| Southwest WDA (1Q 2016) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | 100 |
| Mean wage | $46,866 |
| Entry wage | $27,901 |
| 10th percentile wage | $19,656 |
| 50th percentile wage | $48,464 |
| 90th percentile wage | $70,835 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Percent |
| Education and Health Services | 100 | 100% |
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| Top Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment / Median Wage |
| Education and Health Services | 100 | $48,464 |
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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 | $48464.35 | | $61639.57 |
| -$13175.22 | | 2015 | $47233.51 | +2.6% | $60074.12 |
+2.6% | -$12840.61 | | 2014 | $46348.84 | +1.9% | $58948.95 |
+1.9% | -$12600.11 | | 2013 | $45464.18 | +1.9% | $57823.79 |
+1.9% | -$12359.61 | | 2012 | $44579.51 | +2.0% | $56698.62 |
+2.0% | -$12119.11 | | 2011 | $43887.16 | +1.6% | $55818.06 |
+1.6% | -$11930.89 | | 2010 | $43117.89 | +1.8% | $54839.65 |
+1.8% | -$11721.76 | | 2009 | $42656.32 | +1.1% | $54252.61 |
+1.1% | -$11596.28 | | 2008 | $41387.02 | +3.1% | $52638.24 |
+3.1% | -$11251.21 | | 2007 | $40002.32 | +3.5% | $50877.11 |
+3.5% | -$10874.78 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $48464.35 | | $48577.28 |
| -$112.92 | | 2015 | $47233.51 | +2.6% | $47218.20 |
+2.9% | $15.31 | | 2014 | $46348.84 | +1.9% | $46208.60 |
+2.2% | $140.24 | | 2013 | $45464.18 | +1.9% | $45276.67 |
+2.1% | $187.51 | | 2012 | $44579.51 | +2.0% | $44500.05 |
+1.7% | $79.46 | | 2011 | $43887.16 | +1.6% | $43801.10 |
+1.6% | $86.06 | | 2010 | $43117.89 | +1.8% | $43063.31 |
+1.7% | $54.57 | | 2009 | $42656.32 | +1.1% | $42480.85 |
+1.4% | $175.47 | | 2008 | $41387.02 | +3.1% | $41393.59 |
+2.6% | -$6.57 | | 2007 | $40002.32 | +3.5% | $40073.34 |
+3.3% | -$71.02 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
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