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Southwest WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment70
Mean wage$22.55
Entry wage$11.78
10th percentile wage$10.26
50th percentile wage$23.33
90th percentile wage$35.68
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction5080.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction50$21.43
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021)
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Exclude "Stonemasons" (47-2022). Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$23.33 $25.99  -$2.66
2015$22.78+2.4%$25.38 +2.4%-$2.59
2014$22.30+2.2%$24.84 +2.2%-$2.54
2013$21.96+1.5%$24.46 +1.5%-$2.50
2012$21.77+.9%$24.25 +.9%-$2.48
2011$21.45+1.5%$23.89 +1.5%-$2.44
2010$21.20+1.2%$23.62 +1.2%-$2.41
2009$20.98+1.1%$23.37 +1.1%-$2.39
2008$20.28+3.4%$22.59 +3.4%-$2.31
2007$19.51+4.0%$21.74 +4.0%-$2.22
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$23.33 $23.35  -$0.02
2015$22.78+2.4%$22.70 +2.9%$0.09
2014$22.30+2.2%$22.21 +2.2%$0.08
2013$21.96+1.5%$21.76 +2.1%$0.19
2012$21.77+.9%$21.39 +1.7%$0.38
2011$21.45+1.5%$21.05 +1.6%$0.39
2010$21.20+1.2%$20.70 +1.7%$0.50
2009$20.98+1.1%$20.42 +1.4%$0.56
2008$20.28+3.4%$19.90 +2.6%$0.39
2007$19.51+4.0%$19.26 +3.3%$0.25
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
North Central $34.05 150
South Central $33.58 260
Northwest $25.07 60
Southwest $23.33 70
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $33.58 260
North Central $34.05 150
Southwest $23.33 70
Northwest $25.07 60
Wages in other areas
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