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South Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment2,360
Mean wage$19.80
Entry wage$12.90
10th percentile wage$11.47
50th percentile wage$18.31
90th percentile wage$27.41
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services1,39059.1%
Public Administration30012.5%
Leisure and Hospitality29012.5%
Education and Health Services904.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services9029.59
Public Administration30022.58
Professional and Business Services1,39018.65
Leisure and Hospitality29014.30
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$18.31 $14.63 $3.68
2016$17.48+4.7%$13.97+4.7%$3.51
2015$17.19+1.7%$13.73+1.7%$3.45
2014$16.84+2.0%$13.46+2.0%$3.39
2013$16.63+1.3%$13.29+1.3%$3.34
2012$16.39+1.5%$13.09+1.5%$3.29
2011$16.16+1.4%$12.91+1.4%$3.25
2010$15.99+1.1%$12.78+1.1%$3.21
2009$15.68+2.0%$12.53+2.0%$3.15
2008$15.25+2.8%$12.18+2.8%$3.06
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$18.31 $21.40 -$3.09
2016$17.48+4.7%$20.72+3.3%-$3.23
2015$17.19+1.7%$20.28+2.1%-$3.09
2014$16.84+2.0%$19.85+2.2%-$3.00
2013$16.63+1.3%$19.45+2.1%-$2.81
2012$16.39+1.5%$19.11+1.7%-$2.72
2011$16.16+1.4%$18.81+1.6%-$2.65
2010$15.99+1.1%$18.50+1.7%-$2.50
2009$15.68+2.0%$18.25+1.4%-$2.57
2008$15.25+2.8%$17.78+2.6%-$2.53
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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