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Northwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment320
Mean wage$24.32
Entry wage$15.75
10th percentile wage$14.57
50th percentile wage$22.23
90th percentile wage$37.42
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing24074.9%
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction$24.42
Manufacturing240$21.70
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$22.23 $18.96  $3.27
2019$21.33+4.2%$18.19 +4.2%$3.14
2018$20.72+2.9%$17.68 +2.9%$3.05
2017$20.10+3.1%$17.14 +3.1%$2.96
2016$19.55+2.8%$16.68 +2.8%$2.88
2015$19.09+2.4%$16.28 +2.4%$2.81
2014$18.66+2.3%$15.91 +2.3%$2.74
2013$18.30+1.9%$15.61 +1.9%$2.69
2012$18.00+1.7%$15.35 +1.7%$2.65
2011$17.71+1.6%$15.11 +1.6%$2.61
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$22.23 $21.91  $0.32
2019$21.33+4.2%$21.02 +4.2%$0.31
2018$20.72+2.9%$20.38 +3.1%$0.34
2017$20.10+3.1%$19.83 +2.8%$0.26
2016$19.55+2.8%$19.38 +2.3%$0.17
2015$19.09+2.4%$18.98 +2.1%$0.11
2014$18.66+2.3%$18.57 +2.2%$0.09
2013$18.30+1.9%$18.20 +2.1%$0.11
2012$18.00+1.7%$17.88 +1.7%$0.11
2011$17.71+1.6%$17.60 +1.6%$0.11
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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