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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$18.87
Entry wage$11.66
10th percentile wage$9.48
50th percentile wage$17.59
90th percentile wage$32.90
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$31.31
Trade, Transportation and Utilities$21.03
Professional and Business Services$16.82
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (49-9099)
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.59 $24.50  -$6.91
2015$17.15+2.5%$23.89 +2.5%-$6.73
2014$16.80+2.1%$23.40 +2.1%-$6.59
2013$16.45+2.1%$22.91 +2.1%-$6.46
2012$16.21+1.5%$22.58 +1.5%-$6.36
2011$15.86+2.2%$22.09 +2.2%-$6.22
2010$15.67+1.2%$21.83 +1.2%-$6.15
2009$15.41+1.7%$21.46 +1.7%-$6.05
2008$14.95+3.0%$20.83 +3.0%-$5.87
2007$14.52+3.0%$20.22 +3.0%-$5.70
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.59 $23.35  -$5.76
2015$17.15+2.5%$22.70 +2.9%-$5.54
2014$16.80+2.1%$22.21 +2.2%-$5.41
2013$16.45+2.1%$21.76 +2.1%-$5.31
2012$16.21+1.5%$21.39 +1.7%-$5.18
2011$15.86+2.2%$21.05 +1.6%-$5.19
2010$15.67+1.2%$20.70 +1.7%-$5.02
2009$15.41+1.7%$20.42 +1.4%-$5.01
2008$14.95+3.0%$19.90 +2.6%-$4.94
2007$14.52+3.0%$19.26 +3.3%-$4.74
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
Eastern $24.15 80
North Central $22.92 1,040
South Central $22.23 420
Northwest $18.15 430
Southwest $17.59  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $22.92 1,040
Northwest $18.15 430
South Central $22.23 420
Eastern $24.15 80
Southwest $17.59  
Wages in other areas
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