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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment870
Mean wage$40.07
Entry wage$26.82
10th percentile wage$25.94
50th percentile wage$37.10
90th percentile wage$62.36
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction69079.6%
Public Administration809.5%
Professional and Business Services505.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Professional and Business Services5038.08
Construction69037.27
Public Administration8036.82
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Work (47-1011)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$37.10 $26.74  $10.36
2016$35.71+3.9%$25.74 +3.9%$9.97
2015$35.13+1.7%$25.32 +1.7%$9.81
2014$34.37+2.2%$24.77 +2.2%$9.60
2013$33.85+1.5%$24.40 +1.5%$9.45
2012$33.56+.9%$24.19 +.9%$9.37
2011$33.07+1.5%$23.83 +1.5%$9.23
2010$32.69+1.2%$23.56 +1.2%$9.13
2009$32.34+1.1%$23.31 +1.1%$9.03
2008$31.27+3.4%$22.54 +3.4%$8.73
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$37.10 $23.83  $13.27
2016$35.71+3.9%$23.07 +3.3%$12.64
2015$35.13+1.7%$22.59 +2.1%$12.54
2014$34.37+2.2%$22.10 +2.2%$12.27
2013$33.85+1.5%$21.66 +2.1%$12.19
2012$33.56+.9%$21.29 +1.7%$12.28
2011$33.07+1.5%$20.95 +1.6%$12.12
2010$32.69+1.2%$20.60 +1.7%$12.09
2009$32.34+1.1%$20.32 +1.4%$12.02
2008$31.27+3.4%$19.80 +2.6%$11.47
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 $37.591,190
Southwest $37.10870
Northwest $36.51790
North Central $36.101,270
Eastern $34.73550
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $36.101,270
South Central $37.591,190
Southwest $37.10870
Northwest $36.51790
Eastern $34.73550
Wages in other areas
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