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Northwest WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment2,050
Mean wage$17.08
Entry wage$12.93
10th percentile wage$11.80
50th percentile wage$16.43
90th percentile wage$23.92
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services1,46071.4%
Public Administration1809.0%
Leisure and Hospitality1708.2%
Other Services1005.1%
Education and Health Services703.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Other Services100$18.06
Education and Health Services70$17.72
Professional and Business Services1,460$16.42
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities30$16.20
Public Administration180$15.93
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$16.43 $15.35 $1.08
2017$16.22+1.3%$15.15+1.3%$1.07
2016$15.70+3.3%$14.67+3.3%$1.03
2015$15.17+3.5%$14.17+3.5%$1.00
2014$14.91+1.7%$13.93+1.7%$0.98
2013$14.61+2.0%$13.65+2.0%$0.96
2012$14.43+1.3%$13.48+1.3%$0.95
2011$14.22+1.5%$13.28+1.5%$0.93
2010$14.02+1.4%$13.10+1.4%$0.92
2009$13.87+1.1%$12.96+1.1%$0.91
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.43 $20.63 -$4.20
2017$16.22+1.3%$20.41+1.1%-$4.19
2016$15.70+3.3%$19.86+2.8%-$4.16
2015$15.17+3.5%$19.41+2.3%-$4.24
2014$14.91+1.7%$19.00+2.1%-$4.09
2013$14.61+2.0%$18.60+2.2%-$3.98
2012$14.43+1.3%$18.22+2.1%-$3.79
2011$14.22+1.5%$17.91+1.7%-$3.69
2010$14.02+1.4%$17.63+1.6%-$3.60
2009$13.87+1.1%$17.33+1.7%-$3.45
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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