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Northwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment350
Mean wage$25.48
Entry wage$16.59
10th percentile wage$15.78
50th percentile wage$24.54
90th percentile wage$39.95
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction34096.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction34024.41
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (47-2051)
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; use saws to cut expansion joints. Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. (37-3011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$24.54 $26.21  -$1.67
2016$23.62+3.9%$25.23 +3.9%-$1.60
2015$23.24+1.7%$24.82 +1.7%-$1.58
2014$22.74+2.2%$24.28 +2.2%-$1.54
2013$22.39+1.5%$23.91 +1.5%-$1.52
2012$22.20+.9%$23.71 +.9%-$1.51
2011$21.87+1.5%$23.36 +1.5%-$1.48
2010$21.62+1.2%$23.10 +1.2%-$1.47
2009$21.39+1.1%$22.85 +1.1%-$1.45
2008$20.68+3.4%$22.09 +3.4%-$1.40
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$24.54 $19.89  $4.65
2016$23.62+3.9%$19.25 +3.3%$4.36
2015$23.24+1.7%$18.85 +2.1%$4.38
2014$22.74+2.2%$18.45 +2.2%$4.29
2013$22.39+1.5%$18.08 +2.1%$4.31
2012$22.20+.9%$17.77 +1.7%$4.43
2011$21.87+1.5%$17.49 +1.6%$4.39
2010$21.62+1.2%$17.19 +1.7%$4.43
2009$21.39+1.1%$16.96 +1.4%$4.43
2008$20.68+3.4%$16.53 +2.6%$4.16
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
Southwest $30.6170
Northwest $24.54350
Eastern $23.52 
North Central $21.25170
South Central $20.69190
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest $24.54350
South Central $20.69190
North Central $21.25170
Southwest $30.6170
Eastern $23.52 
Wages in other areas
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