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North Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment3,580
Mean wage$16.55
Entry wage$11.29
10th percentile wage$10.67
50th percentile wage$14.65
90th percentile wage$26.86
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services2,46068.7%
Leisure and Hospitality38010.5%
Public Administration3309.2%
Education and Health Services802.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services8021.97
Public Administration33021.43
Construction20.26
Financial Activities7014.93
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).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$14.65 $15.00 -$0.35
2016$13.99+4.7%$14.32+4.7%-$0.33
2015$13.75+1.7%$14.08+1.7%-$0.32
2014$13.48+2.0%$13.80+2.0%-$0.32
2013$13.31+1.3%$13.62+1.3%-$0.31
2012$13.11+1.5%$13.43+1.5%-$0.31
2011$12.93+1.4%$13.24+1.4%-$0.30
2010$12.79+1.1%$13.10+1.1%-$0.30
2009$12.54+2.0%$12.84+2.0%-$0.29
2008$12.20+2.8%$12.49+2.8%-$0.29
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$14.65 $22.43 -$7.78
2016$13.99+4.7%$21.71+3.3%-$7.72
2015$13.75+1.7%$21.26+2.1%-$7.50
2014$13.48+2.0%$20.80+2.2%-$7.32
2013$13.31+1.3%$20.38+2.1%-$7.07
2012$13.11+1.5%$20.03+1.7%-$6.92
2011$12.93+1.4%$19.72+1.6%-$6.79
2010$12.79+1.1%$19.39+1.7%-$6.59
2009$12.54+2.0%$19.13+1.4%-$6.58
2008$12.20+2.8%$18.64+2.6%-$6.43
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
South Central $18.312,360
Southwest $16.413,980
Northwest $15.852,070
North Central $14.653,580
Eastern $14.211,140
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $16.413,980
North Central $14.653,580
South Central $18.312,360
Northwest $15.852,070
Eastern $14.211,140
Wages in other areas
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