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South Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment2,450
Mean wage$19.99
Entry wage$13.30
10th percentile wage$12.29
50th percentile wage$18.46
90th percentile wage$31.07
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services1,69068.9%
Leisure and Hospitality31012.7%
Education and Health Services1506.1%
Public Administration
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services150$24.23
Professional and Business Services1,690$19.07
Leisure and Hospitality310$15.47
Public Administration$12.88
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$18.46 $16.60  $1.86
2019$17.50+5.5%$15.73 +5.5%$1.76
2018$16.84+3.9%$15.15 +3.9%$1.70
2017$16.30+3.3%$14.66 +3.3%$1.64
2016$15.75+3.5%$14.17 +3.5%$1.59
2015$15.48+1.7%$13.92 +1.7%$1.56
2014$15.18+2.0%$13.65 +2.0%$1.53
2013$14.98+1.3%$13.47 +1.3%$1.51
2012$14.77+1.5%$13.28 +1.5%$1.49
2011$14.56+1.4%$13.09 +1.4%$1.47
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.46 $22.75  -$4.29
2019$17.50+5.5%$21.83 +4.2%-$4.32
2018$16.84+3.9%$21.16 +3.1%-$4.31
2017$16.30+3.3%$20.59 +2.8%-$4.29
2016$15.75+3.5%$20.13 +2.3%-$4.37
2015$15.48+1.7%$19.70 +2.1%-$4.21
2014$15.18+2.0%$19.28 +2.2%-$4.10
2013$14.98+1.3%$18.89 +2.1%-$3.91
2012$14.77+1.5%$18.57 +1.7%-$3.80
2011$14.56+1.4%$18.28 +1.6%-$3.71
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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