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South Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$23.17
Entry wage$16.21
10th percentile wage$14.55
50th percentile wage$23.63
90th percentile wage$30.91
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction$24.62
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (47-2051)
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints. Installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units are classified in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37- 3011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$23.63 $28.04  -$4.41
2019$22.53+4.9%$26.74 +4.9%-$4.20
2018$21.99+2.5%$26.10 +2.5%-$4.10
2017$21.40+2.8%$25.40 +2.8%-$3.99
2016$20.76+3.1%$24.64 +3.1%-$3.87
2015$20.43+1.7%$24.24 +1.7%-$3.81
2014$19.99+2.2%$23.72 +2.2%-$3.73
2013$19.68+1.5%$23.36 +1.5%-$3.67
2012$19.51+.9%$23.16 +.9%-$3.64
2011$19.23+1.5%$22.82 +1.5%-$3.58
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$23.63 $22.75  $0.88
2019$22.53+4.9%$21.83 +4.2%$0.71
2018$21.99+2.5%$21.16 +3.1%$0.83
2017$21.40+2.8%$20.59 +2.8%$0.81
2016$20.76+3.1%$20.13 +2.3%$0.64
2015$20.43+1.7%$19.70 +2.1%$0.72
2014$19.99+2.2%$19.28 +2.2%$0.70
2013$19.68+1.5%$18.89 +2.1%$0.79
2012$19.51+.9%$18.57 +1.7%$0.95
2011$19.23+1.5%$18.28 +1.6%$0.95
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
North Central $26.18 
Eastern $26.0950
Northwest $23.63250
South Central $23.63 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest $23.63250
Southwest $21.73150
Eastern $26.0950
North Central $26.18 
Wages in other areas
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