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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment1,360
Mean wage$35.97
Entry wage$30.35
10th percentile wage$27.88
50th percentile wage$36.22
90th percentile wage$46.10
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Public Administration1,32097.2%
Education and Health Services402.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration1,320$36.40
Education and Health Services40$21.68
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$36.22 $20.85 $15.37
2018$35.72+1.4%$20.56+1.4%$15.16
2017$34.39+3.9%$19.79+3.9%$14.59
2016$33.29+3.3%$19.16+3.3%$14.13
2015$32.16+3.5%$18.51+3.5%$13.65
2014$31.61+1.7%$18.20+1.7%$13.41
2013$30.98+2.0%$17.83+2.0%$13.15
2012$30.59+1.3%$17.61+1.3%$12.98
2011$30.14+1.5%$17.35+1.5%$12.79
2010$29.73+1.4%$17.11+1.4%$12.61
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$36.22 $24.99 $11.23
2018$35.72+1.4%$24.77+.9%$10.95
2017$34.39+3.9%$24.02+3.1%$10.37
2016$33.29+3.3%$23.37+2.8%$9.91
2015$32.16+3.5%$22.84+2.3%$9.32
2014$31.61+1.7%$22.36+2.1%$9.25
2013$30.98+2.0%$21.88+2.2%$9.10
2012$30.59+1.3%$21.44+2.1%$9.15
2011$30.14+1.5%$21.07+1.7%$9.07
2010$29.73+1.4%$20.74+1.6%$8.98
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
North Central $36.781,250
Southwest $36.221,360
South Central $36.151,440
Northwest $34.711,190
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $36.151,440
Southwest $36.221,360
North Central $36.781,250
Eastern $33.111,220
Wages in other areas
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