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South Central WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment520
Mean wage$28.07
Entry wage$20.18
10th percentile wage$18.67
50th percentile wage$27.20
90th percentile wage$39.55
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing21040.1%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities13024.9%
Other Services11021.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities130$27.83
Manufacturing210$26.92
Other Services110$26.00
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$27.20 $25.54 $1.66
2017$27.14+.2%$25.48+.2%$1.66
2016$26.33+3.1%$24.72+3.1%$1.61
2015$25.81+2.0%$24.23+2.0%$1.57
2014$25.31+2.0%$23.76+2.0%$1.54
2013$24.79+2.1%$23.27+2.1%$1.51
2012$24.27+2.1%$22.79+2.1%$1.48
2011$23.91+1.5%$22.45+1.5%$1.46
2010$23.39+2.2%$21.97+2.2%$1.43
2009$23.12+1.2%$21.71+1.2%$1.41
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$27.20 $21.63 $5.57
2017$27.14+.2%$21.40+1.1%$5.74
2016$26.33+3.1%$20.83+2.8%$5.50
2015$25.81+2.0%$20.35+2.3%$5.45
2014$25.31+2.0%$19.93+2.1%$5.38
2013$24.79+2.1%$19.50+2.2%$5.29
2012$24.27+2.1%$19.11+2.1%$5.16
2011$23.91+1.5%$18.78+1.7%$5.14
2010$23.39+2.2%$18.48+1.6%$4.91
2009$23.12+1.2%$18.17+1.7%$4.95
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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