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Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$24.13
Entry wage$17.89
10th percentile wage$17.00
50th percentile wage$23.52
90th percentile wage$31.26
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction23.22
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$23.52 $25.44  -$1.92
2016$22.64+3.9%$24.49 +3.9%-$1.84
2015$22.27+1.7%$24.09 +1.7%-$1.81
2014$21.79+2.2%$23.57 +2.2%-$1.77
2013$21.46+1.5%$23.21 +1.5%-$1.75
2012$21.28+.9%$23.01 +.9%-$1.73
2011$20.96+1.5%$22.68 +1.5%-$1.71
2010$20.72+1.2%$22.42 +1.2%-$1.69
2009$20.50+1.1%$22.18 +1.1%-$1.67
2008$19.82+3.4%$21.44 +3.4%-$1.61
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.52 $21.67  $1.85
2016$22.64+3.9%$20.98 +3.3%$1.66
2015$22.27+1.7%$20.54 +2.1%$1.73
2014$21.79+2.2%$20.10 +2.2%$1.69
2013$21.46+1.5%$19.69 +2.1%$1.77
2012$21.28+.9%$19.36 +1.7%$1.92
2011$20.96+1.5%$19.05 +1.6%$1.91
2010$20.72+1.2%$18.73 +1.7%$1.99
2009$20.50+1.1%$18.48 +1.4%$2.03
2008$19.82+3.4%$18.00 +2.6%$1.82
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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