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Eastern WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment1,050
Mean wage$14.26
Entry wage$10.30
10th percentile wage$9.62
50th percentile wage$13.36
90th percentile wage$19.81
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services41039.6%
Public Administration27026%
Leisure and Hospitality22021%
Education and Health Services606.1%
Other Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services60$18.80
Other Services$17.08
Professional and Business Services410$13.77
Leisure and Hospitality220$12.46
Public Administration270$12.34
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$13.36 $13.25  $0.11
2015$13.00+2.7%$12.90 +2.7%$0.11
2014$12.75+2.0%$12.64 +2.0%$0.10
2013$12.58+1.3%$12.48 +1.3%$0.10
2012$12.40+1.5%$12.30 +1.5%$0.10
2011$12.23+1.4%$12.13 +1.4%$0.10
2010$12.10+1.1%$12.00 +1.1%$0.10
2009$11.86+2.0%$11.76 +2.0%$0.10
2008$11.54+2.8%$11.44 +2.8%$0.10
2007$11.09+4.1%$11.00 +4.1%$0.09
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$13.36 $20.53  -$7.17
2015$13.00+2.7%$19.96 +2.9%-$6.95
2014$12.75+2.0%$19.53 +2.2%-$6.78
2013$12.58+1.3%$19.14 +2.1%-$6.55
2012$12.40+1.5%$18.81 +1.7%-$6.40
2011$12.23+1.4%$18.51 +1.6%-$6.28
2010$12.10+1.1%$18.20 +1.7%-$6.10
2009$11.86+2.0%$17.95 +1.4%-$6.09
2008$11.54+2.8%$17.49 +2.6%-$5.95
2007$11.09+4.1%$16.94 +3.3%-$5.84
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
South Central $16.65 2,390
Southwest $15.75 4,080
Northwest $15.01 2,290
North Central $13.50 3,560
Eastern $13.36 1,050
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $15.75 4,080
North Central $13.50 3,560
South Central $16.65 2,390
Northwest $15.01 2,290
Eastern $13.36 1,050
Wages in other areas
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