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Northwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment1,970
Mean wage$17.02
Entry wage$13.21
10th percentile wage$12.33
50th percentile wage$16.26
90th percentile wage$23.25
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services1,26064.3%
Leisure and Hospitality23011.6%
Public Administration1809.2%
Other Services1507.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities$22.45
Education and Health Services$20.16
Other Services150$19.12
Public Administration180$17.84
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$16.26 $15.71 $0.55
2018$16.04+1.4%$15.49+1.4%$0.54
2017$15.44+3.9%$14.91+3.9%$0.52
2016$14.94+3.3%$14.44+3.3%$0.51
2015$14.44+3.5%$13.95+3.5%$0.49
2014$14.19+1.7%$13.71+1.7%$0.48
2013$13.91+2.0%$13.44+2.0%$0.47
2012$13.73+1.3%$13.27+1.3%$0.46
2011$13.53+1.5%$13.07+1.5%$0.46
2010$13.34+1.4%$12.89+1.4%$0.45
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.26 $21.14 -$4.88
2018$16.04+1.4%$20.95+.9%-$4.91
2017$15.44+3.9%$20.32+3.1%-$4.87
2016$14.94+3.3%$19.77+2.8%-$4.82
2015$14.44+3.5%$19.32+2.3%-$4.88
2014$14.19+1.7%$18.92+2.1%-$4.72
2013$13.91+2.0%$18.51+2.2%-$4.60
2012$13.73+1.3%$18.14+2.1%-$4.40
2011$13.53+1.5%$17.83+1.7%-$4.29
2010$13.34+1.4%$17.55+1.6%-$4.20
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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