| Education and Health Services | 170 | $24.32 |  
| Public Administration | 280 | $22.22 |  
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 120 | $17.60 |  
| Professional and Business Services | 1,410 | $16.64 |  
| Leisure and Hospitality | 300 | $14.45 |  
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| 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). |  
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| Mean Wage History |  
| Year | This 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 |  
| Year | This 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 |  
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |   
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