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North Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment3,860
Mean wage$18.80
Entry wage$13.04
10th percentile wage$12.14
50th percentile wage$17.69
90th percentile wage$28.21
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services2,92075.8%
Leisure and Hospitality52013.6%
Public Administration2606.7%
Education and Health Services701.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration260$23.67
Education and Health Services70$22.07
Construction$21.47
Professional and Business Services2,920$18.09
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. Excludes "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.69 $16.59  $1.10
2019$16.77+5.5%$15.73 +5.5%$1.04
2018$16.14+3.9%$15.14 +3.9%$1.00
2017$15.62+3.3%$14.65 +3.3%$0.97
2016$15.10+3.5%$14.16 +3.5%$0.94
2015$14.84+1.7%$13.92 +1.7%$0.92
2014$14.54+2.0%$13.64 +2.0%$0.90
2013$14.36+1.3%$13.47 +1.3%$0.89
2012$14.15+1.5%$13.27 +1.5%$0.88
2011$13.95+1.4%$13.09 +1.4%$0.87
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.69 $24.42  -$6.73
2019$16.77+5.5%$23.43 +4.2%-$6.66
2018$16.14+3.9%$22.72 +3.1%-$6.57
2017$15.62+3.3%$22.11 +2.8%-$6.48
2016$15.10+3.5%$21.60 +2.3%-$6.50
2015$14.84+1.7%$21.15 +2.1%-$6.31
2014$14.54+2.0%$20.70 +2.2%-$6.15
2013$14.36+1.3%$20.28 +2.1%-$5.92
2012$14.15+1.5%$19.93 +1.7%-$5.78
2011$13.95+1.4%$19.62 +1.6%-$5.66
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
South Central $18.462,450
Southwest $17.984,220
North Central $17.693,860
Northwest $16.662,190
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $17.984,220
North Central $17.693,860
South Central $18.462,450
Northwest $16.662,190
Wages in other areas
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