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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
All Industry
Estimated employment4,060
Mean wage$18.24
Entry wage$13.86
10th percentile wage$12.41
50th percentile wage$17.59
90th percentile wage$25.55
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services2,91071.5%
Leisure and Hospitality41010.0%
Public Administration2405.9%
Construction2205.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration240$25.53
Education and Health Services70$19.81
Other Services$19.60
Construction220$19.33
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$17.59 $16.47 $1.12
2018$17.35+1.4%$16.24+1.4%$1.10
2017$16.70+3.9%$15.64+3.9%$1.06
2016$16.17+3.3%$15.14+3.3%$1.03
2015$15.62+3.5%$14.62+3.5%$0.99
2014$15.35+1.7%$14.37+1.7%$0.98
2013$15.05+2.0%$14.09+2.0%$0.96
2012$14.86+1.3%$13.91+1.3%$0.95
2011$14.64+1.5%$13.71+1.5%$0.93
2010$14.44+1.4%$13.52+1.4%$0.92
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.59 $24.99 -$7.40
2018$17.35+1.4%$24.77+.9%-$7.42
2017$16.70+3.9%$24.02+3.1%-$7.31
2016$16.17+3.3%$23.37+2.8%-$7.20
2015$15.62+3.5%$22.84+2.3%-$7.21
2014$15.35+1.7%$22.36+2.1%-$7.00
2013$15.05+2.0%$21.88+2.2%-$6.83
2012$14.86+1.3%$21.44+2.1%-$6.58
2011$14.64+1.5%$21.07+1.7%-$6.43
2010$14.44+1.4%$20.74+1.6%-$6.30
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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