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Eastern WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment1,120
Mean wage$16.34
Entry wage$11.34
10th percentile wage$10.88
50th percentile wage$13.98
90th percentile wage$26.38
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services40035.7%
Leisure and Hospitality33029.6%
Public Administration31027.5%
Other Services303.1%
Education and Health Services302.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Professional and Business Services400$19.14
Education and Health Services30$18.57
Other Services30$14.51
Public Administration310$12.57
Leisure and Hospitality330$12.32
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$13.98 $14.40 -$0.42
2017$13.80+1.3%$14.22+1.3%-$0.41
2016$13.36+3.3%$13.76+3.3%-$0.40
2015$12.91+3.5%$13.30+3.5%-$0.38
2014$12.69+1.7%$13.07+1.7%-$0.38
2013$12.43+2.0%$12.81+2.0%-$0.37
2012$12.28+1.3%$12.65+1.3%-$0.36
2011$12.10+1.5%$12.46+1.5%-$0.36
2010$11.93+1.4%$12.29+1.4%-$0.35
2009$11.80+1.1%$12.16+1.1%-$0.35
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$13.98 $22.17 -$8.19
2017$13.80+1.3%$21.93+1.1%-$8.13
2016$13.36+3.3%$21.35+2.8%-$7.98
2015$12.91+3.5%$20.86+2.3%-$7.95
2014$12.69+1.7%$20.42+2.1%-$7.73
2013$12.43+2.0%$19.99+2.2%-$7.55
2012$12.28+1.3%$19.58+2.1%-$7.30
2011$12.10+1.5%$19.25+1.7%-$7.14
2010$11.93+1.4%$18.95+1.6%-$7.01
2009$11.80+1.1%$18.63+1.7%-$6.82
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
South Central$17.232,430
Southwest$16.784,390
Northwest$16.432,050
North Central$15.483,830
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest$16.784,390
North Central$15.483,830
South Central$17.232,430
Northwest$16.432,050
Wages in other areas
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