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North Central WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment800
Mean wage$26.77
Entry wage$17.82
10th percentile wage$15.98
50th percentile wage$27.08
90th percentile wage$37.36
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing47058.5%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities16019.7%
Other Services505.9%
Public Administration202.6%
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration20$31.28
Manufacturing470$27.70
Professional and Business Services$25.96
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities160$24.23
Other Services50$23.68
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$27.08 $24.86 $2.22
2017$27.02+.2%$24.80+.2%$2.21
2016$26.21+3.1%$24.06+3.1%$2.15
2015$25.69+2.0%$23.59+2.0%$2.11
2014$25.20+2.0%$23.13+2.0%$2.07
2013$24.68+2.1%$22.66+2.1%$2.02
2012$24.16+2.1%$22.18+2.1%$1.98
2011$23.81+1.5%$21.86+1.5%$1.95
2010$23.29+2.2%$21.38+2.2%$1.91
2009$23.02+1.2%$21.13+1.2%$1.89
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$27.08 $22.90 $4.18
2017$27.02+.2%$22.66+1.1%$4.36
2016$26.21+3.1%$22.05+2.8%$4.16
2015$25.69+2.0%$21.55+2.3%$4.15
2014$25.20+2.0%$21.10+2.1%$4.10
2013$24.68+2.1%$20.64+2.2%$4.03
2012$24.16+2.1%$20.23+2.1%$3.93
2011$23.81+1.5%$19.88+1.7%$3.93
2010$23.29+2.2%$19.57+1.6%$3.72
2009$23.02+1.2%$19.24+1.7%$3.78
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern$39.14350
Southwest$29.14370
South Central$27.20520
North Central$27.08800
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$27.08800
South Central$27.20520
Southwest$29.14370
Eastern$39.14350
Wages in other areas
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