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Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$20.43
Entry wage$15.21
10th percentile wage$12.78
50th percentile wage$20.67
90th percentile wage$24.34
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services1017.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services1020.15
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service (43-9051)
Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. Use hand or mail handling machines to time stamp, open, read, sort, and route incoming mail; and address, seal, stamp, fold, stuff, and affix postage to outgoing mail or packages. Duties may also include keeping necessary records and completed forms.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$20.67 $18.83  $1.84
2016$19.86+4.1%$18.10 +4.1%$1.77
2015$19.37+2.5%$17.65 +2.5%$1.72
2014$18.99+2.0%$17.30 +2.0%$1.69
2013$18.61+2.0%$16.96 +2.0%$1.66
2012$18.30+1.7%$16.67 +1.7%$1.63
2011$17.97+1.8%$16.37 +1.8%$1.60
2010$17.68+1.6%$16.11 +1.6%$1.57
2009$17.35+1.9%$15.80 +1.9%$1.54
2008$16.87+2.8%$15.37 +2.8%$1.50
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$20.67 $21.67  -$1.00
2016$19.86+4.1%$20.98 +3.3%-$1.11
2015$19.37+2.5%$20.54 +2.1%-$1.16
2014$18.99+2.0%$20.10 +2.2%-$1.10
2013$18.61+2.0%$19.69 +2.1%-$1.07
2012$18.30+1.7%$19.36 +1.7%-$1.05
2011$17.97+1.8%$19.05 +1.6%-$1.08
2010$17.68+1.6%$18.73 +1.7%-$1.05
2009$17.35+1.9%$18.48 +1.4%-$1.12
2008$16.87+2.8%$18.00 +2.6%-$1.13
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 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern$20.6790
Northwest$19.4390
North Central$16.981,010
Southwest$14.48260
South Central$12.32200
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$16.981,010
Southwest$14.48260
South Central$12.32200
Eastern$20.6790
Northwest$19.4390
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