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Southwest WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment960
Mean wage$18.20
Entry wage$12.51
10th percentile wage$11.34
50th percentile wage$17.79
90th percentile wage$24.55
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities51052.9%
Manufacturing29030.5%
Professional and Business Services10010.5%
Education and Health Services202.3%
Information
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Information$19.47
Education and Health Services20$18.97
Trade, Transportation and Utilities510$18.37
Professional and Business Services100$18.13
Manufacturing290$16.88
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.79 $20.05  -$2.26
2015$17.15+3.8%$19.32 +3.8%-$2.17
2014$16.81+2.0%$18.95 +2.0%-$2.13
2013$16.47+2.0%$18.57 +2.0%-$2.09
2012$16.19+1.7%$18.25 +1.7%-$2.05
2011$15.90+1.8%$17.92 +1.8%-$2.01
2010$15.65+1.6%$17.64 +1.6%-$1.98
2009$15.35+1.9%$17.31 +1.9%-$1.95
2008$14.93+2.8%$16.83 +2.8%-$1.89
2007$14.46+3.3%$16.30 +3.3%-$1.83
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.79 $23.35  -$5.56
2015$17.15+3.8%$22.70 +2.9%-$5.55
2014$16.81+2.0%$22.21 +2.2%-$5.40
2013$16.47+2.0%$21.76 +2.1%-$5.28
2012$16.19+1.7%$21.39 +1.7%-$5.19
2011$15.90+1.8%$21.05 +1.6%-$5.15
2010$15.65+1.6%$20.70 +1.7%-$5.05
2009$15.35+1.9%$20.42 +1.4%-$5.06
2008$14.93+2.8%$19.90 +2.6%-$4.96
2007$14.46+3.3%$19.26 +3.3%-$4.80
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
Southwest $17.79 960
Eastern $17.21 620
North Central $17.07 2,570
South Central $16.63 1,350
Northwest $15.03 1,630
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $17.07 2,570
Northwest $15.03 1,630
South Central $16.63 1,350
Southwest $17.79 960
Eastern $17.21 620
Wages in other areas
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