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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment20
Mean wage$30.25
Entry wage$25.96
10th percentile wage$24.91
50th percentile wage$29.19
90th percentile wage$43.05
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction20100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction20$29.19
Pipelayers (47-2151)
Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints. Exclude "Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers" (51-4121).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$29.19 $28.81 $0.38
2018$28.82+1.3%$28.45+1.3%$0.38
2017$28.28+1.9%$27.91+1.9%$0.37
2016$27.52+2.8%$27.16+2.8%$0.36
2015$26.70+3.1%$26.35+3.1%$0.35
2014$26.26+1.7%$25.92+1.7%$0.34
2013$25.70+2.2%$25.36+2.2%$0.33
2012$25.31+1.5%$24.98+1.5%$0.33
2011$25.09+.9%$24.76+.9%$0.33
2010$24.72+1.5%$24.40+1.5%$0.32
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$29.19 $24.99 $4.20
2018$28.82+1.3%$24.77+.9%$4.05
2017$28.28+1.9%$24.02+3.1%$4.26
2016$27.52+2.8%$23.37+2.8%$4.15
2015$26.70+3.1%$22.84+2.3%$3.86
2014$26.26+1.7%$22.36+2.1%$3.90
2013$25.70+2.2%$21.88+2.2%$3.82
2012$25.31+1.5%$21.44+2.1%$3.87
2011$25.09+.9%$21.07+1.7%$4.02
2010$24.72+1.5%$20.74+1.6%$3.98
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
Southwest $29.1920
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $29.1920
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