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North Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment3,700
Mean wage$18.26
Entry wage$12.32
10th percentile wage$11.55
50th percentile wage$17.07
90th percentile wage$27.89
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services2,66071.9%
Leisure and Hospitality50013.6%
Public Administration2406.5%
Education and Health Services601.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration240$22.01
Education and Health Services60$21.72
Construction$21.19
Professional and Business Services2,660$17.43
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$17.07 $15.50 $1.57
2018$16.84+1.4%$15.29+1.4%$1.55
2017$16.21+3.9%$14.72+3.9%$1.49
2016$15.69+3.3%$14.24+3.3%$1.44
2015$15.16+3.5%$13.76+3.5%$1.39
2014$14.90+1.7%$13.53+1.7%$1.37
2013$14.60+2.0%$13.26+2.0%$1.34
2012$14.42+1.3%$13.09+1.3%$1.33
2011$14.21+1.5%$12.90+1.5%$1.31
2010$14.01+1.4%$12.72+1.4%$1.29
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.07 $23.42 -$6.35
2018$16.84+1.4%$23.21+.9%-$6.37
2017$16.21+3.9%$22.51+3.1%-$6.30
2016$15.69+3.3%$21.90+2.8%-$6.21
2015$15.16+3.5%$21.40+2.3%-$6.24
2014$14.90+1.7%$20.96+2.1%-$6.05
2013$14.60+2.0%$20.51+2.2%-$5.90
2012$14.42+1.3%$20.09+2.1%-$5.67
2011$14.21+1.5%$19.75+1.7%-$5.54
2010$14.01+1.4%$19.44+1.6%-$5.43
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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