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Estimated employment60
Mean wage23.57
Entry wage18.75
10th percentile wage17.19
50th percentile wage23.38
90th percentile wage29.33
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Public Adminsitration4065.1%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Public Adminsitration4026.07
Tree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013)
Cut away dead or excess branches from trees or shrubs to maintain right-of-way for roads, sidewalks, or utilities, or to improve appearance, health, and value of tree. Prune or treat trees or shrubs using handsaws, pruning hooks, sheers, and clippers. May use truck-mounted lifts and power pruners. May fill cavities in trees to promote healing and prevent deterioration. Exclude workers who primarily perform duties of "Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation" (37-3012) and "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$23.57 $14.85  $8.72
2013$23.53+.2%$14.83 +.2%$8.70
2012$23.23+1.3%$14.64 +1.3%$8.59
2011$22.89+1.5%$14.43 +1.5%$8.47
2010$22.57+1.4%$14.23 +1.4%$8.35
2009$22.34+1.1%$14.08 +1.1%$8.26
2008$21.90+2.0%$13.80 +2.0%$8.10
2007$21.30+2.8%$13.42 +2.8%$7.88
2006$20.47+4.1%$12.90 +4.1%$7.57
2005$19.89+2.9%$12.53 +2.9%$7.36
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$23.57 $26.43  -$2.85
2013$23.53+.2%$26.36 +.3%-$2.83
2012$23.23+1.3%$25.83 +2.1%-$2.59
2011$22.89+1.5%$25.38 +1.7%-$2.49
2010$22.57+1.4%$24.99 +1.6%-$2.41
2009$22.34+1.1%$24.57 +1.7%-$2.22
2008$21.90+2.0%$24.23 +1.4%-$2.33
2007$21.30+2.8%$23.61 +2.6%-$2.31
2006$20.47+4.1%$22.86 +3.3%-$2.39
2005$19.89+2.9%$22.15 +3.2%-$2.26

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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