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South Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment140
Mean wage$13.82
Entry wage$10.22
10th percentile wage$9.78
50th percentile wage$13.04
90th percentile wage$19.61
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities13089.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities13012.64
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092)
Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; cleaning, grading, sorting, packing and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Exclude "Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products" (45-2041). Exclude "Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers" (45-4011 through 45-4029).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$13.04 $12.77 $0.27
2016$12.55+3.9%$12.29+3.9%$0.26
2015$12.35+1.7%$12.09+1.7%$0.26
2014$12.08+2.2%$11.83+2.2%$0.25
2013$11.90+1.5%$11.65+1.5%$0.25
2012$11.80+.9%$11.55+.9%$0.24
2011$11.62+1.5%$11.38+1.5%$0.24
2010$11.49+1.2%$11.25+1.2%$0.24
2009$11.37+1.1%$11.13+1.1%$0.24
2008$10.99+3.4%$10.76+3.4%$0.23
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$13.04 $21.40 -$8.36
2016$12.55+3.9%$20.72+3.3%-$8.16
2015$12.35+1.7%$20.28+2.1%-$7.93
2014$12.08+2.2%$19.85+2.2%-$7.76
2013$11.90+1.5%$19.45+2.1%-$7.55
2012$11.80+.9%$19.11+1.7%-$7.31
2011$11.62+1.5%$18.81+1.6%-$7.19
2010$11.49+1.2%$18.50+1.7%-$7.00
2009$11.37+1.1%$18.25+1.4%-$6.87
2008$10.99+3.4%$17.78+2.6%-$6.78
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 $13.40 
South Central $13.04140
North Central $12.7890
Northwest $10.79120
Eastern $9.92220
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern $9.92220
South Central $13.04140
Northwest $10.79120
North Central $12.7890
Southwest $13.40 
Wages in other areas
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