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Southwest WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment4,390
Mean wage$18.36
Entry wage$13.08
10th percentile wage$12.01
50th percentile wage$16.78
90th percentile wage$24.09
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services2,92066.6%
Leisure and Hospitality46010.4%
Construction4309.7%
Public Administration3608.3%
Education and Health Services601.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services60$20.73
Other Services$17.98
Construction430$17.26
Professional and Business Services2,920$16.78
Public Administration360$16.01
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$16.78 $15.62 $1.16
2017$16.57+1.3%$15.42+1.3%$1.15
2016$16.04+3.3%$14.93+3.3%$1.11
2015$15.49+3.5%$14.42+3.5%$1.07
2014$15.23+1.7%$14.18+1.7%$1.05
2013$14.93+2.0%$13.89+2.0%$1.03
2012$14.74+1.3%$13.72+1.3%$1.02
2011$14.52+1.5%$13.52+1.5%$1.00
2010$14.32+1.4%$13.33+1.4%$0.99
2009$14.17+1.1%$13.19+1.1%$0.98
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.78 $24.57 -$7.79
2017$16.57+1.3%$24.31+1.1%-$7.74
2016$16.04+3.3%$23.66+2.8%-$7.62
2015$15.49+3.5%$23.12+2.3%-$7.62
2014$15.23+1.7%$22.63+2.1%-$7.40
2013$14.93+2.0%$22.15+2.2%-$7.22
2012$14.74+1.3%$21.70+2.1%-$6.96
2011$14.52+1.5%$21.33+1.7%-$6.80
2010$14.32+1.4%$21.00+1.6%-$6.67
2009$14.17+1.1%$20.64+1.7%-$6.47
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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