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South Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment2,410
Mean wage$19.27
Entry wage$12.98
10th percentile wage$11.92
50th percentile wage$17.79
90th percentile wage$30.48
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services1,59066.1%
Leisure and Hospitality29012.0%
Public Administration2209.3%
Education and Health Services1305.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services130$24.07
Professional and Business Services1,590$18.27
Other Services$17.28
Leisure and Hospitality290$15.34
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$17.79 $14.93 $2.86
2018$17.55+1.4%$14.72+1.4%$2.82
2017$16.89+3.9%$14.17+3.9%$2.72
2016$16.35+3.3%$13.72+3.3%$2.63
2015$15.80+3.5%$13.26+3.5%$2.54
2014$15.53+1.7%$13.03+1.7%$2.50
2013$15.22+2.0%$12.77+2.0%$2.45
2012$15.02+1.3%$12.61+1.3%$2.42
2011$14.81+1.5%$12.43+1.5%$2.38
2010$14.60+1.4%$12.25+1.4%$2.35
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.79 $21.96 -$4.16
2018$17.55+1.4%$21.77+.9%-$4.22
2017$16.89+3.9%$21.10+3.1%-$4.21
2016$16.35+3.3%$20.54+2.8%-$4.18
2015$15.80+3.5%$20.07+2.3%-$4.27
2014$15.53+1.7%$19.65+2.1%-$4.12
2013$15.22+2.0%$19.23+2.2%-$4.01
2012$15.02+1.3%$18.84+2.1%-$3.81
2011$14.81+1.5%$18.52+1.7%-$3.71
2010$14.60+1.4%$18.23+1.6%-$3.62
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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