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Southwest WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment350
Mean wage$19.01
Entry wage$13.01
10th percentile wage$11.32
50th percentile wage$18.34
90th percentile wage$28.21
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities26075.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities260$17.81
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. Exclude "Logging Equipment Operators" (45-4022).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$18.34 $15.55  $2.79
2015$17.72+3.5%$15.03 +3.5%$2.70
2014$17.33+2.3%$14.69 +2.3%$2.64
2013$17.05+1.6%$14.46 +1.6%$2.59
2012$16.65+2.4%$14.12 +2.4%$2.53
2011$16.45+1.2%$13.95 +1.2%$2.50
2010$16.14+1.9%$13.69 +1.9%$2.46
2009$15.88+1.7%$13.46 +1.7%$2.42
2008$15.45+2.8%$13.10 +2.8%$2.35
2007$15.04+2.7%$12.75 +2.7%$2.29
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.34 $23.35  -$5.01
2015$17.72+3.5%$22.70 +2.9%-$4.97
2014$17.33+2.3%$22.21 +2.2%-$4.88
2013$17.05+1.6%$21.76 +2.1%-$4.71
2012$16.65+2.4%$21.39 +1.7%-$4.73
2011$16.45+1.2%$21.05 +1.6%-$4.60
2010$16.14+1.9%$20.70 +1.7%-$4.55
2009$15.88+1.7%$20.42 +1.4%-$4.54
2008$15.45+2.8%$19.90 +2.6%-$4.44
2007$15.04+2.7%$19.26 +3.3%-$4.22
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 $18.34 350
South Central $17.45 230
North Central $16.37 780
Northwest $16.28 560
Eastern $15.92 470
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $16.37 780
Northwest $16.28 560
Eastern $15.92 470
Southwest $18.34 350
South Central $17.45 230
Wages in other areas
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