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Estimated employment2,470
Mean wage20.71
Entry wage11.09
10th percentile wage9.28
50th percentile wage19.56
90th percentile wage34.73
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Education and Health Services1,90076.9%
Leisure and Hospitality31012.6%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities1004.2%
Other Services903.6%
Natural resouces and mining501.9%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Education and Health Services1,90022.23
Natural resouces and mining5020.65
Other Services9020.35
Leisure and Hospitality31014.88
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities10011.34
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers (25-3021)
Teach or instruct courses other than those that normally lead to an occupational objective or degree. Courses may include self-improvement, nonvocational, and nonacademic subjects. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$20.71 $28.39  -$7.67
2013$20.64+.3%$28.29 +.3%-$7.65
2012$20.25+1.9%$27.75 +1.9%-$7.50
2011$19.85+2.0%$27.21 +2.0%-$7.36
2010$19.54+1.6%$26.79 +1.6%-$7.24
2009$19.20+1.8%$26.32 +1.8%-$7.11
2008$19.00+1.1%$26.04 +1.1%-$7.04
2007$18.43+3.1%$25.27 +3.1%-$6.83
2006$17.81+3.5%$24.42 +3.5%-$6.60
2005$17.13+4.0%$23.48 +4.0%-$6.35
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$20.71 $26.43  -$5.71
2013$20.64+.3%$26.36 +.3%-$5.71
2012$20.25+1.9%$25.83 +2.1%-$5.58
2011$19.85+2.0%$25.38 +1.7%-$5.53
2010$19.54+1.6%$24.99 +1.6%-$5.44
2009$19.20+1.8%$24.57 +1.7%-$5.36
2008$19.00+1.1%$24.23 +1.4%-$5.23
2007$18.43+3.1%$23.61 +2.6%-$5.18
2006$17.81+3.5%$22.86 +3.3%-$5.04
2005$17.13+4.0%$22.15 +3.2%-$5.02

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 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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