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Southwest WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment4,080
Mean wage$17.20
Entry wage$12.40
10th percentile wage$11.42
50th percentile wage$15.75
90th percentile wage$22.34
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services2,78068%
Leisure and Hospitality3809.2%
Public Administration3408.3%
Construction2806.8%
Education and Health Services501.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services50$19.18
Construction280$16.12
Other Services$15.86
Professional and Business Services2,780$15.60
Public Administration340$14.88
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$15.75 $14.71  $1.04
2015$15.33+2.7%$14.32 +2.7%$1.01
2014$15.03+2.0%$14.03 +2.0%$0.99
2013$14.84+1.3%$13.86 +1.3%$0.98
2012$14.62+1.5%$13.65 +1.5%$0.97
2011$14.42+1.4%$13.46 +1.4%$0.95
2010$14.26+1.1%$13.32 +1.1%$0.94
2009$13.98+2.0%$13.06 +2.0%$0.92
2008$13.60+2.8%$12.71 +2.8%$0.90
2007$13.07+4.1%$12.21 +4.1%$0.86
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.75 $23.35  -$7.60
2015$15.33+2.7%$22.70 +2.9%-$7.36
2014$15.03+2.0%$22.21 +2.2%-$7.18
2013$14.84+1.3%$21.76 +2.1%-$6.92
2012$14.62+1.5%$21.39 +1.7%-$6.77
2011$14.42+1.4%$21.05 +1.6%-$6.63
2010$14.26+1.1%$20.70 +1.7%-$6.43
2009$13.98+2.0%$20.42 +1.4%-$6.43
2008$13.60+2.8%$19.90 +2.6%-$6.29
2007$13.07+4.1%$19.26 +3.3%-$6.19
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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