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Southwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2020)
All Industry
Estimated employment4,220
Mean wage$18.82
Entry wage$14.75
10th percentile wage$13.58
50th percentile wage$17.98
90th percentile wage$26.32
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services3,08073.0%
Leisure and Hospitality55013.1%
Public Administration2305.5%
Construction1303.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration230$26.98
Education and Health Services70$21.75
Construction130$19.30
Other Services100$18.74
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$17.98 $17.19  $0.79
2019$17.04+5.5%$16.29 +5.5%$0.75
2018$16.41+3.9%$15.68 +3.9%$0.72
2017$15.88+3.3%$15.18 +3.3%$0.70
2016$15.34+3.5%$14.67 +3.5%$0.67
2015$15.08+1.7%$14.42 +1.7%$0.66
2014$14.78+2.0%$14.13 +2.0%$0.65
2013$14.59+1.3%$13.95 +1.3%$0.64
2012$14.38+1.5%$13.75 +1.5%$0.63
2011$14.18+1.4%$13.56 +1.4%$0.62
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.98 $26.48  -$8.50
2019$17.04+5.5%$25.40 +4.2%-$8.36
2018$16.41+3.9%$24.63 +3.1%-$8.22
2017$15.88+3.3%$23.97 +2.8%-$8.09
2016$15.34+3.5%$23.42 +2.3%-$8.08
2015$15.08+1.7%$22.93 +2.1%-$7.85
2014$14.78+2.0%$22.44 +2.2%-$7.66
2013$14.59+1.3%$21.99 +2.1%-$7.39
2012$14.38+1.5%$21.61 +1.7%-$7.23
2011$14.18+1.4%$21.27 +1.6%-$7.09
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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