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Southwest WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment490
Mean wage$25.24
Entry wage$17.66
10th percentile wage$15.50
50th percentile wage$24.75
90th percentile wage$36.01
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing30061.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities11022.2%
Other Services7014.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Other Services70$24.87
Manufacturing300$24.74
Trade, Transportation and Utilities110$22.28
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$24.75 $24.50  $0.25
2015$24.14+2.5%$23.89 +2.5%$0.24
2014$23.64+2.1%$23.40 +2.1%$0.24
2013$23.14+2.1%$22.91 +2.1%$0.23
2012$22.81+1.5%$22.58 +1.5%$0.23
2011$22.31+2.2%$22.09 +2.2%$0.23
2010$22.05+1.2%$21.83 +1.2%$0.22
2009$21.68+1.7%$21.46 +1.7%$0.22
2008$21.04+3.0%$20.83 +3.0%$0.21
2007$20.43+3.0%$20.22 +3.0%$0.21
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$24.75 $23.35  $1.40
2015$24.14+2.5%$22.70 +2.9%$1.44
2014$23.64+2.1%$22.21 +2.2%$1.43
2013$23.14+2.1%$21.76 +2.1%$1.38
2012$22.81+1.5%$21.39 +1.7%$1.42
2011$22.31+2.2%$21.05 +1.6%$1.26
2010$22.05+1.2%$20.70 +1.7%$1.35
2009$21.68+1.7%$20.42 +1.4%$1.26
2008$21.04+3.0%$19.90 +2.6%$1.14
2007$20.43+3.0%$19.26 +3.3%$1.16
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
Eastern $28.55 300
North Central $26.52 650
Northwest $26.22 380
Southwest $24.75 490
South Central $23.55 420
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $26.52 650
Southwest $24.75 490
South Central $23.55 420
Northwest $26.22 380
Eastern $28.55 300
Wages in other areas
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