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Estimated employment600
Mean wage15.05
Entry wage10.78
10th percentile wage9.95
50th percentile wage14.94
90th percentile wage20.80
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Education and Health Services24040.2%
Financial Activities16027.3%
Professional and Business Services11018.6%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities7011.1%
Public Adminsitration102.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities7016.28
Public Adminsitration1015.92
Education and Health Services24015.26
Financial Activities16014.85
Professional and Business Services11014.17
Couriers and Messengers (43-5021)
Pick up and carry messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance. Exclude "Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services" (53-3033).
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$15.05 $19.79  -$4.73
2013$14.96+.6%$19.67 +.6%-$4.71
2012$14.66+2.0%$19.28 +2.0%-$4.61
2011$14.41+1.7%$18.95 +1.7%-$4.53
2010$14.15+1.8%$18.61 +1.8%-$4.45
2009$13.93+1.6%$18.31 +1.6%-$4.38
2008$13.66+1.9%$17.97 +1.9%-$4.30
2007$13.29+2.8%$17.48 +2.8%-$4.18
2006$12.87+3.3%$16.92 +3.3%-$4.05
2005$12.46+3.3%$16.38 +3.3%-$3.92
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$15.05 $26.43  -$11.37
2013$14.96+.6%$26.36 +.3%-$11.39
2012$14.66+2.0%$25.83 +2.1%-$11.16
2011$14.41+1.7%$25.38 +1.7%-$10.97
2010$14.15+1.8%$24.99 +1.6%-$10.83
2009$13.93+1.6%$24.57 +1.7%-$10.63
2008$13.66+1.9%$24.23 +1.4%-$10.56
2007$13.29+2.8%$23.61 +2.6%-$10.32
2006$12.87+3.3%$22.86 +3.3%-$9.99
2005$12.46+3.3%$22.15 +3.2%-$9.69

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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