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Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment1,040
Mean wage$17.80
Entry wage$12.08
10th percentile wage$11.41
50th percentile wage$15.38
90th percentile wage$28.19
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services43041.6%
Leisure and Hospitality27026.0%
Public Administration23022.1%
Other Services504.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services40$20.70
Professional and Business Services430$20.37
Other Services50$18.07
Leisure and Hospitality270$13.63
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$15.38 $15.05 $0.33
2018$15.17+1.4%$14.84+1.4%$0.33
2017$14.60+3.9%$14.29+3.9%$0.31
2016$14.13+3.3%$13.83+3.3%$0.30
2015$13.66+3.5%$13.36+3.5%$0.29
2014$13.42+1.7%$13.13+1.7%$0.29
2013$13.16+2.0%$12.87+2.0%$0.28
2012$12.99+1.3%$12.71+1.3%$0.28
2011$12.80+1.5%$12.53+1.5%$0.27
2010$12.62+1.4%$12.35+1.4%$0.27
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.38 $23.16 -$7.78
2018$15.17+1.4%$22.96+.9%-$7.78
2017$14.60+3.9%$22.26+3.1%-$7.65
2016$14.13+3.3%$21.66+2.8%-$7.52
2015$13.66+3.5%$21.17+2.3%-$7.50
2014$13.42+1.7%$20.72+2.1%-$7.30
2013$13.16+2.0%$20.28+2.2%-$7.12
2012$12.99+1.3%$19.87+2.1%-$6.88
2011$12.80+1.5%$19.53+1.7%-$6.73
2010$12.62+1.4%$19.22+1.6%-$6.60
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 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $17.792,410
Southwest $17.594,060
North Central $17.073,700
Northwest $16.261,970
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $17.594,060
North Central $17.073,700
South Central $17.792,410
Northwest $16.261,970
Wages in other areas
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