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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment70
Mean wage$32.03
Entry wage$26.56
10th percentile wage$25.63
50th percentile wage$30.61
90th percentile wage$43.90
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction6089.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction6030.81
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$30.61 $26.74  $3.87
2016$29.46+3.9%$25.74 +3.9%$3.72
2015$28.98+1.7%$25.32 +1.7%$3.66
2014$28.36+2.2%$24.77 +2.2%$3.59
2013$27.93+1.5%$24.40 +1.5%$3.53
2012$27.69+.9%$24.19 +.9%$3.50
2011$27.28+1.5%$23.83 +1.5%$3.45
2010$26.97+1.2%$23.56 +1.2%$3.41
2009$26.69+1.1%$23.31 +1.1%$3.37
2008$25.80+3.4%$22.54 +3.4%$3.26
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$30.61 $23.83  $6.78
2016$29.46+3.9%$23.07 +3.3%$6.39
2015$28.98+1.7%$22.59 +2.1%$6.40
2014$28.36+2.2%$22.10 +2.2%$6.26
2013$27.93+1.5%$21.66 +2.1%$6.27
2012$27.69+.9%$21.29 +1.7%$6.40
2011$27.28+1.5%$20.95 +1.6%$6.33
2010$26.97+1.2%$20.60 +1.7%$6.37
2009$26.69+1.1%$20.32 +1.4%$6.37
2008$25.80+3.4%$19.80 +2.6%$6.00
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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