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DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
<br /> retail sales earn $14,900 per year. Many in the retail sales and food and service industry are
<br /> part-time employees or students.
<br /> • There are some households, couples and roommates, which have double incomes. Assuming
<br /> that spouses or roommates have similar incomes most would not qualify for affordable hous-
<br /> ing.
<br /> TABLE 9
<br /> WAGES BY SELECTED OCCUPATION
<br /> SEVEN COUNTY METRO AREA
<br /> 2004 FOURTH QUARTER
<br /> 10th Percentile % of Median % of
<br /> Occupation Hourly Annual Median Incl Hourly Annual Median Incl
<br /> Education
<br /> Kindergarten Teachers $15.70 $32,656 42% $ 22.79 $47,403 62%
<br /> Elementary Teachers $15.02 $31,242 41% $ 22.32 $46,426 60%
<br /> Middle School Teachers $13.70 $28,496 37% $ 19.39 $40,331 52%
<br /> Secondary Teachers $15.64 $32,531 42% $ 22.61 $47,029 61%
<br /> Postsecondary Teachers $15.61 $32,469 42% $ 24.57 $51,106 66%
<br /> HealthCare
<br /> Healthcare Practitioners $ 7.25 $15,080 20% $ 19.02 $39,562 51%
<br /> Nursing Aides $10.17 $21,154 27% $ 13.07 $27,186 35%
<br /> Home Health Aides $ 9.24 $19,219 25% $ 11.20 $23,296 30%
<br /> Medical Assistants $10.19 $21,195 28% $ 14.26 $29,661 39%
<br /> Dental Assistants $15.16 $31,533 41% $ 19.51 $40,581 53%
<br /> Registered Nurses $22.47 $46,738 61% $ 29.73 $61,838 80%
<br /> Construction,Manufacturing,&Auto Repair
<br /> Construction Workers $13.54 $28,163 37% $ 28.15 $58,552 76%
<br /> Plumbers $18.14 $37,731 49% $ 29.41 $61,173 79%
<br /> Carpenters $13.14 $27,331 35% $ 21.80 $45,344 59%
<br /> Electricians $22.75 $47,320 61% $ 31.60 $65,728 85%
<br /> Assemblers $ 7.97 $16,578 22% $ 12.12 $25,210 33%
<br /> Auto Mechanics $10.54 $21,923 28% $ 16.99 $35,339 46%
<br /> Police and Fire
<br /> Fire Fighters $ 6.22 $12,938 17% $ 11.97 $24,898 32%
<br /> Police&Sheriff $19.72 $41,018 53% $ 25.53 $53,102 69%
<br /> Emergency Dispatchers $15.30 $31,824 41% $ 20.14 $41,891 54%
<br /> Retail and Food Service
<br /> Food Preparation $ 5.95 $12,376 16% $ 8.49 $17,659 23%
<br /> Retail Sales $ 7.16 $14,893 19% $ 9.69 $20,155 26%
<br /> ServersZ $ 5.65 $11,752 15% $ 6.69 $13,915 18%
<br /> 1 Household Median income of$77,000 is usually a combination of two income earners
<br /> 2 Only includes hourly pay,tips are not included in these wages
<br /> Source:Department of Employment and Economic Development,Maxfield Research,Inc.
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