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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment110
Mean wage$23.05
Entry wage$19.64
10th percentile wage$17.86
50th percentile wage$22.22
90th percentile wage$31.63
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction$21.80
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021)
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Exclude "Stonemasons" (47-2022). Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$22.22 $28.81 -$6.59
2018$21.94+1.3%$28.45+1.3%-$6.50
2017$21.53+1.9%$27.91+1.9%-$6.38
2016$20.95+2.8%$27.16+2.8%-$6.21
2015$20.32+3.1%$26.35+3.1%-$6.02
2014$19.99+1.7%$25.92+1.7%-$5.92
2013$19.56+2.2%$25.36+2.2%-$5.80
2012$19.27+1.5%$24.98+1.5%-$5.71
2011$19.10+.9%$24.76+.9%-$5.66
2010$18.82+1.5%$24.40+1.5%-$5.58
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.22 $24.99 -$2.77
2018$21.94+1.3%$24.77+.9%-$2.82
2017$21.53+1.9%$24.02+3.1%-$2.48
2016$20.95+2.8%$23.37+2.8%-$2.42
2015$20.32+3.1%$22.84+2.3%-$2.51
2014$19.99+1.7%$22.36+2.1%-$2.36
2013$19.56+2.2%$21.88+2.2%-$2.32
2012$19.27+1.5%$21.44+2.1%-$2.17
2011$19.10+.9%$21.07+1.7%-$1.97
2010$18.82+1.5%$20.74+1.6%-$1.92
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 $30.96260
South Central $27.88150
Northwest $22.8160
Southwest $22.22110
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $30.96260
South Central $27.88150
Southwest $22.22110
Northwest $22.8160
Wages in other areas
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