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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment220
Mean wage$25.95
Entry wage$17.34
10th percentile wage$16.31
50th percentile wage$23.47
90th percentile wage$38.51
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services34.07
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians (51-9083)
Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Include precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters. Exclude "Opticians, Dispensing" (29-2081).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$23.47 $19.26  $4.21
2016$22.64+3.7%$18.57 +3.7%$4.06
2015$22.10+2.4%$18.13 +2.4%$3.96
2014$21.60+2.3%$17.72 +2.3%$3.87
2013$21.19+1.9%$17.39 +1.9%$3.80
2012$20.84+1.7%$17.10 +1.7%$3.74
2011$20.50+1.6%$16.82 +1.6%$3.68
2010$20.28+1.1%$16.64 +1.1%$3.64
2009$19.93+1.8%$16.35 +1.8%$3.57
2008$19.41+2.7%$15.93 +2.7%$3.48
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$23.47 $23.83  -$0.35
2016$22.64+3.7%$23.07 +3.3%-$0.43
2015$22.10+2.4%$22.59 +2.1%-$0.48
2014$21.60+2.3%$22.10 +2.2%-$0.50
2013$21.19+1.9%$21.66 +2.1%-$0.46
2012$20.84+1.7%$21.29 +1.7%-$0.44
2011$20.50+1.6%$20.95 +1.6%-$0.44
2010$20.28+1.1%$20.60 +1.7%-$0.31
2009$19.93+1.8%$20.32 +1.4%-$0.39
2008$19.41+2.7%$19.80 +2.6%-$0.39
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 $23.47220
South Central $19.53 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $23.47220
South Central $19.53 
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