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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment60
Mean wage$22.27
Entry wage$11.00
10th percentile wage$10.56
50th percentile wage$21.35
90th percentile wage$37.48
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction4075.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction4016.33
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021)
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Exclude "Stonemasons" (47-2022). 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$21.35 $26.74  -$5.39
2016$20.55+3.9%$25.74 +3.9%-$5.18
2015$20.21+1.7%$25.32 +1.7%-$5.10
2014$19.78+2.2%$24.77 +2.2%-$4.99
2013$19.48+1.5%$24.40 +1.5%-$4.91
2012$19.31+.9%$24.19 +.9%-$4.87
2011$19.03+1.5%$23.83 +1.5%-$4.80
2010$18.81+1.2%$23.56 +1.2%-$4.74
2009$18.61+1.1%$23.31 +1.1%-$4.69
2008$17.99+3.4%$22.54 +3.4%-$4.54
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$21.35 $23.83  -$2.48
2016$20.55+3.9%$23.07 +3.3%-$2.51
2015$20.21+1.7%$22.59 +2.1%-$2.37
2014$19.78+2.2%$22.10 +2.2%-$2.32
2013$19.48+1.5%$21.66 +2.1%-$2.17
2012$19.31+.9%$21.29 +1.7%-$1.97
2011$19.03+1.5%$20.95 +1.6%-$1.92
2010$18.81+1.2%$20.60 +1.7%-$1.78
2009$18.61+1.1%$20.32 +1.4%-$1.70
2008$17.99+3.4%$19.80 +2.6%-$1.80
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
North Central $33.86 
South Central $33.47280
Northwest $23.5970
Southwest $21.3560
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $33.47280
Northwest $23.5970
Southwest $21.3560
North Central $33.86 
Wages in other areas
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