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Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment400
Mean wage$26.41
Entry wage$18.80
10th percentile wage$17.52
50th percentile wage$26.86
90th percentile wage$37.13
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing36090.3%
Construction205.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing360$27.19
Construction20$24.02
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$26.86 $22.18  $4.68
2019$25.78+4.2%$21.28 +4.2%$4.49
2018$25.04+2.9%$20.68 +2.9%$4.36
2017$24.28+3.1%$20.05 +3.1%$4.23
2016$23.63+2.8%$19.51 +2.8%$4.12
2015$23.06+2.4%$19.05 +2.4%$4.02
2014$22.54+2.3%$18.61 +2.3%$3.93
2013$22.12+1.9%$18.26 +1.9%$3.85
2012$21.75+1.7%$17.96 +1.7%$3.79
2011$21.40+1.6%$17.67 +1.6%$3.73
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$26.86 $23.16  $3.70
2019$25.78+4.2%$22.22 +4.2%$3.56
2018$25.04+2.9%$21.54 +3.1%$3.50
2017$24.28+3.1%$20.97 +2.8%$3.32
2016$23.63+2.8%$20.49 +2.3%$3.14
2015$23.06+2.4%$20.06 +2.1%$3.01
2014$22.54+2.3%$19.63 +2.2%$2.91
2013$22.12+1.9%$19.23 +2.1%$2.88
2012$21.75+1.7%$18.90 +1.7%$2.84
2011$21.40+1.6%$18.61 +1.6%$2.79
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern $26.86400
South Central $24.76510
Southwest $23.55170
North Central $22.96930
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $22.96930
South Central $24.76510
Eastern $26.86400
Northwest $22.23320
Wages in other areas
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