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Southwest WDA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment370
Mean wage$30.69
Entry wage$22.70
10th percentile wage$21.21
50th percentile wage$29.14
90th percentile wage$44.61
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing25066.9%
Professional and Business Services205.8%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities
Other Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities$30.22
Manufacturing250$28.63
Other Services$27.64
Professional and Business Services20
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$29.14 $27.71 $1.43
2017$29.07+.2%$27.65+.2%$1.43
2016$28.20+3.1%$26.82+3.1%$1.38
2015$27.65+2.0%$26.29+2.0%$1.36
2014$27.11+2.0%$25.78+2.0%$1.33
2013$26.56+2.1%$25.25+2.1%$1.30
2012$26.00+2.1%$24.72+2.1%$1.28
2011$25.62+1.5%$24.36+1.5%$1.26
2010$25.06+2.2%$23.83+2.2%$1.23
2009$24.77+1.2%$23.56+1.2%$1.22
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$29.14 $24.57 $4.57
2017$29.07+.2%$24.31+1.1%$4.76
2016$28.20+3.1%$23.66+2.8%$4.55
2015$27.65+2.0%$23.12+2.3%$4.53
2014$27.11+2.0%$22.63+2.1%$4.48
2013$26.56+2.1%$22.15+2.2%$4.41
2012$26.00+2.1%$21.70+2.1%$4.30
2011$25.62+1.5%$21.33+1.7%$4.29
2010$25.06+2.2%$21.00+1.6%$4.07
2009$24.77+1.2%$20.64+1.7%$4.13
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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