| Northwest WDA (1Q 2016) |  
| All Industry |  
| Estimated employment | N/A |  
| Mean wage | $32,057 |  
| Entry wage | $20,004 |  
| 10th percentile wage | $19,678 |  
| 50th percentile wage | $23,930 |  
| 90th percentile wage | $55,264 |  
  |  | Top Employing Industries |    
|  Industry | Employment / Percent |  
| Education and Health Services |  |  |  
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| Top Paying Industries |   
|  Industry | Employment / Median Wage |  
| Education and Health Services |  | $23,930 |  
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| Graduate Teaching Assistants (25-1191) |  
| Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed. |  
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| Mean Wage History |  
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to Occupational Group | Difference |  
| Current | $23929.86 |   | $56388.55 | 
  | -$32458.69 |  | 2015 | $23322.12 | +2.6% | $54956.46 | 
+2.6% | -$31634.34 |  | 2014 | $22885.30 | +1.9% | $53927.15 | 
+1.9% | -$31041.84 |  | 2013 | $22448.49 | +1.9% | $52897.83 | 
+1.9% | -$30449.34 |  | 2012 | $22011.67 | +2.0% | $51868.52 | 
+2.0% | -$29856.84 |  | 2011 | $21669.82 | +1.6% | $51062.96 | 
+1.6% | -$29393.14 |  | 2010 | $21289.98 | +1.8% | $50167.91 | 
+1.8% | -$28877.92 |  | 2009 | $21062.08 | +1.1% | $49630.87 | 
+1.1% | -$28568.79 |  | 2008 | $20435.34 | +3.1% | $48154.03 | 
+3.1% | -$27718.69 |  | 2007 | $19751.63 | +3.5% | $46542.93 | 
+3.5% | -$26791.29 |  
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to All Occupations | Difference |  
| Current | $23929.86 |   | $40188.76 | 
  | -$16258.90 |  | 2015 | $23322.12 | +2.6% | $39064.37 | 
+2.9% | -$15742.25 |  | 2014 | $22885.30 | +1.9% | $38229.12 | 
+2.2% | -$15343.81 |  | 2013 | $22448.49 | +1.9% | $37458.11 | 
+2.1% | -$15009.62 |  | 2012 | $22011.67 | +2.0% | $36815.60 | 
+1.7% | -$14803.92 |  | 2011 | $21669.82 | +1.6% | $36237.35 | 
+1.6% | -$14567.52 |  | 2010 | $21289.98 | +1.8% | $35626.97 | 
+1.7% | -$14336.98 |  | 2009 | $21062.08 | +1.1% | $35145.09 | 
+1.4% | -$14083.01 |  | 2008 | $20435.34 | +3.1% | $34245.58 | 
+2.6% | -$13810.23 |  | 2007 | $19751.63 | +3.5% | $33153.32 | 
+3.3% | -$13401.68 |  
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |   
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