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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment510
Mean wage$18.56
Entry wage$15.79
10th percentile wage$15.22
50th percentile wage$17.65
90th percentile wage$26.27
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction44087.4%
Education and Health Services204.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services2027.21
Construction44017.51
Painters, Construction and Maintenance (47-2141)
Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency. Exclude "Paperhangers" (47-2142).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.65 $26.74  -$9.09
2016$16.99+3.9%$25.74 +3.9%-$8.74
2015$16.71+1.7%$25.32 +1.7%-$8.60
2014$16.35+2.2%$24.77 +2.2%-$8.42
2013$16.10+1.5%$24.40 +1.5%-$8.29
2012$15.97+.9%$24.19 +.9%-$8.22
2011$15.73+1.5%$23.83 +1.5%-$8.10
2010$15.55+1.2%$23.56 +1.2%-$8.00
2009$15.39+1.1%$23.31 +1.1%-$7.92
2008$14.88+3.4%$22.54 +3.4%-$7.66
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.65 $23.83  -$6.18
2016$16.99+3.9%$23.07 +3.3%-$6.08
2015$16.71+1.7%$22.59 +2.1%-$5.87
2014$16.35+2.2%$22.10 +2.2%-$5.74
2013$16.10+1.5%$21.66 +2.1%-$5.55
2012$15.97+.9%$21.29 +1.7%-$5.31
2011$15.73+1.5%$20.95 +1.6%-$5.21
2010$15.55+1.2%$20.60 +1.7%-$5.04
2009$15.39+1.1%$20.32 +1.4%-$4.93
2008$14.88+3.4%$19.80 +2.6%-$4.92
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 $22.52350
South Central $22.23450
Eastern $21.54150
Northwest $20.63280
Southwest $17.65510
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $17.65510
South Central $22.23450
North Central $22.52350
Northwest $20.63280
Eastern $21.54150
Wages in other areas
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