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| North Central WDA (1Q 2016) |  | All Industry |  | Estimated employment | 3,560 |  | Mean wage | $15.17 |  | Entry wage | $10.41 |  | 10th percentile wage | $9.71 |  | 50th percentile wage | $13.50 |  | 90th percentile wage | $24.46 |  |  |  | Top Employing Industries |  | Industry | Employment / Percent |  | Professional and Business Services | 2,490 | 70.1% |  | Leisure and Hospitality | 390 | 10.8% |  | Public Administration | 340 | 9.4% |  | Financial Activities | 110 | 3% |  | Education and Health Services | 90 | 2.4% |  |  |  | Top Paying Industries |  | Industry | Employment / Median Wage |  | Education and Health Services | 90 | $20.76 |  | Public Administration | 340 | $20.48 |  | Trade, Transportation and Utilities |  | $16.15 |  | Construction |  | $13.95 |  | Financial Activities | 110 | $13.71 |  |  |  |  | 
| 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 |  | Year | This Occupation
 | Compared to Occupational Group
 | Difference |  | Current | $13.50 |  | $13.84 |  | -$0.34 |  | 2015 | $13.14 | +2.7% | $13.47 | +2.7% | -$0.33 |  | 2014 | $12.88 | +2.0% | $13.20 | +2.0% | -$0.32 |  | 2013 | $12.72 | +1.3% | $13.04 | +1.3% | -$0.32 |  | 2012 | $12.53 | +1.5% | $12.85 | +1.5% | -$0.31 |  | 2011 | $12.36 | +1.4% | $12.67 | +1.4% | -$0.31 |  | 2010 | $12.23 | +1.1% | $12.53 | +1.1% | -$0.30 |  | 2009 | $11.99 | +2.0% | $12.29 | +2.0% | -$0.30 |  | 2008 | $11.66 | +2.8% | $11.95 | +2.8% | -$0.29 |  | 2007 | $11.20 | +4.1% | $11.48 | +4.1% | -$0.28 |  | Year | This Occupation
 | Compared to All Occupations
 | Difference |  | Current | $13.50 |  | $21.85 |  | -$8.35 |  | 2015 | $13.14 | +2.7% | $21.24 | +2.9% | -$8.09 |  | 2014 | $12.88 | +2.0% | $20.78 | +2.2% | -$7.90 |  | 2013 | $12.72 | +1.3% | $20.37 | +2.1% | -$7.64 |  | 2012 | $12.53 | +1.5% | $20.02 | +1.7% | -$7.48 |  | 2011 | $12.36 | +1.4% | $19.70 | +1.6% | -$7.34 |  | 2010 | $12.23 | +1.1% | $19.37 | +1.7% | -$7.14 |  | 2009 | $11.99 | +2.0% | $19.11 | +1.4% | -$7.12 |  | 2008 | $11.66 | +2.8% | $18.62 | +2.6% | -$6.95 |  | 2007 | $11.20 | +4.1% | $18.02 | +3.3% | -$6.82 |  |  |  |
 | Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |  | 
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