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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$27.73
Entry wage$26.35
10th percentile wage$25.44
50th percentile wage$28.24
90th percentile wage$31.05
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction28.24
Pipelayers (47-2151)
Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints. Exclude "Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers" (51-4121).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$28.24 $26.74  $1.50
2016$27.18+3.9%$25.74 +3.9%$1.44
2015$26.74+1.7%$25.32 +1.7%$1.42
2014$26.16+2.2%$24.77 +2.2%$1.39
2013$25.77+1.5%$24.40 +1.5%$1.37
2012$25.55+.9%$24.19 +.9%$1.36
2011$25.17+1.5%$23.83 +1.5%$1.34
2010$24.88+1.2%$23.56 +1.2%$1.32
2009$24.62+1.1%$23.31 +1.1%$1.31
2008$23.80+3.4%$22.54 +3.4%$1.26
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$28.24 $23.83  $4.41
2016$27.18+3.9%$23.07 +3.3%$4.11
2015$26.74+1.7%$22.59 +2.1%$4.15
2014$26.16+2.2%$22.10 +2.2%$4.06
2013$25.77+1.5%$21.66 +2.1%$4.11
2012$25.55+.9%$21.29 +1.7%$4.26
2011$25.17+1.5%$20.95 +1.6%$4.22
2010$24.88+1.2%$20.60 +1.7%$4.29
2009$24.62+1.1%$20.32 +1.4%$4.30
2008$23.80+3.4%$19.80 +2.6%$4.00
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
North Central $30.63 
Southwest $28.24 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $30.63 
Southwest $28.24 
Wages in other areas
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